Smith Soc's New York City chapters - the NYC Professional chapter, NYU Stern, and Columbia - welcomed Pulitzer Prize-winning author and columnist Charles Krauthammer,

Smith Soc's NYU Stern Chapter hosted Manhattan Institute Fellows Paul Howard and Yevgeniy Feyman for a "Fireside Chat" to discuss the policy issues behind the Federal Government Shutdown of 2013 and the potential 2014 shutdown that was averted.