Ivan Eland talked about his book Recarving Rushmore: Ranking the Presidents on Peace, Prosperity, and Liberty (Independent Institute; January 9, 2009). In his book Mr. Eland ranks the presidents of the United States based on the level of success each one had in advancing the causes of peace, prosperity and liberty. Representative Ron Paul was the guest interviewer.
Ivan Eland is a senior fellow and director of the Center on Peace and Liberty at the Independent Institute. His books include The Empire Has No Clothes and Putting 'Defense' Back into U.S. Defense Policy.