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libertarian

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




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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

It's unclear whether the bill will pass, as both National Party's coalition partners -- the libertarian ACT party and NZ First -- have said they oppose it.

From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 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

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

Politically, they were conservative, closer to libertarian than liberal.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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

Civil libertarians say the use of this tracking data raises the specter of mass surveillance on innocent people.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

In a May 15 post on X, Weir, 36, declared that he’d had it with the wacky costumes, which have long been a staple of political party conventions but seem particularly popular among do-what-thou-wilt libertarians.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 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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