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Opinion - Joe Conason

The New McCarthyism

Thu Mar 11, 3:00 AM ET

Creators Syndicate - The national madness known as "McCarthyism" began 60 years ago in Wheeling, W.V., when Joseph R. McCarthy held up a scrap of paper that supposedly listed the names of 57 State Department officials he said were actually Communists and traitors.

  • The Politics of Earthquakes Thu Mar 4, 3:00 AM ET

    Creators Syndicate - If the earthquakes in Chile and Haiti carry any message for those of us fortunate enough not to live in those places, perhaps it is that government regulation could save your life — while right-wing ideology may kill you someday.

  • Zazi Case Vindicates Justice Thu Feb 25, 3:00 AM ET

    Creators Syndicate - Before Najibullah Zazi is finally dispatched to a secure cellblock for good, it is important to remember how the taxi driver-turned-terrorist was brought to justice — and why the critics who jeered his civilian prosecution were dead wrong.

  • The GOP's Mixed Medicare Message Thu Feb 18, 3:00 AM ET

    Creators Syndicate - For voters listening to the Republican leadership over the past year, the most startling surprise was the shift in their attitude toward Medicare. Where faithfulness to true conservatism was once measured by fierce hostility to the popular insurance program for the elderly, as articulated by Ronald Reagan at the birth of Medicare in 1965, today the Republicans claim to be its staunchest defenders.