Behind the Bastards

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There’s a reason the History Channel has produced hundreds of documentaries about Hitler but only a few about Dwight D. Eisenhower. Bad guys (and gals) are eternally fascinating. Behind the Bastards dives in past the Cliffs Notes of the worst humans in history and exposes the bizarre realities of th… read more

December 15th, 2020•1:35:00

Part One: How The John Birch Society Invented The Modern Far Right

Robert is joined by Jordan Holmes ·& Dan Friesen of Knowledge Fight to discuss The John Birch Society.

1. https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2017/04/rise-fall-john-birch-society-50-years-ago/

2. https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.saturdayeveningpost.com/uploads/reprints/Mutiny_in_the_Birch_Society/index.html?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAI3QGKNAHC7QBOIAA%2F20201124%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20201124T035411Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=300&X-Amz-Signature=92cd53a347ae1447de3854390a1897837ddcb4d04ffe347af9c98f7f81453bc7

3. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/01/11/a-view-from-the-fringe

4. https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/growing-john-birch-society/

5. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/07/16/the-john-birch-society-is-alive-and-well-in-the-lone-star-state-215377

6. https://www.history.com/news/barry-goldwater-1964-campaign-right-wing-republican

7. https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2017/07/18/hunter-s-thompson-origins-of-his-fear-and-loathing/

8. https://sites.google.com/site/ernie1241/

9. https://www.amazon.com/World-John-Birch-Society-Conservatism/dp/0826519814

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