Reagan Legacy
Some contrarian perspectives on the Regan legacy, at least those differing from all of the glowing deification for someone who's legacy of goodwill is indeed debatable. Style over substance, image elevated over reality, …
- Let them eat ketchup
- Put his face on a special limited-edition three dollar bill
- If you missed the Reagan administration and need a crash course, here are the lessons that the Republicans learned from the Reagan presidency and have passed on to George W. Bush
- Virtually every significant problem facing the American people today can be traced back to the policies and people that came from the Reagan administration
- Judging from mainstream media coverage, Reagan was the guy in the white hat — both Time and Newsweek ran the identical photo — beloved by all, even though his approval ratings consistently ranked below Bill Clinton's.
- Reagan's great political accomplishment was ideological-propelling the ascendancy of the right-but the actual governing results always looked more like hoary old interest-group politics.
- Let's honor Mr. Reagan for his real achievements, not dishonor him — and mislead the nation — with false claims about his economic record
- Absent from the media commentary was the one fundamental debate that must be held before any reasonable assessment can be made of Ronald Reagan and his Presidency
- 66 (Unflattering) Things About Ronald Reagan
- A credit card would be a more fitting homage.
- On South Africa, Reagan was on the side of one of the most demonic governments on the face of the earth
- While the substance of democracy was successfully reduced during the Reagan era, still the public remained substantially out of control, raising serious problems for the exercise of power