LUNENBURG — After he spent the night in jail one July night in 1846 for refusing to pay his poll tax as an act of protest against slavery and the Mexican War, Henry David Thoreau gave a lecture which ...

Before considering whether civil disobedience can be justified, we must discuss its relevance today and determine exactly what it entails. For me, an act of civil disobedience must meet three ...

Tom Montgomery Fate writes in his Daily Herald Viewpoint June 15 about Henry David Thoreau's essay "Civil Disobedience." Thoreau makes many timeless claims in this essay including: • Unjust laws exist ...

On this day, July 23, in 1846, naturalist writer and philosopher Henry David Thoreau left his cabin at Walden Pond for a walk into Concord, Mass., and ended up in jail for refusing to pay his $1 poll ...

On a frigid January night some years ago, a friend and I snuck into a Massachusetts state preserve, stripped naked, and charged into Walden Pond. For a few exhilarating, painful moments we swam, and I ...

The history of social reform in America is inextricably tied to civil disobedience. Women used it to advocate for their right to vote during the women’s suffrage movement. Civil rights activists held ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover leadership - people, politics & policy - from a European view. Protests against the flood of executive orders emanating ...

Many protesters — and their supporters in City Hall and the media — are angry that the police have used force to break up protests that are violating the law even though they’re peaceful. These people ...