America’s Impotent Elite December 09, 2024
Has the celebrity era in American politics come to a close?This might seem like a peculiar question to ask in the wake of Donald Trump’s second presidential victory. Here he comes, again, the faded reality TV star-turned-world-historical disruptor, a...
The Last Reaganite December 09, 2024
The greatest presidential servants are those who are modest and self-effacing, whose sole purpose is to help the president succeed without regard to their own reputation or status. Speechwriters especially are meant to blend in with the background wa...
Does 'Reagan' the Movie Do Justice to Reagan? October 23, 2024
There’s never been a major Reagan movie until 2024. Yet there’s a need for such storytelling. The most important president of the 20th century after FDR is in danger of being forgotten with the change of generations, of political conflicts, and even ...
Dennis Quaid on Faith, Optimism & Ronald Reagan July 23, 2024
Dennis Quaid has a long list of memorable film roles to his credit, including playing such larger-than-life historic figures as astronaut Gordon Cooper in 1983’s The Right Stuff, rock-n-roll icon Jerry Lee Lewis in 1989’s Great Balls of Fire!, legend...