The Alien Act was enacted by John Adams’s Federalist administration in preparation for a war that didn’t actually happen. In 1798, President John Adams signed a series of four bills designed to ...
MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - A Vermont congressman from the 18th century was one of the first Americans to be jailed over political speech, and historians say his story is still relevant today.
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Madison and Jefferson looked to states, public opinion to resist federal oppression
The resistance to Federalists’ hysteria about supposed French influence in American politics is history worth revisiting, writes columnist David Adler.
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