Right-libertarianism

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Right-libertarianism or the libertarian right^[1][2] describes certain political ideologies which combine libertarianism with either cultural conservatism or limited government capitalism. Its includes forms of small government such as minarchism, conservative libertarianism and neolibertarianism and forms of libertarian conservatism such as Constitutionalists, paleolibertarians and small government conservatism.^[1][3] Some libertarians consider the term "right libertarian" to be oxymoronic, arguing that all libertarianism is necessarily left as it opposes the existing order. ^[4]

Samuel Edward Konkin III defined the term libertarian right as^[1][2]

The "Right" of current libertarianism is fairly principled but many of the principles hewed to are anti-principles: gradualism, conservatism, reformism and minarchy. Reason magazine and its Frontlines newsletter are its main organs.

Contents 1 Branches of right-libertarianism 1.1 Minarchism 1.2 Conservative libertarianism 1.3 Libertarian conservatism 1.4 Neolibertarianism 2 See also 3 References

[edit] Branches of right-libertarianism

[edit] Minarchism

Main article: Minarchism

Minarchists support a minimal state which maximises economic and personal liberty, limited to courts, military, defence and taxes. They support extreme deregulation and tax cuts.^[5] Notable minarchists include Michael Badnarik, Herbert Spencer and Christine Smith.

[edit] Conservative libertarianism

The main goal of conservative libertarianism is shrinking the power of coercive government (the state) and to promote free markets, but often hold a contractarian view that the state should legitimately exist and support some welfare to reduce inequality. Conservative libertarians support economically conservative goals such as cutting taxes and government spending, a balanced budget, and curbing the power of programs such as welfare and Social Security. Conservative libertarians set voucher privatization and intervene in some public goods such as roads, education vouchers, consumer safety regulations, the Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Reserve that cannot be provided privately. They may support some types of public welfare such as FairTax or a negative income tax. They may support moderate military intervention such as the War in Afghanistan and maintaining peace in Iraq, and support for moderate social restrictions like the PATRIOT ACT. Notable conservative libertarians include the Chicago School, Wayne Allyn Root and Vern McKinley.

[edit] Libertarian conservatism

Main article: Libertarian conservatism

Constrast to paleoconservatives, libertarian conservatives support free trade, strict laissez-faire policies on economics. They are vehemently opposed to environmental regulations, corporate welfare, subsidies, and other areas of economic intervention. Many of them have views in accord to Ludwig von Mises and Murray Rothbard.

Libertarian conservatives are more tolerant to drug legalization and illegal immigration than paleoconservatives. They see that illegal immigration is caused by the welfare state, that should be first get rid of. However, many of them oppose abortion, as they see it as a positive liberty and violates the non-aggression principle because abortion is aggression towards the fetus.^[6]

[edit] Neolibertarianism

Main article: Neolibertarianism

Like classical libertarianism, neolibertarianism embraces small government, free markets, deregulation, opposition to corporate welfare, the expansion of civil liberties, and the separation of church and state. However, neolibertarians support an interventionist foreign policy. They believe in militarism to expand democracy, international alliances with foreign nations, a strong defense, and increased military spending. They believe in defeating authoritarian nations. Notable neolibertarians include Drew Carey, the Cato Institute and the Reason Foundation.

[edit] See also

• Anti-Communism
• Capitalism
• Neoconservatism
• Freedom
• Individual rights
• Liberal conservatism
• Liberal theory of economics
• Market Economy
• Monetarism
• Natural law
• Negative liberty
• Open Economy
• Propertarian
• Supply-side economics
• The Global Economy

[edit] References