The play “Conscience” from RKP Productions and Anchorage Community Theater opened on May 16 and runs through June 1st. The performance follows senator Joseph McCarthy’s abuses of power during the Red ...

Larry Tye is the author of “Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy.” The mythology of Sen. Joseph McCarthy — in fresh focus as the Broadway version of George Clooney’s “Good Night ...

Look back at actions of former Harvard president Nathan Pusey, who took on Senator Joseph McCarthy during the Red Scare. Larry Tye, a former Globe reporter, is the author of “Demagogue: The Life and ...

There’s no question that the threats to free speech that have emanated from MAGA-land lately are reminiscent of the Red Scare led by the right-wing demagogue and U.S. senator Joseph McCarthy in the ...

Few newsrooms have the courage to hire another Edward R. Murrow, who championed truth over lies when he challenged the powerful Senator Joseph McCarthy. Marvin Kalb, Murrow professor emeritus at ...

Feb. 9 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1825, after no presidential candidate won the necessary majority, the House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams the sixth president of the United ...

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