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[Editors Note: This post has been sitting my drafts folder since August 2021. I have preserved the original datestamp, though it was first published almost five years later. Or, maybe this draft mysteriously showed up in today’s mail…]

A few weeks ago I was reminded of the oversized importance of the US Post Office to our democracy. As a student of Prof. Richard John, I am keenly aware of How the Post Office Made America. Many have recognized the Post Office’s role in the American Revolution - the special flat rates for political pamphlets and newspapers enabled their distribution - the bloggers and tweeters of their day, safe from the prying eyes of the British mail carriers.