Nevertheless, “’Red Scare’ resonates because it speaks so directly to our current quandary of far left and far right.” Also, ...

For nearly 250 years, the United States has prided itself on being a nation governed by the rule of law. The principle that every person, no matter their wealth, status or popularity, is entitled to ...

McCarthyism of the early 1950s was the height of postwar anti-communism in America as Sen. Joseph McCarthy lambasted government agencies and the U.S. Army for being hot beds of communists.

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Robert Oppenheimer, Condon was held in nearly equal esteem by his scientific colleagues: A pioneering figure in nuclear ...

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 ...

Leaders at top-flight law firms, Columbia University and inside City Hall are weighing decisions that pit the fates of their ...

I got an unexpected email last week from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It referenced the Prevention ...

Ilana Glazer is sharing a look behind the $6000 wig she wears in Good Night, And Good Luck on Broadway in a new video. While ...

Murrow and senator Joseph McCarthy. The all-too relevant drama ... the boundaries of politically charged theater, the rise of McCarthyism cast a long shadow over his work. Blitzstein was one ...

Readers weigh in on the capitulation of the law firm Paul, Weiss to the Trump administration’s demands. Also: Beyond campus ...