Reading this book made me think of parallels in the McCarthy era in the 1950’s and now sadly the new administration headed by Donald Trump. Highly recommended reading.
(One of my ancestors, Rebecca Nurse, was falsely accused and hanged in Salem in 1692)
On the news today I heard that a former Head of State in Norway was formally held and questioned yesterday when he tried to enter the U.S. He was traveling on his diplomatic passport and the immigration officials felt he was a threat because he had visited Iran at some point in the past.