The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Presidents, Part 1
From Washington to Taft

I have to admit that I found a great deal more to enjoy about this book than I thought would be the case.  In general, as I have read through a great many of the books in this series, I have in general found them to be excellent, but often I find that people who write about the presidents tend to ha......more

Two stars because it was okay. One of the constant refrains in Schweikart's rating of the Presidents is based upon their approach to the slave question. While a very important issue, I do not agree that the slavery question ought to be the ultimate lens by which a U.S. President is graded. Furthermo......more

A good overview of the highlights of each president listed, including "constitutional grade," i.e. how closely each of them followed the mandates of the Constitution. It was engaging.......more

Read this to get a birds eye view of the early presidents. Loved the little tidbits and “did you knows”. Like, who was the first president to use the term “First Lady”? But besides the little fact stuff, it was very interesting to see just how much of the president’s rules were kind of made up as we......more