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The historian who uncovered the ADL’s spying operation against the far-right John Birch Society
The discovery of the Anti-Defamation League’s covert operation targeting the John Birch Society is the basis of a chapter in a new book by political historian Matthew Dallek of George Washington ...
National Review7y
The Inside Story of William F. Buckley Jr.’s Crusade against the John Birch Society
In 1961, Buckley complained to a supporter of both National Review and the JBS, “I have had more discussions about the John Birch Society in the past year than I have about the existence of God ...
National Review7y
How William F. Buckley Became the Gatekeeper of the Conservative Movement
Buckley, perhaps unintentionally, fired the opening salvo in what would become a major battle between him and Robert Welch, founder of the John Birch Society. Buckley had been considerably moved ...