Woodrow, A Century On

 

By Hubie and Bertie

Woodrow Wilson died 100 years ago on February 3. He was only 67.

There's a lot of revisiting going on about Wilson's legacy these days. We cats agree that his racist past must be reckoned with. But what seems true is that Wilson was one of the most important Presidents — not because he was swell or loved — but because he set the standard for, and advocated for, the United States as a hegemonic world power, the champion of liberal internationalism.

Prove us wrong. In the meantime, we cats HISS and PURR at the same time. (And by the way, if you're looking for a top-rate Presidential biography, check out When the Cheering Stopped, by Gene Smith. Absolutely brilliant. We cats PURR.)