“McCarthyism is making accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason without proper regard to evidence.”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarthyism
“The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings before local magistrates followed by county court of trials to prosecute people accused of witchcraft in Essex, Suffolk, and Middlesex counties of colonial Massachusetts, between February 1692 and May 1693. The episode has been used in political rhetoric and popular literature as a vivid cautionary tale about the dangers of religious extremism, false accusations, lapses in due process, and governmental intrusion on individual liberties.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_witch_trials
“A crucible is a refractory container used for metal, glass, and pigment production as well as a number of modern laboratory processes, which can withstand temperatures high enough to melt or otherwise alter its contents.”
