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libertarian

[lib-er-tair-ee-uhn] / ˌlɪb ərˈtɛər i ən /




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I went through this learning experience way back when I was a libertarian youngster and I read “The Triumph of Politics” by President Ronald Reagan’s libertarian budget director, David Stockman.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

We were dressed in our rancho libertarian best: jeans, embroidered leather belts, pearl snap shirts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

As a libertarian economist, he is an admirer of Thatcher.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

I suspect that experience gave her a very strong civil libertarian instinct that manifests here as a deep skepticism towards state power to criminalize gun possession.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

Compared to the despotic societies that were the norm in Europe and Asia, Haudenosaunee was a libertarian dream.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

The movement has support on both the political left and right, notably from libertarians.

From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026

Hilton was favored over the two Democrats among self-identified libertarians and among voters in Orange County, the Central Valley and northern coast and Sierra region.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

“One thing about libertarians is if you tell them what to do, they’re probably going to do the opposite,” said Steven Nekhaila, the current chairman of the Libertarian National Committee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

And he also drew ardent libertarians like Derek Wheeler, a longtime supporter from Indiana who doesn’t vote in federal elections.

From Slate ● May 19, 2026

Civil libertarians see it as a violation of our Fourth Amendment freedom from “unreasonable search”; most jobholders and applicants find it simply embarrassing.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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