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Neolibertarianism is a political philosophy combining elements of libertarian and neoconservative thought that embraces incrementalism domestically, and a generally interventionist foreign policy based on self-interest and national defense. Image File history File links Portal. ... See also Libertarianism and Libertarian Party Libertarian,is a term for person who has made a conscious and principled commitment, evidenced by a statement or Pledge, to forswear violating others rights and usually living in voluntary communities: thus in law no longer subject to government supervision. ... Neoconservatism describes several distinct political ideologies which are considered new forms of conservatism. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ...

Definition

Neolibertarianism is a post-9/11 ideological offshoot of libertarianism that incorporates neoconservative ideas on foreign policy, including the use of preventive military force. It also holds that nearly all other issues should remain in the jurisdiction of local political entities: state/provincial and municipal governments, communities, and individuals. Neolibertarians are sometimes described as "pro-capitalist conservatives" or "libertarians who support the War on Terror." Some libertarian celebrities that fit into this neolibertarian category include talk radio personalities Larry Elder, Neal Boortz, and comedian Dennis Miller. This article is about the political philosophy based on private property rights. ... Neoconservatism describes several distinct political ideologies which are considered new forms of conservatism. ... In economics, a capitalist is someone who owns capital, presumably within the economic system of capitalism. ... This article is about U.S. actions, and those of other states, after September 11, 2001. ... Larry Elder Laurence Allen Larry Elder (born April 27, 1952 in Los Angeles, California) aka the Sage from South Central is an American libertarian-minded Republican (he has sometimes referred to his views as conservatarian) radio and former TV talk show host and author whose program The Larry Elder Show... Neal Boortz (born April 6, 1945), is a U.S. talk radio host. ... Dennis Miller (born November 3, 1953) is an American Emmy Award-winning comedian, political commentator, television personality, and talk radio host. ...

Neolibertarians generally believe that the drawing of an arbitrary boundary such as a border does not exclude those outside of it from the inalienable human right of liberty. They believe that if someone truly believes that Liberty is a self-evident, inalienable right, that it is immoral to deny it to those who fall outside the jurisdiction of arbitrarily-drawn borders.

Evolution of the term

The term neolibertarian is undergoing a shift in meaning post-9/11 and post-Iraq War. Originally it indicated a libertarian who embraced the alliance with the New Left,^{[citation needed]} whereas now it is often used to describe a libertarian who favors an interventionist foreign policy, as opposed to a non-interventionist course of action. In this sense the term is related to neoconservative. A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ... The New Left is a term used in different countries to describe left-wing movements that occurred in the 1960s and 1970s. ... Nonintervention or Non-interventionism is a foreign policy which holds that political rulers should avoid alliances with other nations and avoid all wars not related to direct territorial self-defense. ... Neoconservatism describes several distinct political ideologies which are considered new forms of conservatism. ...

Similar terms

The creation of the term republitarian is usually attributed to Larry Elder, an American political pundit, radio talk show host, and author who defines "republitarian" as "a member of the Republican Party who holds libertarian ideals." ^[1] Another example would be Neal Boortz, who describes himself as a neolibertarian. Another similar term is liberventionist, the term used by non-interventionist libertarians to describe interventionist libertarians. Larry Elder Laurence Allen Larry Elder (born April 27, 1952 in Los Angeles, California) aka the Sage from South Central is an American libertarian-minded Republican (he has sometimes referred to his views as conservatarian) radio and former TV talk show host and author whose program The Larry Elder Show... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... Neal Boortz (born April 6, 1945), is a U.S. talk radio host. ...

Presently, republitarians are represented in the Republican party by the Republican Liberty Caucus, joining such codified groups within the GOP such as the Log Cabin Republicans and the College Republicans. The logo for the Republican Liberty Caucus // The Republican Liberty Caucus is a political action organization dedicated to promoting the ideals of individual rights, limited government and free enterprise within the Republican Party by: A. Promoting these ideals among Party officials and its various organizations; B. Identifying and supporting candidates... For other uses, see Log Cabin Republican (disambiguation). ... The College Republicans is an organization for college and university students who support the Republican Party of the United States. ...

