Reviewing Thoreau's reasons for objecting to the Mexican-American War
By John Leake
Courageous Discourse
March 21, 2026
I woke up to some e-mail questions from my accountant pertaining to my 2025 income tax return, and it reminded me of Henry David Thoreau.
In July 1846, Thoreau was jailed in Concord, Massachusetts for refusing to pay his poll tax as a protest against slavery and the Mexican-American War.