The John Birch Society is still influencing American politics, 60 years after its founding
- Written by Christopher Towler, Assistant Professor of Political Science, California State University, Sacramento
The retired candy entrepreneur Robert Welch founded the John Birch Society 60 years ago to push back against what he perceived as a growing American welfare state modeled on communism and the federal government’s push to desegregate America.
Although Welch’s group has...

