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Ronald Reagan
September 27, 2016
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump will be looking to replicate the Reagan-Carter debate in 1980.
September 21, 2016
Brian Beutler
Liberals Have Failed to Teach Millennials About the Horror of George W. Bush
August 24, 2016
David Dayen
Will America Finally Stop Privatizing Everything?
The Justice Department’s decision to shut down private prisons could signal the end of an era.
August 17, 2016
Brian Beutler
Liberals Have the Wrong Fears About Hillary’s #NeverTrump Outreach
July 28, 2016
David Dayen
Democrats Lay Claim to Ronald Reagan’s Shining City
But where does that leave the progressive base, much less working-class voters?
July 27, 2016
Emma Foehringer Merchant
John Hinckley will not be stalking anyone on Twitter.
May 4, 2016
Brian Beutler
Ted Cruz’s Time for Choosing
Donald Trump will be the GOP nominee, but will Cruz endorse him? If he does, the conservative movement is dead.
February 19, 2016
Laura Reston
Ad Wars 2016: Morning in America 2.0
Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio try to update the classic Reagan commercial—and fail spectacularly. Plus: This week’s campaign ad round-up.
January 26, 2016
Meaghan Murphy
Remembering Angela Davis’s fight against the California Regents.
December 1, 2015
Steven Cohen
Commemorate World AIDS Day with this rediscovered recording of Ronald Reagan's press secretary cracking gay jokes in the '80s.
November 30, 2015
Alex Shephard
The only thing better than saying you’re like Ronald Reagan is changing your name to Ronald Reagan.
October 30, 2015
Steven Cohen
What 'Narcos' Gets Wrong About the War on Drugs
The Netflix show distorts history and misrepresents the conflict
June 16, 2015
Brian Beutler
The Most Optimistic Theory Possible About President Hillary Clinton's Agenda
February 24, 2015
Brian Beutler
President Obama's Plan to Become the Next Ronald Reagan
February 4, 2015
Joel Gillin
Pope Francis Just Declared This Murdered Archbishop a Martyr. Reaganites Should Be Embarrassed.
January 21, 2015
Brian Beutler
Obama Is Finally Having the Reagan Moment He Dreamed About for Years
July 31, 2014
Michael Kimmage
How Ronald Reagan Rode America's Delusions to the White House
Reviewing Rick Perlstein's 'The Invisible Bridge'
July 28, 2014
Uzodinma Iweala
A Book By Jimmy Carter Led Me to Work for Richard Branson
'Talking Peace' provided a perspective on leadership as a combination of stubbornness, a moral compass, and an appetite for risk
June 26, 2014
Norman J. Ornstein
Howard Baker Was the Kind of Reasonable Republican That Hardly Exists Anymore
The Senate majority leader showed that decency, patriotism, and hardball politics can coexist
April 15, 2014
Mike Konczal
That '70s Show, Starring Ted Cruz
Conservatives who compare today's economy to the Carter era need a history lesson

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