On This Day: Senator launches 'McCarthy era'
Wis., charged the U.S. State Department was infested with communists, touching off the infamous "McCarthy era." ...
The Media Spawned McCarthyism. Now History Is Repeating Itself
Some of today's most influential figures in politics won power the way McCarthy did: willingness to say things that capture ...
As Trump grabs power, GOP lawmakers sit on their hands
Angus King, the independent senator from Maine who caucuses with Democrats, posed this gut-punching query to his Republican ...
Ilana Glazer, Clark Gregg Join Broadway Cast of George Clooney’s ‘Good Night and Good Luck’
Clooney will be making his Broadway debut playing Murrow, with the complete company also taking on roles of real-life figures ...
On This Day: Fairbanks, Pickford, Chaplin, Griffith form United Artists
On Feb. 5, 1919, screen legends Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith formed United Artists.
George Clooney is ‘nervous’ ahead of Broadway debut: ‘It’s terrifying’
Acclaimed film and television actor George Clooney previewed his upcoming Broadway debut in “Good Night, and Good Luck” on ...
George Clooney admits to nerves ahead of Broadway debut
Acclaimed film and television actor George Clooney previewed his upcoming Broadway debut in "Good Night, and Good Luck" on ...
The Downside to Purging ‘Disloyal’ Government Workers
The remark disgusted some Foreign Service officers, infuriated others, and displeased even those who were looking forward to the new administration.” So began what — until now — was the largest purge ...
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What Happened the Last Time a President Purged the Bureaucracy
The failure to find more Hisses, and the fact that Hiss’ actions had taken place over a decade in the past, did nothing to appease men like Sen. Joseph McCarthy, who shot to national prominence ...