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Birchers
: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right
Matthew Dallek
2023
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Sometimes Stopping Extremism Means Getting Your Hands Dirty
The John Birch Society, the Anti-Defamation League, and the American tradition of infiltrating and exposing radical organizations.
by
Matthew Dallek
via
The Bulwark
on
May 29, 2026
A Mid-Century Playbook for Saving Progressive American Education
Fifty years ago, parents united to get the far-right John Birch Society out of their schools.
by
Matthew Dallek
via
Zócalo Public Square
on
September 19, 2023
The Fringe Group That Broke the GOP’s Brain — And Helped It Win Elections
The John Birch Society pushed a darker, more conspiratorial politics in the ’50s and ’60s — and looms large over today’s GOP.
by
Matthew Dallek
,
Ian Ward
via
Vox
on
March 19, 2023
How Far-Right Movements Die
The decline of the John Birch Society offers possible strategies for containing the MAGA movement.
by
Matthew Dallek
via
The Atlantic
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on
March 16, 2023
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The Bannon Style of American Politics
It's not as new as it seems.
by
Matthew Dallek
via
Made By History
on
October 24, 2017
