Presidential Rankings

Donald Trump Places Last in New ‘Presidential Greatness’ Rankings

I think it’s a crying shame that Donald Trump was even on the list of presidential rankings in the first place. To see that he placed last, behind even James Buchanan who helped start the Civil War, is quite telling. The fact that history buffs also agree that Trump is the absolute worst just solidifies what many of us have known all along. He truly is a President that will go down in history as the worst of the worst.

Even when comparing Trump to historical figures like William Henry Harrison, who fell ill and died just 31 days into his administration without accomplishing anything of note, Trump still ranks lower.… Continue reading

Poll Ranks Biden as 14th-Best President, With Trump Last

As I perused through the results of the recent poll ranking the presidents, I couldn’t help but be struck by the placement of Joe Biden as the 14th-best president and, perhaps unsurprisingly, Donald Trump at the very bottom of the list. The disparity between the two leaves one wondering how we got to a point where such juxtaposition could even be a possibility. Reflecting on Trump’s tumultuous time in office, it’s clear that his actions were divisive, destructive, and detrimental to the very fabric of our democracy. From his mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic to his perpetuation of falsehoods and lies, it’s no wonder that historians and political science scholars would rank him as the least effective president.… Continue reading