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The non-interventionist aspect of the Old Right diminished and evaporated under the new brand of Republicanism promoted by Ike and Goldwater.
[[File:Robert A. taft painting.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The strongly conservative, isolationist [[Robert A. Taft]] spearheaded the political causes of the Old Right.]]
[[File:Robert A. taft painting.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The strongly conservative, isolationist [[Robert A. Taft]] spearheaded the political causes of the Old Right.]]
In the United States, the '''Old Right''' refers to a faction of American [[conservatives]] who both opposed [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[New Deal]] leftist programs and were also non-interventionists ([[isolationism|isolationists]]) opposing entry into [[World War II]]. The Old Right was mostly active during 1930s–1960s. Many were associated with the Republicans led by [[Robert Taft]], but some were Democrats. It was the ideological rival of the [[Old Left]].
In the United States, the '''Old Right''' refers to a faction of American [[conservatives]] who both opposed [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[New Deal]] leftist programs and were also non-interventionists ([[isolationism|isolationists]]) opposing entry into [[World War II]]. The Old Right was mostly active during 1930s–50s. Many were associated with the Republicans led by [[Robert Taft]], but some were Democrats. It was the ideological rival of the [[Old Left]].
Notable people include President [[Calvin Coolidge]], President [[Herbert Hoover]], [[William Randolph Hearst]], Nebraska politicians [[Howard Buffett]], [[Kenneth Wherry]], and [[Hugh Butler]], [[Charles A. Halleck]] (R–IN). Writers among the faction included John T. Flynn, [[Albert Jay Nock]], Rose Wilder Lane, [[Garet Garrett]], and [[Walter Lippmann]].<ref name=theoldrightwasright>Richman, Sheldon L. (January 1, 1990). [https://mises.org/library/old-right-was-right The Old Right Was Right]. ''Mises Institute''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref>
Notable people include President [[Calvin Coolidge]], President [[Herbert Hoover]], [[William Randolph Hearst]], Nebraska politicians [[Howard Buffett]], [[Kenneth Wherry]], and [[Hugh Butler]], [[Charles A. Halleck]] (R–IN). Writers among the faction included John T. Flynn, [[Albert Jay Nock]], Rose Wilder Lane, [[Garet Garrett]], and [[Walter Lippmann]].<ref name=theoldrightwasright>Richman, Sheldon L. (January 1, 1990). [https://mises.org/library/old-right-was-right The Old Right Was Right]. ''Mises Institute''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref>