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Congratulations to George Herring! Vietnam War historian George C. Herring, Alumni Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Kentucky, is the 2010 recipient of the Medallion for Intellectual Achievement. The UK Libraries Medallion for Intellectual Achievement recognizes high intellectual achievement while encouraging education and...

Presidential Reputation Addendum

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On December 11, 2009
Tracy Lightcap has a good comment in the thread below:I'm not so sure that there are good and bad presidents, just good and bad opportunities.I'm a big fan of Skowronek's scheme of political time and how it helps analyze how presidential leadership works. Johnson was...

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.

From Colony to Superpower: Part II

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On November 17, 2008
George Washington composed his Farewell Address in cooperation with James Madison and Alexander Hamilton. The process took roughly five years, as the initial text was prepared in anticipation of a 1792 retirement. In one of the drafts of the address, Washington/Madison/Hamilton look forward to a...

Worst Two Term Prez?

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On November 4, 2008
I'm thinking that Bush has become very competitive for the title of worst President ever (look out, James Buchanan!), but is there any doubt that he's the worst ever to serve two full terms? Is there anyone even mildly competitive?

The Viaduct

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On October 7, 2008

Erik Loomis makes a stalwart defense of Seattle's Alaska Way Viaduct, recently named the Worst Freeway in America:The road sucks in a lot of ways. A big earthquake would remind.

The March

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On August 28, 2008

On this date in 1963, the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom brought several hundred thousand Americans together in the nation’s capital, where -- depending on whom you might.

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