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February 19, 2016
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
Remembering Angela Davis’s fight against the California Regents.
December 1, 2015
Commemorate World AIDS Day with this rediscovered recording of Ronald Reagan's press secretary cracking gay jokes in the '80s.
November 30, 2015
The only thing better than saying you’re like Ronald Reagan is changing your name to Ronald Reagan.
October 30, 2015
What 'Narcos' Gets Wrong About the War on Drugs
The Netflix show distorts history and misrepresents the conflict
June 16, 2015
The Most Optimistic Theory Possible About President Hillary Clinton's Agenda
February 24, 2015
President Obama's Plan to Become the Next Ronald Reagan
February 4, 2015
Pope Francis Just Declared This Murdered Archbishop a Martyr. Reaganites Should Be Embarrassed.
January 21, 2015
Obama Is Finally Having the Reagan Moment He Dreamed About for Years
July 31, 2014
How Ronald Reagan Rode America's Delusions to the White House
Reviewing Rick Perlstein's 'The Invisible Bridge'
July 28, 2014
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
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
That '70s Show, Starring Ted Cruz
Conservatives who compare today's economy to the Carter era need a history lesson
January 27, 2014
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The Best State of the Union Addresses, Ever
Historians weigh in with their top choices
December 11, 2013
Techies Are the New Puritans
Silicon Valley's ugly treatment of homeless people has a long history.
December 9, 2013
Conservatives Haven't Wrestled With Mandela's Legacy Because They Haven't Wrestled With the Cold War
December 6, 2013
All the Terrible Things Republicans Used to Say About Nelson Mandela
Reaganites called him a terrorist and a phony
December 1, 2013
Cahiers du Reagan
From TNR, November 1, 1980
October 2, 2013
Tom Clancy Is Dead, But His Frightening Political Worldview Is Alive and Well
August 27, 2013
OK, We're Hypocrites! It's Irrelevant to the Syria Debate.

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