The Face of Hate

DEI, Witch Hunts, and the New McCarthyism

During the late 1940s through the mid-1950s Americans lived through a period known to some as the Second Red Scare but to most as McCarthyism.  During this time federal, state, and local governments, as well as many private agencies established "loyalty review boards" which undertook investigations into the existence of Communists in their work forces. …