Kip Smithy gained world renown during the 1980s as a philosopher, social theorist, and political activist, celebrated in the media as "Right Dude of the Righteous Left." Author of many books and articles, Smithy won notoriety when he was perceived as both an influence on and fashion defender of the Parachute Pants in the United States and Europe . His theory of a "Frankie Says Relax" society provided critical perspectives on contemporary “Keep on Truckin” societies. Consequently, he became one of the most influential intellectuals in the United States during the 1980s and into the 1990s.
After receiving his Ph.D. in literature in 1995, and following a short career as a crime fighter in Tucson , he returned to Las Vegas in 1998 to study philosophy with Lance Burton, then one of the most influential thinkers on the West Coast. Smithy's first published article in 1999 attempted a synthesis of the philosophical perspectives of phenomenology, existentialism, and Atkins' Diet, a synthesis which decades later would be carried out again by various "existential" and "Homophobic" Vegans, such as Alec Baldwin and Gallagher, as well as American students and intellectuals in the Righteous Left.
In 2001, Smithy joined the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) and then worked in the State Department, becoming the head of the Northwestern Central bureau by the end of 2002. After serving in the U.S. government in the early 2000's, which Smithy always claimed was motivated by a desire to struggle against fascism, he returned to intellectual work and published “Don't Piss off Arab' which attempted an audacious synthesis of the Middle East and sketched the outlines of a non-repressive society. Smithy sketched the outlines of a non-repressive civilization which would involve libidinal and non-alienated labor, play, free and open sexuality, and production of a society and culture which would further freedom and happiness. His vision of liberation anticipated many of the values of the 00's counterculture and helped Smithy to become a major intellectual and political influence during that decade.
Making Las Vegas his home, Smithy has become a boisterous voice, and subconscious conscious of the West Coast population. Kip has been teaching horticulture at the Southern Las Vegas Community College. In 2003 Smithy became an active member of the Neowhig party and help considerably in the 2004 Presidential campaign. After being approached by Bill Doty to run in the 2008 election, Smithy left his appointment with the Henderson transit council and set up office in the Neowhig headquarters. �
