Book · 1977 · Political Science
The Red Network
A "who's Who" and Handbook of Radicalism for Patriots
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In 1934, Liz published what would have become her most influential book, The Red Network, a Who's Who and Handbook of Radicalism for Patriots.
Why people recommend it
The Red Network by Elizabeth Kirkpatrick Dilling is a controversial historical political handbook that lists numerous individuals and organizations accused of promoting radical leftist ideologies and subverting capitalist systems in the United States. On Behind the Bastards in July 2026, Robert Evans brought up the author's second major book to examine its opening sections and its function as a comprehensive directory of alleged communists and secret agents. Earlier, in a June 2026 episode of the podcast, Robert Evans discussed the initial 1934 publication of the text, characterizing it as the author's most influential handbook designed for right-wing patriots. The host used the book to illustrate the historical roots of extreme political paranoia and McCarthy-era rhetoric in American culture. Through these detailed analyses, the podcast explored the dangerous impact of political scapegoating and ideological blacklisting during the twentieth century, providing listeners with a critical look at how fringe propaganda propagates fear, distrust, and polarization within society over successive generations of political discourse.
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Robert Evans In 1934, Liz published what would have become her most influential book, The Red Network, a Who's Who and H… 2
“The opening of The Red Network, which again, that's her second big book, right? That's That's basically this telephone book of all of the communists in the country and the secret left-wing agents trying to bring down, you know, capitalism.”
“In 1934, Liz published what would have become her most influential book, The Red Network, a Who's Who and Handbook of Radicalism for Patriots.”
