...making money or how they looked. This clearly represents a society change because it was popular culture and reflected societal values. I ranked this as #11 because the hedonistic lifestyle was a major cause for much other societal changes. For example, the wealth provided through yuppies allowed for the purchase of personal computers, the growth of MTV, and drug use. AIDS 12 AIDS first received official recognition in 1981, when the Center for Disease...
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...Reagan Analysis George W Ivery III HIS 145 June 16, 2014 Shaun Sullivan Reagan Analysis President Ronald Reagan the 40th President of the United States had certain qualities that made people think of him in several different lights. One of the ways people saw him is overrated and taking credit for what he did not do when he resided at the White House as president. On the other hand some said he is much underrated due to him not getting proper credit for some of the things he did and changed while he was in office. He had quite a few items that are in the history of this country, which include the Principles of the New Right, the Iran Contra Affair, and credit for ending the Cold War between the United States (U. S.) and the Soviet Union (USSR). These are just a few items that will be taken into consideration to see if he was or was not the person that is liked or disliked by the people of the U. S. The election of President Reagan in 1980 saw the emergence of what was considered the “conservative cause known as the “New Right” movement, partly in response to counter-cultural protests of the 1960’s-evangelical Christian groups, social issues” (The resurgence of conservatism 1980-2000, 2014). The Reagan Doctrine; “A strategy orchestrated and implemented by the United States under the Reagan Administration to oppose the global influence of the Soviet Union during the final years of the Cold War” (The resurgence of conservatism 1980-2000, 2014). It is also known as...
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...service or government agency. STRATEGY RESEARCH PROJECT •» BE THE REAGAN WAY: USING LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR STRATEGIC SUCCESS BY LIEUTENANT COLONEL WILLIAM E. COBURN United States Air Force Reserve DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for Public Release. Distribution is Unlimited. USAWC CLASS OF 2000 U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE, CARLISLE BARRACKS, PA 17013-5050 " ■ "■"" "" 20000320 086 USAWC STRATEGY RESEARCH PROJECT THE REAGAN WAY: USING LEADERSHIP SKILLS FOR STRATEGIC SUCCESS by Lieutenant Colonel William E. Coburn U. S. Air Force Reserve Dr. Robert Murphy Project Advisor The views expressed in this academic research paper are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the U.S. Government, the Department of Defense, or any of its agencies. U.S. Army War College CARLISLE BARRACKS, PENNSYLVANIA 17013 DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A: Approved for public release. Distribution is unlimited. ABSTRACT AUTHOR: TITLE: FORMAT: DATE: William E. Coburn The Reagan Way: Using Leadership Skills for Strategic Success Strategy Research Project 10 April 2000 PAGES: 22 CLASSIFICATION: Unclassified In spite of many critics who belittled his style and his presidency, Ronald Reagan is increasingly viewed as a heroic President who fulfilled his vision of restoring peace and prosperity at home and freedom abroad. The thesis of this paper is that Reagan used certain key leadership skills to succeed as President that may be...
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...The “Age of Reagan” comes from how Ronald Reagan’s presidency changed the lens through which Americans viewed politics and politicians. As a whole, Sean Wilentz framed Reagan as a new brand of president because of his previous career, his dealings with the Soviet Union, his popularity, and his legacy. Although Wilentz was vague about the successfulness of the Reagan administration, he emphasized the impact that all of these different aspects of Reaganism had on the country. To Wilentz, Reagan continued to come across as a charismatic star, and that reputation only grew after he left office. Part of this increase in popularity came from conservatives attributing the end of the Cold War to Reagan, as many conservatives were “conveniently glossing over their own records and their criticism of Reagan in 1987 and 1988…celebrating Reagan as a cunning statesman who had purposefully caused the downfall of the Soviet Union” (p 313). While...
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...On Friday October 16, 1981, President Ronald Reagan wrote in his personal diary, “Central America is really the world’s next hotspot. Nicaragua is an armed camp supplied by Cuba and threatening a communist takeover of all of Central America.” (The Reagan Diaries, 2007) For the next eight years as Commander-in-Chief, this mindset would shape his perspective on the small Third World country about the size of North Carolina. The Administration’s policies, actions, and attitudes toward Nicaragua and other perceived hostile nations became known as “Reagan Doctrine.” The defeat of the Nicaraguan Revolution became the “cornerstone of the Reagan Central American policy and the test case of Reagan Doctrine.” (U.S. Intervention in the Nicaraguan Elections and American Foreign Policy in the Post-Cold War Era, 1992) Reagan Doctrine was not a label coined by President Reagan or his administration. It was a term used later by his critics to define his foreign policy strategy for countries around the world. The Reagan Doctrine was a strategy to aid anti-communist, or more specifically, anti-Soviet insurgencies in the Third World during Reagan’s two terms as president from 1981-1989. The primary goal was to overthrow Marxist regimes and/or prevent Marxist regimes from becoming established. Reagan wasted no time getting started in the implementation of his foreign policy. The Administration’s first comprehensive “U.S. National Security Strategy,” which was a document approved by the President...
