The rise and fall of Joseph McCarthy.

The article discusses the career of former U.S. senator Joseph McCarthy. The author notes McCarthy's accusations against political opponents in elections and how he used anticommunist investigations of the U.S. House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) to retain his position in the U.S. Senate after being investigated for tax crimes. HUAC investigated the motion picture industry, leading to the blacklisting of filmmakers. McCarthy's accusations against military personnel led to his censure.