John Birch
John Morrison Birch (May 28, 1918 – August 25, 1945) was an American military intelligence officer and missionary in World War II. After his death at the hands of Chinese communist forces, Birch became a symbol of anti-communism for the nascent conservative movement in the United States, leading to the formation of the John Birch Society in 1958. The organization has been at the center of numerous controversies and conspiracy theories over the years.
Controversies and Conspiracy Theories
The John Birch Society, founded by Robert W. Welch Jr., has been frequently criticized for its promotion of conspiratorial views regarding the influence of communist and socialist ideologies in American politics and society. Among its controversial claims were accusations against high-ranking government officials, including President Dwight D. Eisenhower, whom Welch labeled a "conscious agent of the communist conspiracy."
The society has also been linked to various conspiracy theories about global governance, including opposition to the United Nations as part of a broader scheme for a "New World Order." These views have often attracted both criticism and support, impacting the perception of Birch's legacy.
Connections to Alex Jones
The ideological influence of the John Birch Society's theories can be seen in Jones's work. Alex Jones has frequently echoed themes related to government distrust, globalist agendas, and loss of personal freedoms, which parallel some of the conspiratorial narratives historically associated with the John Birch Society.
Jones has cited works associated with the society and its members, contributing to the continued visibility of Birch-inspired theories in modern conspiracy discourse. Despite this indirect connection, it illustrates the enduring impact of Birch's legacy on contemporary political and ideological movements.
Legacy
John Birch's life and subsequent symbolic use by anti-communist and conservative groups underscore the complex interactions between historical figures and ideological movements. While Birch himself remains a historical figure primarily known for his wartime service, the society bearing his name continues to influence American political culture, particularly in contexts involving conspiracy theories and right-wing activism.
Relevant Episodes by Release Date
| No. | Title | Coverage
start date |
Coverage
end date |
Air date | Episode type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | 113: February 21-23, 2014 | February 21, 2014 | February 23, 2014 | December 22, 2017 | Time Travel |
| 130B | 130B: Endgame, Part 2 | February 20, 2018 | Documentary | ||
| 141 | 141: March 20-22, 2018 | March 20, 2018 | March 22, 2018 | March 23, 2018 | Present Day |
| 157 | 157: WWE's Kane (Ft. Marty DeRosa) | May 4, 2018 | InfoWars Interview | ||
| 160 | 160: January 22-25, 2009 | January 22, 2009 | January 25, 2009 | May 14, 2018 | Tea Party Investigation |
| 163 | 163: January 27-29, 2009 | January 27, 2009 | January 29, 2009 | May 23, 2018 | Tea Party Investigation |
| 168 | 168: Alex Vs. Bill Ayers | June 8, 2018 | InfoWars Interview | ||
| 173 | 173: February 6-10, 2009 | February 6, 2009 | February 10, 2009 | June 25, 2018 | Tea Party Investigation |
| 174 | 174: February 11, 2009 | February 11, 2009 | February 11, 2009 | June 26, 2018 | Tea Party Investigation |
| 195 | 195: August 17, 2018 | August 17, 2018 | August 17, 2018 | August 20, 2018 | Present Day |
| 200 | 200: Feb. 25-March 1, 2009 | February 25, 2009 | March 1, 2009 | September 3, 2018 | Tea Party Investigation |
| 206 | 206: March 4-5, 2009 | March 4, 2009 | March 5, 2009 | September 17, 2018 | Tea Party Investigation |
| 208 | 208: March 6-8, 2009 | March 6, 2009 | March 8, 2009 | September 21, 2018 | Tea Party Investigation |
| 211 | 211: March 10, 2009 | March 10, 2009 | March 10, 2009 | September 28, 2018 | Tea Party Investigation |
