Defining hysteria : what it is ... and what it isn't -- America's first time : Jedidiah Morse and the anti-Illuminati movement -- The anti-Masons : the disappearance of William Morgan and the rise of third party politics -- The Red Scare : A. Mitchell Palmer takes on the enemy within our gates -- The dawning of McCarthyism : from communists to blacklists, one senator channels the fears of a nation -- The United States after 9/11 : the American Right and the threat of Sharia law -- The way forward : a practical guide to confronting political hysteria
Summary
"The American story of blacklists, scapegoating, conspiracies, and cover-ups that have taken over national politics throughout our history when the mainstream has adopted extremist fear that secret networks--from the Illuminati and Freemasons to Communists and Muslim terrorists--have infiltrated society and threatened destruction from within"--Provided by publisher
