which I know from my work as a John Adams and American Revolution scholar, reveals a more complicated calculus. At a time when the current presidential administration is tightening control of the ...

President Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798​ to deport alleged Venezuelan gang members kicked off a legal battle.​ ...

John Adams called the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 "war measures." To opponents, they were unconstitutional and indefensible. To supporters, they protected the very foundations of the nation.

I am an Adams Memorial Foundation Scholar and have written an op-ed for them. When John Adams became the second president of the United States in 1797, he inherited from George Washington a new ...

At a time when the current presidential administration is tightening control of the media and even invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 – which Adams signed into law alongside the Sedition Act ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Marianne Holdzkom, Kennesaw State University (THE CONVERSATION) When John Adams ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. (THE CONVERSATION) When John Adams became the second president of the United States in 1797 ...