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'''Mary-Kate Olsen''' (born June 13, 1986, in [[Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California]]) is a [[Daytime Emmy Award]]-nominated [[United States|American]] [[actress]], [[television producer|producer]], [[fashion model]] and [[fashion designer]]. She has had a successful acting career beginning at a very young age, in roles with her twin sister [[Ashley Olsen]].<ref>{{citeweb |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/12/22/48hours/main589814.shtml?source=search_story |title=Rich Girls: The Olsen Twins|accessdate=2008-04-06 |quote="Fraternal twins Mary-Kate and Ashley had been splitting a role on the television network sitcom "Full House" since they were 9 months old and in diapers"}}</ref>


Since [[2006 in movies|2006]], she has appeared in movie roles independently of her sister.
In [[politics]], '''right-wing''', '''the political right''', and '''the Right''' are positions that uphold traditional values and/or authorities. The term is used in contradiction to the term '[[left-wing politics|left-wing]]'. The [[Left-right politics|left/right terminology]] in politics appeared during the [[French Revolution]], as radicals would sit on the left-hand side in political assemblies and the moderates on the right-hand side, a practice that continues to the present day in the French National Assembly.<ref>The Architecture of Parliaments: Legislative Houses and Political Culture
Charles T. Goodsell
British Journal of Political Science, Vol. 18, No. 3 (Jul., 1988), pp. 287-302
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==Career==
The term 'right' has been used to identify a wide range of political movements, tendencies and thinkers. Ideologies considered part of the right include: [[Traditionalist Conservatism|Traditionalism]], [[Conservatism]], [[Neoliberalism]], [[Laissez-faire]], [[Objectivism (Ayn Rand)|Objectivism]], [[Monarchism]], [[Aristocracy]], [[Reactionary|Reactionism]].
===As a twin===
Mary-Kate Olsen began her [[career]] in 1987 at the age of nine months when she and her twin sister [[Ashley Olsen|Ashley]] were hired for the role of [[Michelle Tanner]] on the popular [[television series]] ''[[Full House]]''. To comply with strict labor laws regarding child actors, they alternated in the role during the taping of the show. They were credited as "Mary Kate Ashley Olsen" in an attempt to deter audiences from realizing that the role was played by two children. [[Image:Mary Kate Olsen.jpg|thumb|250px|Mary-Kate Olsen]]


In 1995, following ''Full House'', Mary-Kate and [[Ashley Olsen]] released a string of successful straight-to-video movies and became popular figures in the [[preteen]] market during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Their names became a [[cottage industry]], with their likeness seen in clothes, books, fragrances, magazines, movies and posters. There were even fashion dolls made by [[Mattel]] from 2000–2005.
==History==
{{Disputed|date=August 2008}}
[[Image:FranceRoyale.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Royalists were the first political groups labeled "right-wing"]]
The term originates from the [[French Revolution]], when [[Liberalism|liberal]] deputies from the [[Third Estate]] generally sat to the left of the president's chair, a habit which began in the [[French States-General|Estates General]] of 1789. The nobility, members of the [[Second Estate]], generally sat to the right. In the successive [[Legislative Assembly (France)|legislative assemblies]], [[monarchism|monarchists]] who supported the [[Ancien Régime]] were commonly referred to as '''rightists''' because they sat on the right side. It is still the tradition in the [[French National Assembly]] for the representatives to be seated left-to-right (relative to the Assembly president) according to their political alignment.


They starred in the video series ''[[The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley]]'', the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] show ''[[Two of a Kind (TV series)|Two of a Kind]]'', and ABC Family's ''[[So Little Time]]'', for which Mary-Kate received a nomination for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series at the 2002 [[Daytime Emmy Awards]].
As this original reference became obsolete, the meaning of the term has changed as appropriate to the spectrum of ideas and stances being compared, and the point of view of the speaker. For example, by the late 19th century, the French political spectrum tended to be perceived as being composed of the [[far left]] ([[Socialists]] and [[Radicals]]), the [[center-left]] ([[liberalism|Liberal]] [[Republicans]]), the [[political center|center]] ([[Moderate]] and [[Conservative]] Republicans), the [[center-right]] ([[constitutional monarchy|Constitutional Monarchists]], [[Orleanists]], and [[Bonapartists]]), and the [[far right]] ([[Ultra-Royalists]] and [[Legitimists]]).{{Fact|date=August 2008}} ''See [[political spectrum]] and [[Left-Right politics|left-right politics]] for further discussion of this kind of classification.''


They were ranked number three on the [[VH1]] program ''100 Greatest Child Stars''.
As new social issues arose, right wing views continued to be concerned with keeping "traditional" values (often religious values), which has more recently been expressed, for example, as emphasis on the preservation of individual and corporate rights through constraints on government power. The values and policy concerns of the right vary in different countries and eras. Also, individual right wing politicians and thinkers often have individual priorities. There are no universally accepted objective criteria to determine which of two sets of beliefs or policies is more right-wing. (''See [[political spectrum]]'')


Mary-Kate appeared alongside her sister in the light-hearted romantic comedy, ''[[New York Minute (film)|New York Minute]]'', also starring [[Eugene Levy]]. [as of 2004]
[[Image:AdamSmith.jpg|thumb|120px|left|[[Adam Smith]], a pioneer of capitalism.]]
[[Adam Smith]]'s ''The Wealth of Nations'', one of the earliest attempts to study the rise of industry and commercial development in Europe, was a precursor to the modern academic discipline of economics. In this and other works, Smith is expounded how rational self-interest and competition can lead to economic prosperity and well-being. It also provided one of the best-known intellectual rationales for free trade and [[capitalism]], greatly influencing the writings of later economists. Smith was ranked #30 in Michael H. Hart's [[The 100|list of the most influential figures in history]],<ref>{{harvnb|Hart|1989}}</ref> and he is known as the [[List of persons considered father or mother of a field#Economics|father of modern economics]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Pressman, Steven |title=Fifty Major Economists |year=1999 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=0415134811 |page=20}}</ref>
[[Image:Ayn Rand1.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Ayn Rand]]
In nineteenth century Britain, [[laissez-faire capitalism]] found a small but strong following by such [[Manchester Liberalism|Manchester Liberals]] as [[Richard Cobden]] and Richard Wright. In 1867, this resulted in a free trade treaty being signed between Britain and France, after which several of these treaties were signed among other European countries. The newspaper ''[[The Economist]]'' was founded, partly in opposition to the [[Corn Laws]], in 1843, and [[free trade]] was discussed in such places as ''The Cobden Club'', founded a year after the death of Richard Cobden, in 1866.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Scott Gordon|title=The London Economist and the High Tide of Laissez Faire|year=1955|journal=Journal of Political Economy|volume=63|issue=6|pages=461–488|doi=10.1086/257722}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=London Clubs in the Late Nineteenth Century|url=http://www.nuff.ox.ac.uk/economics/history/paper28/28taddeiweb1.pdf|author=Antonia Taddei|year=1999}}</ref>


===Solo career===
However, [[Austrian school|Austrian scholars]] consider that laissez-faire was never the main doctrine of any nation, and at the end of the eighteen-hundreds, European countries would find themselves taking up economic protectionism and interventionism again.
She appeared frequently in the third season of ''[[Weeds (TV series)|Weeds]]'', in the role of Tara.


