Max Boot

Fighting over the legacy of a conservative hero in the era of Trump.

Anti-Trump Republicans revere Ronald Reagan as Trump’s opposite—yet in critical ways Reagan may have been his forerunner.

Commentary on America’s 40th president often misses how the Gipper blended principles and pragmatism for a truly conservative statesmanship.

A return to the fairness doctrine wouldn't curb the damage caused by the far-right media ecosystem fueling much of America's conspiracy-driven politics.

Rick Perlstein's "Reaganland" charts the conservative counter-revolution that moved the US to the right.

Historians' prohibition on 'presentism' crumbles under the weight of events.

It's time to shift the social contract of education away from short-term job training toward long-term development.