I don't see that evidence of spies in government vindicates MCCarthy. It might do if he had restricted himself to the threat of spies in the government, rather

I don't see that evidence of spies in government vindicates MCCarthy. It might do if he had restricted himself to the threat of spies in the government, rather than instituting a campaign against communists and homosexuals throughout much of US society. Spies in the executive does not justify Hollywood blacklists, the censoring of library books resulting in book burnings, attacks on the clergy, attacks on academics, the 10000 people forced into unemployment by the loyalty review boards or the repeated burglaries against lawyers who would represent those who were targeted.