Reaganomics A Controversial Economic Legacy

In the 1980s, the Reagan administration illegally funded counter-revolutionary warfare in Nicaragua. As scandal engulfed Washington, the ... President Reagan instituted tax cuts, decreased social spending, increased military spending, and implemented market deregulation. Reaganomics was influenced by ... The issue of drug trafficking by the Nicaraguan Contras has also been the subject of books: e.g., On Bended Knee: The Press and the Reagan Presidency, by ... Allegations included providing misleading reports and testimony, withholding incriminating material, and advising the President to make a claim ... It details why institutional and personal factors endowed Reagan with political security against the scandal and enabled the restoration of his presidency. Part ... In 1980, the country was facing economic hardship, oil shortages, and a long hostage situation in Iran, where more than fifty Americans were held captive by ... Here is a start - Iran-Contra, HUD scandal, EPA/Superfund controversy, Michael Deaver, Lyn Nofziger, Edwin Meese, James Watt, S&L bailout, ... On November 13, 1986, President Ronald Reagan addressed the country from the Oval Office about a growing scandal facing his administration. At the same time, President Reagan appointed former Sen. John Tower to lead an independent commission to evaluate the Iran-Contra matter.[15] In addition, ... Reagan's tax and budget proposals were nonetheless controversial. Cutting programs designed to help the poor, liberals argued, placed those Americans at even ...