As far back as 1950, when Senator Joe McCarthy (R-WI) insisted—without evidence—that the Department of State under Democratic president Harry Truman had been infiltrated by Communists, Republicans have used official investigations to smear their opponents. Heather Cox Richardson, Letters from an American, February 10, 2024. When the House Republicans began an investigation into the criminality of … Continue reading The “Something Rotten” Conspiracy Principle*