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The Return of Anthony Comstock, Part 3: Comstock’s Spiritual Heirs—The Anti-Free Speech Movement

November 5, 2021November 5, 2021capitolhilltim

Following the fall of Anthony Comstock, the age of freedom speech took root in America. Comstock’s death did not cause this shift—his influence had begun […]

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The Return of Anthony Comstock, Part 2: The Comeback Trail

November 4, 2021November 4, 2021capitolhilltim

Anthony Comstock has seen his fortunes turn recently. Anthony Comstock, an anti-smut crusader who established the profession of censorship and whose obsessiveness blotted out freedom […]

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The Return of Anthony Comstock, Part 1: The Prodigal Censor

November 3, 2021capitolhilltim

Anthony Comstock has been useless for 106 years and is essentially forgotten, however currently he’s having fairly the comeback. Comstock, America’s most infamous anti-vice crusader […]

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