| 215 | 215: March 11-12, 2009 | March 11, 2009 | March 12, 2009 | October 12, 2018 | Tea Party Investigation |
| 234 | 234: March 26, 2009 | March 26, 2009 | March 26, 2009 | December 3, 2018 | Tea Party Investigation |
| 236 | 236: December 4-5, 2018 | December 4, 2018 | December 5, 2018 | December 7, 2018 | Present Day |
| 237 | 237: March 27, 2009 | March 27, 2009 | March 27, 2009 | December 10, 2018 | Tea Party Investigation |
| 238 | 238: Coach Dave | December 12, 2018 | Wacky Wednesday | ||
| 242 | 242: December 18-19, 2018 | December 18, 2018 | December 19, 2018 | December 21, 2018 | Present Day |
| 243 | 243: April 1-2, 2009 | April 1, 2009 | April 2, 2009 | December 24, 2018 | Tea Party Investigation |
| 249 | 249: Predicting 9/11 | January 7, 2019 | Wacky Wednesday | ||
| 254 | 254: April 9-10, 2009 | April 9, 2009 | April 10, 2009 | January 21, 2019 | Tea Party Investigation |
| 305 | 305: February 1, 2013 | February 1, 2013 | February 1, 2013 | June 5, 2019 | Sandy Hook Investigation |
| 314 | 314: February 14-15, 2013 | February 14, 2013 | February 15, 2013 | June 28, 2019 | Sandy Hook Investigation |
| 320 | 320: February 21-22, 2013 | February 21, 2013 | February 23, 2013 | July 12, 2019 | Sandy Hook Investigation |
| 328 | 328: March 11-12, 2013 | March 11, 2013 | March 12, 2013 | August 5, 2019 | Sandy Hook Investigation |
| 336 | 336: March 24-26, 2013 | March 24, 2013 | March 26, 2013 | August 28, 2019 | Sandy Hook Investigation |
| 350 | 350: September 29-30, 2019 | September 29, 2019 | September 30, 2019 | October 2, 2019 | Present Day |
| 356 | 356: October 11, 2019 | October 11, 2019 | October 11, 2019 | October 16, 2019 | Present Day |
| 375 | 375: November 29, 2019 | November 29, 2019 | November 29, 2019 | December 2, 2019 | Present Day |
| 386 | 386: January 8, 2020 | January 8, 2020 | January 8, 2020 | January 10, 2020 | Present Day |
| 399 | 399: February 12-14, 2020 | February 12, 2020 | February 14, 2020 | February 17, 2020 | Present Day |
| 415 | 415: April 1, 2020 | April 1, 2020 | April 1, 2020 | April 3, 2020 | Present Day |
| 434 | 434: Bill Cooper Covers OKC Part 1 | April 19, 1995 | April 21, 1995 | May 18, 2020 | Wacky Wednesday |
| 448 | 448: June 21-22, 2020 | June 21, 2020 | June 22, 2020 | June 24, 2020 | Present Day |
| 450 | 450: June 25-26, 2020 | June 25, 2020 | June 26, 2020 | June 29, 2020 | Present Day |
| 454 | 454: December 17, 2013 | December 17, 2013 | December 17, 2013 | July 8, 2020 | Time Travel |
| 457 | 457: July 12-13, 2020 | July 12, 2020 | July 13, 2020 | July 15, 2020 | Present Day |
| 466 | 466: August 5-6, 2020 | August 5, 2020 | August 6, 2020 | August 7, 2020 | Present Day |
| 501 | 501: November 7-8, 2020 | November 7, 2020 | November 8, 2020 | November 11, 2020 | Present Day |
| 517 | 517: January 5-6, 2021 | January 5, 2021 | January 6, 2021 | January 8, 2021 | Present Day |
| 520 | 520: January 12-13, 2021 | January 12, 2021 | January 13, 2021 | January 15, 2021 | Present Day |
| 539 | 539: March 10, 2021 | March 10, 2021 | March 10, 2021 | March 12, 2021 | Present Day |
| 544 | 544: May 1, 2003 | May 1, 2003 | May 1, 2003 | March 29, 2021 | 2003 Investigation |
| 551 | 551: April 20-21, 2021 | April 20, 2021 | April 21, 2021 | April 23, 2021 | Present Day |
| 564 | 564: May 15-20, 2003 | May 15, 2003 | May 20, 2003 | June 11, 2021 | 2003 Investigation |
| 591 | 591: June 11, 2003 | June 11, 2003 | June 11, 2003 | August 30, 2021 | 2003 Investigation |
| 596 | 596: Possibly Too Much Wacky | September 15, 2021 | Wacky Wednesday | ||
| 624 | 624: November 30, 2021 | November 30, 2021 | November 30, 2021 | December 8, 2021 | Present Day |
| 633 | 633: December 30, 2021 | December 30, 2021 | December 30, 2021 | January 3, 2022 | Present Day |
| 642 | 642: January 24, 2022 | January 24, 2022 | January 24, 2022 | January 28, 2022 | Present Day |
