Amity Shlaes on the "Great Society," and How the 60s Still Affect Us

Amity Shales is the author of a new book, “Great Society: A New History.” On today's Daily Signal Podcast, she breaks down why the 60's were so radical, and how the policies were perhaps even worse for America than the New Deal was. We also cover these stories: The Justice Department is adding a new subdepartment to combat those who became citizens despite a background that should have disqualified them. New York’s 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals gave President Donald Trump an immigration victory in a blow to sanctuary cities, ruling Wednesday that money can be denied to states that fail to work with federal immigration officials. Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York is asking Congress to allocate $8.5 billion of emergency funds to fight the coronavirus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices