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427 - McCarthyism: When Red Scare Paranoia Destroyed Innocent Lives

Timesuck with Dan Cummins

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McCarthy's Army Targeting: A Shift in Focus

This chapter explores Joseph McCarthy's controversial shift to targeting the army during the Red Scare, particularly an investigation into espionage at a radar lab that lacked substantial evidence. It also examines his contentious relationship with President Eisenhower and the influential role of aide G. David Skeen in escalating McCarthy's political machinations.

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