Ronald Reagan - Page 14

A Time for Choosing: The Next Generation–National Security

Next Monday, October 27 marks the 50th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s iconic “Time For Choosing” speech.  It was a speech that sparked the modern Conservative Movement, ignited a fire in the hearts of conservatives, and launched Ronald Reagan’s public policy

A Time for Choosing: The Next Generation–National Security

Liberia Nurses Threaten Strike over Ebola Pay

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberian officials are pleading with nurses and physician assistants to show up to work Monday amid a dispute over hazard pay that has prompted calls for a strike in the middle of the Ebola epidemic. A

Liberia Nurses Threaten Strike over Ebola Pay

California Agencies Say They Are Ready for Ebola

Local California agencies say they are ready to handle Ebola should the Golden State fall victim to the deadly hemorrhagic disease.  “It would not be surprising to eventually see a case here because of our location… and the many people

California Agencies Say They Are Ready for Ebola

Obama: Democrats Can Hold the Senate

President Obama appeared bullish about the possibility of Democrats to keep a majority in the Senate, in spite of recent polls showing Republicans taking the lead in a number of key states. Obama cited former president Ronald Reagan asserting that

Obama: Democrats Can Hold the Senate

Ted Cruz Wins Values Voter Presidential Straw Poll

For the second year in a row, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) won the Values Voter Summit presidential straw poll.  After electrifying the audience on Friday by urging them to never abandon conservative values to see another morning in America, Cruz,

Ted Cruz Wins Values Voter Presidential Straw Poll

Is the GOP Giving Up On Tax Cuts?

As Politico points out, “Though tax cuts have been a mainstay of their campaigns since at least Ronald Reagan, though the top marginal tax rate is now the highest since the 1980s, though the party could win control of both

Obama's Disrespectful 'Latte Salute' Shocks and Offends

As he disembarked from his U.S. Marine Corps helicopter in New York, today, the president returned a formal military salute with a sloppy and careless salute while wielding a coffee cup, prompting some to dub it the “latte salute.” The Daily Caller

Obama's Disrespectful 'Latte Salute' Shocks and Offends

Obama Ditches Presidency to Become Commentator-in-Chief

On Sunday, The New York Times revealed that President Obama seems to be feeling criticism from those who believe his foreign policy has fallen to shambles. “He’s definitely feeling it,” one guest said to the Times. The paper reported, “It

Obama Ditches Presidency to Become Commentator-in-Chief

When a Hometown Boy Became a Hero

I finally have a few minutes to myself; the kids have been fed and are playing in the backyard with their friends enjoying the final days of summer. I think to myself that I’ll catch my breath, enjoy a quiet

When a Hometown Boy Became a Hero

California Crushed by Texas Job Creation

The America Enterprise Institute seldom has much positive to say about the impact of California’s leftist public policies on business and job growth in the less-than-Golden State. But AEI’s blog pointed to Monday’s Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment report to

California Crushed by Texas Job Creation

We Need Law and Order, Not Sympathy for Rioters

After rioting broke out in the Watts section of Los Angeles in August 1965, concerned Republicans persuaded Ronald Reagan to run for governor on a stern “law and order” platform. The former movie star did exactly that, trouncing California Gov.

We Need Law and Order, Not Sympathy for Rioters

Catalina: Bacall's Island Paradise

AVALON — When I learned that Hollywood icon Lauren Bacall had passed away, I was on board the Catalina Express, pulling out of the harbor in Avalon with a boat full of nearly 400 vacationers and fellow day trippers.  I had

Catalina: Bacall's Island Paradise

Bronze Statue of Reagan Finally Coming to California

California’s state capitol is finally getting a statue of Ronald Reagan, the Golden State’s only governor-turned-president to date. The statue was reportedly commissioned by Doug Elmets, a former staffer for Reagan, when he realized that his former boss was “the

Bronze Statue of Reagan Finally Coming to California