And hysteria was the diagnosis. And some people have argued that hysteria was a catch-all diagnosis that really allowed any sort of symptomotology that was negative, and was seen as not fitting ...

Clay Risen examines Cold War hysteria in an even-handed way, trusting readers to make the connection between McCarthyism and the MAGA movement.

Instead we get this kind of hysteria from hot take artists like Skip Bayless. McAfee doesn't actually say he agrees with the take. He sidesteps it by just saying "this is what people are saying".