government, cutting certain social welfare programs, moving other programs to state control, expanding the U.S. military, advocating Constitutional originalism, and making disarmament pledges with the Soviet Union. He criticized Reagan for his conduct in the Iran-Contra affair, concluding that Reagan let his emotions take over his judgment and wrongly paid for hostages via arms. He also criticized Reagan for declining to push for a Taxpayer Bill of Rights until the latter part of his second term. Hayward estimated that Reagan ultimately failed to create a true Constitution-based ideological movement to succeed him. He also described current conservative views of Reagan as too superficial and focused too much on style. Writings Articles written by Hayward appeared in The Weekly Standard starting in 2001 and in National Review-related publications since 2002. He has also published writings in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Policy Review, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Daily News, County Reporter, The San Diego Union-Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, The Sacramento Bee, The Washington Times, The Columbus Dispatch, The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), and The Kansas City Star. He is the author of a two-volume biography of Ronald Reagan (The Age of Reagan, 1964–1980: The Fall of the Old Liberal Order () in 2001 and The Age of Reagan: The Conservative Counterrevolution: 1980–1989 () in 2009), which received favorable reviews. Churchill on Leadership: Executive Success in the Face of Adversity (Prima, 1997) (Crown Forum, 1998) The Age of Reagan: The Fall of the Old Liberal Order, 1964–1980 (Prima Publishing, Forum, 2001) The Real Jimmy Carter: How Our Worst Ex-President Undermines American Foreign Policy, Coddles Dictators and Created the Party of Clinton and Kerry (Regnery Publishing, 2004) Greatness: Reagan, Churchill, and the Making of Extraordinary Leaders (Crown Forum, 2005) The Age of Reagan: The Conservative Counterrevolution: 1980–1989 (Crown Forum, 2010) Mere Environmentalism: A Biblical Perspective on Humans and the Natural World (Values and Capitalism) (AEI Press, 2010) The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Presidents: From Wilson to Obama (Politically Incorrect Guides) (Regnery Publishing, 2012) Patriotism Is Not Enough: Harry Jaffa, Walter Berns, and the Arguments that Redefined American Conservatism (Encounter Books, 2017) See also List of American Enterprise Institute scholars and fellows An Inconvenient Truth...Or Convenient Fiction? Notes References External links Steven F. Hayward at Powerline 1958 births Living people 21st-century American male writers 21st-century American non-fiction writers American columnists American economics writers American Enterprise Institute American male bloggers American