Libertarianism
Maximum individual freedom
Libertarianism is a political philosophy that prioritizes individual liberty and minimal government intervention.
Libertarians typically advocate for free markets, private property rights, and personal autonomy in matters like drug use, sexuality, and speech.
The philosophy spans a spectrum from moderate positions favoring limited government to anarcho-capitalism rejecting the state entirely.
His libertarianism made him skeptical of both conservative social policies and liberal economic regulation.
Noninterference in commerce
- non-aggressionCommitment against hostile action
- voluntarismWill-based action philosophy
- anarcho-capitalismStateless free-market ideology
- natural rightsFreedoms inherent to personhood
Austrian economics · spontaneous order · self-ownership · Hayek · Rand · Locke
Commerce without state intervention
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
- privatizationState sells public assets
- decentralizationDistributing power from center
entrepreneurship · sound money · gold standard · fiscal conservatism · free trade · competition · property rights · monetary policy
Doctrine of personal independence
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- personal responsibilityDuty to own consequences
- voluntary associationGroup joined by choice
- consentVoluntary agreement given
autonomy · free speech · self-reliance · sovereignty · privacy · tolerance · pluralism · meritocracy
Rights limiting government power
- limited governmentOfficially bounded political authority
- individual rightsFreedoms held by persons
- constitutionalismGovernance bound by fundamental laws
- anti-authoritarianismOpposition to concentrated power
separation of powers · states' rights · jury nullification · term limits · gun rights · drug legalization · anti-conscription · electoral reform
laissez-faire
Noninterference in commerce
- non-aggressionCommitment against hostile action
- voluntarismWill-based action philosophy
- anarcho-capitalismStateless free-market ideology
natural rights · Austrian economics · spontaneous order · self-ownership · Hayek · Rand · Locke
free market
Commerce without state intervention
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
- deregulationRemoving governmental business restrictions
- privatizationState sells public assets
decentralization · entrepreneurship · sound money · gold standard · fiscal conservatism · free trade · competition · property rights · monetary policy · price signals
individualism
Doctrine of personal independence
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- personal responsibilityDuty to own consequences
- voluntary associationGroup joined by choice
consent · autonomy · free speech · self-reliance · sovereignty · privacy · tolerance · pluralism · meritocracy
civil liberties
Rights limiting government power
- limited governmentOfficially bounded political authority
- individual rightsFreedoms held by persons
- constitutionalismGovernance bound by fundamental laws
anti-authoritarianism · separation of powers · states' rights · jury nullification · term limits · gun rights · drug legalization · anti-conscription · electoral reform · anti-imperialism
Libertarianismauthoritarianism
Concentrated, unchecked governmental power
totalitarianism · statism · fascism · despotism · tyranny
Libertarianismsocialism
Communal economic control
communism · Marxism · collectivism · central planning · command economy
Libertarianismcollectivism
Group primacy doctrine
communitarianism · corporatism · nationalism · tribalism · Confucianism
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