Reaganism
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- noun
- /ˈreɪɡənˌɪzəm/
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reaganismo
- During the 1980s, Reaganism emphasized free markets and limited government to revive the American economy.
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Reagan led a coalition of corporate oligarchs, imperial crusaders, and Christian fundamentalists to power, and to this day, Reaganism remains the official gospel of the old guard in the Republican Party.
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But the right adheres to a brand of Reaganism that The Great Communicator himself could never live up to.
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This is what is left of Reaganism.
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Well, we are now seeing the greatest coalition since Reaganism building.
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Today, people refer to "Reaganism," but we never hear of "Clintonism" or "Obamaism."
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But the real lessons of Reaganism are about how to wield national power and bolster national pride when your hands are partially tied.
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Now, thirty-plus years of Reaganism has nearly decimated this country, and yet nearly 50% of the people are still conned by it.
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Which begs the question: do we really need a reprise of 1993 and 1994 to move the GOP back to Reaganism?
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Over at First Things, Peter Leithart in "The Right after Reaganism" sees the election as the end of Reaganism and tells the Republicans they must face the fact that they must give up some of Reagan's principles because they were wrong.
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But with the international wave of new conservatism during the Eighties, as Thatcherism, Reaganism, and Friedmanism went on the offensive, and with the final collapse of the Eastern Bloc by the end of the Eighties, socialism as a positive word disappeared.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
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Economic policies by U.S. president Ronald Reagan in the 1980s that cut taxes, reduce rules, and lower government spending
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An idea that favors free markets, less regulation, and smaller government spending
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Ideas that favour free markets and less government control, for example selling state-owned companies
How Conservative
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Surface Forms
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Etymology
Reaganism comes from the name Reagan and the ending -ism, which means 'a belief or system', just like in capitalism or Buddhism. So Reaganism describes the political and economic ideas and style connected to President Ronald Reagan, especially his support for free markets and smaller government.