With the death of Jimmy Carter has come a deluge of absurd historical revisionism from the national media. As the story goes, the former president, who is often considered the worst person to hold the office in American history, has been unfairly maligned, with his great achievements ignored in favor of right-wing sensationalism.
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In the contest of which press outlet could beclown themselves the most over the subject, Washington Monthy took the gold. Using a picture of Ronald Reagan drawn as an ape, Jimmy Carter is shown towering over him with the headline “The Surprising Greatness of Jimmy Carter.” Believe it or not, the body of the article is even worse.
But that negative assessment is beginning to change. Recently, Washington Monthly contributing editor Timothy Noah hosted a conversation between…
