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Summary
Arthur Herman's revisionist biography of Senator Joseph McCarthy examines his rise and fall as the face of American anti-communism. The book argues that McCarthy's crusade, while deeply flawed, was a response to legitimate concerns about communist infiltration of the US government. Herman places McCarthy's tactics within the context of Cold War anxieties and institutional failures.