One only has to go back several decades to “The Wizard of Oz” to try to understand what is needed now in our world. We live in a world that is being visited upon by a reign of terror. Fear has gripped those in the media, government service and many others who don’t share the opinions of the current occupant of the White House and his acolytes ( “Federal judge tosses Trump’s $15B defamation lawsuit against New York Times,” Sept. 19).

As a young boy, I do remember the televised “Army-McCarthy” hearings choreographed by President Donald Trump’s idol, Roy Cohn, who served as chief counsel to disgraced Republican U.S. Sen. Joe McCarthy. They tried to destroy people and careers by linking them to communism. I suggest that the major networks (or PBS) rotate canceling their usual programming an

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