Mary-Kate has been on the set of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s comedy ''[[Samantha Who?]]'' of which she is set to make a one-episode appearance this fall 2008 on the series' second season. She will play the part of a self-destructive, bad girl. <ref>[http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20208639,00.html Mary-Kate Olsen Guest Stars on Samantha Who?]</ref>
[[Objectivism (Ayn Rand)|Objectivism]] is a [[philosophy]]<ref>So identified by sources including:
:Hicks, Stephen. ''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' (2006), s.v. "[http://www.iep.utm.edu/r/rand.htm Ayn Rand]" Retrieved [[June 22]], [[2006]].<br/> Smith, Tara. Review of "On Ayn Rand." ''The Review of Metaphysics'' 54, no. 3 (2001): 654–655. Retrieved from ProQuest Research Library.<br/>''Encyclopædia Britannica'' (2006), s.v. "[http://www.search.eb.com/eb/article-9062648 Rand, Ayn.]" Retrieved [[June 22]], [[2006]], from Encyclopædia Britannica Online.</ref><ref>One source notes: "Perhaps because she so eschewed academic philosophy, and because her works are rightly considered to be works of literature, Objectivist philosophy is regularly omitted from academic philosophy . Yet throughout literary academia, Ayn Rand is considered a philosopher. Her works merit consideration as works of philosophy in their own right." (Jenny Heyl, 1995, as cited in {{cite book|title=Feminist Interpretations of Ayn Rand|editor=Mimi R Gladstein, Chris Matthew Sciabarra(eds)|id=ISBN 0-271-01831-3|publisher=Penn State Press|year=1999}}, [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0271018313&id=bei61AcYlT0C&pg=PA17&lpg=PA17&sig=FxQ177GbCkq1rn4hiipdSIjjGeE p. 17])</ref> developed by [[Ayn Rand]] in the [[20th century philosophy|20th century]]. Objectivism holds that reality exists independent from consciousness; that individual persons are in contact with this reality through sensory perception; that human beings can gain objective knowledge from perception through the process of concept formation; that the proper [[moral]] purpose of one's life is the pursuit of one's own [[happiness]] through acting in one's "rational self-interest"; that the only social system consistent with this morality is [[Individualism|full respect for individual rights]], embodied in pure, consensual ''[[laissez-faire]]'' [[capitalism]]; and that the role of art in human life is to transform man's widest metaphysical ideas, by selective reproduction of reality, into a physical form—a work of art—that one can comprehend and respond to.


===Not the Olsen Twins===
==Contemporary usage==
Seeking to establish independent identities for herself and her sister, Mary-Kate has asked the public and the media to refer to them not as "the Olsen twins" but as Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen respectively.{{Fact|date=August 2008}}
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Subsequently, Mary-Kate's first solo acting appearance was in the movie ''[[Factory Girl]]'', released in December 2006. In addition, she has had a recurring role on [[Showtime]]'s ''[[Weeds (TV series)|Weeds]]'' as Tara Lindman, a devout Christian who believes it is OK to smoke marijuana, because it grows from the earth. She appears in the 2008 film ''[[The Wackness]]'' as Union. At the [[Sundance Film Festival]], co-star and Academy Award-winner Sir [[Ben Kingsley]] praised her by saying "Mary-Kate's portrayal of this girl is perfect — she's hysterical. She's a pro. It makes sense. She's been in this business a lot longer than I have."<ref>Williamson, Kevin. [http://www.edmontonsun.com/Entertainment/MovieNews/2008/01/22/4786311-sun.html "Kingsley bonds with 'real actor' Olsen"]. ''Edmonton Sun.com''. 22 January 2008.</ref>
Strands of right wing thought come in many forms, and individuals who support some of the objectives of one of the above stands will not necessarily support all of the others. At the practical political policy level there are endless variations in the means that right wing thinkers advocate to achieve their basic aims.


===CEO===
The right leans to decentralized society based on [[economic freedom]] and [[civil liberties]]; opposing centralized political control over people's lives and the economy.<ref>Bobbio, Norberto, "Left and Right: The Significance of a Political Distinction" (translated by Allan Cameron), 1997, University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0226062465</ref> Like left-wing, right-wing movements include both with [[cultural liberalism|culturally liberal]] and [[cultural conservatism|conservative]] movements, making economic policies a more universal difference between the left and the right. The right advocates [[separation of powers]], whereas the left advocates consolidated powers.<ref>Politics of Fear By Frank Füredi</ref>
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In 2004, both Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen became CEO of their company [[Dualstar]] (created in 1993 following the success on ''Full House''), the brand currently selling in over 3,000 stores in America and 5,300 stores world-wide. Their success has been marked on [[Forbes]] ''The Celebrity 100'' list since 2002, and in 2007 [[Forbes]] ranked the twins as the eleventh-richest women in entertainment, with an estimated net worth of $100 million.<ref>Goldman, Lea and Kiri Blakeley. [http://www.forbes.com/2007/01/17/richest-women-entertainment-tech-media-cz_lg_richwomen07_0118womenstars_slide_12.html "In Pictures: The Richest 20 Women In Entertainment"]. ''forbes.com''. 17 January 2007.</ref>


===Fashion designer===
In recent times, the right is almost universally associated with [[economic freedom]].
Following a high volume of public interest in the sisters' fashion choices, both worked in collaboration on a string of fashion lines available to the public.


Starting as young girls, they have a clothing line in [[Wal-Mart]] stores across America for girls ages 4-14 as well as a beauty line called "''Mary-Kate and Ashley: Real fashion for real girls''". In 2004 they made news by signing a pledge to allow all the workers that sew their line of clothing in [[Bangladesh]] full maternity leave. The [[National Labor Committee]], which organized the pledge, later praised the twins for their commitment to worker rights. The director of the organization, [[Charles Kernaghan]], is quoted as saying, "The Olsen twins have done the right thing. Now it is up to Wal-Mart to either support Mary-Kate and Ashley’s commitment to [[women’s rights]], or tragically to shut them down."<ref>Grossberg, Josh. [http://web.archive.org/web/20060503120153/http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,15492,00.html?newsrellink ''Mary-Kate, Ashley: No Sweat'']. E! Online. 9 December 2004.</ref> The sisters appeared together in an ad campaign for upscale fashion line [[Badgley Mischka]] in 2006.<ref>Hall, Sarah. [http://web.archive.org/web/20060426210209/http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,18369,00.html ''Olsen Twins Strike a Pose'']. E! ONline. February 15, 2006.</ref>
The most notable distinction between left and right is in [[economic policy]]. The right advances policies such as [[property rights]], [[free markets]], and [[free trade]]. The left advocates equal outcome and ideologies such as [[socialism]] or [[communism]] ranging from radical to moderate.


