In what way was reagan able to influence national policy decad3s after he was no longer president?

Event to this day President Ronald Reagan still influences various policies in the U.S. government.  His emphasis on free market with little government control still holds true and many still advocate this policy.  Tax cuts are also an example of Reagan’s influence because even today some believe that if taxes were decrease it would allow some growth in the economy and this was also started by Reagan.