Executive Dysfunction: Woodrow Wilson’s (literal) War on Free Speech
Who was America’s most anti-First Amendment president?
It wasn’t Richard Nixon.
It wasn’t Donald Trump.
It was Woodrow Wilson.
In this episode of Executive Dysfunction, Amanda Nelson traces how the Espionage Act, government propaganda, postal censorship, and political prosecutions turned criticism of the government into a crime and why the legal framework Wilson built still echoes in America today.
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The Iran War careens out of control, Trump’s acting AG Todd Blanche’s nomination may get yanked because—jesus fucking christ, you guys—he hasn’t confirmed he’ll stop using Trump’s illegal “bribery” fund.
Oh and the smug assholes in the Senate pointlessly harassed Dr. Fauci. Again. Because COVID?
What?
Rand Paul is not okay. But Mitch McConnell does appear to be alive. Sort of.
Anyway, we’ll all talk about how we’re coping and the other stories we followed this week.
