Jay Feldman talks about Manufacturing Hysteria: A History of Scapegoating, Surveillance, and Secrecy in Modern America. In this ambitious history, Feldman shows us a striking pattern of elected officials and private citizens alike inflaming pervasive American fears and prejudices to ostracize minorities, silence dissent, and stem the growth of civil rights and liberties.
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