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 ...

A scrappy law firm decided to represent federal workers accused of disloyalty and survived to become a legal behemoth.

As Broadway prepares to reckon with the effect of McCarthyism on journalism in the new drama, Good Night and Good Luck, go ...

FADEL: The book is "Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, And The Making Of Modern America," and it's based in part on newly declassified sources. Risen spoke with our cohost, Steve Inskeep. STEVE ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.

Nevertheless, “’Red Scare’ resonates because it speaks so directly to our current quandary of far left and far right.” Also, ...

Megyn Kelly scolded George Clooney for giving "a lecture on how journalism is imploding" to Broadway audiences of "Good Night ...

The following essay is based on Clay Risen’s new book Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America, out from Scribner on March 18. On April 28, 1948, a physicist ...

George Clooney, promoting his new Broadway show "Good Night and Good Luck," offered a stark warning for Americans about he ...

FADEL: The book is "Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, And The Making Of Modern America," and it's based in part on newly declassified sources. Risen spoke with our cohost, Steve Inskeep.