El Niño Speaks 168: Revisiting McCarthyism

Ron Unz joins José Niño for a deep dive into the forgotten history behind America’s anti-Communist crusade. Far from being a mindless witch hunt, Unz argues that McCarthyism was a chaotic but justified reaction to earlier left-wing purges—many led by Jewish activists and institutions—during the Roosevelt era.

Unz explains how McCarthy’s rise was driven by ethnic resentment, particularly among Irish-Catholics, and how Jewish involvement in both Communism and anti-Communism has shaped the historical narrative we’ve inherited. Unz challenges sanitized accounts of the Red Scare and exposes the power dynamics that still define elite discourse today.

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