Joseph McCarthy – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com Wed, 24 Dec 2025 00:50:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://brewminate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-BrewBLogo01-32x32.jpg Joseph McCarthy – Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas https://brewminate.com 32 32 The Idea of “Conspiracy” in McCarthy-Era Politics https://brewminate.com/the-idea-of-conspiracy-in-mccarthy-era-politics/ Tue, 05 Jan 2021 19:12:43 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=144008 Conspiracy theories constituted the political software of many cycles of American politics. Originally published by Prologue (Spring 2002),

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]]> A History of the Red Scare – Again and Again https://brewminate.com/a-history-of-the-red-scare-again-and-again/ Mon, 31 Aug 2020 17:56:52 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=134540 National and state officials initiated loyalty checks to identify and remove from office suspect government workers. “Un-American” Activities

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]]> How Joseph McCarthy Rode a Popular Wave to Destruction and Disgrace https://brewminate.com/how-joseph-mccarthy-rode-a-popular-wave-to-destruction-and-disgrace/ Tue, 30 Jun 2020 19:54:17 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=129570 He ruined the reputations and lives of many people by accusing them without credible evidence. Introduction McCarthyism was

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]]> The Two ‘Red Scares’ of the Twentieth Century https://brewminate.com/the-two-red-scares-of-the-twentieth-century/ Tue, 30 Jun 2020 19:54:07 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=129562 One from 1917 to 1920, and another longer one from 1947 to 1957 with Joseph McCarthy’s infamous witch

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]]> The Lavender Scare: Joseph McCarthy’s Other Crusade https://brewminate.com/the-lavender-scare-joseph-mccarthys-other-crusade/ Thu, 09 May 2019 17:32:38 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=94183 This witch-hunt harmed even more people than did the Red Scare, often trying to throw people under both

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]]> McCarthyism: The Rise of the ‘Red Scare’ to Its Shameful Collapse https://brewminate.com/mccarthyism-the-rise-of-the-red-scare-to-its-shameful-collapse/ Thu, 09 May 2019 17:32:16 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=94176 “Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist party?” Introduction In the 1950s,

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]]> Roy Cohn, 20th-Century Witch-Hunter https://brewminate.com/roy-cohn-20th-century-witch-hunter/ Mon, 22 Apr 2019 17:33:09 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=92422 An embarrassing end to a career and ironic end to a life. By Gina K. Logue Roy Marcus

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]]> Joseph McCarthy and the Red Scare, a Manufactured Communist Crisis https://brewminate.com/joseph-mccarthy-and-the-red-scare-a-manufactured-communist-crisis/ Mon, 21 Jan 2019 18:36:50 +0000 https://brewminate.com/?p=83830 “Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist party?” Introduction In the 1950s,

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