When ruling classes lose the confidence in their own legitimacy, they start to believe in signs and wonders.
Nancy Reagan
PODCAST: Nancy Reagan on Ted Kennedy
The Reagans and the Kennedys. It seems an unlikely friendship but on the death of Ted Kennedy, former First Lady Nancy Reagan chats with her son Ron about the two families’ close relationship.
Bronwyn’s drug stance a flashback to the ’80s
The 1980s are back. Bronwyn Bishop yesterday reminded us of the dire consequences of taking drugs. Her “drugs aren’t cool” rhetoric brought back memories of Nancy Reagan’s “Just say no” campaign, which sparked an enormous war on drugs that enlisted our favourite TV stars and cartoons of the era.
