Letters poured in by the thousand and almost all were indignant at the treatment of Mr Radulovich.

ECONOMIST: Milo Radulovich

Thereafter Mr Radulovich found himself in demand as a speaker on civil liberties.

ECONOMIST: Milo Radulovich

Though exonerated, Mr Radulovich still found his life affected by the episode.

ECONOMIST: Milo Radulovich

The 2001 Patriot Act had given government agencies the right to examine citizens' library and bookshop records, bringing back memories of old Radulovich's supposedly incriminating reading habits.

ECONOMIST: Milo Radulovich

Mr Radulovich's great meteorological interest was the interaction of wind and fire a fitting concern for one who could never escape the scorching he had suffered in an era of super-heated scare-mongering.

ECONOMIST: Milo Radulovich