‘They’re not hearing us.” With these words a protester in North Carolina summed up the sentiment behind the birth of the tea party. The date was April 15, 2009, when as many as half a million people joined more than 500 rallies across the country—and Washington took note. The tea-party movement is now 10 years old. Has it been a success?

Source: Wall Street Journal April 14, 2019 19:18 UTC