The global reach of neo-McCarthyism

Posted on September 5, 2011 | 2 Comments

Those of us old enough to know about the deadly effects on American culture of Senator Joe McCarthy’s paranoia about Reds-under-the-bed will feel a horrid frisson of recognition if they read through this rather long but brilliant piece. Why are liberals so afraid to defend liberal values?

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2 Responses to The global reach of neo-McCarthyism

  1. Annie T | September 14, 2011 at 9:34 pm |

    Hoorah! You’re back from the land of dissertations. You have been missed.

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