At Politico Arena today, the question is:

Who was the best president, and who was the worst? (For more on this question, see the post by David Boaz, just below.)

My response:


The new Siena College poll ranking U.S. presidents speaks to nothing so much as the corruption of the modern American academy. I defer to the comments of my colleague, David Boaz, and would add only that these rankings are about as insightful as many of the scribblings of these academics.