The Crucible A Tale of Two Trials

A political cartoon shows a massive stone wall surrounding tall office buildings which bear labels of "Department of Energy," "Defense Department," "National Security Agency," "CIA," and "FBI." Outside the wall, which is tagged "Government Secrecy," a couple huddles in a roofless hut called "Personal Non-Privacy." At the top of the cartoon is printed "Somehow I feel this is not the way the founders planned it." Indeed, America's founding fathers most likely did not plan for …

…Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. New York: Viking, 1953. ---. "Many Writers: Few Plays." New York Times 10 Aug. 1952: B1. Rovere, Richard H. Senator Joe McCarthy. 1996. 9 Nov. 1999 . Schrecker, Ellen. The Age of McCarthyism: A Brief History with Documents. Boston: St. Martin's Press, 1994. Schultz, Stanley K. Lecture 23-The Coils of Cold War. Ed. Shane Hamilton. 9 Nov. 1999 . Theoharis, Athan G. "Authors, Publishers, and the McCarthy Era: A Hidden History." USA Today. Sept. 1993: 90-92. Witch Hunt Hysteria. www.letsfindout.com. 11 Nov. 1999 .