20 years after he left the Oval Office for the final time and nearly five years since the old boy died, two things seem clear: Reagan’s achievements were greater than seemed possible at the time of his scandal-filled presidency; and those achievements have been willfully misinterpreted by a Republican Party that often seems blind to the changes that have swept America since the Reagan years. Perhaps it will be Morning in America again, but not in the way it was in 1980.

Alex is a born contrarian, something I strive at myself. Give him an inflated target, such as Reagan’s legacy with conservatives, and watch him go. You should also watch him go daily at his new digs at the Spectator.

In case you’ve missed it, I’ve been somewhat busy:

• The Wall Street Journal Europe published a piece on Serbian domestic politics and the significance of the arrest of Radovan Karadžić.

• I’ve posted a piece on “the Georgia Crisis: 14 Days In” over at Doublethink.

More to come, I hope.