The Reagan-Trump Arc: A Forty-Year War on Democracy

How American conservatism evolved from smiling deregulation to authoritarian spectacle.

It took a generation to crawl out of Reagan’s shadow. It may take two to survive Trump.

This isn’t just about two men, two presidencies, or two moments. This is about a 40-year arc that reshaped America, not suddenly, but methodically. Reagan built the framework. Trump turned it into a weapon. The Heritage Foundation wrote the blueprints.

It is no coincid…