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Trump's RESURFACES FAILED Strategy to INVOKE POLITICAL FEAR - Legal AF
The Court of History's Sidney Blumenthal & Sean Wilentz are joined by the deputy editor at The New York Times, Clay Risen. The Discussion revolves around Clay's new book on the Red Scare and the history of political fear in Hollywood and entertainment. - 09/21/2025.
Red Scare:
Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Red_Scare/YBQMEQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
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Books: https://a.co/d/1dLTVjG
All the Powers of Earth: https://a.co/d/imrGwQx