After World War II, the United States government felt threatened by its World War II ally, the U.S.S.R. From the end of World ...

The academy did not fight McCarthyism. It contributed to it.” That was historian Ellen Schrecker’s devastating conclusion in ...

As profoundly disturbing as Mr. Trump’s sweeping and irresponsible violations of civil liberties have been, in one respect ...

The recent attack on universities by the US is reminiscent of the McCarthy era and its chilling impact on academic freedom. Globally, these developments and the coercive tactics used against Columbia ...

BLACKLIST, McCARTHYISM, AND THE MAKING OF MODERN AMERICA ... HE LENT HIS NAME TO THE ERA. BUT THERE WERE MANY OTHER PEOPLE LIKE HIM, BOTH BEFORE AND DURING HIS REIGN OF TERROR.

And his defiance—whether in the face of government censorship or McCarthy-era intimidation—remains a testament to the power of art as resistance. During the height of McCarthyism, one of ...

UC's diversity statement policy falls, drawing parallels to McCarthy-era loyalty oaths and sparking free speech debates.

Risen spoke with our cohost, Steve Inskeep. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It would be easy to think of the McCarthy era as a relic or a part of the Cold War, but you say it's part of a culture war.