Institute of Policy Studies

24.06.2004 Ronald Reagan’s success as politician stemmed from his experiences as an actor says Marcus Raskin. He fused illusion and reality on the political stage by building on people's fears and insecurities, playing on how terrible “conditions were in the United States and how, with his leadership, it was going to be a perennial morning in America.”

04.05.2004 Arianna Huffington will talk about her recently released book, Fanatics & Fools: The Game Plan for Winning Back America. She examines both "fanatics" in the Bush White House as well as "fools" in the Democratic opposition. She sketches the corruption and dysfunction embedded in America's contemporary political landscape while laying out her game plan for winning back American democracy.