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“ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN…?”
Journalists in the 1950’s called it the “Red Scare.” Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy led the charge to root out communist sympathizers during the days of the Cold War. Government employees, educators, union leaders and entertainers were especially targeted. Stories of excessive zeal, false accusations of treason, and ruined reputations abound. In the hearings conducted by McCarthy’s “House Un-American Activities Committee,” it was not unusual to hear the question: “Are you now or have you ever been a member of the…