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Clay Risen, "Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism, and the Making of Modern America" (Simon and Schuster, 2025)

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HUAC as Political Tool and Profile Booster

Raven asks if HUAC served GOP ambitions; Risen explains how both parties used the committee and how it boosted political careers like Nixon's.

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