I agree that nobody is actually taught anything about McCarthy. They only learn to use his name as a pejorative. That applies to both sides of the political spectrum. Which is unfortunate, because it is almost 180 degrees wrong. "McCarthyism" is an early example of the leftist press defaming a patriot for political gain. Decrypted Soviet tapes prove that McCarthy was right. In fact, the infiltration of the US government by communists was far worse than what he had supposed. Investigate how China was lost, or read anything by M. Stanton Evans to get an understanding of the level of infestation.