How Ronald Reagan Helped Shape The GOP

Michael Steele speaks with Oren Cass about what drew him to the Republican party as a 17-year-old, the three elements that define what Republicanism means to him and why he refuses to leave the party today, even after it's changed. The pair also discuss DEI and the stereotyping D ...  Show more

Michelle Obama breaks the silence regarding her absence from Trump's inauguration. Michael Steele reacts and suggests Republicans could learn a thing or two from Michelle Obama about breaking away from stupid. Catch Michael Steele on The Weekend Saturdays and Sundays on MSNBC: ht ...  Show more

Ronald Reagan is one of the most mythologized figures in American politics, but how did an actor and former Democrat become the standard-bearer of conservatism? In this new series exclusively for Founding Members explore Reagan’s rise, legacy, and myth. Who was the real Ronald Re ...  Show more

Ronald Reagan, as Jackson Lears wrote recently in the LRB, was a ‘telegenic demagogue’ whose ‘emotional appeal was built on white people’s racism’. His presidency left the United States a far more unequal place at home, with a renewed commitment to deadly imperial adventures abro ...  Show more

Thousands of Americans gathered on Sunday in remembrance of Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated earlier this month. As a conservative activist, Charlie did a lot to encourage Americans to get out and vote. Following his death, many wonder whether his l ...  Show more

After a single term and a landslide loss to Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter’s presidency was judged unduly harshly. What matters, though, are the principles he <a href="https://www.economist.com/obituary/2024/12/29/jimmy-carter-was-perhaps-the-most-virtuous-of-all-americas-preside ...