[Republican](https://doctorparadox.net/the-gop-is-3-cults-in-a-trenchcoat/) powerbroker who joined forces with [[Jerry Falwell Sr.]] in the 1970s to launch the first incarnation of the modern [right wing](https://doctorparadox.net/tag/right-wing/) we know today.
A [fundamentalist](https://doctorparadox.net/diptychs/the-artist-vs-the-fundamentalist/) Catholic, he rejected the liberal reforms of Vatican II and converted to the Eastern Orthodox sect of Catholicism.
Close associate of [[William S. Lind]].
## Founder of conservative supergroups:
- The [[Heritage Foundation]]
- Republican Study Committee
- The Weyrich Lunch
## Paul Weyrich Connections
Visit the Paul Weyrich connections mind map:[![[Screenshot by Dropbox Capture 1.png]]](<https://kumu.io/doctorparadox/koup-klux-klan#main-map/annotated-view/paul-weyrich?focus=1>)