The New Libertarianism and the Sedition Act of 1798

When the First Amendment was ratified in 1791 many Americans still regarded trenchant criticism of govemment, its officers, or policies to be criminally punishable "seditious libel." Not until bitter controversy ignited by Sedition Act 1798 did formulate a theory political expression republic that undercut arguments justifying prosecution for seditious libel. The result new libenarianism with regard freedom speech and press.