Category Archives: Reagan

3 Economic Policies Reagan Had Right (And Obama Never Learned)

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Trent Derr

President Reagan is probably best known for three major accomplishments: rekindling the American spirit of entrepreneurship, defeating the Soviets in the Cold War leading to the eventual collapse of the USSR, and creating the most robust peacetime economic expansion in … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Elections, American Exceptionalism, Business, Commentary, Conservative, Economics, Economy, Federal Reserve, Free Markets, Independent, Inflation, Libertarian, Limited Government, milton friedman, News, Obama, Politics, Reagan, Regulations, Republican, Taxes, Tea Party, Unemployment | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

WWRD? Part 3 – What Would Reagan Do about the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Trent Derr

President Reagan was a strong advocate of Peace through Strength. Essentially he believed that foreign powers were less likely to engage with the United States militarily if they were certain that they would receive immediate, disproportionate punishment from our armed … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, American Exceptionalism, Commentary, Conservative, Constitution, Foreign Policy, Independent, Iraq, Libertarian, Limited Government, National Defense, News, Politics, Reagan, Republican, Taxes, Tea Party | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

WWRD? Part 2 – What would Reagan do about immigration?

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Trent Derr

As a continuing part of our series What Would Reagan Do, we’re going to discuss what Reagan would do to address our current immigration problems. Clearly Reagan would have been shocked by our current situation related to rampant illegal immigration, … Continue reading →

Posted in American Exceptionalism, Commentary, Conservative, Economics, Economy, Free Markets, Immigration, Libertarian, Limited Government, News, Politics, Reagan, Regulations, Republican, Tea Party | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

WWRD? (What Would Reagan Do) – Part 1

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Trent Derr

Are you better off than you were two years ago? For most people, the answer is no. Compared to two years ago, more people are unemployed, the credit markets are still a mess, businesses are still being stymied by further … Continue reading →

Posted in American Exceptionalism, Business, Commentary, Conservative, Economics, Economy, Free Markets, Greenhouse Gas, Independent, Libertarian, Limited Government, Politics, Reagan, Regulations, Tea Party | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments