red scare
Communist historiography comes to light at American Historical Association conference
January 16, 2026The panel shows a shift in the study of communist history and civil rights away from the fear-mongering of the Cold War, to a more honest analysis of shortcomings and successes.
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Still burning: Mira Larkin and the living legacy of the Hollywood blacklist
December 16, 2025The blacklist era should not be forgotten but reflected upon. Mira Larkin, Albert Maltz's granddaughter, tells her story of the generational effects of the Red Scare.
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The cowboy and the communist: Why Frank Sinatra picked a fight with John Wayne
December 4, 2025Part of the Hollywood Ten, Albert Maltz had the "dubious honor" of being blacklisted twice when John Wayne and others in Hollywood targeted his working relationship with Frank Sinatra.
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Florida’s new teaching standards rehabilitate the anti-communist Red Scare
November 20, 2025Words like “McCarthyite” and “red-baiter” are being redefined as political slander against anti-communists.
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Trump uses Kirk killing to declare war on the left
September 11, 2025Fascist governments throughout history have latched onto episodes of political violence and terrorism—real or contrived—as a pretext for repression.
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