Presidential Prerequisites

 

If I were running things, before a person could become president, he or she would need at least a minor in history. I believe the president—legislators too—should know and understand the past. However, I can't imagine this really becoming a law. I just wish voters would demand that their politicians be well-informed. The presidential primary debates could be part history test. How can we understand the present if we don't understand how we got here?

I written about the importance of studying history before, here and here.