Ronald Reagan convinced Republican voters that the "welfare queen" was ripping them off. Now they are going to pay the price.

Liberal Myth No. 4: Reagan was a cynical, calculating politician who used “states’ rights” to win the 1980 election and paid little attention to African Americans as president.

Reagan eliminated not a single government program, much less an agency. Instead, he strengthened those agencieslike the Departments of Energy and Educationthat he originally pledged to abolish ...

No one had ever entered the White House so grossly ill informed. At presidential news conferences, especially in his first year, Ronald Reagan embarrassed himself. On one occasion, asked why he ...

Will Bunch's new book, Tear Down This Myth, questions the legacy of Ronald Reagan.Bunch is a senior writer for the Philadelphia Daily News and the author of the blog Attytood. Courtesy of Simon ...

For it did fail. The Reagan economy was a one-hit wonder. Yes, there was a boom in the mid-1980s, as the economy recovered from a severe recession.

Reagan, the myth and the man. By Will Bunch, Special to CNN. President Ronald Reagan, who was born 100 years ago on February 6, speaks at a rally in 1982. STORY HIGHLIGHTS.

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Ronald Reagan’s name is enshrined on an airport, an aircraft carrier, belt buckles and highways. His likeness appears on drink coasters, statues and talking dolls ...

Letters to the Editor: The myth of Reagan fighting the Soviets is dangerous and needs to die President Reagan with Secretary of State George Shultz, center, and Vice President George H.W. Bush ...

Ronald Reagan’s presidency lasted eight long years. The current film Reagan only feels that lengthy. At two hours and 15 minutes, this tedious biopic is a cliché-cluttered mix of melodrama and ...

Journalist Will Bunch critiques the 40th president in his new book Tear Down This Myth: How The Reagan Legacy Has Distorted Our Politics And Haunts Our Future. Support for LAist comes from.