Mary-Kate and her sister have released The Row, a high-end fashion line inspired by [[London]]'s [[Savile Row]], the line a direct reflection of their own popular personal style. The line features shirts and tank tops selling for hundreds of dollars each, a stark contrast to their previous line for young girls. The clothing is sold at high-end retailers such as [[Barneys]], Maxfield, [[Harvey Nichols]], Brown's, and others around the world.
[[Economic liberalism]] is the [[economic]] component of [[classical liberalism]]. Theories in support of economic liberalism were developed in the [[Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]], and believed to be first fully formulated by [[Adam Smith]] which advocates
minimal interference by government in the economy, though it does not necessarily oppose the state's provision of a few basic [[public goods]].<ref>Eric Aaron, ''What's Right?'' (Dural, Australia: Rosenberg Publishing, 2003), 75.</ref> These theories began in the eighteenth century with the then-startling claim that if everyone is left to their own economic devices instead of being controlled by the state, then the result would be a harmonious and more equal society of ever-increasing prosperity<ref>Adams, Ian. Political Ideology Today. Manchester U Press 2001. p 20</ref>. This underpinned the move towards a [[capitalism|capitalist]] economic system in the late 18th century, and the subsequent demise of the [[mercantilism|mercantilist]] system.


Ashley and Mary-Kate continued their expansion in the fashion industry with the Fall '07 launch of ''Elizabeth and James'', their contemporary collection inspired by many of their unique vintage finds and pieces in their personal wardrobes. <ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/International_Buzz/Ashley_and_Mary-Kates_sisterly_bond/articleshow/2273415.cms ''Ashley and Mary-Kate's sisterly bond'']. Times of India. 11 August 2007.</ref>
Private [[property]] and individual [[contract]]s form the basis of liberalism. The early theory was based on the assumption that the economic actions of individuals are largely based on self-interest, ([[invisible hand]]) and that allowing them to act without any restrictions will produce the best results, ([[spontaneous order]]) provided that at least minimum standards of public information and justice exist, e.g., no-one should be allowed to coerce or steal.


==Personal life==
While economic liberalism favors markets unfettered by the government, it maintains that the state has a legitimate role in providing [[public good]]s.<ref name="econlib">{{cite web|title=Adam Smith|publisher=econlib.org|url=http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/bios/Smith.html}}</ref> For instance, Adam Smith argued that the state has a role in providing roads, canals, schools and bridges that cannot be efficiently implemented by private entities. However, he preferred that these goods should be paid proportionally to their consumption (e.g. putting a [[Toll road|toll]]). In addition, he advocated [[Free trade area|retaliatory tariff]]s to bring about free trade, and [[copyright]]s and [[patent]]s to encourage innovation.<ref name=econlib>{{cite web|title=Adam Smith|publisher=econlib.org|url=http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/bios/Smith.html}}</ref>
In 2005, Mary-Kate Olsen ended her romance with Greek shipping heir [[Stavros Niarchos III]]. Mary-Kate said that the breakup was one of the main factors in her leave of absence from [[New York University]]. "I miss him and I love him," Olsen said, "It's a hurtful and a painful subject." When asked if there was a specific reason for her leaving NYU, she replied, "I think we can all guess."<ref name="e17940">Sherpe, Gina. [http://web.archive.org/web/20060322230140/http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,17940,00.html ''Mary-Kate Talks Paris, Stavros'']. E! Online. 9 December 2005.</ref> The breakup and Niarchos's pairing with [[Paris Hilton]] led to a rift between Hilton and Mary-Kate. "[Paris and I] always only had nice things to say about each other," Olsen said. "Now I guess you can tell we're not talking."


Mary-Kate was a close friend of actor [[Heath Ledger]] around the time of his [[January 22]], [[2008]] death. Responding to a claim by an anonymous law enforcement official that she would not speak to federal investigators without a promise of [[legal immunity]], Olsen's attorney Michael C. Miller said, "We have provided the government with relevant information including facts in the chronology of events surrounding Mr. Ledger's death and the fact that Ms. Olsen does not know the source of the drugs Mr. Ledger consumed."<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080804/ap_on_en_mo/heath_ledger "Official: Olsen seeks immunity in Ledger probe", Associated Press]</ref>
Rafael Di Tella and Robert MacCulloch contend that right-wing governments tend to bring economic freedom and rich countries have consistently more right-leaning governments while poor countries have consistently more left-wing governments.<ref>[http://www.people.hbs.edu/rditella/papers/WPLegit06.pdf "Why doesn't Capitalism flow to Poor Countries?"] Rafael Di Tella (Harvard Business School) and Robert MacCulloch (Imperial College London)</ref>


===Health issues===
The annual surveys ''[[Economic Freedom of the World]]'' and ''[[Index of Economic Freedom]]'' are two indices which attempt to measure the degree of economic freedom in the world's nations, using a definition similar to [[laissez-faire]] [[capitalism]].
In mid-2004, following a period filled with speculation, shock and concern regarding her weight loss, Olsen announced she had entered treatment for an eating disorder, [[anorexia nervosa]].<ref name="usa">Soriano, César G. [http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2004-06-22-olsen-treatment_x.htm "Mary-Kate Olsen seeks treatment for eating disorder."] ''USA Today''. 22 June 2004.</ref> On [[November 20]], [[2007]] she was hospitalized for a reported kidney infection.<ref>[http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2007-11-20-mary-kate-olsen_N.htm "Mary-Kate Olsen hospitalized for kidney infection"]. ''USA Today.com. 20 November 2007.</ref>


==Filmography==
Some say that a two-dimensional political spectrum would portray their political position more accurately.<ref>[http://www.la-articles.org.uk/pc.htm The Political Compass - Why Libertarianism is not Right Wing<!--Bot-generated title-->]</ref> (''See [[Nolan chart]], [[Pournelle Chart]], [[Political Compass]]'').
:''For productions in which Mary-Kate appeared with her sister Ashley, see [[Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen]].


* ''[[Weeds]]'' (2007) — Tara Lindman
The centre-right [[Gaullism|Gaullists]] in post-World War II [[France]] advocated considerable social spending on education and infrastructure development, as well as extensive economic regulation and even a limited amount of the wealth redistribution measures more characteristic of [[social democracy]].
* ''[[The Wackness]]'' (2008) — Union
* ''[[Samantha Who?]]'' (2008) — Natalie
* ''[[The New Girl]]'' (2008-09) - Melanie Laura Shaw
* ''[[The Silent Killer]]'' (2009) - Christina Moore
* ''[[My Story]]'' (2009) - Norma Suzanne Ring Christianlie
* ''[[A Friend's Secrets]]'' (2009) - Sharon Gates
* ''[[Back In The Day]]'' (2009) - Carrie 'Holls-aay' Hollingson
* ''[[The Cold Waters Of Ghost Town]]'' (2010) - Chloe Samson
* ''[[Damn You God]]'' (2010) - Sarah
* ''[[NYC Living]]'' (2010-?) - Darlene Taylor Harris (Rumoured)


