Ronald Reagan Biography Personality Nancy Reagan Political Style Reaganomics Supply-Side Economics The theory Recession and recovery Slashing spending on social programs New Federalism Cuts in funding for education Deficits Reasons for huge deficits Positions of political parties Borrowing from abroad Deregulation Deregulation accelerates under Reagan Impact S&Ls airlines telephone industry health and safety the environment Opposition from social conservatives Reagan, the Soviets, and Nuclear Weapons The Soviets and the U.S. Strategic Arsenal The "evil empire" Reagan’s belief in a missile gap Mushrooming defense outlays Star Wars The nuclear freeze movement SDI Federal spending on R&D Affirmation: The Election of 1984 The candidates Reagan’s landslide victory Reagan and the Third World The Reagan Doctrine Stalemate and Terror: The Middle East Israel, the Palestinians, and Lebanon Libya Central America Nicaragua Grenada Scandal: Iran-Contra Arms-for-hostages in Iran Illegal aid to the Contras Cover-up Congressional hearings and indictments Negotiated settlement in Nicaragua Flexibility: Africa, the Philippines, and Haiti South Africa The Philippines Haiti Doing Business with the Soviets A Fresh Start Mikhail Gorbachev The Geneva summit Setback over Star Wars The Making of a Miracle Gorbachev’s internal reforms Gorbachev’s shift on SDI The INF Treaty "Gorbymania" Reagan’s America Greed Is Good Signs of prosperity "Yuppies," celebrities, and junk bond dealers Televangelists Tax cuts for the wealthy Stresses in the Workforce Air traffic controllers’ strike Declining union membership Mergers, takeovers, and corporate restructurings Decline of smokestack industries Farm Belt woes Foreign trade Falling wages The working poor Women Wage and salary increases Status gains Backlash against feminism men’s resentment social conservatives younger women Evolving feminist agenda Betty Friedan’s Second Stage parental leave Peoples of Color Widening socioeconomic divisions Native minorities advances impact of Reagan’s policies Immigrant minorities scope of legal and illegal immigration economics and politics culture comparison to earlier waves reception Troubles in the Good Life Variations on the Good Life Migration to the Sunbelt to the suburbs Technology Escaping urban problems The Challenger Disaster The space shuttle program The Challenger explosion Medicine and Public Health Advances in medical imaging: CT-scans and MRIs Increased funding for biomedical research Rising costs of medical care Public health hazards smoking and drugs AIDS The environment, local and global grass-roots activism new danger: ozone depletion Political Reckoning Undercurrent of Disquiet 1986 elections Supreme Court appointments The Election of 1988 The Reagan Legacy