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Tag Archives: ronald reagan
Book Write-Up: Keynes Hayek, by Nicholas Wapshott
Nicholas Wapshott. Keynes Hayek: The Clash That Defined Modern Economics. New York and London: W.W. Norton and Company, 2011. See here to buy the book. John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek were economists who profoundly impacted the twentieth century, and … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, George W. Bush, Political Philosophy, Politics, Ronald Reagan
Tagged Ayn Rand, conservatism, deficit spending, economics, Franklin Roosevelt, Friedrich Hayek, George W. Bush, John F. Kennedy, John Maynard Keynes, Keynes Hayek, Keynesianism, libertarianism, Margaret Thatcher, Milton Friedman, Nicholas Wapshott, Road to Serfdom, ronald reagan, Tax Cuts
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James Brady
James Brady has passed on. Brady was President Ronald Reagan’s press secretary, who was paralyzed as a result of John Hinkley’s assassination attempt on the President. Brady and his wife, Sarah, became activists for gun control. I watched a movie … Continue reading
Posted in Deaths, Movies, Politics, Ronald Reagan
Tagged Beau Bridges, Brady, James Brady, Jim Brady, ronald reagan
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Reagan and South Africa
I was watching ABC This Week this afternoon. (It’s on in the morning, but I tape it while I am at church, then I watch it in the afternoon.) The topic at the beginning of the episode was Nelson Mandela, … Continue reading
Posted in Deaths, Politics, Race, Ronald Reagan
Tagged ambassador to South Africa, Nelson Mandela, ronald reagan
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Tricky Dick and the Pink Lady 7
I have three items for my write-up today on Tricky Dick and the Pink Lady: Richard Nixon vs. Helen Gahagan Douglas—-Sexual Politics and the Red Scare, 1950, a book about Richard Nixon’s 1950 race for the U.S. Senate against Democrat … Continue reading
Posted in Communism, Movies, Politics, Ronald Reagan
Tagged Anne Baxter, Cecil B. Demille, Edward G. Robinson, Frank Capra, Helen Gahagan Douglas, HUAC, J. Edgar Hoover, Richard Nixon, ronald reagan
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Ambrose’s Nixon: The Education of a Politician 18
My latest reading of Stephen Ambrose’s Nixon: The Education of a Politician covered Vice-President Richard Nixon’s visit to the Soviet Union, as well as advice that Nixon received from prominent figures about strategy for his 1960 run for President. Ambrose … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Religion, Ronald Reagan
Tagged Billy Graham, Dwight Eisenhower, James Reston, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, ronald reagan, Stephen Ambrose, Walter Judd
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Ron Paul on Firing Line (1988)
I was watching some Firing Line videos on YouTube yesterday. Today, I’m watching William F. Buckley’s 1988 interview with Ron Paul, who was the Libertarian candidate for President at the time. A professor also cross-examines Paul. The topics include Paul’s … Continue reading
Posted in Candidates, Political Philosophy, Politics
Tagged libertarian candidate for president, paul addresses, president ronald reagan, ron paul, ronald reagan, william f buckley
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Newt Gingrich’s Critique of Reagan; the Forging of Ron Paul’s Worldview
I have a couple of interesting political links for today: 1. In honor of Reagan’s birthday, here is Newt Gingrich’s 1986 critique of Ronald Reagan’s Cold War policies. 2. The New York Times has an article on Ron Paul and … Continue reading
Posted in Candidates, Political Philosophy, Politics, Ronald Reagan
Tagged abortion issue, caesarean section, cold war policies, newt gingrich, ron paul, ronald reagan
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