== Awards and nominations ==
As noted above, the political use of the terms "left" and "right" has evolved across linguistic, societal, and national boundaries, sometimes taking on meanings in one time and place that contrast sharply with those in another.
*'''[[Walk of Fame]]'''
**2004: Star on the Walk of Fame (with [[Ashley Olsen]])
*'''[[Young Artist Award]]'''
**1989: Best Young Actor/Actress - Under Five Years of Age (''[[Full House]]'') - '''WON''' (with [[Ashley Olsen]])
**1990: Outstanding Performance by an Actress Under Nine Years of Age (''[[Full House]]'') - '''WON''' (with [[Ashley Olsen]])
**1992: Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress Under Ten (''[[Full House]]'') - '''WON''' (with [[Ashley Olsen]])
**1994: Best Youth Actress in a TV Mini-Series, M.O.W. or Special (''[[Double, Double, Toil and Trouble]]'') - '''WON''' (with Ashley Olsen)
**1996: Best Performance by an Actress Under Ten - Feature Film (''[[It Takes Two]]'') - '''Nominated'''
*'''[[Teen Choice Awards]]'''
**2004: Choice Movie Blush (''[[New York Minute]]'') - '''Nominated''' (with Ashley Olsen)
*'''[[TV Land Awards]]'''
**2004: Quintessential Non-Traditional Family (''[[Full House]]'') - '''Nominated''' (with [[Candace Cameron Bure]], [[Dave Coulier]], [[Lori Loughlin]], [[Ashley Olsen]], [[Bob Saget]], [[John Stamos]] and [[Jodie Sweetin]])
*'''[[Razzie Awards]]'''
**2005: Worst Actress (''[[New York Minute]]'') - '''Nominated''' (with Ashley Olsen)
**2005: Worst Screen Couple (''[[New York Minute]]'') - '''Nominated''' (with Ashley Olsen)
*'''[[Kids' Choice Awards]]'''
**1996: Favorite Movie Actress (''[[It Takes Two]]'') - '''WON''' (with Ashley Olsen)
**1999: Favorite TV Actress (''[[Two of a Kind]]'') - '''WON''' (with Ashley Olsen)
*'''[[Daytime Emmy Awards]]'''
**2002: Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series (''[[So Little Time]]'') - '''Nominated'''
*'''[[DVD Exclusive Awards]]'''
**2003: Franchise Performers Award - '''WON''' (with Ashley Olsen)


==Further reading==
Two prominent political ideologies, very different from one another, are widely considered "right-wing", but in each case, for different reasons, the classification is controversial.
* Olsen, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, with Damon Romine. [http://books.google.com/books?id=0iqIGwAACAAJ&dq=isbn:0061075698 ''Mary-Kate and Ashley: Our Story: Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen's Official Biography'']. HarperEntertainment 2000. ISBN 0061075698.

[[Libertarianism]] has focused on the preservation of individual and corporate rights through constraints on government power, while not necessarily favoring "traditional" values.

Some on the right reject the rights-based assumptions of this philosophy. Conversely some libertarians do not consider themselves to be right wing and reject the traditional one-dimensional political spectrum, preferring to think in terms of liberty vs. authority rather than socialism vs. capitalism.

Some associate [[ethno-nationalism]], [[anti-elitist]], [[Populism|populist]] groups with the right.<ref name="canovan">Canovan, Margaret. 1981. ''Populism.''</ref><ref>{{cite book |last= Betz |first=Hans-Georg |title=Radical Right-Wing Populism in Western Europe |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |date= 1994|isbn=978-0312083908}}</ref> According to most scholars of [[fascism]], there are both left and right influences on fascism as a social movement, and facism has historically attacked communism, conservatism and parliamentary liberalism. The Italian Facist party was originally founded by prominent socialist figures and attracted support from trade unions and labor movement. Some fascist movements have become more monolithically right-wing, and became intertwined with the radical right.<ref>Roger Griffin, Interregnum or Endgame?: Radical Right Thought in the ‘Post-fascist’ Era, ''The Journal of Political Ideologies,'' vol. 5, no. 2, July 2000, pp. 163-78</ref><ref>‘Non Angeli, sed Angli: the neo-populist foreign policy of the "New" BNP', in Christina Liang (ed.) Europe for the Europeans: the foreign and security policy of the populist radical right (Ashgate, Hampshire,2007). ISBN 0754648516</ref> fascism opposed communism, [[conservatism]], [[liberalism]]. Many scholars accept fascism as a search for a [[Third Way]] among these fields.<ref>{{cite book |last=Bastow|first=Steve |title=Third Way Discourse: European Ideologies in the Twentieth Century|publisher=Edinburgh University Press |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=0J9DpxWxi14C&pg=PA93&dq=%22third+way%22+fascism&sig=ACfU3U21wyLLZwse3dYoyA7aXJoN9cYUsw |isbn=074861561X}}</ref><ref name="macdonal">{{cite book |last=Macdonald |first=Hamish |title=Mussolini and Italian Fascism |publisher=Nelson Thornes |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=221W9vKkWrcC&pg=PT16&dq=Gabriele+d%27Annunzio+paris+peace&sig=ACfU3U1BTr2IQkCU7gfZKyLAg2TRbp6a8g |isbn=0748733868}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Woolley |first=Donald Patrick |title=The Third Way: Fascism as a Method of Maintaining Power in Italy and Spain |publisher=University of North Carolina at Greensboro |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=SjOyGwAACAAJ&dq=%22third+way%22+fascism}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Heywood |first=Andrew |title=Key Concepts in Politics |publisher=Palgrave |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=221W9vKkWrcC&pg=PT16&dq=Gabriele+d%27Annunzio+paris+peace&sig=ACfU3U1BTr2IQkCU7gfZKyLAg2TRbp6a8g |isbn=0312233817}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Renton |first=Dave |title=Fascism: Theory and Practice|publisher=Pluto Press |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Ojtn0IT6LpgC&pg=PA28&dq=%22third+way%22+fascism&lr=&sig=ACfU3U29w491Co0j3H4s72KUCvx_36hSIQ |isbn=0745314708}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Kallis |first=Aristotle A |title=The Fascism Reader |publisher=Routledge |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=tP2wXl5nzboC&pg=PA33&dq=%22third+way%22+fascism+eatwell&lr=&sig=ACfU3U049ZN8MGgXE7O87P1E2rKYDdUGnQ |isbn=0415243599}}</ref><ref name="natureoffascismo">{{cite book |last=Griffin |first=Roger |title=The Nature of Fascism |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=fcn5ZtaPc7oC&dq=%22third+way%22+fascism+eatwell&lr= |isbn=0312071329}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Parla |first=Taha |title=The Social and Political Thought of Ziya Gökalp, 1876-1924 |publisher=Brill |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=63weAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA113&dq=%22third+way%22+fascism&lr=&sig=ACfU3U22B0TsrgAkF0dKzH-tGewY7I5n2g |isbn=9004072292}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Durham |first=Martin |title=Women and Fascism |publisher=Routledge |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=yA1Y5znKY1sC&pg=PA4&dq=%22third+way%22+fascism+eatwell&lr=&sig=ACfU3U00G6DB4k2NLWe5EMGpvsNKqyq5tA |isbn=0415122805}}</ref>

==Foreign policy positions==
===Germany===
[[Image:Angela Merkel (2008) v3.jpg|thumb|120px|[[Angela Merkel]], the first female chancellor of Germany.]]

