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Red Scare Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America

Clay Risen

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The Ezra Klein Show

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The Ezra Klein Show

In the episode, the host highlighted the book as an excellent source that greatly expanded their understanding of the historical Red Scare, using it to add texture and nuance to the discussion of past anticommunist waves. The recommendation was presented as a strong endorsement of its value for listeners interested in that era.

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Episode: Trump Is Building the Blue Scare

The book was cited as an excellent source that taught the speaker a great deal about the historical Red Scare. It was used to provide texture and nuance to the discussion of past anticommunist waves.

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I was reading Clay Risen's excellent book, Red Scare, which taught me a lot.

And again I'm taking this from Clay Rison's book.

Fresh Air

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Fresh Air

The book examined a midcentury political movement that ruined the careers of many teachers, civil servants and artists, linking it to contemporary politics.

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On Monday's show, writer Clay Risen describes a political movement which destroyed the careers of thousands of teachers, civil servants, and artists whose beliefs or associations were deemed unAmerica...

— Episode: Texan-Palestinian Comic Mo Amer

Episode: Texan-Palestinian Comic Mo Amer

The book examined a midcentury political movement that ruined the careers of many teachers, civil servants and artists, linking it to contemporary politics.

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On Monday's show, writer Clay Risen describes a political movement which destroyed the careers of thousands of teachers, civil servants, and artists whose beliefs or associations were deemed unAmerican. His book, Red Scare, is about postWorld WarII America, but he says there's a through line connecting that era to our current political moment.

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