Review: Ronald Reagan: Fate, Freedom, and the Making of History
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(No Ratings Yet) - Loading ...Ronald Reagan: Fate, Freedom, and the Making of History, John Patrick Diggins
Publisher: W. W. Norton; 2007
Genre: Biography
Pages: 512
Rating: 2 stars
Why the low rating? Because I really did not want to read a biography about Ronald Regan. I admit that I went into this book with a scene from The Boondocks in mine- the scene where Huey tells everyone at the dinner party that Ronald Regan is the devil. In short, I feel that this was a fairly balanced account of his life, though I do feel that to compare Regan with Lincoln is stretching it a bit. Regan came off in this book as a happy and carefree grandfather who feels as if everything is going to be okay. That, of course, doesn’t meld well with the culture of selfishness that his policies supported while at the same time cutting welfare off as a parasite to the economy and to America. The Regan years are very much the years of fast paced, caffeine fueled personal economic battles (just watch the movies of that time) and the chant of “Me, Me, Me.” And yes, I also know why Huey would call Regan the devil. It makes sense now.
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