Reagan Was The Real Villain

Ken O’Brien

The whole basis for the rise of the racist right led by Donald Trump has its foundation in economic grievances.

Underlying all the inflammatory rhetoric against minorities, immigrants and trade is the perception by the middle class that they have lost any prospect for economic stability and growth.

While Trump has seized upon the time-worn themes of demagoguery that blames today’s problems on “those people”, the reality is far simpler. 

Rand Paul Criticizing Ronald Reagan

Maher: Kennedy Or Reagan?

One of the great generational divides is the idealization of two Presidential icons.

To one group it’s the Jack Kennedy persona that embodied hope and idealism tragically cut short. To the other it’s the equally bigger in memory than reality legacy of Ronald Reagan.