Few newsrooms have the courage to hire another Edward R. Murrow, who championed truth over lies when he challenged the ...

So today there was a hearing, and the Republican chair is a guy named Self — S, E, L, F. Do we have a picture of him? There ...

At its height, the political crackdown felt terrifying and all-encompassing. What can we learn from how the movement unfolded ...

Sen. Joseph McCarthy began galloping across our political landscape firmly perched facing south on a north-bound horse.

Donald Trump’s return to the White House has plunged Washington into upheaval and anxiety, bringing loyalty tests and other efforts to purge government employees. This climate of fear recalls ...

On Feb. 8, 1950, Joe McCarthy, a still-obscure senator from Wisconsin, addressed a meeting of the Women’s Republican Club in Wheeling, West Virginia. The good ladies were not shocked by his ...

A veil of fear shrouds Washington as a power-hungry Republican issues one threat after another. He's a textbook bully. He not only lies – he repeats big lies that become truths to his frightened ...