Saturday, June 05, 2004
Ronald Reagan, RIP
Wow!
I just got an MSN pop-up saying that Ronald Reagan has died.
I'm quite confident that Reagan was the best president during my lifetime. He wasn't as libertarian as I am, but he had a genuine commitment to individual and economic liberty and an opposition to big-government collectivism. I think that it's fair to say that his resolve against the Soviet Union hastened its downfall.
He also had an optimistic outlook and a great sense of humor which, for some reason, means a lot to me.
UPDATE: Read David Boaz's fine tribute to Reagan at Cato.
Also read this article by Natan Sharansky, whose judgment on this matter I value more than that of Christopher Hitchens any day.
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I just got an MSN pop-up saying that Ronald Reagan has died.
I'm quite confident that Reagan was the best president during my lifetime. He wasn't as libertarian as I am, but he had a genuine commitment to individual and economic liberty and an opposition to big-government collectivism. I think that it's fair to say that his resolve against the Soviet Union hastened its downfall.
He also had an optimistic outlook and a great sense of humor which, for some reason, means a lot to me.
UPDATE: Read David Boaz's fine tribute to Reagan at Cato.
Also read this article by Natan Sharansky, whose judgment on this matter I value more than that of Christopher Hitchens any day.
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Leonor,
I'll assume you're talking about the Soviet leadership (so I can agree), unless you can make a well-supported case that your comment applies to Reagan.
I'll assume you're talking about the Soviet leadership (so I can agree), unless you can make a well-supported case that your comment applies to Reagan.
I removed the previous comment because it wasn't in english, and I don't think it offered any arguments or insights that readers would find helpful.
Leonor has since entered another comment in Portuguese and I have asked that she make any future comments in english.
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Leonor has since entered another comment in Portuguese and I have asked that she make any future comments in english.
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