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‘Demagogue’ Sheds Light on Senator Joseph McCarthy
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:52:44
Publish Date: 2020-07-15 04:00:00
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A new biography about Senator Joseph McCarthy taps into recently-released transcripts of closed-door congressional hearings to shed light on the senator’s life and his 1950’s anti-communist crusade.  Journalist and author Larry Tye joins us to talk about the book, “Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy”, and to describe the parallels he sees between McCarthy and President Trump.
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