Daily: How REAGANISM still ruins America – with historian Rick Perlstein

“Reagan’s inauguration was a hinge in American history.”

“Before Reagan, conservatism was seen as irrelevant in America.”

1970s America was looking for a hero. They were looking for Superman, not moral ambiguity.”

“Reagan wanted to write a book about how he fought the Reds of Hollywood…he was living a fantasy in his own head.”

“It’s the difference between the dog whistle and the train whistle.”