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A panel discussed Peter Wallison’s book Ronald Reagan: The Power of Conviction and the Success of His Presidency, published by Westview Press. The book is about the author’s experiences …

Michael Barone talked about The Almanac of American Politics 2010 (National Journal Group; September 14, 2009). He has been the co-author of this comprehensive political reference guide for …

Jason Riley talked about his book Let Them In: The Case for Open Borders (Gotham, 2008). In his book Mr. Riley makes the case for welcoming more legal immigrants to the United States. Drawin…

Jim Powell talked about his book, FDR’s Folly: How Roosevelt and His New Deal Prolonged the Great Depression, published by Crown Forum. In the book, the author criticizes what he refers to a…

Political scientists and historians debated the foreign and domestic policies of former President Ronald Reagan and assessed him as a president, communicator, and man. Topics included Reagan…

A party was held to celebrate the posthumous publication of Meg Greenfield’s book Washington, published by PublicAffairs. The book is an inside view of the U.S. federal capital from a journa…

Michael Barone talked about the book he wrote with Richard Cohen, The Almanac of American Politics, 2008, published by National Journal Group. His book is a comprehensive political reference…

Michael Barone and Peter Beinart talked about the intersection of United States policy toward the Middle East and the 2008 presidential election. Topics included the differences between the …

Panelists examined the early primary and caucus states and talked about the implications of the primary season being condensed. They also talked about the political ideologies of American vo…

Peter Hart conducted a focus group among Virginia Republican primary voters on behalf of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. This was the second of approxim…

Richard Vedder talked about the book he co-wrote with Wendell Cox, The Wal-Mart Revolution: How Big Box Stores Benefit Consumers, Workers, and the Economy, published by AEI Press. Wal-Mart i…

Michael Barone was interviewed about his life, his career, and his body of writing. Topics included his early years in Detroit, his philosophy and political views, and U.S. political history…

The topic of the 2007 Ronald Reagan Symposium was “The Future of Religion in American Politics.” Panelists discussed religion as a dividing and as a uniting force. Marvin Olasky talked a…

Participants talked about the future of the conservative movement, presidential politics, and the field of candidates for the Republican Party nomination in 2008. This portion of the 34th an…

The morning session from a forum sponsored by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation moderated by John McLaughlin with a panel which included journalists and former politicians that discu…

Participants talked about the impact on public policy and contemporary significance of the 1994 “Contract with America” formulated by the Republican leadership. They also talked about the fo…

Mr. Fonte outlined the highlights of his recent paper on the problem of immigrant dual allegiance and the politics of immigration reform. In the paper, he asked whether the U.S. should conti…

Author George Marlin talked about his book The American Catholic Voter: Two Hundred Years Of Political Impact, published by St. Augustine’s Press. He traced the history of Catholic voter tr…

Political analysts and journalists talked about the role of religion and “moral values” in shaping voter attitudes and the results of the 2004 presidential election. Among the topics they ad…

During this program conservative authors discussed the impact of conservative political books on American culture and the presidential campaign. American Compass executive editor Brad Miner …