Tag: War

Did the war on poverty fail?

In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared war on poverty, asserting that additional efforts were necessary to “strike down all the barriers” that kept many from taking advantage of increasing economic opportunities. As Johnson explained, the war…

Tim Walz Threatens Civil War

This afternoon Tim Walz called a press conference in which he threatened civil war. It was one of the most extraordinary performances by an American political leader since the Confederates seceded in 1861. Walz said that he had put the Minnesota…