In Reagan: The Life, H.W. Brands argues that the 40th president gave the country a lift—but to what end?
Tag: Ronald Reagan
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The Marx Brothers TV Collection follows the legendary comedy team into the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s
A new three-DVD set from Shout! Factory collects the Marx Brothers’ TV appearances.
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Rick Perlstein crosses The Invisible Bridge between Nixon and Reagan
In a new book, Chicago historian and Nation writer Rick Perlstein continues to chart America’s rightward shift.
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Two new documentaries ponder the market value of knowledge
Ivory Tower and The Internet’s Own Boy ponder the market value of knowledge.
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The drug warrior
Chicago DEA special agent in charge Jack Riley has targeted the Outfit, dirty cops, street gangs, and the Sinaloa cartel, yet the drugs keep coming.
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Should Obamacare have been left to the states?
Steve Chapman’s Tribune column offers a strong argument, except for the comparison it doesn’t draw.
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The press has been as hard on Obama’s stance on Syria as the public
The press has been as hard on Obama’s stance on Syria as the public.
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Weekly Top Five: Science fiction, the art of extrapolation
Weekly Top Five: sci-films
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Sammy Sosa, Lenny Skutnik, and the State of the Union
Sosa made it into an elite SOTU club, if not the HOF.
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And in this corner, the Rainbow Coalition!
Hey kids, did you know that Reverend Jesse Jackson used to run for president?
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Q&A: Rick Perlstein on how a dose of machine politics could benefit Obama
The author of Before the Storm and Nixonland sits down for a chat in light of his recent Chicago magazine cover story
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Video Drone: Beatles Stories
An anecdotal new documentary lets you meet the Beatles, over and over again
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Census stats likely to show highest poverty rate since 1965
When will the presidential candidates notice?