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"In the second half of the twentieth century, no American president defined his political era as did Ronald Reagan. He ushered in an age that extolled smaller government, tax cuts, and strong defense, and to this day politicians of both political parties operate within the parameters of the world he made. His eight years in office from 1981 to 1989 were a time of economic crisis and recovery, a new American assertiveness abroad, and an engagement with the Soviet Union that began in conflict but moved in surprising new directions. Jacob Weisberg provides a bracing portrait of America's fortieth president and the ideas that animated his political career, offering a fresh psychological interpretation and showing that there was more to Reagan than the usual stereotypes. Reagan, he observes, was a staunch conservative but was also unafraid to compromise and cut deals where necessary. And Reagan espoused a firm belief, just as firm as his belief in small government and strong defense, that nuclear weapons were immoral and ought to be eliminated. Weisberg argues that these facets of Reagan were too often ignored in his time but reveal why his presidency turned out to be so consequential. In the years since Reagan left office, he has been cast in marble by the Republican Party and dismissed by the Democrats. Weisberg shows why we need to move past these responses if we wish truly to appreciate his accomplishments and his legacy."--Jacket

Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Ronald J. Fisher -- 1 Ronald J. Fisher: Advancing the Understanding and Effectiveness of Third Party Interventions in Destructive Intergroup Conflict -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The Childhood Years: Early Influences -- 1.3 Early Adulthood and the Acquisition of a Profession -- 1.4 The University of Guelph and Applied Social Psychology -- 1.5 The 1980s: The Study of Intergroup Conflict -- 1.6 Training and Consultation in Conflict Resolution and Related Areas -- 1.7 Peace Activism -- 1.8 The 1990s: CIIPS and Cyprus

Anti-archimedeanism / Arthur Ripstein -- The "Hart-Dworkin" debate : a short guide for the perplexed / Scott J. Shapiro -- The rule of law as the rule of liberal principle / David Dyzenhaus -- Liberty and equality / Arthur Ripstein -- Rights, responsibilities, and reflections on the sanctity of life / Benjamin C. Zipursky and James E. Fleming -- Hercules, Abraham Lincoln, the United States Constitution, and the problem of slavery / Sanford Levinson.

The second edition of Stephen Guest's important study of this seminal thinker. Fully updated and with substantial additional material, this is a lucid and comprehensive introduction and critical assessment of Dworkin's prolific contributions to legal and political philosophy

Ron Crecelius (far left) graduated from George Fox in 1948. He was a member of the Four Flats Quartet. In 1955 he received a masters degree from Western Evangelical Seminary. He was later granted an honorary doctor of divinity degree from Western Evangelical Seminary. He was the chaplain at George Fox College for 14 years, retiring in 1985. He was chosen as one of the graduation speakers for the 1985 graduation ceremony. Before his time at Fox, Crecelius pastored churches in Oregon, Washington, and California. He was pastor and director of admissions at Brown Military Academy in California. ; https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/noteable_individuals/1011/thumbnail.jpg