Reagan's Legacy on American Healthcare A Complex and Contested Terrain

Ronald Reagan shattered the illusions of détente by redefining the nature of the Cold War between the West and Soviet communism, and adopting a strategy that ... ... of the inspirational details that we as citizens need to remember as we reflect on President Reagan's impact on our lives and on America and the rest of the ... In many ways, Reagan defined our nation's political landscape more than any other president in recent history, laying the groundwork for ... Reagan's domestic policies had a major impact on the American people and have had for many years. He followed up the passage of the largest tax cut in U.S. ... The failed attempt to rescue the hostages in the tragic Desert One mission seemed only to confirm an America mired in a post-Vietnam, post-Watergate malaise. The Reagan NLRB aggressively reversed precedents, and narrowed workers' rights, and workers are still feeling the effects of a number of key decisions made by ... He has reshaped the national agenda, slowed the growth of domestic social programs, changed the priorities of the Federal budget more in favor ... He was able to capture the political capital of an unsettled national mood and, in the process, helped set an agenda and policies that would affect his ... unprecedented influence over the future of public education. Reagan's avowed purpose was to make America more competitive in the world economy. Corporate ... Yet, critics of the government were not sleeping during the era of big government. Academics, conservative think tanks, and political leaders were laying the ...