[[Angela Merkel]]'s first foreign trip took place on the day she was sworn in as Chancellor, and went to [[Paris]] for a meeting with the then French president, [[Jacques Chirac]]. In his speech, Chirac emphasized the importance of the Franco-German Companionship for Europe. After the meeting with Chirac, she travelled to [[Brussels]] for talks with EU leaders and the Secretary-General of [[NATO]], [[Jaap de Hoop Scheffer]]. She then traveled to [[London]] where she met with the then British Prime Minister, [[Tony Blair]]. On November 28 she received her first state guest: [[Hifikepunye Pohamba|President Pohamba]] of [[Namibia]], a former colony of Germany. In her first government address on [[30 November]], [[2005]] she announced her objective of improving the German Economy and reducing unemployment.

Merkel made her first visit to the [[Middle East]] as [[President of the European Council|President-in-office of the European Council]] on [[1 April]] [[2007]]. She offered Europe's help to get [[Israel]] and the [[Palestinians]] back to the negotiating table, and tried to restart international efforts for renewed peace talks.<ref>{{cite news|title=Merkel visits Mideast as EU president|publisher=[[International Herald Tribune]]|date=[[2007-04-01]]|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/01/news/gaza.php|accessdate=2007-04-01}}</ref>

===France===
[[Nicholas Sarkozy]], the president of [[France]], supports closer political ties with [[Europe]]'s [[North Africa]]n and [[Mideast]] neighbors on the [[Mediterranean Sea]].

Nicholas Sarkozy would like to see more free trade between Europe and North Africa.

===Republic of China===
[[Image:2006INGTaipeiMarathon-077.jpg|thumb|140px|[[Taiwan]]'s current President [[Ma Ying-jeou]], who pledged to expand [[free trade]].]]
In the [[Republic of China]], the right-wing [[Pan-Blue Coalition]] generally seeks warmer relations with the socialist [[People's Republic of China]].

===Japan===
In Japan, the right-wing [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] - which has won most elections for half a century - has pursued warm relations with most countries. Recently Japan has sent peacekeepers to overseas missions.

===United States===
One strain believes in merits of [[isolationism]]. This strain thinks wars are illegal and unconstitutional in nature, and they are generally cautious about military action or sanctions against foreign entities. Many of these conservatives believe that the U.S. should be neutral in most or all situations. They generally support [[free trade]] with all countries{{Fact|date=October 2008}}.

Another strain believes that democratic countries should actively promote democracy elsewhere. The strain believes, that if necessary, the U.S. should intervene in countries experiencing genocide, dictatorship, or dangerous regimes. Examples of interventions include Kosovo in 1999 and Somalia 1993-1994{{Fact|date=October 2008}}.
Both strains believe that a smaller government is more efficient and generally better{{Fact|date=October 2008}}.

===United Kingdom===
In the United Kingdom, the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] has continued to back the Iraq war, but has accused former Labour Prime Minister [[Tony Blair]] of lying about the reasons for going to war.

The Conservatives have proposed Pan-African Free Trade Area, which could help entrepreneurial dynamism of African people.<ref name="cameronbbc">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7464427.stm Cameron's Britain: Foreign policy]. [[BBC]]</ref> The Conservatives have also pledged to increase aid spending to 0.7% of national income by 2013.<ref name="cameronbbc"/>

==Domestic policy positions==
===Botswana===
[[Image:SeretseKhama.jpg|thumb|120px|[[Seretse Khama]], a right-wing pioneer in Africa.]]
[[Seretse Khama]] founded the right-wing [[Botswana Democratic Party]] and it has been the most popular party in Botswana.

Botswana is the 2nd most capitalist country in Africa on the [[Economic Freedom of the World]].

===Estonia===
The right-wing Reform Party's agenda includes low [[flat tax]]es. It wants to end conscription and to introduce a voluntary army.

Estonia's market reforms put it among the economic leaders in the former [[COMECON]] area. In 1994, Estonia became one of the first countries in the world to adopt a [[flat tax]], with a uniform rate of 26% regardless of personal income. In January 2005 the personal income tax rate was reduced to 24%. A subsequent reduction to 23% followed in January 2006. The income tax rate will be decreased by 1% annually to reach 18% by January 2010. The [[Government of Estonia]] finalized the design of Estonia's [[euro coins]] in late 2004, and is now intending to adopt the [[euro]] as the country's currency between 2011 and 2013, later than planned due to continued high [[inflation]]. In 1999, Estonia experienced its worst year economically since it regained independence in 1991, largely because of the impact of the August 1998 [[Russian financial crisis]]. Estonia joined the [[World Trade Organization|WTO]] in November 1999. With assistance from the [[European Union]], the [[World Bank]] and the [[Nordic Investment Bank]], Estonia completed most of its preparations for [[European Union]] membership by the end of 2002 and now has one of the strongest economies of the new member states of the [[European Union]].

Estonian government has remained especially confident and highly optimistic. It derives at least some part its optimism and confidence from its financial reserves, which exceeded a 10% of GDP mark by the end of 2006 and which will be further increased by an approximately 3.6% of GDP surplus in the 2007 budget. Estonia's public debt is currently just 3.6% of GDP, which is the lowest in the EU and one of the lowest in the whole world. The 2008 budget is planned to produce a 1.5% of GDP surplus.

===Denmark===
[[Image:Anders Fogh Rasmussen - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2008.jpg|120px|thumb|[[Anders Fogh Rasmussen]], the reform-minded Prime Minister of [[Denmark]].]]
[[Venstre]] is the largest [[political party]] in [[Denmark]]. Founded with a basis on [[free market]] [[Liberalism]], it is now a [[right-wing]] party. The party is a member of [[Liberal International]] and sits with the [[European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party]] in the [[European Parliament]]. In the [[Danish parliamentary election, 2007|2007 parliamentary elections]], it received 26% of the vote, and 46 out of 179 seats. It is led by [[Anders Fogh Rasmussen]], the [[Prime Minister of Denmark|Prime Minister]], and currently governs in coalition with the [[Conservative People's Party (Denmark)|Conservative People's Party]], with support from the [[Danish People's Party]].

''Venstre'' is a liberal party. Some describe it as a [[classical liberalism|classical liberal]] party, since the current leader ([[Anders Fogh Rasmussen]]) is known for his authorship of the book "Fra Socialstat til Minimalstat" ([[English language|English]]: From Social State to Minimal State). His book advocated an extensive reform of the Danish [[welfare state]] along classical liberal lines, including lower taxes and less government interference in corporate and individual matters.

===France===
The largest party in France, the right-wing [[Union for a Popular Movement]] - and particularly [[Nicolas Sarkozy]] - has pledged to reform the French system, get rid of the old special interests, and make France more competitive.

===Iceland===
[[Milton Friedman]] visited [[Iceland]] in the autumn of 1984, met with prominent Icelanders and gave a lecture at the University of Iceland on the Tyranny of the Status Quo. He participated in a lively television debate on August 31, 1984 with leading socialist intellectuals, including President [[Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson]].<ref>{{cite video|title=Milton Friedman on Icelandic State Television in 1984|people=Friedman, Milton; Grímsson, Ólafur Ragnar}}</ref> When they complained that a fee was charged for attending his lecture at the University and that hitherto, lectures by visiting scholars had been free-of-charge, Friedman replied that previous lectures had not been free-of-charge in a meaningful sense: Lectures always have related costs. What mattered was whether attendees or non-attendees covered those costs. Friedman thought that it was fairer that only those who attended paid.

