I have read plenty of issues of The New American, and earlier Review of the News and American Opinion. I found positive reviews of contemporary US politicians, well reasoned opinion pieces on various topics, and thoughtful interv iews. Whatever number of Communists and fellow travellers there are in government, academia and elite cultural institutions, the last fee years showed that it was more than we thought. The Never Trumpers are their enablers.
Welch called them "Insiders" and thought their membership transcended race, religion, and other such factors. The Communist movement was but one dimension in their efforts, but not the whole of it. That was the more criminal aspect of the conspiracy, as it also included such groups as the elitist Council on Foreign Relations, the Bildebergs, the Tri-Lateral Commission, and other such organizations whose purpose it was to undermine Americanism and promote internationalism over nationalism.
Anyone who can look at how far we have come down this road since the end of WWII is simply not paying attention.
Apparently, Dr Sivana, you are not aware that the Birch Society (and its surrogates) have lost defamation lawsuits because their publications presented maliciously false information.
In July 1961, Robert Welch wrote in that month’s JBS Bulletin that there were 300,000 to 500,000 Communist Party members in the United States. The actual number (according to the FBI) was 5262! Obviously, Welch had no clue regarding the correct number because he had no way to determine that information. He did not have access to CPUSA dues payment info (as the FBI did) and he had no informants inside the CPUSA (the FBI had over 400 human informants inside the Party).
So, you can rely upon the FALSE information in JBS publications OR you can prefer verifiable FACTUAL information but you cannot rely upon the JBS for “reasoned” information. OPINIONS (by definition) do not necessarily reflect reality or truth. They are just personal observations or preferences -— such as stating that strawberry is the best flavor of ice cream. FACTS are different because they represent reality and truth.
Furthermore, the JBS has a very long history of associating itself with racial and religious bigots and praising or recommending such people (politicians and authors).
In December 2019, the former Research Director of the JBS (Tom Eddlem) resigned his lifetime JBS membership because of what HE described as “nazi racial propaganda” published in the JBS magazine (The New American). You can see Eddlem’s resignation letter here:
http://teddlem.blogspot.com/2019/12/resignation-letter-to-john-birch-society.html
For over 100 pages of details regarding JBS links to racial and religious bigots, see:
https://archive.org/details/jbs-chronology-january-2022