https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/09/how-the-post-office-made-america/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 09:09:11 -0400<![CDATA[In contrast, the Post Office Act of 1792, with a broad civic mandate, vastly expanded the postal network while admitting newspapers into the mail at an extremely low rate. No less impressively, it guaranteed the sanctity of personal correspondence by protecting letters from the prying eyes of government. In a stroke, the founders provided the entire population with low-cost access to information on public affairs, while establishing a right to personal privacy.]]>Sat, 09 Feb 2013 19:40:10 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/09/how-the-post-office-made-america-n99999