Friedman made a great impact on a group of young intellectuals in the [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]], including [[Davíð Oddsson]] who became Prime Minister in 1991 and began a radical program of monetary and fiscal stabilization, privatization, tax rate reduction (e.g., lowering the corporate income tax rate from 45% to 18%), definition of exclusive use rights in fisheries, abolition of various government funds for aiding unprofitable enterprises and liberalization of currency transfers and capital markets.

In 1975, Iceland had the 53rd freest economy in the world, while in 2004, it had the 9th freest economy, according to the [[Economic Freedom of the World]] index designed by Canada’s [[Fraser Institute]]. According to the [[Index of Economic Freedom|index]] designed by the [[Heritage Foundation]], Iceland as of 2008 has the 5th freest economy in the world. [[Davíð Oddsson]] was Prime Minister for thirteen and a half years, to 2004. The present Prime Minister, [[Geir H. Haarde]] supports similar policies.<ref>{{cite web|title=Article on Icelandic economic miracle|author=Gissurarson, Hannes H.|date=2004-11-29|url=http://courses.wcupa.edu/rbove/eco343/040Compecon/Scand/Iceland/040129prosper.htm|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|accessdate=2008-02-20}}</ref>

===Japan===
[[Image:Koizumi in Graceland 2006.jpg|thumb|left|[[Junichiro Koizumi]], a leader of the right-wing [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)]] who won the largest party majority ever in modern Japanese history.]]
The Japan's right-wing [[Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)|Liberal Democratic Party]] - which has won most elections for half a century - traditionally identified itself with a number of general goals: rapid, export-based economic growth; close cooperation with the [[United States]] in foreign and defense policies; and several newer issues, such as administrative reform. Administrative reform encompassed several themes: simplification and streamlining of government bureaucracy; privatization of [[Japanese public corporations|stateowned enterprises]]; and adoption of measures, including tax reform, needed to prepare for the strain on the economy posed by an aging society.

Other priorities in the early 1990s included promoting a more active and positive role for Japan in the rapidly developing Asia-Pacific region, internationalizing Japan's economy by liberalizing and promoting domestic demand, creating a hightechnology information society, and promoting scientific research. A business-inspired commitment to free enterprise was tempered by the insistence of important small business and [[Agriculture, forestry, and fishing in Japan|agricultural constituencies]] on some form of [[protectionism]] and [[subsidies]].

===Liberia===
[[Image:Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf3.jpg|thumb|130px|[[Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf]]]]

[[Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf]] is the first elected female head of state in Africa. She has pledged to embark [[neoliberal]] reforms.

===South Korea===
The right-wing [[Grand National Party]] is the most popular party in [[South Korea]]. Left-wing parties are unpopular, the largest left-wing party receiving only some 3% of votes.

After decades of free market policies, free trade, and low taxation, South Korea is a major [[G20 industrial nations|economic power]] and one of the wealthiest countries in [[Asia]]. It had one of the world's fastest growing economies since the 1960s, now highly [[developed country|developed]]<ref name="autogenerated1">[http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1018.html Korea, Republic of<!--Bot-generated title-->]</ref> and the [[List of Asian countries by GDP|fourth largest]]<ref>{{cite paper
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</ref> in the world. Forming the [[G20 industrial nations]] and the world's top ten [[List of countries by exports|exporters]], it is an [[APEC]] and [[OECD]] member, defined as a High Income Nation by the [[World Bank Group|World Bank]] and an Advanced Economy by the [[IMF]] and [[CIA]]. A [[major non-NATO ally]], it has the world's sixth largest [[List of countries by size of armed forces|armed forces]] and the tenth largest [[List of countries by military expenditures|defence budget]] in the world. The [[Four Asian Tigers|Asian Tiger]] is leading the [[Next Eleven]] nations and is still among the world's fastest growing [[developed country|developed countries]].<ref name="autogenerated1" /> Today, its success story is known as the "[[Miracle on the Han River]]", a role model for many [[developing country|developing countries]].<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,361781,00.html Seoul's Green Revolution - TIME<!--Bot-generated title-->]</ref>

South Korea is leading several key [[industries]] in the world, particularly in the fields of [[science]] and [[technology]].<ref>[http://www.duke.edu/~myhan/kaf0401.html ANNOTATED CHRONOLOGY OF KOREA’S SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (Moo-Young Han, Professor of physics, Duke University / Editor-in-Chief, Society of Korean-American Scholars)]</ref> It has a very advanced and modern [[infrastructure]]<ref>[http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/economies/Asia-and-the-Pacific/Korea-South-INFRASTRUCTURE-POWER-AND-COMMUNICATIONS.html Korea, South Infrastructure, power, and communications, Information about Infrastructure, power, and communications in Korea, South<!--Bot-generated title-->]</ref> and is a world leader in [[information technology]] such as [[electronics]], [[semiconductor]]s, [[LCD|LCD displays]], [[computer]]s and [[mobile phone]]s, led by [[Samsung Group|Samsung]] and [[LG Group|LG]]. Home of the world's third largest [[steel]] producer, [[POSCO]], it is the world's largest [[shipbuilder]], the world's fourth largest [[oil refiner]]<ref>[http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/ene_oil_ref_abi-energy-oil-refining-ability NationMaster - Oil refining ability (most recent) by country<!--Bot-generated title-->]</ref> and one of the world's top five [[Automotive industry|automobile]] producers, headed by [[Hyundai Motor Company|Hyundai]] and [[Kia Motors|Kia]]. It is also a leading country in [[biotechnology]], [[construction]], [[engineering]], [[machinery]], [[petrochemical]]s, [[robotics]] and [[textile]]s.

[[Image:Ayaan-Hirsi-Ali-VVD.NL-1200x1600.JPG|left|90px|thumb|[[Ayaan Hirsi Ali]], a Dutch right-wing politician and writer.]]
===Netherlands===
In [[Netherlands]], [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy]] represents [[conservative liberalism]].

The last ''Liberal Manifesto'' of the VVD was published in September 2005. It develops a broad outline around the themes of [[democracy]], [[security]], [[Freedom (political)|freedom]] and [[citizenship]], along with a vision of the future of party's internal structure. Below some of the points from the Manifesto are presented:
* The Manifesto calls for a directly elected [[Minister-President]], whereby voters can show their preference on the ballot.
* The question of (advisory) [[referendum]]s is left open as a possibility.
* [[Mayor]]s should be directly elected by the people.
* Commitment to the [[Four Freedoms (European Union)|Four Freedoms]] of the [[European Union]].
* People's right to [[euthanasia]].
* Reform of the welfare state and lower taxes in order to increase economic growth, while retaining some policies such as taxpayer-paid daycare for working people.
* Permissive [[cannabis]] policy.
[[Image:Opposition leaders at the 2006 Sweden elections.jpg|thumb|The [[Alliance for Sweden]] pledged to reform Sweden and formed the government.]]

