Far more egregious is Black’s habitual use of that libelous expression “Red Scare” — every liberal’s “Loch Ness Monster” — to dismiss what we now know were legitimate concerns about the extent of communist infiltration throughout the government, Hollywood and the educational system.
(For example, Black insinuatingly calls Alger Hiss an “alleged former Soviet spy,” which I suppose is accurate if by “alleged” one means that Whitaker Chambers truthfully “alleged” that Hiss was an agent, and if by “former” you mean that Hiss is now safely deceased.)
This is especially puzzling because Black is intimately familiar with Nixon’s star-making role in that trial.
