with a particular focus on Nobel laureate James Buchanan, often credited as one of the founders of “public choice” economics. As MacLean tells it, Buchanan’s work was profoundly anti ...

Taken on March 4, 1857, it featured none other than Lancaster's own James Buchanan, the nation's 15th president. The weather was beautiful, and the crowds were massive, according to this report in ...

James Buchanan is often saddled with the title of "the worst US president", blamed for not averting the Civil War - but efforts are being made to reassess his legacy. How bad was he really?