| 651 | 651: February 18, 2022 | February 18, 2022 | February 18, 2022 | February 21, 2022 | Present Day |
| 654 | 654: February 27, 2022 | February 27, 2022 | February 27, 2022 | March 2, 2022 | Present Day |
| 656 | 656: March 5, 2022 | March 5, 2022 | March 5, 2022 | March 7, 2022 | Present Day |
| 660 | 660: February 11, 2014 | February 11, 2014 | February 11, 2014 | March 18, 2022 | Time Travel |
| 662 | 662: March 22, 2022 | March 22, 2022 | March 22, 2022 | March 25, 2022 | Present Day |
| 675 | 675: April 25, 2022 | April 25, 2022 | April 25, 2022 | April 27, 2022 | Present Day |
| 678 | 678: July 29-30, 2003 | July 29, 2003 | July 30, 2003 | May 9, 2022 | 2003 Investigation |
| 679 | 679: May 9, 2022 | May 9, 2022 | May 9, 2022 | May 11, 2022 | Present Day |
| 707 | 707: Dan's War | July 29, 2022 | Documentary | ||
| 709 | 709: 2 Dan's 2 War | July 31, 2022 | Documentary | ||
| 722 | 722: Space Capitalism Is Still Capitalism | September 7, 2022 | Project Camelot, Wacky Wednesday | ||
| 724 | 724: August 7-11, 2003 | August 7, 2003 | August 11, 2003 | September 12, 2022 | 2003 Investigation |
| 731 | 731: September 29-30, 2022 | September 29, 2022 | September 30, 2022 | October 3, 2022 | Present Day |
| 746 | 746: The Infowars All-Star Midterm Coverage Spectacular | November 11, 2022 | Present Day | ||
| 747 | 747: November 11, 2022 | November 11, 2022 | November 11, 2022 | November 14, 2022 | Present Day |
| 749 | 749: December 1-2, 2003 | December 1, 2003 | December 2, 2003 | November 21, 2022 | 2003 Investigation |
| 750 | 750: Formulaic Objections Part 11 | November 23, 2022 | Formulaic Objections | ||
| 761 | 761: December 11, 2003 | December 11, 2003 | December 11, 2003 | December 30, 2022 | 2003 Investigation |
| 770 | 770: January 20, 2023 | January 20, 2023 | January 20, 2023 | January 23, 2023 | Present Day |
| 774 | 774: December 22, 2003 | December 22, 2003 | December 22, 2003 | February 6, 2023 | 2003 Investigation |
| 782 | 782: February 26, 2023 | February 26, 2023 | February 26, 2023 | March 2, 2023 | Present Day |
| 785 | 785: March 4, 2023 | March 4, 2023 | March 4, 2023 | March 13, 2023 | Present Day, InfoWars Interview |
| 797 | 797: Belly-Floppin' Into The Pool | April 17, 2023 | Present Day | ||
| 807 | 807: February 17, 2004 | February 17, 2004 | February 17, 2004 | May 15, 2023 | 2003 Investigation |
| 808 | 808: May 15, 2023 | May 15, 2023 | May 15, 2023 | May 17, 2023 | Present Day |
| 809 | 809: May 18, 2023 | May 18, 2023 | May 18, 2023 | May 22, 2023 | Present Day |
| 813 | 813: May 29, 2023 | May 29, 2023 | May 29, 2023 | June 2, 2023 | Present Day |
| 831 | 831: Tucker, The Man And His Twitter- Episode 4 | July 24, 2023 | Tucker Carlson Series | ||
| 858 | 858: October 7, 2023 | October 7, 2023 | October 7, 2023 | October 11, 2023 | Present Day |
| 866 | 866: November 1, 2023 | November 1, 2023 | November 1, 2023 | November 3, 2023 | Present Day |
| 870 | 870: November 9, 2023 | November 9, 2023 | November 9, 2023 | November 13, 2023 | Present Day |
| 875 | 875: The Most Important Man In The World | December 7, 2023 | December 7, 2023 | December 9, 2023 | Wacky Wednesday |
| 880 | 880: March 31, 2004 | March 31, 2004 | March 31, 2004 | December 25, 2023 | 2003 Investigation |
| 895 | 895: January 30, 2024 | January 30, 2024 | January 30, 2024 | February 2, 2024 | Present Day |
| 912 | 912: March 22, 2024 | March 22, 2024 | March 22, 2024 | March 25, 2024 | Present Day |
| 914 | 914: March 27, 2024 | March 27, 2024 | March 27, 2024 | April 1, 2024 | Present Day |
| 924 | 924: May 3, 2024 | May 3, 2024 | May 3, 2024 | May 6, 2024 | Present Day |
| 962 | 962: September 5, 2024 | September 5, 2024 | September 5, 2024 | September 11, 2024 | Present Day |
| 1011 | 1011: January 28, 2025 | January 28, 2025 | January 28, 2025 | February 24, 2025 | Present Day |
