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Five factors were at work. First the failure of liberalism in the 1970s stunned and silenced liberals, who wer already under heavy pressure from the far left. Second, that failure energized a new conservative coaliytion involving the Religious Right, the business community, and Americans alarmed by the decline in Ameria's global position. Third, Reagan appeared at the right time with the right skills to mobilize conservatives, and lead the nation --and Congress--to support for his wide-ranging policies. Fourth, the policies worked, as the nation's great enemy the Soviet Union collapsed and vanished, and the economy at home surged forward. And finally the policies reflected the new national mode and thus became a permanent fixture that was largely accepted by moderate Democrats, especially President Bill Clinton in the 1990s.
Five factors were at work. First the failure of liberalism in the 1970s stunned and silenced liberals, who wer already under heavy pressure from the far left. Second, that failure energized a new conservative coaliytion involving the Religious Right, the business community, and Americans alarmed by the decline in Ameria's global position. Third, Reagan appeared at the right time with the right skills to mobilize conservatives, and lead the nation --and Congress--to support for his wide-ranging policies. Fourth, the policies worked, as the nation's great enemy the Soviet Union collapsed and vanished, and the economy at home surged forward. And finally the policies reflected the new national mode and thus became a permanent fixture that was largely accepted by moderate Democrats, especially President Bill Clinton in the 1990s.
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==Domestic policy==
==Domestic policy==
* Brownlee, W. Elliot and Hugh Davis Graham, eds. ''The Reagan Presidency: Pragmatic Conservatism and Its Legacies'' (2003)
* Brownlee, W. Elliot and Hugh Davis Graham, eds. ''The Reagan Presidency: Pragmatic Conservatism and Its Legacies'' (2003)
* Diggins, John. ''Ronald Reagan'' (2008), 528 pages, by leading conservative historian.
* Diggins, John. ''Ronald Reagan'' (2008), 528 pages, by leading conservative historian.
* Ehrman, John. ''The Eighties: America in the Age of Reagan.'' (2005), by conservative historian
* Ehrman, John. ''The Eighties: America in the Age of Reagan.'' (2005), by conservative historian [http://www.amazon.com/Eighties-America-Age-Reagan/dp/0300115822/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258967399&sr=1-6 excerpt and text search]
* Flamm, Michael and John Ehrman. ''Debating the Reagan Presidency'' (2009), key issues explained; includes primary sources
* Flamm, Michael and John Ehrman. ''Debating the Reagan Presidency'' (2009), key issues explained; includes primary sources
* Griscom Tom. "Core Ideas of the Reagan Presidency." In Thompson, ed., ''Leadership,'' 23-48.
* Griscom Tom. "Core Ideas of the Reagan Presidency." In Thompson, ed., ''Leadership,'' 23-48.
* Hayward, Steven F. ''The Age of Reagan, 1964-1980: The Fall of the Old Liberal Order'' (2001)
* Hayward, Steven F. ''The Age of Reagan, 1964-1980: The Fall of the Old Liberal Order'' (2001) [http://www.amazon.com/Age-Reagan-1964-1980-Liberal-Order/dp/076151337X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258967399&sr=1-3 excerpt and text search]
* Hayward, Steven F. ''The Age of Reagan: The Conservative Counterrevolution: 1980-1989'' (2009) [http://www.amazon.com/Age-Reagan-Conservative-Counterrevolution-1980-1989/dp/1400053579/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258861343&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
* Hayward, Steven F. ''The Age of Reagan: The Conservative Counterrevolution: 1980-1989'' (2009) [http://www.amazon.com/Age-Reagan-Conservative-Counterrevolution-1980-1989/dp/1400053579/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258861343&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
* Langston, Thomas S. "Reassessing the Reagan Presidency," ''Presidential Studies Quarterly,'' Vol. 34, 2004 [http://www.questia.com/read/5006516145?title=Reassessing%20the%20Reagan%20Presidency online edition]
* Langston, Thomas S. "Reassessing the Reagan Presidency," ''Presidential Studies Quarterly,'' Vol. 34, 2004 [http://www.questia.com/read/5006516145?title=Reassessing%20the%20Reagan%20Presidency online edition]
* Goodman, Marshall R. ''Managing Regulatory Reform: The Reagan Strategy and Its Impact'' Praeger Publishers, 1987 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=43165555 online edition]
* Goodman, Marshall R. ''Managing Regulatory Reform: The Reagan Strategy and Its Impact'' Praeger Publishers, 1987 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=43165555 online edition]
* Hulten Charles R. and Isabel V. Sawhill, eds. ''The Legacy of Reaganomics: Prospects for Long-Term Growth.'' (1994).
