Clarkson University political scientist Alexander Cohen says that “American democracy will survive” if Trump decides to contest the election of 2020. He points to five previous contested elections: 1800, 1824, 1876, 1960, and 2000. In all five cases, democracy survived....
Election of 1824
The 2016 Presidential Election and Historical Comparisons
Everyone is making comparisons between the 2016 presidential election and other presidential election in American history. I have also been doing plenty of this here at the blog (including my last post about George Wallace). Historical analogies are never perfect....
What Would Jefferson Think About Trump?
Here is a taste of my op-ed at today’s Harrisburg Patriot-News: …When Webster visited Jefferson in December, the election had not yet been decided. Ironically, for a man who built his political career defending the rights of farmers and frontiersmen, Jefferson...
Quote of the Day
“I feel much alarmed at the prospect of seeing General Jackson President. He is one of the most unfit men I know of for such a place. He has had very little respect for laws and constitutions, and is, in...