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The Red Scare & America's Conspiratorial Politics

Mar 17, 2025 · 44m
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  • Clay Risen's book Red Scare examines post-WWII McCarthyism and career destruction of thousands of teachers, civil servants, and artists
  • Risen draws parallels between 1950s anti-Communist paranoia and contemporary conspiratorial political movements
  • David Bianculli reviews The Pitt and Adolescence

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