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

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.

The Boston Red Sox face another injury scare just before Opening Day as a utility infielder left Monday's game early.

The new era of Trump authoritarianism is being called by many a new McCarthyism, but that is not a good analogy. It’s looking ...

On Saturday, immigration agents showed at the apartment building of Mahmoud Khalil, a leader of last year’s pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University, and told him that his student visa had been ...

The Braves took a flier on Alex Verdugo after the veteran outfielder failed to find much interest in the free agent market.

Even if that goes well, he would only have enough time to make one more outing before Opening Day, which would likely only ...

President Trump and DOGE's Elon Musk are stoking deeply rooted resentments of "big government" and federal employees. They ...

The detention and threatened deportation of Mahmoud Khalil stands in a long tradition of the US government using border ...