Reagan used to talk about putting communism on the “ash-heep of history”. Both left and right thought he was wrong, that communism and the Soviet Union were here to stay. They only differed in how to deal with them. Reagan thus differed from both sides, not what I’d call a “uniter”. And after the dust was settled, he was the one who turned out to be right.

Barry will get his holiday, but he will have to share President’s Day with his 43 predecessors.

It’s as true as ever that Red America is rural and Blue America is urban.