The country has been moving right on economic and social issues since the 1960s. I don't think that is disputable.
The country has been moving right on social issues only if by "country" you really meant "Iran". If you meant "United States", it's just not true. Abortion on demand, flag burning, sodomy, affirmative action are all recognized constitutional rights in 2010 that were partly or completely unthinkable in 1960. This is without even mentioning statutory slide to the left like gay marriage in many states and same-sex unions in others.
Only big social issues where there has been very little success in insuring significant liberalization over last 50 years are death penalty (well, that was unconstitutional too, but for like 10 minutes) and drug enforcement policy.
