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The article discusses how the alleged suppression of pro-Palestinian and anti-Zionist movements amidst the October 7, 2023 assault by the group Hamas in Israel reflects the alleged Red Scare antisemitic project in the 1940s and 1950s. Also cited are the book "Our Palestine Question" by Geoffrey Levin about topics like McCarthyism, the Rosenberg trials, and the social conditions of American Jews, and the protests by groups like the Jewish Voice for Peace against Israel's retaliatory attacks.

This article analyzes the principle factor in the decline of the late Joseph McCarthy and thus a large factor in the decline of McCarthyism. As per the author, it was due to the man's lack of a sense of mission. Had he believed with any passion either in what he was saying or in the country's need for his services he would not have allowed the defeats he sustained in 1954 in the Army-McCarthy hearings and in the censure proceedings in the Senate to have driven him to the despair and alcoholism that characterized his later days. McCarthy showed that there could be a national demagogue, and it seems to me clear that, had he been a somewhat different sort, his daily prodigies need not have ended in 1954.

The article presents news briefs from around the U.S. The administration of U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower is divided on whether or not intervention is necessary to combat communism in Indochina. The article discusses the U.S. Special House Committee to Investigate Tax-Exempt Foundations and their attempts to label philanthropic agencies as communist. Also discussed is a grassroots petition to have U.S. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy recalled.

Discusses anomalies in the Senate impeachment trial of United States President Bill Clinton. Inability of political calculation to explain the phenomenon; Contradictions in conservative views about the legal aspects of the trial; Public views about Republican contentions; Moral crusade against President Clinton; Comparison of the trial with the Salem witch trials in 1692, and with McCarthyism.

Presents letters to the editor. Account of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board-Consumers Union affair, published in the July 5 and July 12, 1975 issue of the journal; Discussion related to the energy policy of the U.S. administration related to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries; Comment on the article related to presidential candidate Fred Harris, published in the June 21, 1975 issue of the journal; Article "McCarthyisms" published in the June 21, 1975 issue of the journal, dealing with contemporary politics.

Presents several letters to the editor, focusing on articles published in the previous issue of the periodical "The New Republic." Need felt by a reader for the supplement of the review of an article "What is the Farm Problem?"; Comment by a reader on article "The Charge of McCarthyism"; Quote written by a reader on renewal of his subscription of the periodical.

This article presents a comparison in between policies of the U.S. Senator J. McCarthy and the German leader Adolf Hitler. The U.S. Senator Ralph E. Flanders' denunciation of Senator McCarthy early in June and again the address accompanying his motion of censure five weeks later, gave explicit expression to a theme that had been running through liberal polemics against "McCarthyism" for some time and had begun to acquire the status of an article of faith in most liberal circles. Flanders likened McCarthy to Hitler and professed to find in McCarthyism a resurgence of the characteristic features of Nazism.

The article presents news briefs related to U.S. politics. Following the Army-McCarthy hearings, several U.S. Senators have had enough of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy and his communist witch hunts. The U.S. Congress has approved a foreign aid bill for 1954 with emphasis on aid to Far East countries. The U.S. House and Senate are working on approving the Atomic Energy Bill.

The article focuses on an organization, Accuracy in Academia, and the effect it is having on college campuses. It is asking students to monitor professors and report any suspect activities. According to the author it is feared that American intellectualism will be corrupted. Several professors have been made the target of the thought police, as called by the author. John Womack, Latin American historian of Harvard University and Sam Bowles, economist at the University of Massachusetts are two targets.

The article comments on Richard Rovere's remarks about Senator Joseph McCarthy. Rovere wrote about the impact of McCarthy on U.S. society. McCarthy had organized a "secret seditionist cabal" within the government which was comparable in scope to that once organized by the communists. At about that time, McCarthy managed to bring the Secretary of the Army to his knees. Mr. Rovere objected to the assertion that McCarthy was an adventurer armed mainly by the timidity of his victims. McCarthy was a flawed demagogue whose inner deficiencies contributed as much to his downfall as anything that was done to him.

The article evaluates the book "Freedom, Virtue and the First Amendment," by Walter Berns. Berns's preface disdains connection with "the contemporary political theory of conservatism," his whole text fixes a gulf between him and McCarthyism, it is plain that extremists of the right are as distasteful as extremists of the left. His book is a work of good will without a trace of that intemperateness and hatred that glares out of pages stating theses similar to his. To him freedom is a mere process, uncharged with value until we know what comes of it.

The article presents several political news briefs for the week of January 17, 1955 in the United States. The late Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Pat McCarran exerted his influence on the committee by choosing many other members who share his views. The "Joe Must Go" club dedicated to expelling Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin from the U.S. Senate saw several of its officers, including founder Leroy Gore, guilty of several federal crimes.

