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*[[John T. Flynn]], socialist who turned against the New Deal | *[[John T. Flynn]], socialist who turned against the New Deal | ||
*[[Milton Friedman]], an active supporter of the [[New Deal]] who turned libertarian in the late 1940s | *[[Milton Friedman]], an active supporter of the [[New Deal]] who turned libertarian in the late 1940s | ||
| − | *[[Peter Hitchens]], brother of [[Christopher Hitchens]], he is a devout [[Christian]], and conservative blogger and journalist in the [[United Kingdom]], his brother also claims to be a former liberal, despite his brother being a | + | *[[Peter Hitchens]], brother of [[Christopher Hitchens]], he is a devout [[Christian]], and conservative blogger and journalist in the [[United Kingdom]], his brother also claims to be a former liberal, despite his brother being a zealous anti-theist. |
*[[Sidney Hook]], philosopher | *[[Sidney Hook]], philosopher | ||
*[[David Horowitz]] | *[[David Horowitz]] | ||
Revision as of 22:25, March 24, 2009
List of former liberals
- Stephen Baldwin, the only actor in the family known to be conservative. [1]
- Saul Bellow, a former liberal, he is now typically identified with neoconservativism
- Steve Beren
- James Burnham, a leading Trotskyite who became an editor of the National Review
- Kirk Cameron, actor and former child star. Used to be an atheist, now runs the "Way of the Master" ministry.
- Sandra Cano
- Whittaker Chambers, Communist spy
- Eldridge Cleaver
- Nick Cohen
- Anthony Flew, former atheist, and anti-theist, he now supports the teaching of intelligent design in schools.
- John T. Flynn, socialist who turned against the New Deal
- Milton Friedman, an active supporter of the New Deal who turned libertarian in the late 1940s
- Peter Hitchens, brother of Christopher Hitchens, he is a devout Christian, and conservative blogger and journalist in the United Kingdom, his brother also claims to be a former liberal, despite his brother being a zealous anti-theist.
- Sidney Hook, philosopher
- David Horowitz
- Charles Foster Johnson (founder of Little Green Footballs)
- Willmoore Kendall, political scientist
- Joseph Kennedy, top New Deal official
- Alveda King
- Irving Kristol, founder of neoconservativism
- Joseph Lieberman, defected from the Democratic party after losing in a Senate primary, as well as due to dissatisfaction with the party's policies. Now an independent, and close confidant of John McCain.
- Seymour Martin Lipset, leading sociologist and political scientist
- Norma McCorvey
- Michael Medved, film critic
- Dennis Miller
- Raymond Moley, was a top advisor to Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Bernard Nathanson
- George Orwell[2]
- Melanie Phillips
- Norman Podhoretz, political writer
- Dennis Prager
- Ronald Reagan, leading liberal of the 1940s; turned right about 1960
- Evan Sayet
- Michael Savage
- Laura Schlessinger
- Stephen Schwartz
- Alfred Sherman
- Ron Silver
- Al Smith, Democratic nominee for president in 1928
- Michael Steele, now GOP national chairman
- Jon Voight, actor
- James Woods
- David Zucker, director and co-writer of An American Carol, it is a conservative film mocking popular leftist figures like Michael Moore. A trailer for the film is available here or here
References
- ↑ Stephen Baldwin Slams Hollywood Newsmax, March 6, 2009
- ↑ See Mystery:Did George Orwell Become a Conservative?