'Traitors within': How one group tried to radicalize the American right in the '60s

In today’s political climate, conspiracy theories are commonplace. But they’re nothing new. In the 1960s, the John Birch Society built a movement around them.

Nov 4, 2024 - 11:25
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'Traitors within': How one group tried to radicalize the American right in the '60s
Robert Welch, the founder and head of the John Birch Society, in his Belmont, Mass., office in 1961.

In today’s political climate, conspiracy theories are commonplace. But they’re nothing new. In the 1960s, the John Birch Society built a movement around them.

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