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Source: Mother Jones

10/15/2022

The Nation's Most Prolific Censor – So Far

by Adam Hochshild

Operating out of the same building that would later house the Trump International Hotel, Postmaster General Albert Burleson used control of the mails to crush countless publishers deemed subversive. Most of his legal tools are still on the books today.

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The Nation's Most Prolific Censor – So Far

by Adam Hochshild