Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2020-12-17
Books mentioned on Part Two: How The John Birch Society Invented The Modern Far Right
Robert is joined again by Jordan Holmes ·& Dan Friesen of Knowledge Fight to continue to discuss The John Birch Society. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.
Robert Evans discussed World of the John Birch Society by D. Mulloy, The Politician by Robert Welch, The Dan Smoot Report on Restoring the Republic by Dan Smoot, National review by William F. Buckley, and The Conscience of a Conservative by Barry M. Goldwater.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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World of the John Birch Society
World of the John Birch Society by D.
Discussed“and there's a quote that opens the book on the John Birch Society that I've been using as one of the sources for this episode, The World of the John Birch Society.”
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The Politician
The Politician by Robert Welch is a controversial 287-page book written by the founder of the John Birch Society, in which the author argued at length that Dwight D.
Discussed“Bob Welch and his inner circle, the guys who got to read The Politician, were the kind of rich and powerful men who saw any refusal of the people of the world to bow to their whims as communism.”
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The Dan Smoot Report on Restoring the Republic
Discussed“and to expand the reach of conservative periodicals such as American Opinion, The Dan Smoot Report, and William F. Buckley Jr.'s National Review.”
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National review
Discussed“and to expand the reach of conservative periodicals such as American Opinion, The Dan Smoot Report, and William F. Buckley Jr.'s National Review.”
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The Conscience of a Conservative
The Conscience of a Conservative by Barry M.
Discussed“So, Goldwater wrote a best-selling book called The Conscience of a Conservative, and it can be seen as basically the blueprint for Reagan-style conservatism, even Trumpism.”
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