The president’s latest ‘communist’ warning echoes history
Branding political opponents on the left as communists is a century-old American tradition. From the Red Scare of the 1920s to the McCarthy era of the 1950s, labeling someone a “commie,” Marxist or “pinko” is a tried-and-true method of stirring nationalistic passions. When 68 people were arrested at San Francisco… Continue reading
