In Andrea Friedman’s article, Smearing of Joe McCarthy, we see how homophobia was weaponized during the Cold War era, to disenfranchise figures like Sen. Joe McCarthy (R-WI) leading to his complete downfall from the political sphere. While McCarthy is remembered to this date as one of the faces of political repression, the article does claimContinue reading “Smearing of Joe McCarthy and the Politics of Fear”
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The Truth Buried Under the Mushroom Cloud
Post second world war America, driven by the subsequent cold war and arms race, evolved into a national security state. National security due to its prioritization of national security often comes with a compromise of societal and civil priorities. As a result, secrecy, surveillance, extensive covert operations, and expanded executive power produces a tension betweenContinue reading “The Truth Buried Under the Mushroom Cloud”
Will Wright 