They Called McCarthy Crazy
Growing up, we were taught that Joe McCarthy was a villain of U.S. history. Today, McCarthy’s name is an American swear word.
But in recent years, some have argued he was more right than anyone gave him credit for. So, was he?
Here’s a look back at McCarthy’s campaign to ferret out Soviet spies operating in the United States, even within the agencies of the federal government. What did McCarthy get right and when did he exaggerate or make stuff up? Ken LaCorte explores this dirty chapter of American history in a new edition of Elephants in Rooms.