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...Previously a radio broadcaster, actor and governor, in 1981 Ronald Reagan was sworn in as the 40th president of the United States. As a teen, Ronald Reagan lifeguarded, a job that his son believes formed his role in the United States government in years to come; he always wanted to save people. As a lifeguard, he protected and saved the lives of swimmers. As president, he took on a different role, saving the vitality of the nation. In 1962, despite the fact that he had been a Democrat his whole life, he became a Republican, believing the Democrat party left him. Some may have argued that he was not cut out to take on such a demanding role within the government, but many people fully supported his campaign, seeking a leader who could get them through tough times, especially because the election was going on simultaneously with the Iran Hostage Crisis. Stressing principles of low taxes and a strong defense, Reagan won the election. In a nation where the political pendulum was stuck to the left for the past 30 years, Reagan was able to shift it right, taking control over his nation with his charisma and political promises. Whether it was negative or positive, Reagan had a tremendous influence in America. The figure of the pendulum is a basic allegory for the American public opinion since the 1930s, and is especially affected by the life and career of Ronald Reagan. The entire pendulum is a representation of the atmosphere of America since the 1930s; this atmosphere includes...
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...The Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Community have faced extreme difficulties throughout time when the topics of equality and civil rights issues have been brought to the public's attention. The rights that existed, or for better use of words, did not exist for homosexual men will be discussed, not only in the state of New York, but across America and how it affected the gay community in New York. The lives of homosexual men were highly scrutinized and judged during the time of the rapid rise of the AIDS epidemic during the early 1970s to the late 1980s. Societal view also affected particular rights and liberties for homosexual men due to the fact that the government during this time period was the conservative Republicans. Many...
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...“Ronald Reagan won the administration in 1980 as a firm adherent to supply-side hypotheses, and his triumph realized enactment that cut duties by 23 percent more than three years, with huge tax cuts for the well off and for financial specialists” (Meese). Reagan got the enactment through in the wake of adding to the smart system of having Congress vote on a general bundle of legislative and tax breaks before the points of interest were chosen. Reaganomics was effective in diminishing the swelling rate, as the Federal Reserve Board kept up a tight cash supply. In any case, due to the mix of tax breaks and expanded military spending, the Reagan years saw the formation of the biggest spending plan shortfalls ever. The enormous shortfalls of the 1980s supported the second-longest time of ceaseless peacetime development since World War II, however that thriving was traded off by the deficiencies that future eras will need to pay for. “Congress was halfway to fault for the deficiencies, but since optional spending represents stand out fourth of the financial backing, Reagan's tax breaks and vast military increments were the significant reason for the shortages” (Strober). Reagan's tax breaks for the well-off and spending cuts that fell intensely on the poor expanded financial imbalance. Reagan collected an admirable group of guides, around 460 strategy specialists who advised him on everything...
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...traumatized by the Watergate Scandal. Reagan brought indisputable political beliefs established on a solid sense of conservatism as well as a solid moral code built on firm religious values. These two features that Reagan exemplified laid the groundwork for an administration that was characterized by consistent and unyielding principles. The perfect example of this aspect of his administration is prevalent in his rhetoric. His small anecdotes, perfect word choice, and references to past great leaders all underscored his incredible ability to communicate the successes and lessen the defeats that faced his administration. Through his use of consistent and unique rhetoric from his first major speech in 1964 continued to his farewell speech in 1989, Ronald Reagan established motifs of freedom, limited government, moral renewal, and hope for the future that ultimately rescue American pride in the executive branch and in the country as a whole. In Ronald Reagan’s second inaugural address, which spans just over three pages, he used the word freedom 17 times. He took one of the most complex and hard to achieve concepts in the world and used America’s mastery of it to his advantage. The majority of American citizens loved the freedoms given to us by this bill of rights making it easy for Reagan to embrace. Furthermore, living in a democratic society with the opportunity and freedom to achieve whatever someone desires in life is truly the American dream. Reagan harnessed this in every single...
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...religiously, politically, or economically. The resurgence of conservatism in American politics and government in the years 1964-2005, was caused in reaction to 1960s liberal political, economic, and social policies as well as the rise of religious political groups and the controversy over the Vietnam War. The government's political and economic policies contributed to the rise of conservatism. Most notable of the federal reforms were initiated by liberal Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson and his Great Society schemes. His "War on Poverty" speech, delivered on March 16, 1964, called for a war on poverty to give people a second chance by spending millions on education, job training, housing, and healthcare. Johnson's intention was in some ways a conservative one. He wanted to give people a hand-up, not a hand-out and make them dependent on the money earned from taxing the more fortunate (Document A). Reflecting the liberal mood of the 1960s, voters flocked to the polls to vote for Johnson because in part by their faith in Great Society programs. Johnson received 61.1% of the popular vote and 90.3% of the electoral college vote and captured all but six southern states, traditionally Democratic "solid south", who were alienated by Johnson's advocasy for civil rights (Document B). The...
