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Ep 29- America’s Oldest Tradition: Panic
Episode 29
Tuesday, 3 February, 2026
Today’s class doesn’t explain the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798—it lets them run on instinct. If you aren’t a citizen and your country makes America nervous, you’re removable. If you write, speak, or publish anything the administration, Congress, or the courts don’t like, that’s not criticism—that’s sedition. Fear does the math, the law signs off, and suddenly repression looks like patriotism.Alien quietly becomes enemy, enemy becomes threat, and threat becomes policy. Japanese internment camps weren’t a historical fluke; they were Section 1 with better branding. Journalists being arrested today for criticizing the administration isn’t a modern overreach—it’s the same muscle memory. Different century, same reflex: punish dissent, target outsiders, and pretend it’s about “national security.”The Constitution shows up briefly—mostly to be ignored. Fear does the heavy lifting. Two hundred years later, the language has changed, the targets rotate, but the instinct is identicalTurns out this wasn’t a phase. It was a foundation.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/4th-period-u-s-history--5621461/support.Visit the class at Spreaker.com and follow! Link to the page HERE! It would mean a lot and go a long way in helping grow class! Thank you for your support!
