MORNING IN AMERICA

The Reagan Revolution and the Conservative Ascendancy, 1980-1988

Stephen Leonard Greer

• Publisher: Chiify
• Year: 2026
• eBook ISBN:
  9798905160141
• Subtopic: American Literature

**"Government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem."** With one line, Ronald Reagan rewired American politics — and we're still living inside the world he built. Yet most of us know only the cartoon version. To one side, Reagan is a flawless hero; to the other, a villain. The cable-news shouting match has buried the real story: how a former actor took a nation gripped by stagflation, gas lines, and self-doubt and launched a revolution that reshaped the economy, the Cold War, and the Republican Party for forty years. If you want to truly understand modern America — your taxes, your politics, your divided country — you have to understand the 1980s. And the soundbites won't get you there. This book will. **MORNING IN AMERICA: The Reagan Revolution and the Conservative Ascendancy, 1980–1988** gives you the complete, clear-eyed story — the triumphs, the scandals, and the lasting consequences — without the spin from either side. **Inside, you will discover:** * **HOW** the Reagan Revolution dismantled the New Deal consensus and remade the American economy * **WHY** "Reaganomics" — tax cuts, deficits, and deregulation — still shapes your paycheck today * **HOW** Reagan confronted the "Evil Empire" and helped bring the Cold War to an end * **THE TRUTH** about Iran-Contra, the AIDS crisis, and the War on Drugs * **WHY** the conservative ascendancy of the 1980s still defines our politics decades later This isn't partisan cheerleading or a hit piece. It's the real Reagan era — morning and shadow alike — laid out so you can judge for yourself. To understand America today, start with the Reagan Revolution. **Scroll up and click "Buy Now" to begin MORNING IN AMERICA today.**

Table of contents

• Author’s Note
• Contents
• Prologue: The City on a Hill
• PART ONE: THE ROAD TO REAGAN (1964-1980)
• PART TWO: REAGANOMICS (1981-1984)
• PART THREE: REAGAN'S COLD WAR (1981-1989)
• PART FOUR: THE REAGAN DOMESTIC AGENDA
• PART FIVE: THE MAN AND HIS PRESIDENCY
• PART SIX: LEGACIES
• Epilogue: What Reagan Built
• Acknowledgments
• Selected Bibliography
• About the Author