'Why are there no girl presidents?' A response to my daughter.

Traditional explanations from the left and the right both fall short

Male presidents
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Damon Linker
Damon Linker

Damon Linker is a senior correspondent at TheWeek.com. He is also a former contributing editor at The New Republic and the author of The Theocons and The Religious Test.

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