Reagan Revisionism And Reagan Mythology
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0 Left 0 Centered 0 RightPolitico has an interesting feature about the fear among conservatives that their campaign to canonize Ronald Reagan has turned their hero into a post-ideological hero, rather than an embodiment of conservative values. A specimen of this fear is Steven Hayward's National Review essay, Reagan Reclaimed," castigating liberals for an ideological kidnapping of Ronaldus Magnus.Before I wade into this, I should summarize my view of Reagan. I don't think he was a great president. The main accomplishmen...