Briskly covering James Garfield's unexpected nomination for the presidency through his assassination just four months after taking office, Mike Makowsky's four-episode Netflix series is a savvy deconstruction of American myths invigorated by rip-roaring performances and a wily sense of humor. Chester A. Arthur is shitfaced. Stumbling out the back of a raucous bar in the wee hours of the morning, two hats stacked on top of his head, eyes shut so tight he can’t see the wall he’s about to walk