An exhaustive survey of the Presidents of the United States and everything they did wrong while in office.
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Why 1619 Matters in 2019
The most prominent of America’s contradictions is that its Founding documents were written by white men who owned black human beings as farm equipment, yet they expressed a commitment to liberty.
Everything Wrong with the Presidents
Everything Wrong with the Van Buren Administration
Although Van Buren himself was an effective politician, his years as president prompted scholars to rank Van Buren’s presidency as average, grouped among some of the least-effective and forgettable presidents in U.S. history
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How We Polarize Ourselves
Why do we demonize those with whom we disagree?
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Understanding U.S. Foreign Policy
Preble explains the need to question the assumptions that drive American foreign policy in the modern era―especially the assumption that American politicians can and should forcibly remake the international order to suit their desires. He asks readers to consider whether America and the world would be safer and freer if U.S. foreign policy incorporated libertarian insights about the limitations of government power.