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Newly Declassified Documents Reveal the Untold Stories of the Red Scare, a Hunt for Communists in Postwar America
In his latest book, journalist and historian Clay Risen explores how the House Un-American Activities Committee and Senator ...
10 Suspicious Facts about McCarthyism
McCarthyism advertised itself as a response to national security threats created by the Cold War, including Soviet espionage.
Joe McCarthy was wrong about a lot - but not about Russia’s threat, then and now: Erik M. Jensen
We really need more Republican members of Congress speaking up. I know they have nice jobs — little to do, decent ...
'Over Yip's Rainbows' celebrates a Broadway lyricist who battled McCarthyism
Apr. 2—"Why are there so many songs about rainbows?" Kermit the Frog once sang. Well, it's because of Yip Harburg. Although not a household name, Harburg is the lyricist behind "Over the Rainbow." He ...
Kale on Books: McCarthyism, a Lincoln history and a look at the city of Petersburg
Nevertheless, “’Red Scare’ resonates because it speaks so directly to our current quandary of far left and far right.” Also, ...
20 People to Know in Higher Education: Joseph J. McCarthy, University of Pittsburgh
Joseph J. McCarthy is provost and senior vice chancellor at the University of Pittsburgh and one of our 20 People to Know in ...
Opinion
When America Persecutes Its Teachers
In 1949, New York State passed the so-called Feinberg Law, which made membership in any group labeled subversive by the U.S. attorney general grounds for a teacher’s dismissal. A year later, the New ...