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Ronald Reagan

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The Year the Clock Broke

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The Year The World Almost Blew Up – And Nobody Noticed

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Presidents and Mass Shootings

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America’s Tumultuous History With Tariffs

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Who Does She Stand For?

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The GOP's Evolution On Immigration

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The Problem with "Reagan Democrats"

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Flip-Flopping on Free Speech

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Reagan poses for a photo op after with a stack of tax cut legislation in 1981.

I Helped Create the GOP Tax Myth. Trump is Wrong: Tax Cuts Don’t Equal Growth.

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When Presidents Get Angry

Other presidents used their anger for a purpose — Trump just rages blindly.
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Fighting the Klan in Reagan’s America

The KKK was on the march in the 1980s. What strategies worked to stem their rise?
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How the U.S. Lost Its Mind

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The Ideological Slipperiness of the Kennedy Legacy

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Scaramucci’s Removal Evokes White House Turmoil During the Reagan Years

Anthony Scaramucci's resignation after 10 days broke a record held by Ronald Reagan’s communications director.

A New View of Grenada’s Revolution

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Democrats with Dreams of Impeachment Should Consider how Iran-Contra Turned Out

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