The New Reagan Revolution
by Michael Reagan, with Jim Denney

In his book, In the New Reagan Revolution: How Ronald Reagan's Principles Can Restore America's Greatness, Michael Reagan shares fresh insights into the life and legacy of his father, former U.S. President Ronald Reagan. This book serves an important and timely purpose. It comes at a point in American history when we desperately need strong leadership. We are strapped with debt and unemployment, with a critical presidential election on the horizon. We have more government and less freedom in our lives than at any other time in our history.

Despite this, Michael Reagan doesn't write this book as a criticism of America; he writes it as a "prescription to heal our nation." He explains that his father's plans worked once and they can work again. Reagan's era can continue because his plans and strategies were based on strong conservative values and principles that do not fade. They are as relevant today as they were decades ago.

Each chapter of The New Reagan Revolution ends with a practical "What Have We Learned?" section, manifested in a numbered list of action points. He leads us through topics such as Reaganomics, breaking concepts down into diagrams and bullet points. By the end of this book, you will understand and be equipped to explain Reagan's plans and ideas to your friends.

Michael Reagan maintains that conservative values are the only values that produce peace, prosperity, and security in the USA. His passion to heal our nation is evident in this book, down to the last chapter, entitled "A Son's Letter to His Dad," in which he promises the late President Ronald Reagan that "we will win."

Just as the Carter presidency made the nation hungry for strong leadership that came in the person of President Reagan in 1980, so is America in 2012. We are tired of the empty promises and reckless spending of the Obama presidency and we are hungry for real leadership.

Michael Reagan urges us to cling to his father's time-tested principles and to remember his words: "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction." The time to fight for our freedom is now, and Michael Reagan gives us practical ways to win in 2012. It's no surprise that Rush Limbaugh endorsed this book, saying: "My friend Michael Reagan has given us the blueprint for a new Reagan revolution -- and he has given Ronald Reagan back to us again. Read it, learn it, live it, love it!"

(Thomas Dunne Books, 2010, 369 pp., $16.99)