McCarthyism | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/mccarthyism/RSS feed for McCarthyismenFri, 22 Dec 2023 12:15:00 +0000When a Labyrinth of Pneumatic Tubes Shuttled Mail Beneath the Streets of New York Cityhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-a-labyrinth-of-pneumatic-tubes-shuttled-mail-beneath-the-streets-of-new-york-city-180983472/Powered by compressed air, the system transported millions of letters between 1897 and 1953Fri, 22 Dec 2023 12:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/when-a-labyrinth-of-pneumatic-tubes-shuttled-mail-beneath-the-streets-of-new-york-city-180983472/The Surprisingly Radical Roots of the Renaissance Fairhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-surprisingly-radical-roots-of-the-renaissance-fair-180982918/The first of these festivals debuted in the early 1960s, serving as a prime example of the United States' burgeoning countercultureThu, 28 Sep 2023 15:21:32 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-surprisingly-radical-roots-of-the-renaissance-fair-180982918/U.S. Reverses 1954 Removal of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s Security Clearancehttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/us-restores-j-robert-oppenheimers-security-clearance-after-68-years-180981329/The “father of the atomic bomb” was accused of being a communistTue, 20 Dec 2022 13:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/us-restores-j-robert-oppenheimers-security-clearance-after-68-years-180981329/When Senator Joe McCarthy Defended Nazishttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/senator-mccarthys-nazi-problem-180975174/In a nearly forgotten episode, the Wisconsin firebrand sided with the Germany military in a war crimes trial, raising questions about his anti-SemitismMon, 06 Jul 2020 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/senator-mccarthys-nazi-problem-180975174/The Senator Who Stood Up to Joseph McCarthy When No One Else Wouldhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/senator-who-stood-joseph-mccarthy-when-no-one-else-would-180970279/Margaret Chase Smith was the first woman to serve both the House and the Senate and always defended her values, even when it meant opposing her partyThu, 13 Sep 2018 11:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/senator-who-stood-joseph-mccarthy-when-no-one-else-would-180970279/Joseph McCarthy's Downfall Was Accusing the Army of Communismhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/joseph-mccarthys-downfall-was-accusing-the-ar/In mid-1954, a riveted nation watched Senator Joseph McCarthy accuse the U.S. Army of being infiltrated by communistdTue, 20 Feb 2018 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/joseph-mccarthys-downfall-was-accusing-the-ar/ The Weird Story of the FBI and ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/weird-story-fbi-and-its-wonderful-life-180967587/The film supposedly had Communistic tendenciesWed, 20 Dec 2017 15:05:16 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/weird-story-fbi-and-its-wonderful-life-180967587/Students Allied Themselves With Robin Hood During This Anti-McCarthyism Movementhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/students-allied-themselves-robin-hood-during-1950s-anti-mccarthyism-movement-180967156/The students of the Green Feather Movement caused an on-campus controversy at Indiana UniversityMon, 13 Nov 2017 15:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/students-allied-themselves-robin-hood-during-1950s-anti-mccarthyism-movement-180967156/The Columnist Who Shaped Hollywood's Most Destructive Witch Hunthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hollywood-columnist-who-shaped-its-most-destructive-witch-hunt-180964208/Billy Wilkerson's complicated legacy has only been recently discussed by the magazine he founded Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/hollywood-columnist-who-shaped-its-most-destructive-witch-hunt-180964208/