The government has sought to expand its authority and influence at every step in modern America (which includes the last century).  When radio waves started to fill the air, government sought to hold the technology close, as a necessity for security.  It regulated television, they had censorship controls! The liberals, especially those who attended the Algonquin round table in New York City, detested censorship and our social mores that have served to make America different from any other nation on the face of the earth.

mores:the fixed customs, conventions, rules. for practices of a people; especially the manners that reveal the ethics of a people. (Webster Unabridged 1965)

Censorship in the new radio and television era also emanated from the Hollywood news reels in movie theaters (many were not aware they were being programmed to forget their social mores). We all know where Hollywood is today – they want…