The Latest Breaking News from Ronald Reagan

Inflation rates are rising in the US – an economist explains why

Consumer prices in the U.S. are rising due to inflation at the fastest rate they have in decades. Earlier this summer, SciLine interviewed Martha Olney, a teaching professor emerita of economics at the University of California, Berkeley, about what’s causing prices to rise and what the government can do to…

The Conversation · Aug 4, 2022

The Conservative Case for Sanctuary Cities and States

Political scientist David Leal explains why conservatives should reject efforts to compel states and localities to help enforce federal laws these jurisdictions oppose.

Reason · Aug 2, 2022

Commentary: Democrats missed their window to pass redistricting reform

“State consti­tu­tional bans on gerry­man­der­ing in Flor­ida, Ohio, North Caro­lina, and other states could die, as could inde­pend­ent redis­trict­ing commis­sions in Arizona, Cali­for­nia, Michigan and other states,” according to the Brennan Center for Justice.

Tribune News Service · Aug 1, 2022

The Truth About Eating Ice Cream In The Summertime

In 1984, President Ronald Reagan declared the third Sunday of each July to be “National Ice Cream Day,” and it doesn’t seem like a coincidence that he picked a date in the middle of the hottest month in the United States, climatologically speaking, to commemorate a treat enjoyed by more…

Zenger · Jul 27, 2022

High Noon at 70: the politically loaded anti-western adored by US presidents

Loved by both Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, the 1952 convention-defying film is like a political Rorschach test

The Guardian - US · Jul 24, 2022

Liz Truss tax cuts could see interest rates hit 7 per cent, her own economic adviser admits

The Cardiff University professor also said he advocates ‘thinning out’ workers’ rights

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2022

The Political Strategy of "Making the Other Side Better"

Economist Tyler Cowen argues this approach is too often neglected. But is more common than he suggests.

Reason · Jul 22, 2022

35 years ago, Paul Verhoeven made the most subversive sci-fi movie of the decade

RoboCop was meant to critique the police-military-industrial complex, but it failed in one major way.

Inverse · Jul 17, 2022

10 Weirdest Ice Cream Flavors Of All Time: Horse Flesh? Gin And Tonic? Irish Brown Bread?

July 17 is National Ice Cream Day, a commemoration signed into law in 1984 by President Ronald Reagan via a proclamation that declared ice cream to be ‘‘a nutritious and wholesome food enjoyed by over 90% of the people in the United States.’’

Benzinga · Jul 16, 2022

What Justin Trudeau Can Learn about Nuclear Diplomacy from His Father

Canada once led the fight for a world without nukes. What happened?

The Walrus · Jul 15, 2022