Gene Kopelson is an author and historian with a focus on Ronald Reagan's political career. He contributed articles to The Weekly Standard in 2017, writing about Reagan's early political organizing and the intersection of sports and political activism.
In the midst of the current "take a knee" crisis in the NFL and the reaction of fans by lessening their support of pro football, football legend Y.A. Tittle passed away on October 8, 2017. Millions of fans remember his triumphs and gallantry, as player and as coach, especially decades ago when his…
Fifty years ago today, Ronald Reagan captured the hearts and minds of America's youth. The general view of the late 1960s is that it was a time when drugged-out hippies and anti-war protests took over the country. But there was another concurrent, subculture growing, too: A rising tide of…