The Age of Reagan

Streamed live on Aug 4, 2023 The Age of Reagan Conference is the signature scholarly convening of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute. This event will connect scholars to new research opportunities and foster a community of experts working on...

Ronald Reagan Foundation Center on Public Civility

Yesterday, from the Ronald Reagan Foundation  The Board of Trustees of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute (RRPFI) announced today the formation of the new nonpartisan Center on Public Civility to be led by media executive and Reagan Foundation...

Holes in the Connally Conspiracy Theory

Democratic lobbyist Ben Barnes claims that John Connally urged Iran not to release American hostages until after the 1980 election. At War on the Rocks, William Inboden and  Joseph Ledford identify six holes in this conspiracy theory. At least five Arab governments...

Forty Years Ago Today: The Evil Empire Speech

On March 8, 1983, President Reagan spoke to the National Association of Evangelicals in Orlando, He expressed his views on the Soviet Union, famously calling it an “evil empire.” He defended the Judeo-Christian traditions against the Soviet Union’s...