McCarthyism

Environmental Groups and the New McCarthyism

Joseph R. McCarthy in a suit stands behind a podium, holding a stack of papers in his raised hand. He appears to be speaking or making a point, with a serious expression on his face. A glass pitcher is visible beside the podium.

The Administration’s search for a vast leftwing conspiracy could ensnare some environmental groups.

The White House’s reference to a “vast network” rings a historical bell. A speaker seventy years ago decried “a conspiracy on a scale so immense as to dwarf any previous such venture in the history of man.” That speaker was Joe McCarthy.  Environmental groups weren’t active during his time, but does anyone doubt that they would have been on his hit list?

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