S0·E541 – How the US Paranoia of Leftism was Born
2024-11-21 • 24 min
Elizabeth Bentley’s defection in 1945 didn’t just expose a Soviet spy network—it fueled America’s second Red Scare and a wave of anti-communist paranoia. Her revelations about Soviet infiltration within the U.S. government became a catalyst for McCarthyism, reshaping American politics and society in an era defined by fear and suspicion.
