Chase’s Reviews > How Did We Get Here?: From Theodore Roosevelt to Donald Trump > Status Update
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also JFK being lionized in presidential history is, in my view, largely a result of his PR more than his actions. he wrote more of his own story than the average president, same with reagan, but where reagan's achievements are just disproportionately weighted, JFK's are often misattributed instead.
— Jan 13, 2026 11:39AM
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Chase
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"by this analysis, it's clearly quite unlikely that donald trump will win a second term"
well... i'm glad we're at least in agreement about what his analysis is worth
— Jan 23, 2026 04:19PM
well... i'm glad we're at least in agreement about what his analysis is worth
Chase
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and he adds two more comments about lyndon's godforsaken johnson. STOP TALKING ABOUT THIS MAN'S GENITALS,, ITS WEIRD. TALK ABOUT HIS WAR CRIMES
— Jan 23, 2026 04:08PM
Chase
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"i will not be reviewing 21st century presidents because they're too recent to give unbiased analysis" *proceeds to spend more time talking about trump's first term than he did talking about the entire cold war*... yeah okay buddy
and now now he tops it off by claiming Eisenhower only has a legacy as a war hero... does this guy have memory loss? he wrote entire chapter to Eisenhower's presidential accomplishments...
— Jan 23, 2026 04:07PM
and now now he tops it off by claiming Eisenhower only has a legacy as a war hero... does this guy have memory loss? he wrote entire chapter to Eisenhower's presidential accomplishments...
Chase
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he said he was skipping both bushes and obama to "avoid bias", but everything from carter onward was EXTREMELY skewed
— Jan 23, 2026 03:50PM
Chase
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glad the author pointed out how much of reagan's greatest achievement, detente with the soviets, was actually MRS reagan's idea.
— Jan 23, 2026 03:40PM
Chase
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the author did fairly well giving each historical president a faithful portrayal, until he got to jimmy carter and the camp david accords, at which point his personal political inclinations increasingly begin to color his analysis of fact
— Jan 23, 2026 12:35PM
Chase
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TIL that FDR would've given us universal basic income if he'd lived until the end of WW2. once again, nazis ruin everything
— Jan 21, 2026 11:36AM
Chase
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could've gone my whole i've without knowing the size of Lyndon's johnson, but thanks to Mr. Dallek here, i must now live out my days bearing the cursed burden of this knowledge.
i am noting this to remember that i intend to remove a star from my rating as penalty for informing me of this.
— Jan 14, 2026 05:23PM
i am noting this to remember that i intend to remove a star from my rating as penalty for informing me of this.

