The John Birch Society is a far right[1] anti-communist political advocacy group that supports limited government and what it considers to be personal freedom.[2] It has been also described by various sources as an "ultraconservative",[3]"radical right",[4] and "extremist"[5] institution.
It was founded in 1958 by Robert W. Welch Jr. in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it was named after John Birch—a United States military intelligence officer and Baptist missionary in World War II—who was killed in 1945 by supporters of theCommunist Party of China.[6] Birch's parents joined the society as life members.[7] Currently headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, the society has local chapters in all 50 states. It owns American Opinion Publishing, which publishes the journal The New American.
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