Ronald Reagan’s real achievement

Today marks the 100th anniversary of former American president Ronald Reagan's birth.

, --February 6, 2011

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It's a time to remember Reagan and to celebrate his legacy. And what a legacy.
Reagan helped turn a sour U.S. economy around, he helped win the Cold War, he assembled a winning political coalition, he restored American pride. Many, in fact, consider him to be one of America's greatest all time presidents. (At least, conservatives view him that way.) For me, however, "The Gipper's" real success was not his economic policies or his foreign policy achievements. More...

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Gerry Nicholls——

Gerry Nicholls is a Toronto writer and a senior fellow with the Democracy Institute. His web site is Making sense with Nicholls