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Presidential Reputation

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On December 11, 2009
In light of my recent Andrew Jackson bashing, Matt is right to note that his status as the most odious and overrated allegedly progressive president in history is far from clear-cut. And Matt doesn't even bring up the fact that Wilson made what was almost...

The Van Buren Boys

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On December 8, 2009

I've been reading Daniel Walker Howe's superb What Hath God Wrought. Among its many strong points, it's much-more clear-eyed about Andrew Jackson than Sean Wilentz's similar history, and I've been.

Sold!

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On October 14, 2009

I heartily endorse this proposal [slide 4] to redesign American currency, if only because replacing Andrew Jackson with Duke Ellington on the $20 would, in and of itself, justify the.

Panic!

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On September 9, 2009
Loomis begins a series on financial catastrophes in US history with a look at the 1837 Panic, which among other things underscores the avant la lettre wingnuttery of Andrew Jackson. Obviously the story of the Second Bank is complicated, but the degree to which Jackson...
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