Trump Ends LBJ’s Affirmative Action Mandate for Government Contractors
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday revoking President Lyndon B. Johnson's Executive Order 11246, which required government contractors to implement affirmative action. The White House's order would more broadly end diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) “discrimination in federal employees and federal contracts and spending.” noticed. Federal employment practices will now be merit-based, with […]
Harris’s ‘Opportunity Society’ is in the shadow of LBJ’s War on Poverty
Vice President Kamala Harris has touted an economic vision for America she calls the “Opportunity Society,” a policy that harkens back to an era when presidents distinguished their policies with slogans like Franklin D. Roosevelt's “New Deal” and John F. Kennedy's “New Frontier.” This year marks the 60th anniversary of Lyndon B. Johnson's “War on […]