Ronald Reagan v. UC Berkeley
In the late 1960s, gubernatorial candidate Ronald Reagan made political hay by picking a fight with UC Berkeley over student protest and tenured “radicals.”
The Inner Life of Neoliberalism
Does it seem like left-wingers have a monopoly on therapeutic ideas? Not so fast.
How Ronald Reagan Was Affected by his Father’s Alcoholism
Robert E. Gilbert argues that the key to understanding Ronald Reagan is knowing that he was the child of an alcoholic.
How Do We Teach Children About Existential Threats?
In 1986, in the midst of the Cold War, psychologists set out to find answers about how to talk to kids about nuclear war.
Ronald Reagan, The First Reality TV Star President
Ronald Reagan is at the heart of the modern American politics of advertising, public relations, and a television in every home.
Who Doesn’t Like Healthy School Lunches?
The Trump administration’s decision to relax nutrition standards for school lunches is the latest development in a century-long fight.
Why Ronald Reagan Became the Great Deregulator
How did deregulation, and related ideas about how to run the economy, become so central to American politics? Look to Reagan for the answer.
What Do People Think of the Insanity Defense?
John Hinckley Jr., who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981, has been released from the psychiatric hospital where ...
Publishing the Presidents
President Obama made news for being the first President to publish a scholarly article while in office. Many past Presidents can be found in JSTOR.
Why Was There a Berlin Wall in the First Place?
A brief history of East and West Germany, and why they built the Berlin Wall.