Ronald Reagan, Teacher

Ronald Reagan, gone now two years on June 5th, left behind a legacy as a teacher that any educator would envy. His subject: conservatism. His students: Generations of conservatives living and yet unborn.

As a Republican Congress and President struggle over hot-button issues from immigration to Iraq, the second anniversary of Reagan's death provides a moment to look back and learn from the way he lived his political life. It might help.

Jeffrey Lord