Louis F. Post

Born in 1849 and active through the Progressive Era, Louis F. Post was an American journalist, editor, and political reformer closely associated with the single-tax movement inspired by Henry George. He helped edit and publish reform newspapers and magazines, including The Public, and became known for writing on labor, land reform, and democratic government.

Post also served in the federal government as Assistant Secretary of Labor under President Woodrow Wilson. He is especially remembered for resisting mass deportation efforts during the First Red Scare, insisting that immigration cases be handled with care and according to the law. His stand made him a controversial figure at the time, but it also secured his reputation as a defender of civil liberties.

He died in 1928, leaving behind a body of political writing and a public career shaped by reform, dissent, and a strong belief that government should serve ordinary people fairly.