Monthly Archives: May 2026

Part I:  The Distant Past

For almost two centuries, no elected President ever got rich from Politics, Presidential or otherwise.  Quite the opposite is actually true.

Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) is a tragic example.  After graduating West Point and several years in the Army, he entered the private world until the Civil War (1861-65) when, like many other ex-officers, he rejoined the Union Army and rose very rapidly.  He was unusually aggressive in his actions.

In the Western Campaign, along…..

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