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June 15, 2010

History Politics

The Founders’ Great Mistake

The founding fathers deserve at least some of the blame for the worst presidencies in American history—they created an office that’s vaguely defined and ripe for abuse. Plus: how to fix it.

Garrett Epps The Atlantic Jan 2009 15min Permalink