Presidential Historian at George Mason University and editor of its History News Network; author of Presidential Ambition: How the Presidents Gained Power, Kept Power and Got Things Done, Just How Stupid Are We: Facing the Truth About the American Voter and How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics
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