Martin Van Buren

When American Politicos First Weaponized Conspiracy Theories in the 1820s and 1830s

Posted on June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 by MAMcIntosh

Outlandish rumors helped elect Presidents Jackson and Van Buren and have been with us ever since. From claims that NASA faked the moon landing to suspicions about the U.S. government’s complicity in the assassination of John F. Kennedy, Americans love conspiracy theories. Conspiratorial rhetoric in presidential campaigns and its distracting impact on the body politic[…]

Martin Van Buren: Revered by the Common Man

Posted on February 18, 2019February 18, 2019 by MAMcIntosh

Martin van Buren was a man for the people, and especially for the downtrodden. Martin van Buren was a man for the people, and especially for the downtrodden. Women loved him. If women would have had the right to vote in the mid-nineteenth century Martin Van Buren might have become a five-term president, and might[…]