Nevertheless, “’Red Scare’ resonates because it speaks so directly to our current quandary of far left and far right.” Also, ...

American universities have given the country prosperity and security. The Trump administration’s attack on academic freedom ...

The detention and threatened deportation of Mahmoud Khalil stands in a long tradition of the US government using border ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with author Clay Risen about his new book, "Red Scare," which tells the story of McCarthyism based in part on newly declassified sources.

The University of Wisconsin was one of 60 schools that the U.S. Department of Education warned last Monday about a potential ...

L ast week marked the Jewish holiday of Purim, celebrating the bravery of Queen Esther. Yet Esther’s legacy has been co-opted ...

The new era of Trump authoritarianism is being called by many a new McCarthyism, but that is not a good analogy. It’s looking ...

Writer Clay Risen describes the anti-Communist frenzy that destroyed the careers of thousands of teachers, union activists and civil servants — and connects that era to our current political moment.

Clay Risen examines Cold War hysteria in an even-handed way, trusting readers to make the connection between McCarthyism and the MAGA movement.

At 83 years old, Bernie Sanders has emerged as an unlikely leader of the Democratic resistance to Donald Trump.

An Alabama lawmaker has filed a bill, HB409, preventing the enforcement of red flag laws in the state. Titled the Anti-Red Flag Gun Seizure Act, the legislation prohibits any state agency ...

House Democrats’ latest viral video attempt went embarrassingly awry. TikToker Sulhee Jessica Woo on Thursday shared a political take on the “Choose Your Fighter” riff of the “Choose Your Character” ...