A Liberal Lives In Wisconsin

     Woodrow Wilson, head of Princeton University and governor of New Jersey, was elected president in 1912 with a resounding Democratic victory. He laid the foundation for modern liberalism by regulating trusts, providing assistance to farmers, establishing labor regulations, protecting the environment, granting women the right to vote, and leading an active foreign policy that guided America through the Great War, led to formulation of the League of Nations, and earned him the Nobel Peace Prize.       Wilson's environmental legacy was significant. He created the National Park Service to manage all the protected areas in the United States and created dozens during his time in the White House, including Arcadia, Rocky Mountain, Grand Canyon, Zion, and other famous facets of the park system. He signed the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 and other wildlife protection measures, and his efforts against trusts helped lay the foundation for future regulati...