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Published on: 2014-03-18
Released on: 2014-03-18
Original language: English

A narrative history of the John Birch Society by a daughter of one of the infamous ultraconservative organization’s founding fathers. Named a best nonfiction book of 2013 by Kirkus Reviews and the Tampa Bay Times Long before the rise of the Tea Party movement and the prominence of today’s religious Right, the John Birch Society, first established in 1958, championed many of the same radical causes touted by ultraconservatives today, including campaigns against abortion rights, gay rights, gun control, labor unions, environmental protections, immigrant rights, social and welfare programs, the United Nations, and even water fluoridation. Worshipping its anti-Communist hero Joe McCarthy, the Birch Society is perhaps most notorious for its red-baiting and for accusing top politicians, including President Dwight Eisenhower, of being Communist sympathizers. It also labeled John F. Kennedy a traitor and actively worked to unseat him. The Birch Society boasted a number of notable members, including Fred Koch, father of Charles and David Koch, who are using their father’s billions to bankroll fundamentalist and right-wing movements today. The daughter of one of the society’s first members and a national spokesman about the society, Claire Conner grew up surrounded by dedicated Birchers and was expected to abide by and espouse Birch ideals. When her parents forced her to join the society at age thirteen, she became its youngest member of the society. From an even younger age though, Conner was pressed into service for the cause her father and mother gave their lives to: the nurturing and growth of the JBS. She was expected to bring home her textbooks for close examination (her mother found traces of Communist influence even in the Catholic school curriculum), to write letters against “socialized medicine” after school, to attend her father’s fiery speeches against the United Nations, or babysit her siblings while her parents held meetings in the living room to recruit members to fight the war on Christmas or (potentially poisonous) water fluoridation. Conner was “on deck” to lend a hand when JBS notables visited, including founder Robert Welch, notorious Holocaust denier Revilo Oliver, and white supremacist Thomas Stockheimer. Even when she was old enough to quit in disgust over the actions of those men, Conner found herself sucked into campaigns against abortion rights and for ultraconservative presidential candidates like John Schmitz. It took momentous changes in her own life for Conner to finally free herself of the legacy of the John Birch Society in which she was raised. In Wrapped in the Flag, Claire Conner offers an intimate account of the society —based on JBS records and documents, on her parents’ files and personal writing, on historical archives and contemporary accounts, and on firsthand knowledge—giving us an inside look at one of the most radical right-wing movements in US history and its lasting effects on our political discourse today.From the Hardcover edition. NYDN Movies - NY Daily News Check out the latest movie news with reviews of the latest films movie critics columns movie trailers celebrity interviews and more. The American Conservative Print magazine launched by Patrick Buchanan featuring Old Right themes and critical of neoconservatism. Selected archived columns and articles as well as background ... U.S. News Latest National News Videos & Photos - ABC ... Sections; Top Stories; Watch; U.S. World; Politics; Lifestyle; Entertainment; Health; Tech; Investigative; Sports; Weather; Shows. Shows; Good Morning America; World ... International News Latest World News Videos & Photos ... Get the latest international news and world events from Asia Europe the Middle East and more. See world news photos and videos at ABCNews.com AXS - Official Tickets and Your Source for Live Entertainment The AXS Cookie Policy. This website like most others uses cookies in order to give you a great online experience. By continuing to use our website you accept to our ... Beware of Fraudsters Using my Name - Bollyn Alex Jones and 9-11 Disinfo; Alex Jones Caller Promotes Bollyn 9-11 Books; Solzhenitsyn on Bolshevism and the Controlled Media; Beware of Fraudsters Using my Name ... Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - Wikipedia The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL IPA / a s l /) also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS / a s s /) Islamic State ... The Free List of Bank & Credit Union Repo Sales ... Repo Finder provides free repossessed bank cars for sale bank repossessed cars credit union repossessions and ATV repo lists among other repo sales service lists ... Bleacher Report Sports. Highlights. News. Now. Mariners @Mariners. Just a heads up: this is the last weekend without Mariners Baseball for a long long time. . 2/10/2017 10:02:04 PM Health Yahoo Beauty Pancreatic cancer: What are the symptoms of 'silent killer' set to kill more than breast tumours?
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