Re "Their tactics were reminiscent of the McCarthy era" – the Strauss hearings occurred in 1959, and "McCarthyism" is generally considered to have run for the decade 1950-1959, even if McCarthy himself started in 1950 but dwindled after the Army-McCarthy hearings of 1954 – yes?
Re "Their tactics were reminiscent of the McCarthy era" – the Strauss hearings occurred in 1959, and "McCarthyism" is generally considered to have run for the decade 1950-1959, even if McCarthy himself started in 1950 but dwindled after the Army-McCarthy hearings of 1954 – yes?