The torment of secrecy
Communism, united states
Loyalty oaths
Internal security
United states, military policy
Liberty
Communism
Civil rights
Science
Philosophy
Politics and government
Edward Shils's The Torment of Secrecy is one of the few minor classics to emerge from the cold war years of anticommunism and McCarthyism in the United States. Mr. Shils's "torment" is not only that of the individual caught up in loyalty and security procedures; it is also the torment of the accuser…
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