Old Right (United States)
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Old Right (United States) was a loosely organized conservative and libertarian movement of the early-to-mid 20th century, associated with figures like Robert A. Taft and known for its opposition to the New Deal, foreign interventionism, and centralized federal power.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Guard Republican | 1 |
| Old Right | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
libertarian movement
ⓘ
political movement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Albert Jay Nock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago Tribune editorial line NERFINISHED ⓘ Garet Garrett NERFINISHED ⓘ H. L. Mencken NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbert Hoover NERFINISHED ⓘ John T. Flynn NERFINISHED ⓘ National Review early critics ⓘ Robert A. Taft NERFINISHED ⓘ Senator Robert A. Taft NERFINISHED ⓘ The American Mercury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
anti-New Deal
ⓘ
anti-centralization ⓘ anti-interventionist ⓘ anti-war ⓘ loosely organized ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| flourishedDuring |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ early Cold War era ⓘ |
| followedBy | New Right (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | reaction to Franklin D. Roosevelt's presidency ⓘ |
| ideology |
classical liberalism
ⓘ
conservatism ⓘ libertarianism ⓘ paleoconservatism precursor ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern American libertarianism
ⓘ
paleoconservatism ⓘ postwar libertarian movement ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Keynesian economics
ⓘ
New Deal NERFINISHED ⓘ Roosevelt administration domestic policies ⓘ centralized federal power ⓘ foreign interventionism ⓘ welfare state expansion ⓘ |
| position | right-wing ⓘ |
| precededBy | 19th-century classical liberalism ⓘ |
| supported |
constitutionalism
ⓘ
fiscal conservatism ⓘ isolationism ⓘ laissez-faire capitalism ⓘ limited government ⓘ non-interventionist foreign policy ⓘ states' rights ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
mid 20th century ⓘ |
| viewedAs |
coalition of conservatives and libertarians
ⓘ
opposition to bipartisan Cold War consensus ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Robert A. Taft
this entity surface form:
Old Guard Republican
this entity surface form:
Old Right