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| + | Staunchly opposed to the [[internationalist]] agenda promoted by [[Woodrow Wilson]], prominent Old Right figures in the [[Republican Party]] helped kill the [[Treaty of Versailles]] from passing the U.S. Senate.<ref>Fascinating Politics (March 3, 2020). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2020/05/03/versailles-treaty-in-six-key-votes/ Versailles Treaty, in Six Key Votes]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref> | ||
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During the 1920s, President [[Calvin Coolidge]] spearheaded the causes promoted by the Old Right, rejecting [[progressivism]] and advocating fiscal restraint.<ref>Postell, Joseph (February 20, 2013). [https://www.heritage.org/political-process/report/calvin-coolidge-forefather-our-conservatism Calvin Coolidge: Forefather of Our Conservatism]. ''Heritage Foundation''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref> His reduction of tax rates promoted economic growth, and a particular achievement during his presidency was slashing the [[national debt]].<ref>Shlaes, Amity; Thomas, Rushad (January 30, 2015). [https://coolidgefoundation.org/news/coolidges-fiscal-triumph/ Coolidge’s Fiscal Triumph]. ''Coolidge Foundation''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref> | During the 1920s, President [[Calvin Coolidge]] spearheaded the causes promoted by the Old Right, rejecting [[progressivism]] and advocating fiscal restraint.<ref>Postell, Joseph (February 20, 2013). [https://www.heritage.org/political-process/report/calvin-coolidge-forefather-our-conservatism Calvin Coolidge: Forefather of Our Conservatism]. ''Heritage Foundation''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref> His reduction of tax rates promoted economic growth, and a particular achievement during his presidency was slashing the [[national debt]].<ref>Shlaes, Amity; Thomas, Rushad (January 30, 2015). [https://coolidgefoundation.org/news/coolidges-fiscal-triumph/ Coolidge’s Fiscal Triumph]. ''Coolidge Foundation''. Retrieved October 16, 2021.</ref> | ||
Revision as of 16:27, 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 and opposition towards globalism/internationalism
- Anti-communism
History and timeline
Staunchly opposed to the internationalist agenda promoted by Woodrow Wilson, prominent Old Right figures in the Republican Party helped kill the Treaty of Versailles from passing the U.S. Senate.[2]
During the 1920s, President Calvin Coolidge spearheaded the causes promoted by the Old Right, rejecting progressivism and advocating fiscal restraint.[3] His reduction of tax rates promoted economic growth, and a particular achievement during his presidency was slashing the national debt.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Richman, Sheldon L. (January 1, 1990). The Old Right Was Right. Mises Institute. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
- ↑ Fascinating Politics (March 3, 2020). Versailles Treaty, in Six Key Votes. Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
- ↑ Postell, Joseph (February 20, 2013). Calvin Coolidge: Forefather of Our Conservatism. Heritage Foundation. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
- ↑ Shlaes, Amity; Thomas, Rushad (January 30, 2015). Coolidge’s Fiscal Triumph. Coolidge Foundation. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
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