Bad Precedent: Andrew Jackson’s assault on habeas corpus
Jackson was a natural populist, but he also had a fiercely autocratic streak. One enemy likened him to an “exasperated rhinoceros.” Read this piece on Jackson’s attack on civil liberties from the New...
View ArticleMudslinging in 1800 and Beyond
I want to push back a bit on the Diehl-Rocks thesis that the election of 1828 is the genesis of dirty campaigning. Thomas Jefferson supporters accused Adams of being a hermaphrodite with “neither the...
View ArticleAndrew Jackson: Amazing
One hundred and seventy-nine years ago today, President Andrew Jackson had a close call. The 67-year-old president emerged from a funeral in the House chamber and was set upon by Richard Lawrence, a...
View ArticleAndrew Jackson – Good Evil & The Presidency – PBS Documentary
This biography explores whether Americans should celebrate Jackson or apologize for him. The program reveals the world of America’s 7th president, who boldly founded the Democratic Party – yet was...
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