In the early 1990s, Fariello developed an interest in McCarthyism and the 1950s Red Scare that led him to seek out and interview individuals who had participated in or been affected by the raging ideological conflicts of America in the post–World War II era. As Fariello wrote in the preface to Red Scare, the book explores “a time of political upheaval, when the question ‘Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?’ was prologue to personal ruin, life in exile or on the blacklist, a shattered family, imprisonment, suicide, and for some even a violent death. He also conducted oral histories with the FBI agents and informers who worked against the targeted, and spoke with men and women who, as children, were caught in the ideological crossfire of the 1950s.
Author: November 25, 2025
Published at: 2025-11-25 00:00:00
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