Freedom First Society

Freedom First Society is a far-right advocacy organization founded in 2007 by former executives of the John Birch Society who departed following internal disagreements over strategic direction. Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the organization's mission statement describes its purpose as "seeking to expose the Conspiracy targeting our freedom and re-establish limited government under the Constitution." The Society's ideology is closely aligned with the John Birch Society, emphasizing anti-globalism, opposition to international institutions including the United Nations and the Federal Reserve, and the belief that an elite "insider" conspiracy controls Western governments. Freedom First Society publishes Freedom First magazine and engages in issue advocacy, candidate scorecards, and voter education at the state level. The organization has active adherents in Idaho, where its membership overlaps with John Birch Society members and the broader far-right network active in Idaho Republican politics. The organization opposes free trade agreements, international institutions, and federal programs it characterizes as steps toward world government.