Arriving at the Reagan Ranch in California's Santa Ynez Mountains is like going back to the 1980s.. The " Schoolchildren and college students are invited here so that they can get acquainted with the legacy of Reagan.

There are no velvet museum ropes at the ranch at all to restrict visitors. Everything remains as it was when the presidential family lived here, from Nancy Reagan's handwritten instructions for the TV remote to the can of Brim coffee in the kitchen.. Going back to the 1980s is a relief because the US seems to be reliving the 1970s again.. Mark Thiessen, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and former President George W. Bush speechwriter writes about this in an article for the Washington Post..

He notes that, as in the 70s, inflation has risen again to its highest level in 40 years, the economy is shrinking, fuel prices have skyrocketed, Islamist radicals have removed an American ally from power, and an expansionist Russia has unleashed a war against one of its neighbors.. Therefore, it is very pleasant to return at least for a while to the world of "

The author notes that his trip to the ranch coincided with the moment when the youngest son of the ex-US President Michael arrived there.. He brought with him the great-grandchildren of President Reagan.

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“I asked Michael what his father would do about the situation in Ukraine. " And he's right. Not far from the ranch in the Reagan Presidential Library hangs a sign with his quote: “We know only too well that war does not begin when the forces of freedom are strong, but when they are weak.. That is when tyrants are seduced,” the author writes, blaming the Joe Biden administration for the weakness that “tempted” tyrant Vladimir Putin to invade Ukraine..

Therefore, in his opinion, now is a good time to remember some important lessons from the 40th President of the United States that can help stop and reverse Putin's unprovoked aggression.. Reagan became president after the American withdrawal from Vietnam. At that time, as now, the Americans did not want to send the US army to distant countries.. Therefore, it was necessary to find a way to repel the expansionism of the USSR without sending American troops to every hot spot in the world.. This is how the Reagan Doctrine was born, recognizing that there are brave people in the world who are ready to fight for their own liberation.. Given American weapons, training, and intelligence, as well as financial, diplomatic, and humanitarian support, they can liberate themselves from Russian domination..

In providing such assistance, Reagan helped freedom fighters from Central America to South Asia wrest their countries from the grasp of an expansionist Russia.. He also collaborated with Pope John Paul II, donating millions of dollars to the Solidarity movement in Poland, which laid the foundation for the country's liberation from Soviet domination..

Today in Ukraine, a new generation of freedom fighters is defending their country from Russian expansionism.. For months, the Biden administration has delayed transferring weapons to Kyiv, fearing that more American support would be a " When Putin's army committed untold atrocities against Ukrainian civilians, President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded for weapons to defend themselves, asking: \? It is run by Russia? Only after two months of war, during which thousands of people died, Biden agreed to give Ukraine the heavy weapons it needs to fight the Russian army..

Today, Congress is taking another major step forward by approving a $40 billion military and humanitarian aid package for Ukraine.. Reagan would be proud of this act. House of Representatives approves aid package with 368 votes in favor. Only 57 congressmen voted against. The Senate also supported the decision on assistance with 81 votes in favor.. The good news is that the decision to provide assistance to Ukraine was supported by both parties.. But there is also a bad one: only representatives of the Reagan Republican Party voted against. The political wing of the Heritage Foundation, a think tank that Reagan once loved, also misbehaved.. The center has now lobbyed against the Ukraine aid package, announcing that the decision to release it " Similar claims were made against the Reagan Doctrine in the 1980s..

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During his farewell speech at the 1992 Republican Party convention, Reagan urged party members to reject " He insisted that one should not return to a world where "

The author notes that for many of those who remember the Reagan era, these words are relevant today.. They have a " Washington Post and ABC News Poll Finds Majority of Americans in Their 40s Support More Military Aid to Ukraine. But only 38% of young Republicans who grew up in the post-Cold War era feel the same way.. 52% - against. This means that the Young America's Foundation needs to make an effort to remind the new generation that, as Reagan said, "