Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America’ by Clay Risen “As a scholarly subject, the Red Scare has never quite experienced its moment of glory, ...

That period of history is the focus of the new book “Red Scare: Blacklists ... AND THAT WAS AN ARGUMENT THAT McCARTHY USED ALL THE TIME AND HIS DEFENDERS USED. HE WOULD SAY, MAYBE I GOT THIS ...

At its height, the political crackdown felt terrifying and all-encompassing. What can we learn from how the movement unfolded—and from how it came to an end?

RED SCARE: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America, by Clay Risen When the end came for Joe McCarthy, it was Edward R. Murrow who delivered the knockout blow. On his CBS program ...

Murrow, who exposed McCarthy on television. We're talking about people like Chief Justice Earl Warren, who very systematically worked his way through the legal architecture of the Red Scare and ...

Clay Risen discusses his new book "Red Scare." The Immigration and Nationality ... AND THAT WAS AN ARGUMENT THAT McCARTHY USED ALL THE TIME AND HIS DEFENDERS USED. HE WOULD SAY, MAYBE I GOT ...

FADEL: The book is "Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, And The Making Of Modern America," and it's based in part on newly declassified sources. Risen spoke with our cohost, Steve Inskeep. STEVE ...