That was first borne upon me during the McCarthy period.

England today, he maintained, has "a McCarthy period feel to it.

As a result of the McCarthy period, people were very suspicious about having any government agency deal with abstract art.

As blairsnemesis suggests - you sound like some throw back to the McCarthy period.

Recent articles have reported on a scholarly reassessment of the McCarthy period.

As the person who related this story said, "It's a little bit like the McCarthy period.

What were your own experiences during the McCarthy period?

Do you feel that the atmosphere in the country over the last year has had any resemblance to the McCarthy period?

Though you'd be surprised how much hostility is left over from the McCarthy period.

The legacy of the McCarthy period persists in that sense.