Ronald Reagan, whatever his pros and cons were, was a public servant in the end.

To say that Reagan teaches us that we should be against amnesty for illegal immigrants is to contradict what Reagan himself stood for - that he was in favor of amnesty.

Reagan himself, for much of his life, was devoted against the elites. His antagonism to the Soviet Union is antagonism against oppression by the elites of the many.

What was happening was the war on drugs. That was the primary culprit I could see that was getting in the way of black progress.

Reagan is held up to us as an example of never raising taxes. Correction: Reagan raised taxes six of his eight years as president. Why? He was a pragmatist, not doctrinaire. He saw problems emerging, and when his policies faltered he changed his views. Flexibility, not rigidity.

Ronald Reagan, whatever his pros and cons were, was a public servant in the end.

Reagan has very significant things to teach us - positive lessons and quite negative lessons.