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Whittaker Chambers and the Freight Train of History

Know Your Enemy

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Is Chambers an Ex-Communist?

Getting Chambers on board with the project was key. He's important to the right in profound but complicated ways. The figure of the ex-communist in this post-war period as a source of moral authority about the threat. But they had to make amends, but they were so extreme in their denunciations. So I think it can't be overstated.

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