Federal workers were targeted for loyalty during the Red Scare
President Harry S. Truman’s “loyalty checks” began with an executive order declaring that “there shall be a loyalty ...
What Happened the Last Time a President Purged the Bureaucracy
The widespread political purges of the early 1950s echo clearly today. Seventy years ago, the reasonable pretext of hunting ...
The Diplomat11d
The New Red Scare: When Fear Becomes a Political Weapon
More than seven decades later, the legacies of the Red Scare have resurfaced in the United States – this time targeting China ...
A look back at the United States' checkered immigration history
In America's recent past, there have been other historic raids on immigrant communities to counter political and social ...
One of Henry Fonda’s Best Psychological Westerns Went Where Few in the Genre Would
Westerns have always been a means of exploring contemporary issues, with the problems of the past reflecting those of the ...
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Warning to Whistleblowers: “We Are Back in the Days of the Red Scare”
You have to be careful who you talk to. We literally are back in the days of the Red Scare, where you have to be concerned about who overhears you in the hallway, as to whether you’re a team ...