How scary was the Red Scare?

Mar 13

a review of Clay Risen's new history

1 Comment

Brian J. McVeigh

Great review. Yes, history doesn't repeat, but it certainly rhymes. It seems Americans have lost the ability to discern authoritarianism from healthy left-vs.-right debate.

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