===Sweden===

The [[Moderate Party]] emphasizes [[free markets]], [[privatisation]], [[Freedom (political)|personal freedom]] and reduction of the public-sector growth rate, while still supporting most of the [[social benefits]] introduced since the 1930s. The party emphasises issues such as actions against crime, lower taxes, a strong defence and quality in the education system. The party also supports Sweden's membership in the [[European Union]]. They campaigned for changing currency to the [[euro]] in the 2003 referendum.

[[Fredrik Reinfeldt]] is the current Prime Minister of Sweden.

It is a member of the [[European People's Party]] (EPP) and the [[International Democrat Union]] (IDU).

===United States===

By some standards, both major parties lean to the right. Unlike left-wing parties in Europe, the American "left-wing" [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] has never leaned to socialism. Indeed, it was founded on principles of free markets.

However, Americans still use terms "right" and "left". In the United States. In America, the right has long been associated with [[small government|minimal government]] and sometimes with [[Law and order (politics)|law and order]]. It tends to support [[individualism|individualist]] [[human rights]], [[free markets]], and [[property rights]]. It tends to emphasize economic freedom while progressives tend to emphasize social justice.

The right includes various groups. One strain believes it is acceptable to use federal power to block state actions they disapprove of. Thus, in the 21st century there came support for the "[[No Child Left Behind]]" program, for a constitutional amendment prohibiting [[same-sex marriage]], for federal laws overruling states that attempt to [[Legal issues of cannabis|legalize marijuana]] or [[Euthanasia|assisted suicide]]. The willingness to use federal power to intervene in state affairs is the negation of the old state's rights position. [[Anti-intellectualism]] has sometimes been a component of American social conservatism.<ref> Richard Hofstadter, ''Anti-Intellectualism in American Life'' (1963)</ref> From the 1920s onward, some have lead the battles against [[Darwinism]] and [[evolution]]. Christian support for the right has led to the term [[Christian Right]]. American social conservatives emphasize traditional views of social units such as the [[family]], [[Church body|church]], or locale. Social conservatives would typically define culture in terms of local histories and tastes. To the [[Protestant]] or [[Catholic]], social conservatism may entail support for defining [[marriage]] as between a man and a woman (thereby not recognizing [[gay marriage]]) and for laws placing restrictions on [[abortion]], the also define/defend these stands as 'moral values'.

Another strain believes that federal powers should be limited. American [[Libertarian conservatism|Libertarian conservatives]] like [[Barry Goldwater]] and [[Ron Paul]] have been strong defenders of constitutional limits on government powers.

==See also==
* [[Liberalism]]
* [[Classical liberalism]]
* [[Free market]]
* [[Free trade]]
* [[Globalization]]
* [[Libertarianism]]
* [[Economic liberalism]]
* [[Objectivism (Ayn Rand)|Objectivism]]
* [[Far right]]
* <!--This article covers the entire right wing, not just moderate right-->[[Fascism]]<!--This article covers the entire right wing, not just moderate right-->
* [[Ideology]]
* [[Left-Right politics]]
* [[Left-wing politics]]
* [[Conservatism]]
* [[Nolan chart]]
* [[Political compass]]
* [[Political spectrum]]
* [[Republicanism]]
* [[World's Smallest Political Quiz]]


==References==
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* Berlet, Chip and Matthew N. Lyons. 2000. Right-Wing Populism in America: Too Close for Comfort. New York: Guilford Press.
* Diamond, Sara. 1995. Roads to Dominion: Right–Wing Movements and Political Power in the United States. New York: Guilford.
* Easton, Nina J. 2000. Gang of Five: Leaders at the Center of the Conservative Crusade. New York: Simon and Schuster.
* Eatwell, Roger. 1996. ''Fascism: A History.'' New York: Allen Lane.
* Fritzsche, Peter. 1990. ''Rehearsals for Fascism: Populism and Political Mobilization in Weimar Germany''. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-505780-5
* [[Roger Griffin|Griffin, Roger]]. 2000. "Revolution from the Right: Fascism," chapter in David Parker (ed.) ''Revolutions and the Revolutionary Tradition in the West 1560-1991'', Routledge, London.
* Griffin, Roger. 1991. ''The Nature of Fascism''. New York: St. Martin’s Press.
* Himmelstein, Jerome L. 1990. To The Right: The Transformation of American Conservatism. Berkeley: University of California Press.
*Laclau, Ernesto. 1977. ''Politics and Ideology in Marxist Theory: Capitalism, Fascism, Populism.'' London: NLB/Atlantic Highlands Humanities Press.
* [[Walter Laqueur|Laqueur, Walter]]. 1966. ''Fascism: Past, Present, Future,'' New York: Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1996.
* Payne, Stanley G. 1995. ''A History of Fascism, 1914-45''. Madison, Wisc.: University of Wisconsin Press ISBN 0-299-14874-2
* Paxon, Robert 2004. ''Anatomy of Fascism'', Vintage, ISBN-13 978-1400033911
* [[Wilhelm Reich|Reich, Wilhelm]]. 1970. ''The Mass Psychology of Fascism''. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
* [[Eugen Weber|Weber, Eugen]]. [1964] 1982. ''Varieties of Fascism: Doctrines of Revolution in the Twentieth Century,'' New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, (Contains chapters on fascist movements in different countries.)


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* {{imdb name|id=0001581|name=Mary-Kate Olsen}}
*[http://www.politicalcompass.org/ The Political Compass], a two-dimensional political chart
* [http://www.mary-kateandashley.com/ Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen] the Official Website
*[http://FreedomKeys.com/nolancharts.htm The Nolan Charts], other alternative political spectra (mostly libertarian-oriented).
* [http://www.people.com/people/mary-kate_olsen Mary-Kate Olsen] at PEOPLE.com
*[http://www.publiceye.org/research/chart_of_sectors.html publiceye.org] - A leftist organization's perspective on the right.
* [http://www.tv.com/mary-kate-olsen/person/15592/summary.html Mary-Kate Olsen] at [[TV.com]]
*[http://www.la-articles.org.uk/pc.htm The Political Compass and Why Libertarianism is Not Right Wing] by J. C. Lester
* [http://www.askmen.com/women/actress_150/186_olsen_twins.html Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen] at AskMen.com
*[http://www.publicgood.org/reports/spectrum/ Putting the Far Right into Perspective] - Public Good Project
*[http://chronicleofbias.com Chronicle of Bias], a site that attacks media bias towards the left and advances the right's views
*[http://www.rightwingsquadron.com Right Wing Squadron], Conservative politics, views and opinions


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Mary-Kate Olsen
Mary-Kate Olsen at Luna Park, Sydney.
Born
Mary-Kate Olsen
Other namesMK, MKO
Occupation(s)Actress, producer, fashion model, fashion designer
Years active1987 – present
AwardsYoung Artist Award
Best Young Actor/Actress - Under Five Years of Age
Full House (1989)
Outstanding Performance by an Actress Under Nine Years of Age
Full House (1990)
Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress Under Ten
Full House (1992)
Best Youth Actress in a TV Mini-Series, M.O.W. or Special
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble (1994)
Kid's Choice Award
Favourite Movie Actress
It Takes Two (1995)
Favorite TV Actress
Two of a Kind (1998)
DVD Exclusive Awards
Franchise Performers Award (2003)
Websitehttp://www.mary-kateandashley.com

Mary-Kate Olsen (born June 13, 1986, in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California) is a Daytime Emmy Award-nominated American actress, producer, fashion model and fashion designer. She has had a successful acting career beginning at a very young age, in roles with her twin sister Ashley Olsen.[1]

Since 2006, she has appeared in movie roles independently of her sister.

