FIRE(@TheFIREorg ):Joseph McCarthy’s crusade against Communists in the 1950s launched one of America’s most notorious witch hunts. His name became a warning: McCarthyism. The Second Red Scare reminds us that freedom depends on due process, dissent, and the right to speak without fear.

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2026.05.13 13:30

Joseph McCarthy’s crusade against Communists in the 1950s launched one of America’s most notorious witch hunts. His name became a warning: McCarthyism. The Second Red Scare reminds us that freedom depends on due process, dissent, and the right to speak without fear.