Alien and Sedition Acts
James Madison’s Christmas Gift: Good Morning Liberty 12-21-18
Wishing you a very Merry Christmas! On this episode of Good Morning Liberty, Michael Boldin (follow) goes through the history of James Madison’s Virginia Resolutions, passed in that state on Dec 21 and 24, 1798 PODCAST VERSION...
After More than Two Centuries, the Spirit of the Sedition Act Lives On
In 1798, President John Adams signed a bill into law criminalizing speech critical of the federal government. Today, the feds takeย a more subtle approach to controlling speech, but the spirit of the Sedition Act lives on. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison wrote the...
Matthew Lyon: The Sedition Act’s First Victim
The freedom of speech is one of the most fundamental rights we possess. This basic natural right is not contingent upon laws or social traditions. Essentially, it is nothing short of inalienable and universal between all peoples at all times. ...Lessons from the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
America has had a long tradition of political discourse.ย Enough so, that a whole governmental system was developed with strong recognition of our disagreements. Throughout American history, men of great courage stood up for what they thought was right, even when...