miguelf's review against another edition
4.0
It’s no surprise to learn in this biography that Joe McCarthy was a drunk, a habitual liar, a philanderer and a backstabber, and that those were mostly his good qualities. What’s more surprising in Demagogue is its explanation of what the reaction was in the media and in society at the time when he whipped up his infamous red scare into its highest froth. There were a lot of people who contemporaneously saw him for the sham that he was and that’s the most revealing and interesting aspect of this as previously didn’t realize that there was any pushback or voices of resistance to him at the time.
The book also serves as a reminder that this is really where the essence where the modern republican party was forged.
The New Yorker review for this wrote that the author overstated their case in having access to McCarthy’s records and that these have been widely available since the early 90’s. This might be the case, but the author did create a very full portrait of the man and his era.
The book also serves as a reminder that this is really where the essence where the modern republican party was forged.
The New Yorker review for this wrote that the author overstated their case in having access to McCarthy’s records and that these have been widely available since the early 90’s. This might be the case, but the author did create a very full portrait of the man and his era.
miguelf's review
4.0
It’s no surprise to learn in this biography that Joe McCarthy was a drunk, a habitual liar, a philanderer and a backstabber, and that those were mostly his good qualities. What’s more surprising in Demagogue is its explanation of what the reaction was in the media and in society at the time when he whipped up his infamous red scare into its highest froth. There were a lot of people who contemporaneously saw him for the sham that he was and that’s the most revealing and interesting aspect of this as previously didn’t realize that there was any pushback or voices of resistance to him at the time.
The book also serves as a reminder that this is really where the essence where the modern republican party was forged.
The New Yorker review for this wrote that the author overstated their case in having access to McCarthy’s records and that these have been widely available since the early 90’s. This might be the case, but the author did create a very full portrait of the man and his era.
The book also serves as a reminder that this is really where the essence where the modern republican party was forged.
The New Yorker review for this wrote that the author overstated their case in having access to McCarthy’s records and that these have been widely available since the early 90’s. This might be the case, but the author did create a very full portrait of the man and his era.
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