In “Red Scare,” Clay Risen shows how culture in the United States is still driven by the political paranoia of the 1950s.

Clay Risen examines Cold War hysteria in an even-handed way, trusting readers to make the connection between McCarthyism and ...

Chris Finan is an author and historian.  He worked as a free speech activist for over 40 years and led several groups, including the National Coalition Against Censorship. He is the author of several ...

If someone legally in the U.S. can be grabbed for engaging in constitutionally protected political activity, we are in a drastically different country.

anti-communists followed up with fresh attacks on African Americans listed in the pages of “Red Channels.” Hazel Scott’s groundbreaking new variety show—the first television show to ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with author Clay Risen about his new book, "Red Scare," which tells the story of McCarthyism based in part on newly declassified sources.

Recent actions by the Trump administration — including the arrest of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil — have drawn comparisons to the Red Scare of the early and mid-20th century.

For the first time, it became possible for non-Marxist ... Risen wants to remedy that. But, he notes, the Red Scare can be hard to understand—and hard to narrate—because it was so many things ...