In 1965, the federal government made a rare and decisive move. It sent National Guard troops into Alabama — not by invitation, but by federal order.

The Trump administration announced it’ll be deploying an additional 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles as the city enters its fourth night of violent anti-ICE riots. President Trump ordered ...

The more relevant, and worrying, parallel may be the period from 1957 to the end of 1968, when military forces actively ...