by jpitney | Apr 10, 2023 | Reagan
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...
by jpitney | Mar 8, 2023 | Reagan, Russia
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...
by jpitney | Feb 26, 2023 | Bipartisanship, Reagan
Joe Concha at MSN: “[Reagan] had a strong set of core values and operated off of those,” GOP strategist and longtime Reagan ally Stuart Spencer told National Public Radio in 2011. “But when push came to shove, he did various things he didn’t like doing, because he...
by jpitney | Feb 20, 2023 | Presidency, Reagan
In observance of Presidents’ Day and in light of the sad news about former President Carter, it is appropriate to reflect on President Reagan’s speech at the dedication of the Carter Presidential Library. They were opponents, but as this video shows, they...
by jpitney | Nov 19, 2022 | Declaration of Independence, Lincoln, Reagan
Today is the anniversary of the Gettysburg Address. In 1987, President Reagan said: This is Lincoln’s greatest lesson, this lesson in liberty. He understood that the idea of human liberty is bound up in the very nature of our nation. He understood that...
by jpitney | Nov 16, 2022 | Reagan, Russia, Ukraine
On January 29, 1981, President Reagan described the leaders of the USSR. His words still apply to Putin and company: Now, as long as they do that and as long as they, at the same time, have openly and publicly declared that the only morality they recognize is what...
