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Then there was the man who gave his name to the era, Ronald Reagan, crusader against big government, defender of deregulated markets, standard-bearer of what he called “the decade of the entrepreneur.” For the Great Communicator, no place or industry better exemplified American free enterprise at work than Silicon Valley, and he was particularly en
... See moreMargaret O'Mara • The Code
The Reagan strategy mandated staffing reduction targets to force process changes in the bureaucracy. This was a different approach than the REGO I strategy, and apparently more effective. The Reagan priorities called for strengthening the defense and foreign policy establishments. It is interesting that HUD appears on both the Reagan and Clinton li
... See moreReagan was trying to make a point, that words are hollow, but deeds and values are deep.
Simon Sinek • Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
The next year, on September 29, 1987, Reagan attached a signing statement to a debt bill, declaring his right to interpret it as he wished, saying the president could not be forced “to follow the orders of a subordinate.” While few people paid attention to it, this statement was a shot across the bow of American democracy. It advanced the theory of
... See moreHeather Cox Richardson • Democracy Awakening
The new President succeeded in putting through Congress big changes that were called “the Reagan revolution.” And he did it without ever having his party in control of both houses of Congress. But these results caused no re-evaluation of Ronald Reagan. One of his first acts as President was to end price controls on petroleum. The New York Times con
... See moreWhen the president proposed reducing Social Security benefits in 1981, Congress rebuffed him.[7] Throughout Reagan’s eight years in office, antipoverty spending did not shrink. It grew and continued to grow after he left office.