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This weekend marks the centennial of former President Ronald Reagan’s birth. Conservatives around the country are celebrating this event. The only problem is while he was alive, Ronald Reagan was a fallible human being that made many mistakes during his presidency. However, one day after his death he was escalated to near sainthood by the GOP.
Salon takes a look at some of the right-wing distortions/myths about Ronald Reagan, the President in a running series…
About the Real Reagan series
There is much to appreciate and even like about America’s 40th president, and his two terms in office were not without significant achievements. But Ronald Reagan and his presidency are also badly misunderstood. To mark the 100th anniversary of his birth, we are offering what we hope will be a respite from the hagiography that has taken hold elsewhere — a critical, but fair and respectful, exploration of the real Ronald Reagan.
In this series
Introduction
by Salon Staff
The divisive underbelly of Reagan’s sunny optimism
by Matthew Dallek
The “Southern Strategy,” fulfilled
by Steve Kornacki
The scandal that almost destroyed Ronald Reagan
by Robert Busby
We fought a war on lies, and lies won
by Joan Walsh
The era of big spending and massive deficits
by Andrew Leonard
Ronald Reagan cared more about UFOs than AIDS
by Alex Pareene
Reagan’s embrace of apartheid South Africa
by Justin Elliott
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