Bourbon and History

Ronald Reagan ushered in a new era of American conservatism, changing the face and identity of the Republican Party and American government. 

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Bill Clinton’s eight years in office established a period of economic prosperity and redefined America’s role in a post-Cold War world.

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This Thanksgiving weekend, I decided to release the first Topics in History episode, explaining the intent and origins behind the Electoral College,  and why it’s still relevant today.

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Woodrow Wilson's two terms in office saw the largest expansion of executive power and oversight since Lincoln. From banking reform to expanded rights for workers, Wilson's New Freedom agenda expanded the governments role in peoples lives more so than at any other point, and laid the ground work for Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal in the 1930s. 

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Riding into office on a promise of “hope and change”, Barack Obama’s two terms in office failed to deliver on either.

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Grover Cleveland became the first Democrat elected to the White House following the Civil War, and the only president to serve two non-consecutive terms. But the public image of Cleveland as an honest public crusader may have been exaggerated, and behind the scenes, Cleveland harbored secrets his enemies were all to willing to use against him.

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From helping to write the Constitution to leading the nation through its first war, James Madison was an intellectual giant in his time, and brings us into the top 20 of my rankings. 

Calvin Coolidge, or “Silent Cal” as he was known, was another accidental president saddled with the sins and failed policies of his predecessor. But Coolidge would emerge from the shadow of the Harding years and prove to be a capable leader in his own right, steering the United States through a period of unprecedented economic prosperity. 

Chester Arthur was not supposed to become president.  But following the death of President James Garfield in 1881, the Republican Stalwart Arthur suddenly found himself in the highest office in the land. But despite being a product of the spoils system himself, Arthur would go his own direction and support reform efforts to bring to a close the system of corruption that helped define the Gilded Age of American politics. 

Herbert Hoover is mostly remembered as the president who did nothing to avert or abate the effects of the Great Depression. 
Elected in 1928, Hoover’s one term in office would be defined by high unemployment, bread lines, and the complete paralysis of the US economy, leading to a surge of resentment towards Republican fiscal policies, and the rise of a relatively unknown governor from New York, who would promise a “new deal” for the American people in 1932.