Two distinct and contradictory images dominate our understanding of Eisenhower, McCarthy, and the communist question. On March...
Red Scare
It originated with Truman’s Executive Order 9835, which required that all federal civil service employees be screened...
Conspiracy theories constituted the political software of many cycles of American politics. Originally published by Prologue (Spring...
National and state officials initiated loyalty checks to identify and remove from office suspect government workers. “Un-American”...
He ruined the reputations and lives of many people by accusing them without credible evidence. Introduction McCarthyism...
One from 1917 to 1920, and another longer one from 1947 to 1957 with Joseph McCarthy’s infamous...
America has not yet emerged from conflicts over what it means to be a “true American.” Consequently,...
This witch-hunt harmed even more people than did the Red Scare, often trying to throw people under...
“Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist party?” Introduction In the...
Each one immediately followed wars – World War I and II. Introduction A “Red Scare” is promotion...
An embarrassing end to a career and ironic end to a life. By Gina K. Logue Roy...
“Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist party?” Introduction In the...