The Ex-Communists
In these days there is an all-too-ready assumption that tee must call in an ex-Communist whenever some other American’s loyalty is in doubt. Indeed, as Elmer Doris remarked in a recent broadcast. “ex-Communists are more highly regarded in some quarters than people who were never Communists at all.” This preposterous reliance on intellectuals who blindly followed the Early line has prompted BERNARD DEVOTE, historian, critic, and author, to inquire into the credentials of some of the more talented ex-Communists.