# In an op-ed, Prof. Amity Shlaes shares lessons from Calvin Coolidge's presidency

1 Faculty News February 18, 2013 ![Wall Street Journal logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/wsjlogo.jpg?itok=5Qt0z3WX)>

Excerpt from [The Wall Street Journal](http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323468604578248111350472602.html?mod=googlenews_wsj) -- "It's hard to think of another Republican with the fortitude to push back against the outlays, to make government smaller, to lower taxes. And to show that such moves can yield prosperity."

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