Florida’s Revisionist Teaching on McCarthyism Whitewashes History and Threatens Free Speech

At 100 years old, Lee Grant stands as a living testament to the devastating consequences of government overreach during the McCarthy era. An Academy Award-winning actress blacklisted for 12 years simply because she refused to betray friends, Grant now warns that Florida's newly approved teaching standards are engaged in a dangerous distortion of history—one that whitewashes the political persecution so many Americans endured. Why Does Florida Soften McCarthyism’s Dark Legacy? Florida’s new curriculum guidelines, set to take effect in 2026, obscure decades of documented abuses by former Senator Joseph McCarthy and his allies. These standards claim that terms like "red-baiter"...