This article from National Review about one of the most derided presidents in American history seems particularly pertinent in the age of Obama. A “return to normalcy” and end to socialist experimentation is exactly what is needed today: Reassessing Warren G. Harding And a call for normalcy. By Ryan Cole & Amity Shlaes Change isn’t [...]
Tags: Barack Obama, Calvin Coolidge, Conservatism, Progressivism, Socialism, Warren G. Harding, WWI
From the Wall Street Journal: The World Needs a Strong GOP Republicans can show the way with careful fiscal conservatism at home and quiet idealism abroad. By DAVID DAVIS It is always hazardous for outsiders to offer opinions on a foreign country’s political landscape, and as a lifetime admirer of America and its values I [...]
Tags: Conservatism, GOP, Republican Party
In yesterday’s Washington Post, Eugene Robinson wrote an incredibly disingenuous pieces on Ronald Reagan, claiming that today’s Democrats are the party Reagan, because the GOP has moved so far to the right. First, Robinson cited Reagan’s record as governor of California: When he took office as governor of California in 1967, the state faced a [...]
Tags: Conservatism, Media Bias, Reagan Centennial, Ronald Reagan
In this interview, I discuss the legacy of President Reagan with renowned Reagan authority Craig Shirley. The interview focuses on three specific fields: Ronald Reagan’s fight for the GOP nomination, how the Gipper changed his party, and what President Reagan’s legacy really means. Today, many have fallen victim to a form of presentism: a belief [...]
Tags: Conservatism, Craig Shirley, Establishment GOP, GOP, Reagan Centennial, Republican Party, Ronald Reagan