Reaganism

On this episode of Reaganism, Institute Director Roger Zakheim is joined by Dr. Lanhee Chen, a David and Diane Steffy Fellow in American Public Policy Studies at the Hoover Institution and Director of Domestic Policy Studies and Lecturer in the Public Policy Program at Stanford University. Lanhee discusses his background as a policy advisor, his candidacy for California state controller, and current policy issues such as healthcare and infrastructure.

Jack Crowe, News Editor at National Review, analyzes speeches that Secretary Mike Pompeo, Vice President Mike Pence, and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan delivered in the Reagan Foundation’s Time for Choosing Speaker Series as well as the dynamics of the 2024 GOP Presidential primary.

Time for Choosing Speaker Series: https://www.reaganfoundation.org/timeforchoosing/

“Pompeo: GOP Must Not ‘Shy Away’ from America’s Sins in Battle against Racial Essentialism” by Jack Crowe: https://www.nationalreview.com/news/pompeo-gop-must-not-shy-away-from-americas-sins-in-battle-against-racial-essentialism/

Major General Arnold Punaro joins Reaganism to discuss why he joined the Marine Corps, his career in U.S. defense spanning the Reagan military build-up to today, his new book The Ever-Shrinking Fighting Force, and the reforms he recommends for the Pentagon and Senate.

The Ever-Shrinking Fighting Force: https://www.amazon.com/Ever-Shrinking-Fighting-Force-Arnold-Punaro/dp/1735911402

Dr. Paul Lettow discuss his book about President Reagan’s nuclear abolitionism as well the process different presidential administrations undertook to create the U.S. National Security Strategy. They also grade the Trump Administration’s National Security Strategy.

Visit the Reagan Library: https://www.reaganfoundation.org/library-museum/

Ronald Reagan and His Quest to Abolish Nuclear Weapons: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/100378/ronald-reagan-and-his-quest-to-abolish-nuclear-weapons-by-paul-lettow/

“U.S. National Security Strategy: Lessons Learned” by Paul Lettow: https://tnsr.org/2021/04/u-s-national-security-strategy-lessons-learned/

British historian Daniel Collings joins Reaganism to discuss President Reagan and Prime Minister Thatcher’s relationship, their 1981 dinner at the British Embassy in DC, the Falklands and Grenada conflicts, and portrayals of Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady and The Crown.

“40 years ago: British Embassy hosts Reagan-Thatcher dinner” by Daniel Collings: https://washdiplomat.com/40-years-ago-british-embassy-hosts-reagan-thatcher-dinner/

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan joins Reaganism to discuss his youth activism in the conservative movement, the future of the Republican Party, his conservative successes in Maryland, and his role in bringing about a bipartisan infrastructure agreement.

Gov. Scott Walker, President of the Young America’s Foundation and former Governor of Wisconsin, joins Reaganism to discuss Ronald Reagan’s optimism, free speech on college campuses, patriotic education, the Constitution, Wisconsin politics, and the 2022 Beijing Olympics.

YAF's The Long Game: https://leads.yaf.org/longgame/

Walker's op-ed in The Washington Times: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jul/8/were-only-one-generation-away-from-losing-america/

Former Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence Kari Bingen and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Stephen Kitay join Reaganism to discuss what the US Space Force is, will do, and how it came to be.

Entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and Reagan Foundation Trustee Joe Lonsdale joins Reaganism to discuss his political philosophy and mentors,  technological competition with China, the need for innovation in the defense sector, and the political Right’s conflict with “big tech.”

This episode features a Ronald Reagan Institute and the Hoover Institution sponsored discussion celebrating President Reagan’s 1987 Berlin Wall speech, in which he famously called for Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down this wall.” The panel conversation will reflect on the speech 34 years later and discuss its continuing relevance to the challenges we face today.

The discussion will feature the author of the speech, Peter Robinson, as well as Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, former National Security Advisor, Dr. Will Inboden, Director of the Clements Center for National Security, and Jamie Fly, President and CEO of Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. All three authored essays for the Reagan Presidential Principles & Beliefs series, which are available here.