However, his presidency is considered to be average, at best, by historians. He was blamed for the economic troubles and was defeated for reelection. His tenure was dominated by the economic disaster of the Panic of 1837, and historians have split on the adequacy of the Independent Treasury as a response to that issue. Several writers have portrayed Van Buren as among the nation's most obscure presidents. As noted in a 2014 "Time" magazine article on the "Top 10 Forgettable Presidents":