Recarving Rushmore

Ranking the Presidents on Peace, Prosperity, and Liberty

Nonfiction, History, Reference, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government
Cover of the book Recarving Rushmore by Ivan Eland, Independent Institute
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Ivan Eland ISBN: 9781598131802
Publisher: Independent Institute Publication: October 1, 2014
Imprint: Independent Institute Language: English
Author: Ivan Eland
ISBN: 9781598131802
Publisher: Independent Institute
Publication: October 1, 2014
Imprint: Independent Institute
Language: English

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.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

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.

More books from Independent Institute

Cover of the book Restoring the Promise by Ivan Eland
Cover of the book Choice by Ivan Eland
Cover of the book Willard Garvey by Ivan Eland
Cover of the book Antitrust and Monopoly by Ivan Eland
Cover of the book Partitioning for Peace by Ivan Eland
Cover of the book Faulty Towers by Ivan Eland
Cover of the book Boom and Bust Banking by Ivan Eland
Cover of the book Regulation and the Reagan Era by Ivan Eland
Cover of the book Global Crossings by Ivan Eland
Cover of the book The Challenge of Liberty: Classical Liberalism Today by Ivan Eland
Cover of the book Plowshares & Pork Barrels by Ivan Eland
Cover of the book Gun Control in the Third Reich by Ivan Eland
Cover of the book Against Leviathan: Government Power and a Free Society by Ivan Eland
Cover of the book Neither Liberty nor Safety: Fear, Ideology, and the Growth of Government by Ivan Eland
Cover of the book Twilight War by Ivan Eland
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy