Well Frank all I can say is if you're using a crossword puzzle as a history book you ain't doing it right.
Look what just happened to Maid Marion with his "Wall Builders" blog.
As far as McCarthyism, I like Ike's term -- "McCarthywasism".
Uncle Joe poofed it. Buried it with Zero Mostel.
We joke about this but it's serious. People suffered and died due to this 1950s version of PC-gone-wild. People like
this guy. A reminder of the price of mob mentality, which is what McCarthy exploited.
(/off tropic)