Clay Risen’s ‘Red Scare’ misses mark on history of communism and anti-fascism movements in U.S.

Clay Risen’s ‘Red Scare’ misses mark on history of communism and anti-fascism movements in U.S.

You may remember the name Sterling Hayden. He was the actor who played the police chief in The Godfather (1972). He was also the deranged General Jack Ripper in the satire, Dr. Strangelove. But his life had two other earlier chapters that were also packed with drama. Hayden was in the military and later worked for the Office of Strategic Services, the forerunner of the CIA, during World War II. He was involved in a daring raid into Nazi-controll…