A New Yorker article highlighting the impact of the ‘Red Scare’ on American politics asks its readers: “When, exactly, was America great?” This seemingly simple question can also be quite polarizing, as it uses the rhetoric of the nation’s president to question when American politics actually benefited all of its citizens.
Many of the promises that President Trump evokes in his political rhetoric assure the public that the worst is yet to come for some members of society. But this isn’t the first time that a crackdown has occurred in the country. This article explores the Red Scare to understand how the hunt for certain citizens
changed American politics forever.
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