Teach a youngster right: Take him to see the movie Reagan

Published September 10, 2024 6:00am ET



If you have any relatives under, say, 45 years old, I hereby pronounce it your civic duty, by any nonviolent means, to take them to see the movie Reagan.

As entertainment, the movie is not great but still definitely good. As history, Reagan is likewise solid. As an expositor of the right sort of public character, it is very good indeed. As a tribute to one of the greatest Americans of this or any lifetime, it does a more than admirable job, even if it lacks nuance and tends toward hagiography.

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