http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/david-martin/ronald-reagan-_b_5597433.html
The article I have chosen is by David Martin and was
published in 2014. Martin acknowledges the fact that many Americans believe
that Ronald Reagan was a great president, however he can’t comprehend why this
is. Martin’s piece notes the many ways Reagan’s presidency was a failure and
why he should not be considered a good president. He also notes that many of
the Americans that see Reagan in a positive light are from the right wing in
terms of politics, “those on the right seem to be obsessed with memorialising
him as one of America's greatest presidents". Reagan was controversial to say the least when it came to the economy. Martin suggests that Reagan was supposed to improve the economy with his unique financial values but instead made the American economy unprecedentedly worse. He says that Reagan was ‘Beloved for his supposed reputation as a fiscal conservative, Reagan, in fact, managed to triple the national debt during his time in office and also managed to implement the biggest tax increase in history up to that time.’ This article portrays Reagan in a hypocritical way as Reagan was supposed to be a ‘fiscal conservative’ however after his time in office tax was a major issue.
Another issue that this article highlights is the
Iran-Contra affair. This was the illegal sales of weaponry to Iran, at the time
there were tensions between the two nations and Reagan oversaw the whole
situation. Martin believes that further action should have been taken during
the aftermath of this event, ‘It boggles the mind that he was not impeached for
this outrageous endeavour and it seems that only his failing memory saved him
from prosecution.’ This article is a clear example of hatred towards Reagan and
his presidency and Martin includes solid evidence to support his opinion.
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