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The federal government should be laying the groundwork to seize Starlink from Elon Musk, says a former speech writer for George W. Bush. “There's abundant precedent for US government seizure of critical infrastructure during wars or national emergencies,” writes David Frum.
FreightWaves Classics: U.S. railroads were nationalized in World War I An active Pennsylvania Railroad railyard during World War I. (Photo: University of Pennsylvania Archives) and railroads was included. This article expands on the information, presenting an overview of the nationalization of most of America’s railroads during World War I. Railroad problems prior to World War I Interstate Commerce Commission seal. Congress and the Wilson administration had tried to intervene in the railroad industry’s economic struggles for several years. By 1916, there were severe problems withi...