The ten worst Americans

So I see there’s a meme going around the blogosphere on the “10 worst Americans.” This seems as fitting a top 10 list as any to end the year. It was worth perusing some of the other lists, as they refreshed my historical memory a bit. That said, here’s my list, without comment, in alphabetical ...

By , a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast.

So I see there's a meme going around the blogosphere on the "10 worst Americans." This seems as fitting a top 10 list as any to end the year. It was worth perusing some of the other lists, as they refreshed my historical memory a bit. That said, here's my list, without comment, in alphabetical order. UPDATE: OK, two quick comments. First, I added Ames to Angleton because I was blanking on the former's name when I first put this together. They are perfect d?ppelgangers, however. Second, I do find it interesting that the majority of my names come from the Cold War era. Aldrich Ames/James Jesus Angleton Theodore Bilbo John Wilkes Booth Aaron Burr Nathan Bedford Forrest J. Edgar Hoover Charles Manson Joseph McCarthy Richard M. Nixon Al Sharpton Readers are heartily encouraged to amend, revise or propose their own lists.

So I see there’s a meme going around the blogosphere on the “10 worst Americans.” This seems as fitting a top 10 list as any to end the year. It was worth perusing some of the other lists, as they refreshed my historical memory a bit. That said, here’s my list, without comment, in alphabetical order. UPDATE: OK, two quick comments. First, I added Ames to Angleton because I was blanking on the former’s name when I first put this together. They are perfect d?ppelgangers, however. Second, I do find it interesting that the majority of my names come from the Cold War era.

Aldrich Ames/James Jesus Angleton Theodore Bilbo John Wilkes Booth Aaron Burr Nathan Bedford Forrest J. Edgar Hoover Charles Manson Joseph McCarthy Richard M. Nixon Al Sharpton

Readers are heartily encouraged to amend, revise or propose their own lists.

Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast. Twitter: @dandrezner

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