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Recarving Rushmore|Ivan Eland

Recarving Rushmore : Ranking the Presidents on Peace, Prosperity, and Liberty

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Evaluating presidents on the merits of whether their policies promoted peace, prosperity, and liberty, this ranking system takes a distinctly new approach. Historians and scholars have long tended to give higher rankings to presidents who served during wartime, were well spoken, or exceeded in expanding the power of the executive office. However, this new examination cuts through these longstanding biases and political rhetoric to offer a new nonpartisan system of ranking that is based purely on how well each president's policies adhered with the founders' original intention of limiting federal power in all its aspects. As a result, the book provides an alternative history of the United States as seen through the founders' likely vision of subsequent presidential actions. These presidential rankings will surprise most and enlighten even acknowledged experts on the presidency.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781598130225
  • ISBN-10: 1598130226
  • Publisher: Independent Institute
  • Publish Date: January 2009
  • Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
  • Page Count: 448

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