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...The most noteworthy component of Ronald Reagan’s two terms as leader of the free world are the laws, regulations, and policies passed under his two terms as President of the United States. These regulations soon became known as “Reaganomics”, a term that is still used today to describe these policies. Hidden underneath the manufactured depiction of Reaganomics policies by mass media lies a controversial observation: these policies may have created a permanent shift in American society which, as a result, disenfranchised minorities since they went into effect over thirty years ago. This particular idea or theory is exceptionally contradictory and has been distorted by not only various media outlets but by subsequent pro-Reaganomics politicians over the years. A closer look at the actions taken place under Reagan’s administration will explicate Reagan’s administration detrimental effect on members of minority groups which, in some cases, still affects these groups today. These policies include but are not limited to the reduction of social programming, the impoverishment of black people, the “War on Drugs”, the administration’s response to crises such as AIDS, and its approach to Civil Rights and LGBT rights (or lack thereof). When former President Ronald Wilson Reagan was first elected into office in 1980, the country’s inflation rate was the highest it had been since 1947. After his election, President Reagan wasted no time in implementing his domestic policies for the economy...
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...quick hit on the front runners with a splice of Rubio to make it a bit twangy. Ben Carson has millions following him around, buying his book, and listen to his soft-spoken bull crap. We take no real exception if people want to follow a Pied Piper, conservative America has an ingrained core that includes following its demagogues to slaughter. Our chagrin with Carson is multi-faceted (including our perception of mental instability). Of particular concern is Carsons joining all GOP candidates in campaigning with a flat tax plan. A flat tax foretells real economic doom that will surpass any reckless economic policy via Geore W. Bush. While all GOP candidates are paradigm devotees to a flat tax, Carson has frequented references to...
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...Now that an analysis has been conducted through Justice Scalia's opinions on the Supreme Court, his writings, and his publicly made statements, the attention can turn towards the reasoning behind his embracement of originalism. As exposed above, the purported search for original meaning that Justice Scalia embraces, leaves no constraint on his ability to make consequential decisions. With little or no constraint, Justice Scalia can make any decision, tracing it back to originalist principles, and make it fit perfectly with his preconceived conservative beliefs. This presents a question of whether or not another judge, using the same adherence to originalism, could equally trace back intent only to justify liberal beliefs. It sure seem plausible. Originalism as the “hammer” of Justice Scalia, falsely assumes that a clear meaning can be obtained by looking at history for intent, and wrongly concludes that this form of jurisprudence should control contemporary Constitutional decision making. In looking at the multitude of the Justice's opinions throughout the history of the Supreme Court, it appears that no Justice has written with the intense sarcasm of Justice Scalia (McCaffrey and Messina, 119). It is evident the Justice Scalia has a deep understanding of rhetoric, and...
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...impolite rhetoric was covered up with a thin shroud of political correctness, today, there’s no such need as social media opens the floodgates for frankness and politics gets dirtier and uglier than ever. And still, the homeless men, women and children in America have no voice. On the left, President Obama’s administration reminds America that the 47% of people who rely on government programs of some kind and who legitimately need assistance are a group of people forgotten by the right. On the right, Governor Romney’s obsession with cuts and reductions on everything from taxes (paid by the top 1%) to government programs (that benefit everyone else) sound a lot like the fiscal policies espoused by President Bush and President Reagan three decades before that. Reagan has been credited with exploding the homeless problem in the United States (BBC News, 2004; Kengor, 2012) and yet there are many whose policies lie to the right of center and whose policies have been credited with destroying a once-robust middle class. Is the politics of pandering a recipe for disaster for the nation’s homeless or is there some value in supply-side economics that benefit the nation’s wealthy? Most importantly, why hasn’t there been more said and done by both parties to directly address homeless, hunger and...
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...Submitted By: Simran Jain, Manika Agarwal, Namisha Mehra & Nitima Mehra Abstract: This study has been put forward to compare the effects of Fiscal and monetary policy on GDP under Republican & Democratic Government in US. Estimated the data yearly from 1981-1989 (Ronald Reagan Republican Government) & from 1993-2001 (bill Clinton Democratic Government). Although considerable variations exist in the results, overall the generalized impulse response functions suggest that there is comparison between the policies of both type of government .And thus to check who had better monetary and fiscal policies. Acknowledgement: We would like to thank Prof. Ganesh Manjhi for his guidance and support throughout the course of term paper. 1. INTRODUCTION Ronal Reagan was US president from January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989 which was the republican regime. He was the first conservative President in more than 50 years. His philosophy was “government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem.. Reagan further removed controls on oil and gas, long distance phone service, as well as interstate bus service and ocean shipping. He promised to reduce government spending and regulations. But Reagan did not reduce other government programs. He expanded Medicare, and increased the payroll tax to insure the solvency of Social security. Bill Clinton was US president from 1993 – 2001 which was a democratic regime. Clinton oversaw a period of considerable economic...
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