CBS' Edward R. Murrow was the most influential person in the early years of television news during the 1950s.. Bettmann/Getty Images It has been 70 years since Edward R. Murrow’s withering broadcast ...

This is the classic question asked of Senator Joe McCarthy, the pompous demagogue of the 1950’s by Joseph Welch, a lawyer in the Army-McCarthy hearings. I can think of no better words to ask the most ...

The Army–McCarthy hearings were a series of hearings held by the United States Senate's Subcommittee on Investigations between April 1954 and June 1954. The hearings were held for the purpose of ...

In February 1950, Wisconsin U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy began a four-year crusade of baseless accusations against alleged communists in government, academia and the entertainment industry. It was an era ...

Donald Trump’s return to the White House has plunged Washington into upheaval and anxiety, bringing loyalty tests and other efforts to purge government employees. This climate of fear recalls the ...

Donald Trump’s return to the White House has plunged Washington into upheaval and anxiety, bringing loyalty tests and other efforts to purge government employees. This climate of fear recalls the ...