The Working Class Republican: Ronald Reagan and the Return of Blue-Collar Conservatism

These voters, once known as Reagan Democrats, do not look at politics through the lens of political theory, but in terms of “helping people like us.” Abandoned by Democrats and largely forgotten, at least until this year, by Republicans, this voting bloc is the lynchpin of our electoral system. In Henry’s excellent book, we learn that Reagan was hardly the ideologue many of his biggest detractors (and fans) presume, but felt that energetic government sometimes could and should be deployed on behalf of America’s working class. Vance, New York Times bestselling author of Hillbilly Elegy)“An urgent warning for conser

He is a regular contributor to such leading publications as The National Review, The Weekly Standard, National Affairs, Commentary, The National Interest, The American Interest, and The Claremont Review of Books. Henry Olsen is an incisive political analyst and a senior fellow with the Ethics and Public Policy Center, a Washington, DC

Goes too far in trying to align Trump and Reagan ConsDemo It’s certainly true, as Olsen notes that Reagan was not the ideologue that some portrayed him. Having said that, I think that Olsen goes a little too far in trying to align Trump and Reagan. Take their respective views on trade, for example. It is correct that Reagan did make occasional feints to protectionism (as have almost all Presidents) however, in theory and in practice, he was free trader. In announcing his candidacy for the Presidency in 1979, Reagan spoke of the need for a “North American Accord” between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, which laid the ground work for NA. Reader said Author very weak on facts and people.. This book has some good insights, but the author has very odd views on a number of aspects of Reagan's political stances. Particularly strange is his assault on supply-side economics, which he seriously distorts by claiming that the Supply-Siders wanted only to cut taxes on the rich. His attack on Jack Kemp (pages "Author very weak on facts and people." according to Reader. This book has some good insights, but the author has very odd views on a number of aspects of Reagan's political stances. Particularly strange is his assault on supply-side economics, which he seriously distorts by claiming that the Supply-Siders wanted only to cut taxes on the rich. His attack on Jack Kemp (pages 200, 201) is an example of how far off the author is from reality.The very first paragraph of chapter one has a perfect example of how loose the author is with people and facts. "November 8, 19Author very weak on facts and people. This book has some good insights, but the author has very odd views on a number of aspects of Reagan's political stances. Particularly strange is his assault on supply-side economics, which he seriously distorts by claiming that the Supply-Siders wanted only to cut taxes on the rich. His attack on Jack Kemp (pages 200, 201) is an example of how far off the author is from reality.The very first paragraph of chapter one has a perfect example of how loose the author is with people and facts. "November 8, 1932, began as any other day, but it ended like no other. Nearly twenty-three million America. 2, began as any other day, but it ended like no other. Nearly twenty-three million America. 00, "Author very weak on facts and people." according to Reader. This book has some good insights, but the author has very odd views on a number of aspects of Reagan's political stances. Particularly strange is his assault on supply-side economics, which he seriously distorts by claiming that the Supply-Siders wanted only to cut taxes on the rich. His attack on Jack Kemp (pages 200, 201) is an example of how far off the author is from reality.The very first paragraph of chapter one has a perfect example of how loose the author is with people and facts. "November 8, 19Author very weak on facts and people. This book has some good insights, but the author has very odd views on a number of aspects of Reagan's political stances. Particularly strange is his assault on supply-side economics, which he seriously distorts by claiming that the Supply-Siders wanted only to cut taxes on the rich. His attack on Jack Kemp (pages 200, 201) is an example of how far off the author is from reality.The very first paragraph of chapter one has a perfect example of how loose the author is with people and facts. "November 8, 1932, began as any other day, but it ended like no other. Nearly twenty-three million America. 2, began as any other day, but it ended like no other. Nearly twenty-three million America. 01) is an example of how far off the author is from reality.The very first paragraph of chapter one has a perfect example of how loose the author is with people and facts. "November 8, 19Author very weak on facts and people. This book has some good insights, but the author has very odd views on a number of aspects of Reagan's political stances. Particularly strange is his assault on supply-side economics, which he seriously distorts by claiming that the Supply-Siders wanted only to cut taxes on the rich. His attack on Jack Kemp (pages 200, 201) is an example of how far off the author is from reality.The very first paragraph of chapter one has a perfect example of how loose the author is with people and facts. "November 8, 1932, began as any other day, but it ended like no other. Nearly twenty-three million America. "Author very weak on facts and people." according to Reader. This book has some good insights, but the author has very odd views on a number of aspects of Reagan's political stances. Particularly strange is his assault on supply-side economics, which he seriously distorts by claiming that the Supply-Siders wanted only to cut taxes on the rich. His attack on Jack Kemp (pages 200, 201) is an example of how far off the author is from reality.The very first paragraph of chapter one has a perfect example of how loose the author is with people and facts. "November 8, 19Author very weak on facts and people. This book has some good insights, but the author has very odd views on a number of aspects of Reagan's political stances. Particularly strange is his assault on supply-side economics, which he seriously distorts by claiming that the Supply-Siders wanted only to cut taxes on the rich. His attack on Jack Kemp (pages 200, 201) is an example of how far off the author is from reality.The very first paragraph of chapter one has a perfect example of how loose the author is with people and facts. "November 8, 1932, began as any other day, but it ended like no other. Nearly twenty-three million America. 2, began as any other day, but it ended like no other. Nearly twenty-three million America. , began as any other day, but it ended like no other. Nearly twenty-three million America. Jeff Burger said Not the Real Reagan. Henry Olsen has written a book about Ronald Reagan that has serious flaws. In summary, this is a book about Olsen's world view. He chooses the parts of Reagan's philosophy that support his point of view while ignoring the true Reagan vision. Like any book there are some valid points but there are numerous places where Olsen's interpretation of Reagan is wrong. Save your money and research the numerous documents at the Reagan library to learn about the real Ronald Reagan.

Reagan is seen as the crusader for conservatism dedicated to small government and free markets. For the good of all citizens and the GOP, he implores Republicans to once again become a party of "FDR Conservatives"—to rediscover and support the basic elements of FDR (and Reagan’s) vision.. In this sure to be controversial book in the vein of The Forgotten Man, a political analyst argues that conservative icon Ronald Reagan was not an enemy of Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the New Deal, but his true heir and the popular program’s ultimate savior.Conventional political wisdom views the two most consequential presidents of the twentieth-century—FDR and Ronald Reagan—as ideological opposites. Olsen cuts through political mythology to set the record straight, revealing how Reagan—a longtime Democrat until FDR’s successors lost his vision in the 1960s—saw himself as FDR’s natural heir, carrying forward the basic promises of the New Deal: that every American deserves comfort, dignity, and respect provided they work to the best of their ability. Olsen corrects faulty assumptions driving today’s politics. Conservative Republican political victories over the la