Career

As a twin

Mary-Kate Olsen began her career in 1987 at the age of nine months when she and her twin sister Ashley were hired for the role of Michelle Tanner on the popular television series Full House. To comply with strict labor laws regarding child actors, they alternated in the role during the taping of the show. They were credited as "Mary Kate Ashley Olsen" in an attempt to deter audiences from realizing that the role was played by two children.

Mary-Kate Olsen

In 1995, following Full House, Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen released a string of successful straight-to-video movies and became popular figures in the preteen market during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Their names became a cottage industry, with their likeness seen in clothes, books, fragrances, magazines, movies and posters. There were even fashion dolls made by Mattel from 2000–2005.

They starred in the video series The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley, the ABC show Two of a Kind, and ABC Family's So Little Time, for which Mary-Kate received a nomination for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series at the 2002 Daytime Emmy Awards.

They were ranked number three on the VH1 program 100 Greatest Child Stars.

Mary-Kate appeared alongside her sister in the light-hearted romantic comedy, New York Minute, also starring Eugene Levy. [as of 2004]

Solo career

She appeared frequently in the third season of Weeds, in the role of Tara.

Mary-Kate has been on the set of ABC's comedy Samantha Who? of which she is set to make a one-episode appearance this fall 2008 on the series' second season. She will play the part of a self-destructive, bad girl. [2]

Not the Olsen Twins

Seeking to establish independent identities for herself and her sister, Mary-Kate has asked the public and the media to refer to them not as "the Olsen twins" but as Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen respectively.[citation needed]

Subsequently, Mary-Kate's first solo acting appearance was in the movie Factory Girl, released in December 2006. In addition, she has had a recurring role on Showtime's Weeds as Tara Lindman, a devout Christian who believes it is OK to smoke marijuana, because it grows from the earth. She appears in the 2008 film The Wackness as Union. At the Sundance Film Festival, co-star and Academy Award-winner Sir Ben Kingsley praised her by saying "Mary-Kate's portrayal of this girl is perfect — she's hysterical. She's a pro. It makes sense. She's been in this business a lot longer than I have."[3]

CEO

Main article: Dualstar

In 2004, both Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen became CEO of their company Dualstar (created in 1993 following the success on Full House), the brand currently selling in over 3,000 stores in America and 5,300 stores world-wide. Their success has been marked on Forbes The Celebrity 100 list since 2002, and in 2007 Forbes ranked the twins as the eleventh-richest women in entertainment, with an estimated net worth of $100 million.[4]

Fashion designer

Following a high volume of public interest in the sisters' fashion choices, both worked in collaboration on a string of fashion lines available to the public.

Starting as young girls, they have a clothing line in Wal-Mart stores across America for girls ages 4-14 as well as a beauty line called "Mary-Kate and Ashley: Real fashion for real girls". In 2004 they made news by signing a pledge to allow all the workers that sew their line of clothing in Bangladesh full maternity leave. The National Labor Committee, which organized the pledge, later praised the twins for their commitment to worker rights. The director of the organization, Charles Kernaghan, is quoted as saying, "The Olsen twins have done the right thing. Now it is up to Wal-Mart to either support Mary-Kate and Ashley’s commitment to women’s rights, or tragically to shut them down."[5] The sisters appeared together in an ad campaign for upscale fashion line Badgley Mischka in 2006.[6]

Mary-Kate and her sister have released The Row, a high-end fashion line inspired by London's Savile Row, the line a direct reflection of their own popular personal style. The line features shirts and tank tops selling for hundreds of dollars each, a stark contrast to their previous line for young girls. The clothing is sold at high-end retailers such as Barneys, Maxfield, Harvey Nichols, Brown's, and others around the world.

Ashley and Mary-Kate continued their expansion in the fashion industry with the Fall '07 launch of Elizabeth and James, their contemporary collection inspired by many of their unique vintage finds and pieces in their personal wardrobes. [7]

Personal life

In 2005, Mary-Kate Olsen ended her romance with Greek shipping heir Stavros Niarchos III. Mary-Kate said that the breakup was one of the main factors in her leave of absence from New York University. "I miss him and I love him," Olsen said, "It's a hurtful and a painful subject." When asked if there was a specific reason for her leaving NYU, she replied, "I think we can all guess."[8] The breakup and Niarchos's pairing with Paris Hilton led to a rift between Hilton and Mary-Kate. "[Paris and I] always only had nice things to say about each other," Olsen said. "Now I guess you can tell we're not talking."

Mary-Kate was a close friend of actor Heath Ledger around the time of his January 22, 2008 death. Responding to a claim by an anonymous law enforcement official that she would not speak to federal investigators without a promise of legal immunity, Olsen's attorney Michael C. Miller said, "We have provided the government with relevant information including facts in the chronology of events surrounding Mr. Ledger's death and the fact that Ms. Olsen does not know the source of the drugs Mr. Ledger consumed."[9]

Health issues

In mid-2004, following a period filled with speculation, shock and concern regarding her weight loss, Olsen announced she had entered treatment for an eating disorder, anorexia nervosa.[10] On November 20, 2007 she was hospitalized for a reported kidney infection.[11]

Filmography

For productions in which Mary-Kate appeared with her sister Ashley, see Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.

Awards and nominations

Further reading

References

  1. ^ "Rich Girls: The Olsen Twins". Retrieved 2008-04-06. Fraternal twins Mary-Kate and Ashley had been splitting a role on the television network sitcom "Full House" since they were 9 months old and in diapers
  2. ^ Mary-Kate Olsen Guest Stars on Samantha Who?
  3. ^ Williamson, Kevin. "Kingsley bonds with 'real actor' Olsen". Edmonton Sun.com. 22 January 2008.
  4. ^ Goldman, Lea and Kiri Blakeley. "In Pictures: The Richest 20 Women In Entertainment". forbes.com. 17 January 2007.
  5. ^ Grossberg, Josh. Mary-Kate, Ashley: No Sweat. E! Online. 9 December 2004.
  6. ^ Hall, Sarah. Olsen Twins Strike a Pose. E! ONline. February 15, 2006.
  7. ^ Ashley and Mary-Kate's sisterly bond. Times of India. 11 August 2007.
  8. ^ Sherpe, Gina. Mary-Kate Talks Paris, Stavros. E! Online. 9 December 2005.
  9. ^ "Official: Olsen seeks immunity in Ledger probe", Associated Press
  10. ^ Soriano, César G. "Mary-Kate Olsen seeks treatment for eating disorder." USA Today. 22 June 2004.
  11. ^ "Mary-Kate Olsen hospitalized for kidney infection". USA Today.com. 20 November 2007.

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