Since the end of WWII, the conservative movement has been dominated by foreign policy hawks, initially anti-communist and later neoconservative (“neocon”). But there was a completely different conservative movement that existed during the first half of the 20th century retrospectively known as “The Old Right.”

The movement included conservatives and disaffected liberals and classical liberals who opposed the New Deal, militarism and imperialism, and the expansion of government power over the social and economic liberties of the people in general. They fiercely opposed U.S. entry into WWII.

Do Trump and the broader MAGA movement represent a return of this brand of conservatism?

Yes and no. Tom breaks down the main pillars of both movements in terms of where they align and where they differ in today's episode of Tom Mullen Talks Freedom.

Listen to Episode 176 here...

Tom Mullen is the author of It’s the Fed, Stupid and Where Do Conservatives and Liberals Come From? And What Ever Happened to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness? 

 Tom