The play “Conscience” from RKP Productions and Anchorage Community Theater opened on May 16 and runs through June 1st. The performance follows senator Joseph McCarthy’s abuses of power during the Red ...

The lessons of history are numerous and enlightening; much can be learned by both the good and the bad. Currently, we are experiencing a time of turmoil, fueled by fear and intolerance. The pervasive ...

The personal values and moral compass of one U.S. senator may not seem like the stuff of compelling theater. In fact, given the low regard in which most politicians are held these days, an ...

At the height of the Red Scare, Margaret Chase Smith was willing to pay the price of taking on Joseph McCarthy. Clay Risen, a reporter at The New York Times, is the author of “Red Scare: Blacklists, ...

Republican Margaret Chase Smith of Skowhegan is seen at the state Republican Convention in Portland in 1950. Chase Smith gained national attention in 1950 for denouncing the methods used by Republican ...

On June 1, 1950, Republican U.S. Sen. Margaret Chase Smith, with support from six other Republican senators, delivered her “Declaration of Conscience” speech on the Senate floor speaking against the ...

RKP Play's production of "Conscience" by Joe Dipietro will be heading to Cleveland later this month for a run of performances at The Darl Center for the Arts. The story follows senator Joseph McCarthy ...