Comments that the United States Supreme Court should consider as an exception, one area of restriction on individual freedom in its dismantling of McCarthyist statutes and regulations. Striking down of a series of state teacher oath statutes under the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950 which indiscriminately forbad all overseas travel by Communist Party members; Provision making it a crime for a member of the Communist Party to be employed in any defense facility; Author's view that prohibition of travel formulated in terms of countries for which passports are generally stamped not valid, such as those for travel to Cuba, North Vietnam, North Korea and Communist China, should be an exception.

This article presents information on several socio-political issues. U.S. President Harry S. Truman was going to appease the United Nations and offer them, as someone sardonically put it, "all aid short of help." Because of his congenital mildness, buoyancy and shopkeeper affability, he is constantly underestimated. His popularity soars, If he takes a strong stand in a foreign crisis, but unless he is completely misjudged, partisanship was the last thing he thought of. McCarthyism may take another form in the war crisis; it may fasten, for instance, on the proposed Mundt-Nixon bill, which is as obnoxious a measure as has popped up for a long time. This is the streamlined anti-sedition bill calling for the registration not merely of all Communists but of all so-called "front" organizations and their membership, too.

Discusses U.S. Senator J. McCarthy's address related to McCarthyism. Issues related to communism in the United States; Comment of McCarthy on the U.S. government headed by U.S. President Dwight David Eisenhower.

This article focuses on the United States president Dwight David Eisenhower's politics with respect to McCarthyism. Ten months ago, in his Inaugural address, Dwight Eisenhower proclaimed his faith in "the deathless dignity of Man." Ten months later, McCarthyism the denial of Man's dignity is enshrined in the United States. The candidate who promised to honor the office of the Presidency has set out, in a war of headlines, to impugn the honor and patriotism of the man whose place he took. The first charge with Eisenhower's full endorsement, concerns a dead man, Harry Dexter White.

Presents letters to the editor related to articles previously published. Attempts of tying up the Irish and Catholics with McCarthyism; Conclusion of sixth national convention of the Americans for Democratic Action; Exposure to the Glamour and glitter of the cinema to the residents of California.

This article focuses on the U.S. Senator Joe McCarthy's bid to oppress the freedom of the press. The prosecution of the journalist William Duane marked the climax of a campaign of oppression having its emotional origin in the fears engendered by the French Revolution, but devoted to the ends of American politics. Compared with the skilled techniques of McCarthyism, the methods of oppression employed in 1800 were open and obvious. Nevertheless, the McCarthys of that day had the full weight of government behind them.

Discusses features of U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy's ways of administration. Destruction of respect for those in high designations; Legislative penetration of executive files; Propagation of unsubstantiated and unmitigated rumors.

The article presents information on gubernatorial campaign, which is under way in Louisiana. This campaign might produce some strong, clear evidence of the present dominant forces in Deep South politics. Eight, candidates are in the race. The field is so split at the moment that no fewer than five of those candidates are conceded a gambler's chance of winning. As for the other three, something closer to a miracle would be required. A runoff primary between two leaders will be held on February 19. The Louisiana campaign has produced one spectacular effort to adapt McCarthyism to the cane and cotton country. It did not work. The attacker was Leander Perez, multi-millionaire oil dealer and national Dixiecrat leader. The target was Representative Hale Boggs.

The article presents news briefs related to U.S. Politics. The criticism of McCarthyism by U.S. President Harry S. Truman would have been more effective and realistic if the members of the U.S. Congress would not have shut their eyes to the severe casualties inflicted by the character assassins. These people believe that U.S. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy has been fighting Communism, but his real target has been Truman and his programs. Following the perjury conviction, Truman has been persuaded to change his own executive order establishing standards in the loyalty program. This happened primarily due to McCarthyism.

The article compares the foreign policies of U.S President George W. Bush with McCarthyism. It points to the argument coming from Bush administration officials that Democrats don't actively oppose America's enemies. The connection is made that the U.S. Military presents a problem for the administration in that it believes strongly in Geneva Convention prohibitions on torture that the administration wants to evade. Republicans who oppose Bush's position are praised and called conservative rebels.

Presents information on political developments in the world. Ways in which Boston, Massachusetts society opposes aid to the contras in Nicaragua; Accusations of McCarthyism against the administration of U.S. President Ronald Reagan; Reinstatement of Israeli soldiers who participated in a protest movement during the Lebanon war.

Focuses on the debate over the U.S. aid to the contras in Nicaragua. Accusation that opponents of aid to the contras are objectively serving the interests of the Sandinistas who overthrew the government in Nicaragua; Ways in which accusations of McCarthyism can be just as irresponsible as accusations of communism; Argument that the essence of McCarthyism is not simply false accusations of communism; Indication of purposeful subversion of rational argument.

Comments that the American people should demand their president to tell the truth. Attack on the character of President Bill Clinton by U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle; Hallmarks of McCarthyism; Clinton's treatment of the draft issue; Need for a president to be able to speak to Americans in moments of crisis; Reference made to a trip undertaken by Clinton to Moscow which Quayle feels Clinton should inform the Americans about.

