Ronald Reagan on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day, Pointe du Hoc
“These are the Boys of Pointe du Hoc” by Scott L. Vanatter Forty years after the Allied forces landed at Normandy, President Reagan spoke commemorating those who stormed the beaches.…
Ronald Reagan on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day, Omaha Beach
“They came not as Conquerors, but as Liberators” by Scott L. Vanatter After speaking at Pointe du Hoc earlier in the day (June 6, 1984), President Reagan also spoke at…
Missile Defense: projecting strength rather than weakness
by George Landrith Ronald Reagan coined the phrase, “Peace through strength,” but it was not a new idea and it had not been an historically partisan concept. It dates…
Lady Thatcher taught me self-reliance
“Baroness Thatcher’s influence on my development as an entrepreneur goes far deeper than that, to my most fundamental beliefs. . . Baroness Thatcher’s lesson was clear: you get out what…
Lady Thatcher restored self-reliance
“Margaret Thatcher transcended identity politics — it was her ideas not her gender that mattered” by Cal Thomas There is a story about Margaret Thatcher, which is probably apocryphal, but…
[Flashback Interview] The Iron Lady on Individual Self-Reliance (“There is no such thing as society.”)
“All too often the ills of this country are passed off as those of society. Similarly, when action is required, society is called upon to act. But society as such…
Tribute to Margaret Thatcher (October 13, 1925 – April 8, 2013)
Margaret Thatcher was a friend to the United States and the principles of liberty. She rescued the U.K. from economic malaise with economic policies that empowered the individual and harnessed the…
More by and about Lady Thatcher
by Scott L. Vanatter Please see below for few items from our website by and about Margaret Thatcher. ~
Reagan at the first CPAC, “We Will Be A City Upon A Hill”
“You can call it mysticism if you want to, but I have always believed that there was some divine plan that placed this great continent between two oceans to be…
Reagan’s State of the Union — beginning his second term
“Every dollar the federal government does not take from us, every decision it does not make for us will make our economy stronger, our lives more abundant, our future more…
Ronald Reagan and the State of the Union
Ronald Reagan, Master of the State of the Union First laying out his plans, then later his accomplishments, Ronald Reagan mastered the formal setting of the State of the Union.…
Margaret Thatcher’s Eulogy for President Reagan
“Nothing was more typical of Ronald Reagan than that large-hearted magnanimity, and nothing was more American.” by Margaret Thatcher We have lost a great president, a great American, and a…
Ronald Reagan: Born February 6, 1911
One of America’s greatest presidents, Ronald Reagan was born on this day 102 years ago. His economic vision lifted America out of economic malaise. He was the architect of communism’s…
The End of the Reagan Era?
“The Reagan vision and values are already here, ready to be tapped and again prevail.” by Paul Kengor With Barack Obama’s second inauguration, liberals are touting an altogether new epoch:…
Ronald Reagan’s Second Inaugural Address: Human freedom is on the march, and nowhere more so than our own hemisphere
“The American sound . . . is hopeful, big-hearted, idealistic, daring, decent, and fair.” by Scott L. Vanatter One-term presidents rarely are considered our most successful presidents. Getting re-elected is…