I read the book The Age of Suspicion last week.
It is written by James Wechsler, who was
- smart enough to be admitted to Columbia University in 1931
- joined the Young Communist League and rose in the structure
- left it in 1936 (at the age of 25) after a trip to the Soviet Union when he felt like
the stories just weren't adding up
- worked for the Nation with communists
- was VERY critical of the Hitler-Stalin pact in 1939 (he thought Hitler was a huge threat to democracy)
- worked at PM leftwing daily newspaper 1941-'48 with communists
- worked at the Daily News where he was very publicly critical of Communists (who he didn't feel were trustworthy) AND Joe McCarthy and blacklisting
He's a good writer, and it seemed like the story of smart strategic guy trying his best to be ethical in a flawed world.
I read it because I'm trying to understand the 40s and the creation of the United Nations.
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