As President Donald Trump looks to expand the world’s real estate that’s under control, my students in a political science class and I wondered about U.S. Presidents and their legacy, in a discussion of hypothesis tests. We look at the presidents who added territory during their tenure, and compared them to a random sample, as well as those presidents who gave some territories their freedom, independence, or a return to another country.

Today is President’s Day, but many forget the true meaning of this holiday.

America will elect its 47th President next week. At least 99% of the votes will be cast by American citizens. With millions of illegal immigrants having poured through our country’s southern border over the past four years, there will be some illegal ballots cast by non-citizens. The opening of the border by the Democratic administration was permitted to allow these illegal immigrants to vote Democratic.

In this presidential election season, it is easy to get caught up in the partisan politics along with the rest of the world. Name-calling, mud-slinging, and sometimes even flat-out lying are all, sadly, a part of the process and show no signs of going away. It makes one ponder, why would anyone want to be President of the United States if this is how they have to get the job?