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Ronald Reagan served as the 40th President of the United States, serving between 1981 to 1989. This got me thinking, what are some fascinating facts about Ronald Reagan? Today, Ronald Reagan is remembered for his socially conservative policies, many of which are still enshrined in law today! On top of this, Reagan gave his name to Reaganomics, perhaps the most famous fiscally conservative policies ever. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 15. "Dutch"? Practically every president gets a number of nicknames, both from other politicians and from the American public. For Reagan, his most famous nickname was that of "Dutch". Unlike Martin Van Buren's very similar nickname, the nickname was not as a result of Reagan's ancestry. Where Van Buren's was D...

In recent years, there has been a rise is so-called social conservatism. The media in particular had picked up on many high profile social conservatives, with many of them creating a lot of controversy. This got me thinking, what exactly is social conservatism? And how exactly does it differ from other types of conservatism? And why do so many people hate them? (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); What is Social Conservatism? Social conservatism a variant of conservatism that mostly focuses on the aspects of day-to-day life, mostly from a conservative viewpoint. Most commonly, this is to do with aspects such as social purism and traditional social hierarchy. Whilst many social conservatives may also have conservative views on the economy, socia...