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In the United States, the '''Old Right''', also pejoratively called the [[paleoconservatives]], 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''', also pejoratively called the [[paleoconservatives]], 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]]. | ||
| − | 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) | + | 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> |
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| + | ==Ideology== | ||
| + | The Old Right was marked by the following characteristics: | ||
| + | *Opposition towards big government, bureaucracy, and the [[New Deal]] | ||
| + | *[[Fiscal conservatism]] | ||
| + | *[[Non-Interventionism]] | ||
| + | *[[Anti-communism]] | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 16:18, October 16, 2021
In the United States, the Old Right, also pejoratively called the paleoconservatives, refers to a faction of American conservatives who both opposed Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal leftist programs and were also non-interventionists (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.
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.[1]
Ideology
The Old Right was marked by the following characteristics:
- Opposition towards big government, bureaucracy, and the New Deal
- Fiscal conservatism
- Non-Interventionism
- Anti-communism
See also
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- ↑ Richman, Sheldon L. (January 1, 1990). The Old Right Was Right. Mises Institute. Retrieved October 16, 2021.