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Biden could stop Putin today. All he needs to do is use the proven tactics President Reagan used to take down the Soviet Union. President Reagan's strategy against the Russians in the 1980s would be a great lesson for the Biden administration today if they cared to look at what worked in the past. No shots had to be fired and the United States became much stronger because of it. Reagan’s multi-pronged Cold War against the Soviet Union was genius and effective. President Reagan famously ramped up military spending. He increased the defense budget by over 40 percent, and that...

Republican Party Killed Reagan Era Friday, October 17, 2008 9:49 AM By: Michael Reagan If you believe Newsweek magazine — something that usually requires a serious suspension of disbelief — the Reagan era is dead. Politico also chimed in, proclaiming the death of the Reagan revolution. Newsweek doesn’t go on to tell you who killed the Reagan era, so I will. It was the Republican Party that demolished the shining city on the hill my father built. It was the Republican Party that was 100 percent responsible for the end of the Reagan revolution. They forgot who he was; and...

Let’s be honest, does Hillary Clinton really want to run against Law and Order’s District Attorney Arthur Branch? The once actor, once senator, once lawyer and once blue collar worker Fred Thompson has now turned into a presidential candidate. Thompson could now be the Republicans’ savior in the 2008 election. After announcing his candidacy for president a little more than a month ago, Thompson has gained popularity quickly. Many may think this is because of his “celebrity” status or his “trophy” wife; however, I have a different theory. If Thompson wins the primary and becomes the Republican representative for the...

O'Sullivan begins his admirable study by making the arresting point that the times seemed to have by-passed Reagan, Thatcher, and Karol Wojtyla, who embodied such seemingly "fading" virtues as faith, self-reliance, and patriotism. But the unexpected death of the Italian John Paul I led to the election of the Polish John Paul II in 1978; Jimmy Carter's monumental ineptitude at home and abroad prepared the way for a conservative alternative in Reagan in 1980; and Britain's accelerating economic decline coupled with a series of often violent strikes in the winter of 1978-79 brought the country to the edge of anarchy....

...LOST would have our country surrender its sovereignty on the seas to a body called the International Seabed Authority (ISA), whose membership is stacked in favor of Third World nations. If the Senate ratifies LOST, we will have given the ISA the authority to determine what rights our country will have to mine minerals located on the ocean floor and the right to tax their extraction only hope that conservatives across this nation will come to the defense of our country’s sovereignty by making it absolutely clear, in no uncertain terms, where they stand. If everyone does, I am confident...

I know it is a little late, but I wanted to at least post some pictures of our FReeping Vigil for President Regan. After some rapid action and planning, we organized a small vigil to remember President Ronald Wilson Reagan. 7:30pm Monday evening (6/7/04). The heavy rains let up a bit as we started gathering in the park. It seemed kind of fitting. As the sadness of our loss lifted, we were left to share with each other the joy we felt at having been touched by this great leader. We looked through pictures and re-read the speeches while listening...