![]() ![]() The election of Ronald Reagan, with his optimistic nationalism and belief in the restorative power of the free market, allowed some people to make a lot of money fast, which created a climate of swagger and possibility. Mired in unemployment, inflation and unrelenting violence in the Mideast, the United States needed a shot in the arm and the defeat of a country still seen as our arch-nemesis in a sport it long-dominated provided just that. in the men’s hockey finals of the 1980 Olympics as a jumping-off point. It uses the U.S.A.’s surprising defeat of the U.S.S.R. ![]() The invention of the Walkman may have kick-started an ethos of individualism, but it only worked because everybody was doing it too.īased in part on David Sirota’s book “Back to Our Future: How the 1980s Explain the World We Live in Now,” “The ‘80s” is narrated by Rob Lowe, former Brat Packer, videotape sex scandal survivor and something of an ‘80s poster boy. An assassination attempt not only cemented Ronald Reagan’s reputation for wit and resilience - it also gave birth to CNN. Steve Jobs argued that computers were the future of communication and soon everybody had one. Tony Hawk re-imagined skateboarding and soon kids were slipping how-to tapes into their VCRs and irritating park officials across the country. ![]()
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