* Hulten Charles R. and Isabel V. Sawhill, eds. ''The Legacy of Reaganomics: Prospects for Long-Term Growth.'' (1994).
* Kleinknecht, William. ''The Man Who Sold the World: Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main Street America'' (2009), an old leftist blames everything bad on RR and the businessmen
* Kleinknecht, William. ''The Man Who Sold the World: Ronald Reagan and the Betrayal of Main Street America'' (2009), an old leftist blames everything bad on RR but agrees that he dominates the era
* Sahu, Anandi P. and Ronald L. Tracy; ''The Economic Legacy of the Reagan Years: Euphoria or Chaos?'' 1991 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=59361760 online edition]
* Sahu, Anandi P. and Ronald L. Tracy; ''The Economic Legacy of the Reagan Years: Euphoria or Chaos?'' 1991 [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=59361760 online edition]
* Berman William C. ''America's Right Turn: From Nixon to Bush.'' (1994).
* Berman William C. ''America's Right Turn: From Nixon to Bush.'' (1994).
* Busch, Andrew E. ''Reagan's Victory: The Presidential Election of 1980 and the Rise of the Right,'' (2005) [http://www.claremont.org/publications/crb/id.1103/article_detail.asp online review by Michael Barone]
* Busch, Andrew E. ''Reagan's Victory: The Presidential Election of 1980 and the Rise of the Right,'' (2005) [http://www.claremont.org/publications/crb/id.1103/article_detail.asp online review by Michael Barone]
* Hoeveler, J. David. ''Watch on the Right: Conservative Intellectuals in the Reagan Era.'' (1991).
* Cannon, Lou, and Carl M. Cannon. ''Reagan's Disciple: George W. Bush's Troubled Quest for a Presidential Legacy'' (2008) on the continuity of the Age of Reagan to 2008. [http://www.amazon.com/Reagans-Disciple-George-Troubled-Presidential/dp/1586484486/ref=sr_1_30?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258967531&sr=1-30 excerpt and text search]
* Laham, Nicholas. ''The Reagan Presidency and the Politics of Race: In Pursuit of Colorblind Justice and Limited Government'' 1998. [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=14220230 online edition]
* Dunn, Charles W. ''The Future of Conservatism: Conflict and Consensus in the Post-Reagan Era'' (2007), essays by conservative scholars [http://www.amazon.com/Future-Conservatism-Consensus-Post-Reagan-Contemporary/dp/1933859229/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258967774&sr=1-6#noop excerpt and text search]
* Kiewe, Amos, and Davis W. Houck. ''A Shining City on a Hill: Ronald Reagan's Economic Rhetoric, 1951-1989.'' 1991.
* Kiewe, Amos, and Davis W. Houck. ''A Shining City on a Hill: Ronald Reagan's Economic Rhetoric, 1951-1989.'' (1991).
* Longley, Kyle, Jeremy D. Mayer, Michael Schaller, and John W. Sloan. ''Deconstructing Reagan: Conservative Mythology and America’s Fortieth President,'' (2007) 150 pp.
* Longley, Kyle, Jeremy D. Mayer, Michael Schaller, and John W. Sloan. ''Deconstructing Reagan: Conservative Mythology and America’s Fortieth President,'' (2007) 150 pp.
* Moore, Mark P. "Reagan's Quest for Freedom in the 1987 State of the Union Address." ''Western Journal of Communication'' 53 (1989): 52-65.
* Moore, Mark P. "Reagan's Quest for Freedom in the 1987 State of the Union Address." ''Western Journal of Communication'' 53 (1989): 52-65.