President Ronald Reagan Archives

OPINION: Republicans Searching for Blame for the ‘Red Wave’ that Wasn’t

November 10, 2022 8:58 amNovember 16, 2022 3:13 pm

There are many Republicans looking for someone to blame for the Red Wave that wasn’t in Tuesday’s midterm election. They probably should look inward, rather than giving in to the impulse to blame. Blame might be the most self-defeating coping...

America’s ‘Misery Index’ is Déjà vu All Over Again

August 9, 2021 11:42 am

I am re-reading the 2015 book by Paul Kengor, Ph.D., “11 Principles of a Reagan Conservative.” Kengor is a professor of political science at Grove City College in Pennsylvania, and executive director of The Center for Vision & Values. Professor...

Sorry, Forest Service: Fire is NOT our Friend

August 4, 2021 4:43 pmAugust 4, 2021 4:53 pm

On July 4th, lightning struck a tree in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Alpine County, California, igniting a small fire that smoldered for days in a quarter acre of rugged terrain. According to Sheriff Rick Stephens, California’s fire-fighting agency, CalFire,...

Congressional Western Caucus Meeting with California Community Leaders

June 3, 2021 2:02 amJune 2, 2021 7:46 pm

President Ronald Reagan once said of his beloved ranch, “Riding on one of the tree-lined trails, or gazing up at the western skies, well, there’s no better way I know of to sort out a problem.” As Members of Congress...

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice: What I Learned as a Member of Reagan’s Polling and Strategy Team

October 27, 2020 3:30 pmOctober 28, 2020 10:56 am

Freshly minted from the The University of Chicago, Cornell and the Reagan ’80 campaign, I was invited into the secretive club of President Reagan’s polling and strategy team, housed in an old furniture store in Orange County, CA. Sitting at...

From San Juan to Sacramento

July 28, 2019 7:34 amJuly 29, 2019 12:16 pm

Last week in the U.S. Territory of Puerto Rico, Governor Ricardo Rosselló announced he would resign, following nearly two weeks of protests in the capital of San Juan. Some 3,500 miles away in the Golden State, Californians can find guidance...