Alien and Sedition Acts
Type: Book
As of November 2026, Alien and Sedition Acts has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Letters from an American Optimist (Nov 2024). Raised as a precedent for repression and jailing dissenters, used to argue that punitive government action is not far-fetched.
The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 were a set of four United States statutes that sought, on national security grounds, to restrict immigration and limit 1st Amendment protections for freedom of speech. They were endorsed by the Federalist Party of President John Adams as a response to a developing dispute with the French Republic and to related fears of domestic political subversion. The prosecution of journalists under the Sedition Act rallied public support for the opposition Democratic-Repu
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Nov 2024 on Letters from an American Optimist |
| Author | Qian Julie Wang |
| Published | Not mentioned |
| Publisher | Random House Publishing Group |
| ISBN | 9798217155224 |
Who talks about Alien and Sedition Acts on podcasts?
Chuck Bennett brought up Alien and Sedition Acts; the most recent mention was Nov 2024 on Letters from an American Optimist.
- Two Paths on Letters from an American Optimist (Nov 2024) — Chuck Bennett