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libertarian

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




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The state’s motto, “Live Free or Die,” captures its libertarian ethos.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Breaking that link would “fundamentally change the nature of the program,” said Romina Boccia, director of budget and entitlement policy at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026

This is an "uncertainty generator," added Scott Lincicome of the libertarian Cato Institute.

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

It has radical and, in modern terms, libertarian implications, because it regards any accommodation of personal freedom to governmental discipline as dangerous.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

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

From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026

Granola hippies have aligned with libertarians and suburban moms to battle the corporate interests of the agriculture and energy industries.

From Slate ● Jul. 1, 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

Civil libertarians have favored it, including when Cook led a fight against the FBI, which wanted Apple to build digital backdoors into iPhones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 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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