STEVE CORBIN

I commend columnists who publish research-based and value-added (versus “my opinion”) op-eds on a daily or frequent basis. Submitting an occasional essay gives me time to ponder contemporary issues and research the latest hot topic.

Since Aug. 6, Perplexity and Google have guided me to examine over 30 documents to determine the best and worst U.S. presidential cabinets. Based upon expert analysis, here are the results.

Judging cabinet strengths, weaknesses

While judgments on cabinet strengths and weaknesses can be debatable, broad consensus, historical investigation and political science scholarship support a generally accepted conclusion on the quality of a presidential cabinet. Some key components include: expertise, competence, experience, operational effectiveness, eth

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