Espionage Act of 1917

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An omnibus bill (with little to do with espionage) that made it illegal to interfere with military recruitment, used to suppress radical and German-language publications during WWI, and is back in the news in 2022.

Videos Mentioning Espionage Act of 1917

Christopher Capozzola: World War I, Ideology, Propaganda, and Politics | Lex Fridman Podcast #320

Christopher Capozzola: World War I, Ideology, Propaganda, and Politics | Lex Fridman Podcast #320

Lex Fridman

An omnibus bill (with little to do with espionage) that made it illegal to interfere with military recruitment, used to suppress radical and German-language publications during WWI, and is back in the news in 2022.