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Title: A Bunch Of Conservative Claptrap
Review: The majority of McCarthy biographies have been written from a left-wing point of view (and face it, why would conservatives want to bring McCarthy's name up?). But Herman's book swings the pendulum just as far, if not farther, in the other direction. Nearly every McCarthy action is excused or apologized for, no matter how loathsome. Nearly every action taken against McCarthy is because McCarthy's opponents were all Communists or sympathizers, or had relatives who were Communists or sympathizers (just as bad, according to the author). For a balanced account, Thomas Reeves' 1982 biography remains the standard.
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