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How conservative was Ronald Reagan?

The Robert Herriman Show

Release Date: 02/22/2020

The Crime Data Fiasco show art The Crime Data Fiasco

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The media and the politicians endlessly assured Americans that the national crime rate had fallen sharply since Joe Biden took office. However, we later learned the FBI crime data was flawed.  Joining me today to look at this issue is attorney Ken Good. Mr. Good is a noted bail attorney and a board member of the Professional Bondsmen of Texas. Watch the video version on

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My guest today asks the question, What should be done with Obamacare? This comes as Democratic subsidies and the Trump tax cuts are getting closer to expiring. He makes a case for reform. Joining me today is John C Goodman, PhD. Dr Goodman is president and CEO of the Goodman institute for Public Policy Research, a think tank focused on public policy issues. He is also author of a number of notable books to include Priceless, A Better Choice and of course Patient Power, among others. Watch the video version on

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Molly Jong-Fast said recently on MSNBC about Donald Trump: "He's telling us what he's going to do if he gets in office and he's going to shred the Constitution", and then mocked him for comparing himself to FDR. I respond to Jong-Fast's comment.

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In this short commentary, I look at one the inconsistencies of Senator Elizabeth Warren.

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The latest study from The Harris Poll Thought Leadership Practice finds most Americans believe at least somewhat in astrology. What does the Bible say about astrology?

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In this podcast, I look at a by Ed Krassenstein, and answer briefly the question, Is our current government the exact form of government that our Constitution called for?

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The 9th annual Human Freedom Index (HFI) was released last month by authors from the Cato Institute in the US and the Fraser Institute in Canada. The Human Freedom Index is the most comprehensive freedom index so far created for a globally meaningful set of countries and jurisdictions, representing 98.8 percent of the world’s population. Joining me today to look at the most recent HFI is Fred McMahon. Mr. McMahon is an economist, a Fraser Institute Resident Fellow and holder of the Dr. Michael A. Walker Chair in Economic Freedom.  

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The 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, is held up by many as the epitome of conservatism. The question is, how conservative was he?

I am joined by Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, Ivan Eland to answer this question.

I asked Eland specifically about President Reagan concerning entitlements, taxes, regulation and limited government. We also delved into Reagan’s foreign policy, the Cold War and Iran Contra.