Reaganism
Reaganism is dedicated to exploring where the Reagan Movement lives today, hosted by the Director of the Ronald Reagan Institute, Roger Zakheim. The show has two goals: understand the foundations of the political philosophy that powered the Reagan Revolution; and host discussions about contemporary issues through the lens of Reagan. The podcast looks at the continuing impact of #40’s principles and beliefs on our leaders as they address the complex problems of today and tomorrow.
Episodes
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
The American Idea: A Conversation with Paul Ryan
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Speaker Paul Ryan joins Reaganism to discuss #40's impact on his Dad, the importance of pro-growth and anti-poverty economic policy, and what the Speaker has been up to since leaving Congress.
American Idea Foundation
Speaker Ryan Delivers Remarks on Advancing American Leadership at the Reagan Institute
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Monday Feb 03, 2020
On Conservative Nationalism: A Conversation with Colin Dueck
Monday Feb 03, 2020
Monday Feb 03, 2020
Dr. Colin Dueck, a professor and prolific scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, joins Reaganism to discuss his newest book Age of Iron: On Conservative Nationalism which looks at the different conservative approaches to foreign policy, the rise of nationalism, and the Trump Administration’s national security policy.
Show Notes:
Reagan National Defense Survey
Age of Iron: On Conservative Nationalism | Oxford University Press, 2019
Between Populism and Internationalism: Conservative Foreign Policy After Trump | War on the Rocks, 2018
Hard Line: The Republican Party and U.S. Foreign Policy since World War II | Princeton University Press, 2010
Dictatorships & Double Standards (Jeane J. Kirkpatrick) | Commentary, November 1979
Monday Jan 06, 2020
Defending the Homeland: A Conversation with Secretary Jeh Johnson
Monday Jan 06, 2020
Monday Jan 06, 2020
President Obama’s former Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson joins Reaganism to discuss his role in Guantanamo Bay detainee policy, the need for “straight talk” on immigration, and the growing importance of cyber security.
Op-ed on Rep. Hamilton Fish IV: https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/opinion/2019/11/20/jeh-johnson-hamilton-fish-iv-hudson-valley-set-example-follow/4244455002/
Op-ed on Immigration: https://thehill.com/latino/451898-jeh-johnson-democrats-need-straight-talk-on-immigration
Monday Dec 23, 2019
Trailblazer: A Conversation with Ted Olson
Monday Dec 23, 2019
Monday Dec 23, 2019
Ted Olson, an attorney who has argued more than 60 cases before the Supreme Court, joins Reaganism to discuss the legacy of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, his role in the Bush v. Gore Case, and the DACA case currently pending before the Supreme Court.
Show Notes
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Friday Dec 20, 2019
Friday Dec 20, 2019
Former US Secretaries of Defense Leon Panetta and Jim Mattis discuss the role freedom and democracy should play in our defense policy. Are American values a strategic asset and if so, how can the United States more effectively utilize our values to compete? How should we approach allies & partners who may not share our principles? To what extent should we seek to promote democratic movements and institutions abroad?
Friday Dec 20, 2019
Friday Dec 20, 2019
Secretary Esper discusses the Trump Administration’s defense policy towards Russia and China, the Pentagons ongoing efforts to modernize our military and the continuing relevance of President Reagan’s message of peace through strength at the 2019 Reagan National Defense Forum.
Friday Dec 20, 2019
Reagan National Defense Forum: Conversation with Jeff Bezos
Friday Dec 20, 2019
Friday Dec 20, 2019
Mr. Bezos discusses the need for big technology companies to work with the US government, what the national security community can do to recruit and retain technical talent, and ways big organizations can remain nimble and innovative at the 2019 Reagan National Defense Forum.
Monday Nov 25, 2019
Monday Nov 25, 2019
General David Petraeus, former Commander of US forces in Iraq and former Director of the CIA, and Vance Serchuk, Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security, join Reaganism to discuss Pres. Reagan’s "Boys of Point du Hoc" speech and its lessons for restoring Americans’ faith in our country today.Essay available at: https://www.reaganfoundation.org/reagan-institute/scholarship/essay-series-on-presidential-principles-and-beliefs/
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Dr. Dan Twining, Director of the International Republican Institute, discusses the important link between the success of freedom abroad and America’s security.Read Dr. Twining’s essay on Pres. Reagan’s Westminster speech at: https://www.reaganfoundation.org/reagan-institute/scholarship/essay-series-on-presidential-principles-and-beliefs/the-westminster-speech-june-8-1982/
Monday Oct 28, 2019
New Deal Conservative: A Conversation with Dr. Henry Olsen
Monday Oct 28, 2019
Monday Oct 28, 2019
Dr. Henry Olsen, a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, discusses his book The Working Class Republican: Ronald Reagan and the Return of Blue-Collar Conservatism. Dr. Olsen makes the case for #40 being a “New Deal Conservative.”https://www.amazon.com/Working-Class-Republican-Blue-Collar-Conservatism/dp/0062475266