Topic: Ronald Reagan

Bernanke defends bailouts – and himself

The Fed chairman, who is all over the TV news shows this week, may be angling for reappointment in January.

Britain: Ronald Reagan in bronze

ECONOMIC SCENE: Obama takes first step to redistribute wealth

Modest effort may still face still opposition in Congress.

Presidential honeymoons: fact or fiction?

With growing criticism around spending and healthcare reform, is President Obama’s honeymoon with American voters over? Was it even a honeymoon in the first place?

Opinion: How to end 'Don't ask, don't tell'

The policy that keeps gays from serving openly undermines military readiness and does not make sense practically, financially, or morally. So what is holding the administration back?

Should the sunflower replace the rose as the national flower?

Horticulturist George Ball says the sunflower should replace the rose as the national flower

Palin's decision to resign: Is it smart?

Some analysts say her political career is over. Others say she will be in a better position now to run for national office.

Opinion: Obama soars abroad, but America's PR doesn't

The president's stirring Cairo speech demands follow-up, amplification, and explanation.

Jackson: the definitive superstar of the MTV-era

The 'King of Pop' used the music channel to moonwalk his way to fame. But his decline, too, was precipitated by the way TV amplified his peculiarities.

Opinion: A nuclear-free world? Not yet.

Obama is right to seek reductions. But nukes are still fundamental to deterrence.

Former White House Press Secretary Brady visits briefing room

With the Holocaust Museum shooting, the Army is eyeing recruits more closely for extremist and gang ties

Only a tiny minority are drawn to violent groups, but these economic and political times may raise the potential for such connections.

Opinion: North Korea's defiance puts Obama in a corner

Its nuclear and missile tests are a setback for the president's concept of engagement with rogue nations.

Giant smiling Ronald Reagan statue unveiled by Nancy Reagan

Opinion: Redeem the prison generation

Treating prisoners like toxic social waste isn't working. Here's a better way.

Nancy Reagan visits President Obama (no seance jokes this time)

Opinion: Republicans need fresh ideas, not a savior

The GOP could rebuild by grooming conceptual thinkers in foreign policy.

Opinion: Secretary Clinton: Dutiful diplomat? Or 2012 candidate?

So far, she's hewed so close to the Obama party line that she sounds like a clone of the president.

GOP can yet prevail in a diverse America, Barbour asserts

The nation's changing demographics won't be a permanent roadblock to a Republican comeback, the former party chairman said Wednesday at a Monitor breakfast.

Advisers to Obama: Kick-start US with clean energy

Opinion: Do you get the Millennial Generation?

Until recently, MTV didn't – and paid a price. Millennial values, typefied in "The Devil Wears Prada," may surprise you.

Obama asserting authoritarian control on Prayer Day says Limbaugh

Specter: Reagan's GOP is gone

On Sunday talk shows, he says the 'big tent' party of Reagan and the late Jack Kemp has been replaced by rigid conservatism.

Souter retirement gives Obama early Supreme Court pick

But the court's balance of power may not change much, as Justice Souter, a conservative choice, consistently voted liberal.

Deconstructing Obama's oratorical skills

He can be a bit professorial, but he's part Reagan, part FDR, and maybe a lot of Teddy Roosevelt.