tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974725225114485009.post868555215670455530..comments2023-10-20T07:24:00.534-07:00Comments on His Story is Bunk: The truth and the facts about Tom Meyer at RicochetPatrick Sullivanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14948365865741313524noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974725225114485009.post-11729623333978664222015-01-03T18:34:23.730-08:002015-01-03T18:34:23.730-08:00It's an honor to discover that my name has bec...It's an honor to discover that my name has become synonymous with something, though I figured it would take more than one article on a given subject to achieve that status.<br /><br />You are correct that I've not read the three books you cited -- though I was aware of Coulter's -- and I'll concede my accusations didn't contain specifics, which is usually a sign of bad argumentation. In short, I'll plead guilty to not doing my homework.<br /><br />That said, what I've read *since* has generally confirmed what I wrote before: that -- despite the existence of an active and dangerous communist conspiracy run from Moscow at the time -- McCarthy's moral and factual sloppiness harmed people who were likely innocent of any crime in a way that other anti-communist crusaders did not.<br /><br />As a commentor on Ricochet also called my attention to Evans (whom I was not familiar with), I started googling his book and came across this review of _Blacklisted_ by Michael Moynihan, whom I am familiar with and who clearly has done his homework. His conclusions -- shall we say -- generally back me up.<br /><br />http://reason.com/archives/2008/02/14/mccarthy-and-his-friendsTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13864128910885006535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2974725225114485009.post-40911246717274076892015-01-03T18:32:14.177-08:002015-01-03T18:32:14.177-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13864128910885006535noreply@blogger.com