What Happened the Last Time a President Purged the Bureaucracy
The widespread political purges of the early 1950s echo clearly today. Seventy years ago, the reasonable pretext of hunting ...
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The New Red Scare: When Fear Becomes a Political Weapon
More than seven decades later, the legacies of the Red Scare have resurfaced in the United States – this time targeting China ...
Another book about my grandfather Whittaker Chambers puts politics before historical accuracy
Out of 28 chapters, three concern the Alger Hiss-Whittaker Chambers Case. The literature on this historical episode is sadly ...
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Don’t compare Trump’s US to Nazi Germany. These 3 American moments are more apt.
The second Trump presidency recalls Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch hunts, and the American Nazi movement of ...
The Downside to Purging ‘Disloyal’ Government Workers
The remark disgusted some Foreign Service officers, infuriated others, and displeased even those who were looking forward to the new administration.” So began what — until now — was the largest purge ...
The Media Spawned McCarthyism. Now History Is Repeating Itself
Some of today's most influential figures in politics won power the way McCarthy did: willingness to say things that capture ...
Federal workers were targeted for loyalty during the Red Scare
President Harry S. Truman’s “loyalty checks” began with an executive order declaring that “there shall be a loyalty ...
Opinion: Right-Wing Group’s Unbelievable New Tactic to Tackle DEI
Listen to this full episode of The New Abnormal on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and Stitcher (update links). The ...
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This week in West Virginia history
The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia ...