George Hamilton Smith (February 10, 1949 – April 8, 2022) was an American author, editor, educator, and speaker known for his writings on atheism and libertarianism in the United States.
[1] With the help of American libertarian editor Roy Childs, he secured a contract from Nash Publishing (then located in Los Angeles) to produce a book on atheism.
"[1] In addition to his duties as editor, Smith was the primary scriptwriter for Knowledge Products' Great Political Thinkers series, and these recordings were used widely in college classrooms.
"[1] Since 1971, more than one hundred of Smith's articles and book reviews appeared in a wide range of publications, most of them American libertarian magazines, including the Academic Associates Book News, Arizona Daily Star, Cato Policy Report, Free Inquiry, Humane Studies Review, The Humanist, Inquiry, Journal of Libertarian Studies, Liberty, The New York Times,[1] Reason, and The Voluntaryist.
[8] His published works often dealt with such issues as capital punishment (which he opposed),[9] anarcho-capitalism and philosophical anarchism,[1] American libertarianism,[10] religious toleration, and atheism.
[1] On December 31, 2007, Smith provided a humorous qualified endorsement of Republican Party candidate Ron Paul for American libertarian voters but also one that was consistent with his published writings on electoral politics.