In the 1950s, Senator Joseph McCarthy achieved celebrity by making exaggerated claims that communists had infiltrated the government. He was one of America's most intimidating and least vulnerable political leaders during that time. But it only took a few years for people to grow sick of him and his tactics.
"The History of Our Freedoms" is produced by KEDT-FM in Corpus Christi. Dr. Bill Chriss is a historian and legal scholar. For more on history and the constitution, check out his blog at https://drbillchriss.substack.com/.
