The Sedition Act of 1918

Legislation / Policy

A law that made it punishable by jail time to utter, print, or publish disloyal, profane, or scurrilous language about the U.S. government, used to control public discourse during WWI.

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#107 – John Barry: 1918 Spanish flu pandemic—historical account, parallels to today, and lessons

#107 – John Barry: 1918 Spanish flu pandemic—historical account, parallels to today, and lessons

Peter Attia MD

A law that made it punishable by jail time to utter, print, or publish disloyal, profane, or scurrilous language about the U.S. government, used to control public discourse during WWI.