Republicans like to shoot themselves in the foot. They are easily brainwashed and like to follow big mouth talk radio hosts, mean spirited politicians and anyone who says lower taxes like sheep.
Reagan wanted Line Item veto power to stop the wasteful pork the budgets( We really this now also) Reagan could not stop Tip ONiel from spending Reagan was able to fix what Carter did to us (See Misery Index) in only a few short years Reagan created 30 million jobs.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.