McCarthyism hearkens back to a dark time in American history. The term has entered political nomenclature to describe ...
“Have you no sense of decency, sir?” This famous question was posed to U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy in 1954 by attorney Joseph Welch during the Army-McCarthy hearings. It is widely credited with helping ...
Army Counsel Joseph Welch looks angry and waves a hand as he demands that Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-Wisc.), not try to serve as both witness and judge in the McCarthy-Army row, June 16, 1954. Their ...