The Reagan Years A Time of Economic and Political Change

Ronald Reagan was able to accomplish many achievements in economic and foreign policy. Reagan established that supply-side economics can work in macroeconomic ... Ronald Reagan is renowned for the conservative revolution he launched in the United States. His conservative ideology had a strong economic component, ... From cutting taxes to raising tariffs to eroding central-bank independence, US President-elect Donald Trump has made a wide range of ... While much of their political partnership was based on smart gamesmanship, Reagan, the Republican, and O'Neill, the Democrat, could put aside ... “Millions of Americans today have had to tighten their belts because of the economic conditions,”. President Reagan said in a news conference, “and it's time ... The Camp David agreements were undoubtedly Jimmy Carter's biggest accomplishment in diplomacy. And he had to do it twice: first in September ... Reagan was deeply influenced by his godly mother, Nelle, and raised in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Reagan's firm belief that God had a plan for ... But in 1983, after more than two years of epic defense spending, virulent Cold War rhetoric, and no arms-control talks, Americans were demanding ... For decades before coming into office, Reagan had criticized the spread of Soviet communism and the danger it posed. He compared communism to Nazism and ... His policies capitalized on public concern about high rates of drug use among American troops returning from Vietnam. Heroin use in particular ...