Former U.S. president's son devoted his life to writing and speaking about the American principles that so defined his father

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Recently, Michael Reagan, the eldest son of former president Ronald Reagan, passed away at age 80. 

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His passing was duly eulogized by the Reagan Foundation and the Young America’s Foundation at the Reagan Ranch. 

Both noted that Michael, whom I had the privilege to know, devoted his life to writing and speaking about the American principles that so defined his father. 

No death is ever timely. 

But there seems something fitting that president Reagan’s legacy would be closed out with the passing of his oldest son in the year of the 250th birthday of the United States. 

At this time of such confusion and division, there couldn’t be a better moment to remind all of us what America is about, as understood by Reagan. 

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