Post Tagged 'reagan'

July 19, 2024

Dennis Quaid on Faith, Optimism, and Ronald Reagan

Dennis Quaid has a long list of memorable film roles to his credit, including playing such larger-than-life historic figures as astronaut Gordon Cooper in 1983’s The Right Stuff, rock-n-roll icon Jerry Lee Lewis in 1989’s Great Balls of Fire! Continue Reading...

November 26, 2014

Radio Free Acton: Rockin’ The Wall with Larry Schweikart

This edition of Radio Free Acton features an interview with Larry Schweikart – drummer, history professor, and producer of the documentary “Rockin’ The Wall” – on the power of music and the influence of rock and roll in undermining communism in the Soviet empire. Continue Reading...

September 09, 2013

Samuel Gregg: Politics, Ideas, and the West

In a new article at Intercollegiate Review, Acton Research Director Samuel Gregg looks at the current state of “idea conservatives” and their place in the broader context of American conservative thought encompassing an amazing diversity of ideological subspecies. Continue Reading...

February 09, 2011

Don’t Knock the Laffer Curve

Michael Kinsley has a column up at The Politico in which he claims to debunk a series of Reagan myths. The one that annoys me the most is the one that is obviously and clearly incorrect and at the same time gets the least explanation from Kinsley. Continue Reading...

December 06, 2007

UPDATED: Mitt Romney — Reassuring Evangelical Voters?

Presidential candidate Mitt Romney is expected to address the topic of his Mormon faith in a speech at the George Bush Library in College Station, Texas, tomorrow. The obvious comparisons are being made to President John F. Continue Reading...