The Eighties was a political magazine associated with Tangwai opposition politician Kang Ning-hsiang and his faction within the opposition, aptly named the "Eighties faction".
The magazine (and the corresponding faction) took the moderate reformist position, advocating for what Kang called "political kung fu", working within the system and turning the stronger opponent's power against them. They adhered to reform through the ballot box, and saw the radical Formosa faction's attempts for reform through protests and civil disobedience as futile, as the KMT was perceived as powerful enough to bend the rules to eliminate all domestic threats.
