"You using a pinch of salt in your recipe, dearie?"
Herb Block depicted a scene with two witches brewing potions to criticize the Eisenhower administration's efforts to "ferret out and destroy communist influence in government." The witch labeled "Civilian Employee Security Procedures" asks the other if she's using a pinch of salt, as her companion stirs her kettle of "Accusations." To Block, the Atomic Energy Commission's (AEC) security regulations for personnel revised on May 9, 1956, permitted extreme, unwarranted intrusions of privacy. These regulations included inquiries about employees' organizational memberships, questioning of informants, and the AEC's power to subpoena witnesses.
Herb Block depicted a scene with two witches brewing potions to criticize the Eisenhower administration's efforts to "ferret out and destroy communist influence in government." The witch labeled "Civilian Employee Security Procedures" asks the other if she's using a pinch of salt, as her companion stirs her kettle of "Accusations." To Block, the Atomic Energy Commission's (AEC) security regulations for personnel revised on May 9, 1956, permitted extreme, unwarranted intrusions of privacy. These regulations included inquiries about employees' organizational memberships, questioning of informants, and the AEC's power to subpoena witnesses.