I don’t know why VDH has a negative view of Joseph McCarthy. It seems to me that history has shown that he was pretty much correct.
VDH is a charming man, but ultimately full of ideological mush.
Agreed.
“I don’t know why VDH has a negative view of Joseph McCarthy. It seems to me that history has shown that he was pretty much correct.”
Having lived through that era, I, a lifelong anti-communist, also have a negative view of McCarthy. His blathering led to not a single exposure of a communist. Moreover, his utterly baseless accusation that George Marshall was pro-communist marks him as one of American history’s worst false accusers.