July 2, 2010 10:28AM 

# Ranking the Academics 

By [Roger Pilon](https://www.cato.org/people/roger-pilon) 

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At [Politico Arena](http://www.politico.com/arena/) today, the question is:

> Who was the best president, and who was the worst? (For more on this question, see the [post](https://www.cato.org/2010/07/02/who-were-the-best-presidents/) 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](http://www.politico.com/arena/perm/David_Boaz_2DC3BB41-40E1-4C36-AE51-CEF466C04305.html) of my colleague, David Boaz, and would add only that these rankings are about as insightful as many of the scribblings of these academics.

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[Government and Politics](https://www.cato.org/government-politics), [Constitutional Law](https://www.cato.org/constitutional-law) 

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