Old Right

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The term Old Right can refer to distinct political groups in various countries: Old Right (United States) was a group of conservatives of the 1910s-1960s that opposed foreign intervention (the doctrine of Isolationism) and expansion of the administrative state--i.e. the massive growth of Federal entitlement programs, collectively known colloquially term, the "Welfare State"). This grouping should not be confused with the Conservative ideology espoused by William F. Buckley, Jr., 1964 Presidential candidate Sen. Barry Goldwater and President Ronald Reagan (1981-1989), and generally called, after the latter, "Reagan Conservatism".

the Old Right (United Kingdom) refers to the ideology and policies of the Conservative Party that predated the ideological shift lead by former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher (1979-90).