In a new book, author Ken Khachigian writes about his behind-the-scenes experiences as a speechwriter and confidant to Presidents Reagan and Nixon.
Reagan’s ‘government isn’t the solution, government is the problem’ rhetoric seeded the far-right paranoia we see today.
Ronald Reagan governed in California much more pragmatically than he campaigned. If only today’s Republicans would do the same.
California may be home to Hollywood, but the state has a long history of electing non-celebrity, charisma-challenged governors. Dull and dutiful could be a successful recipe once more in 2026.
Obituaries
Spencer helped invent the modern political consulting business with its emphasis on TV-centric campaigning.
“Government is the problem” quickly becomes “government cannot work,” and Republicans prove that right every time they take power.
Movies
Conservative filmmakers at companies like the Daily Wire, which produced 2024’s top-grossing documentary, have found success by courting audiences that feel overlooked by Hollywood.
2024 Orange County Business Visionaries
Rochon currently serves as president of the University of Southern Indiana
California
Like Nixon and Reagan, Kamala Harris put California at the center of national politics. But the state and country have changed.
As Project 2025 draws comparisons to the Reagan Revolution of the 1980s, readers offer opposing takes on the 40th president.