The article presents information on the book "The New American Right," edited by Daniel Bell. This concentration on McCarthyism gives the book a slight odor of being dated, although all the essays have been written within the last year. If the major thesis of the book is correct, however, then the "new right" that momentarily clustered around McCarthy may be a far more permanent force in body politic than the senator himself. The personal predominance of McCarthy and the concentration on anti-Communism were the superficial aspects.

Presents an invitation to readers of "New Republic" magazine to subscribe to "Dissent," a journal supporting democratic radicalism in the U.S. Role of McCarthyism in the decision to launch the journal; Need for a fundamental restructuring of society toward democratic planning, communal participation and humane values; Names of the editors and examples of the articles published by the journal.

This article focuses on the constitutional crisis in the United States. Walter Lippmann says that these usurpations have-been directed against the Executive's powers to protect the nation's security and to conduct its foreign affairs. Yet, because the immediate targets were Democrats, the Administration was passive, and the Attorney General actually joined in the attack. For months the career diplomats and conservatives sent overseas to represent President Dwight David Eisenhower have reported with increasing alarm the impact of McCarthyism abroad. They have told how the warmest friends of the U.S. have fallen silent, as the image has grown of a President unable to shake himself loose from McCarthy's grip.

This article presents several briefs related to political developments in the United States. The first brief informs that the United States Administration's reply to the damaging Wisconsin-New Jersey bi-election defeats is a retreat to McCarthyism. This presents a very ugly situation that requires cool handling. The second brief discusses the issues raked up by Attorney General Herbert Brownell's speech. The third brief analyzes the United States president Dwight David Eisenhower's trip to Canada and the political scenario in Canada.

The article reports that Rome and France are getting into controversy as they are evolving their own peculiar techniques of McCarthyism. Numerous candidates from France were not allowed to take the qualifying examinations of the National School of Administration on the ground that they were reported to have Communist views or links. The central issue in the Italian controversy concerns the Republican Italian Government's sticking to the letter of old Fascist laws. Thus, the effect of McCarthyism, of thought-control censorship in Italy is to help the very persons it is supposed to hurt, i.e., the Communists.

Offers U.S. economic and political news as of September 7, 1953. President Dwight D. Eisenhower's unwillingness to curb McCarthyism; Observations on the GOP budget and tax cuts; Decision of the U.S. Post Office to lift the fraud order against the battery additive ADX2; Desire of U.S. allies for direct negation between the U.S. and Moscow.

The article discusses the political updates from U.S., as of August 31, 1953. The most conspicuous political development during the six months absence from the country of politician Adlai E. Stevenson has been the defeat of the hope that the election of U.S. President Dwight David Eisenhower would mean the end of McCarthyism. Far from ending it; Eisenhower must fight to avoid being ended by it. The world knows this and so does Stevenson. He declared on returning to the shores that he was questioned more about McCarthyism abroad than any other subject.

The article presents a discussion on McCarthyism and Catholicism. The U.S. Senator J. McCarthy represents the fear, guilt and hysteria that possess all Americans. They are possessed by no such unworthy emotions. They feel insecure and rightly; and McCarthy exploits this insecurity with his revolutionary characteristic of total cynicism. McCarthy's strength is simply that when the political scales are evenly balanced, as they are today, a 19 percent minority, solid, determined and spread over 11 critical states, can swing a national election. McCarthyism is not representative of Catholic thought.

Focuses on the concern of the European Government on the presidential election campaign in the U.S. Reputation of General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Description of McCarthyism; Views of political correspondents on the Eisenhower campaign.

The article discusses criticism of senator Joseph McCarthy by U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson. Acheson characterized McCarthyism as a racket and appeared on television to answer questions from the public. Conrad Snow, chairman of the Loyalty Board of the U.S. State Department, also criticized McCarthy. U.S. diplomat John S. Service has written an article claiming that staff members of senator Pat McCarran distorted Service's reports to make him appear disloyal to the U.S.

The article discusses various issues related to McCarthyism. Once again U.S. Senator Joseph R. McCarthy has been guilty of indecent intellectual exposure. U.S. Senators who recently held public hearings to consider standards for ethical behavior in the executive and legislative branches of the government might do something about McCarthyism. That the U.S. Senate needs a code of official morals seems to be clear in as much as many Senators appear to think about while an engraved code of propriety, nicely framed, would decorate the walls of the Senate Chamber, it might be even more helpful if the Senate would provide smelling salts in its budget for visitors to the galleries when McCarthy is befouling that chamber.

Presents several letters to the editor. Discussion on the proper way to deal with Communism in European countries like Spain, Greece and Italy; Advocates the cause of food help to India, by the United States; Comments on the plea for funds to fight McCarthyism and McArthurism, from the Americans for Democratic Action's group.