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The New Red Scare? Historian on McCarthyism and Parallels to Today

The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 was passed amid anti-communist fears during the early Cold War. That period of history is the focus of the new book "Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America." Author and reporter Clay Risen joins the show to discuss past political hysteria and what it can tell us about the present.

The New Red Scare? Historian on McCarthyism and Parallels to Today

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