Sen. Joseph McCarthy played the media to his advantage in his political endeavors during the Red Scare of the early 1950s, often dropping bombshell claims with little evidence and riding the buzz, ...

"This is a book about America's love affair with bullies" begins Larry Tye's biography of former Wisconsin Sen. Joe McCarthy, sending a clear signal that McCarthy's legacy is far from one safely ...

In his new biography of Joe McCarthy, Larry Tye makes the case that the late senator from Wisconsin was both smarter and more congenial (at least with some folks) than many people realize. Yet ...

Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin senator whose name became a synonym for witch hunts and demagoguery, may finally be ready for his closeup — more than 40 years since his last one.

Based in part on a deeply-researched and richly-textured 1983 biography, “A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy,” by historian David M. Oshinsky,” and focusing on the years 1950 ...

The documentary, which debuts at 8 p.m. Monday on most PBS stations, draws heavily from David M. Oshinsky's biography "A Conspiracy So Immense: The World of Joe McCarthy." ...

So while James Cross Giblin’s latest, carefully researched biography, “The Rise and Fall of Senator Joe McCarthy,” may not always make for exciting reading (and is marred by lackluster ...