McCarthyism wasn’t the first “Red Scare” in U.S. history. Technically, the second Red Scare can be ... (Julius Rosenberg had worked there during World War II.) The Army then labeled at ...

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 ...

In Red Scare, Risen depicts McCarthyism as a cultural witch hunt against all kinds of people, not just potential communist spies. And he argues that the Red Scare was part of a broader cultural ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with author Clay Risen about his new book, "Red Scare," which tells the story of McCarthyism based ... both who preceded him during the Red Scare and also who saw ...