What Makes a Great President?
This weekend, to mark a once-honorable holiday that went awry, we reprise our assessment a couple years ago of the best and worst US presidents. But first, we determine criteria for which is which.
Atlanta, GA
February 13, 2021
Today we pour some coffee, settle in, and have a little fun.
Years ago, tiring of conventional wisdom and political propaganda, I wrote some sketches of the more prominent presidents to whom almost every American reflexively bends the knee.
As I did, I realized that the universal admiration (or revulsion) many of these men no…
