Tag: Ronald Reagan

Cuban-Americans gave Ronald Reagan 90 per cent of their vote. No other American ethnic group approached this level of devotion. Even “southern whites,” America’s most reliably Republican voting bloc, fell short of this “Hispanic” group’s support for The Gipper. A

Ronald Reagan was my first and best vote, no doubt about it. But into the mounting paeons timed to mark his centennial today, I have to toss some clay if only to slow apotheosis, beatification or whatever celebratory conservatives starved

Ronald Reagan’s three most important pillars of national security policy were (1) peace through strength; (2) trust but verify; and (3) beware of evil in the modern world. We followed that wisdom. And communism collapsed. The Soviet empire crumbled. Tyrants

CLASSIFIED: TOP SECRET THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON May 20, 1982 National Security Decision Directive Number 32 U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY I have carefully reviewed the NSSD 1-82 study in its component parts, considered the final recommendations of the National Security

We are still living in Ronald Reagan’s era, despite the constant refrains from Democrats and the left that Reaganism is long dead. As we observe his 100th birthday, it is also beneficial to point out that in many ways Reagan

If you didn’t live through the Seventies, it’s probably hard to fully grasp what Ronald Reagan meant to those of us who grew up then. Today, the Seventies evoke images of disco music, bad hairstyles and whimsical fashion choices. But

Learning Conservatism: Pulled right by Reagan’s strength and character; pushed right by the actions of liberal Judge Terry J. Hatter (pictured here) We are shaped by our experiences… Jimmy Carter was my Commander-in-Chief when I spent four years on active

I greeted Ronald Reagan’s counter-revolutionary ascent to the White House while I was still a Liberal. An embarrassing confession, I know. However, Reagan himself had, at one time, been a Liberal himself. On June 5th, 2004, this editorial by Ronald

In his day he was reviled in ways that George W. Bush could commiserate about. He was denigrated as just an actor, a lightweight, an extremist and many other insults. And yet now he is revered by most including many

This is the most recent installment of exclusive interviews with Dr. Paul Kengor on his book revealing how communists, from Moscow to New York to Chicago, have long manipulated America’s liberals/progressives. Dupes: How America’s Adversaries Have Manipulated Progressives for a

We’re about to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s birth. As much as I would like to praise that great and good man, I have to wonder what he would do about Egypt? Would he shepherd Egypt along the