In 1954, I watched the live broadcast of the Army-McCarthy hearings with my parents. It was when Army counsel Joseph Welch famously called out Sen. Joseph McCarthy for his red-baiting that had ruined many lives and careers.

America is witnessing a far more dangerous time with a president now mentored by McCarthy’s ruthless right-hand man Roy Cohn. The president, with virtually no opposition from his Republican party, seems determined to assume authoritarian power.

Recent comments by Republican leaders Rep. Tom Emmer and House Speaker Mike Johnson depicted the “No Kings” rallies around the country as coming from “the terrorist wing” of the Democratic Party and as “pro-Marxist” and “hate America” gatherings. What are they actually afraid of? Could it be that the millions of peaceful rallyg

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