History of neolibertarianism

The first neolibertarians to use the term did so in response to the Iraq war. Jonathan Henke began popularizing the term "Neolibertarian" on the weblog he created, QandO ^[2], along with Dale Franks and Bruce McQuain. Distancing themselves from the generally anti-war response of the Libertarian Party (LP) and the mainstream libertarian movement, Henke and his fellow neolibertarians set out their reasons for supporting a vigorous war on terror and an effort to secure the freedom of Iraqis. Incrementalism in general is a common hallmark of neolibertarians, who tend to avoid over-association with the LP itself. The most obvious neolibertarian instance of taking a practical course to serve a moral goal is the Iraq war, though this is a common approach to many political issues. This article is about the 2003 invasion of Iraq. ... Jonathan Henke (b. ... Dale Franks Dale Franks (1964- ) is an American author; radio personality; and political, military and economic affairs analyst. ... Anti war protest in Melbourne, Australia, 2003 Anti-war is a term that is widely adopted by any social movement or person that seeks to end or oppose a future or current war. ... The Libertarian Party is a United States political party created in 1971. ... The libertarian movement consists of the various individuals and institutions who have historically advanced the ideas and causes of libertarianism. ... This article is about U.S. actions, and those of other states, after September 11, 2001. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... A hallmark is an official marking made by a trusted party, guardians of the craft or nowadays by an assay office, on items made of precious metals (platinum, gold and silver) that guarantees a certain purity of the metal. ...

Some neolibertarians consider themselves extremely idealistic - holding deep convictions about the inalienability of liberty across borders. This branch generally believes that no country has a right to vote or mandate against liberty in the public sector, and that those who believe that the right to liberty ends at borders are no better than those who believe that only some WITHIN a country have a right to it; they believe that convictions about the importance of liberty holds no value unless it is applied to every human being on earth, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, or nationality.

Some neolibertarians see themselves as pragmatic and calculated compared to idealistic, ivory-tower paleolibertarians. Others would cast themselves in the role of committed to pragmatism only in service of idealism and would say their foreign principles are more idealistic than the paleolibertarian-favored isolationism. Since anti-war libertarians see themselves as the idealists and because neolibertarians embrace pragmatism in method if not in goal, the vision of neolibertarians as pragmatic tends to be over-emphasized. This section may require cleanup to meet Wikipedias quality standards. ... For other uses, see Ivory Tower (disambiguation). ... Paleolibertarianism is a school of thought within American libertarianism founded by Murray Rothbard and Lew Rockwell, and closely associated with the Ludwig von Mises Institute. ... Pragmatism is a philosophic school that originated in the late nineteenth century with Charles Sanders Peirce, who first stated the pragmatic maxim. ...

To describe neolibertarians, Dale Franks says this: ^[3] Dale Franks Dale Franks (1964- ) is an American author; radio personality; and political, military and economic affairs analyst. ...

When given a set of policy choices,

• The choice that maximizes personal liberty is the best choice.
• The policy choice that offers the least amount of necessary government intervention or regulation is the best choice.
• The policy choice that provides rational, market-based incentives is the best choice.

In foreign policy, neolibertartianism would be characterized by,

• A policy of diplomacy that promotes consensual government and human rights and opposes dictatorship.
• A policy of using US military force solely at the discretion of the US, but only in circumstances where American interests are directly affected.

Putting a different spin on it, the website "Neo-Libertarian" says that neo-libertarianism: ^[4] For other uses, see Liberty (disambiguation). ... Rational may be: the adjective for the state of rationality acting according to the philosophical principles of rationalism a mathematical term for certain numbers; the rational numbers the software company Rational Software; now owned by IBM, and formerly Rational Software Corporation This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid... A free market is an idealized market, where all economic decisions and actions by individuals regarding transfer of money, goods, and services are voluntary, and are therefore devoid of coercion and theft (some definitions of coercion are inclusive of theft). Colloquially and loosely, a free market economy is an economy... For the record label, see Incentive Records. ... This article is about negotiations. ... Informed consent is a legal condition whereby a person can be said to have given consent based upon a full appreciation and understanding of the facts and implications of any actions, with the individual being in possession of all of his faculties (not mentally retarded or mentally ill), and his... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... Forms of government Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A dictatorship is an autocratic form of government in which the government is ruled by a dictator. ... The national interest, often referred to by the French term raison détat, is a countrys goals and ambitions whether economic, military, or cultural. ...

...means making a political commitment to combat the initiation of force and fraud by the most effective and moral route possible; paleo-libertarians deal in words and thoughts, while neo-libertarians commit themselves to expanding freedom from the rhetorical world to the real world. It's the difference between saying something for freedom and doing something for freedom.

Moreover, it's a commitment to the universality of freedom; just as calling oneself 'The Government' cannot legitimately add to one's natural rights, drawing an invisible line on a map and calling it 'The Border' cannot legitimately subtract from one's natural rights. People in foreign lands have the same natural rights as people in the house next door; neo-libertarianism is about finding the most practical ways to stop infringements against the liberty of those around the globe, including the use of force if necessary, just as we would use local police and courts to stop infringements of liberty next door.

Put more succinctly: Individuals are the only morally significant unit of political economy. Individuals are imbued with infinite liberties circumscribed only by the rights of others to not be coerced or defrauded. The central right of humanity is the right to resist an aggressor, even if you aren't the victim.

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Historical roots

Historically, the neolibertarian/paleolibertarian debate was more a question of incrementalism vs. a no-compromise, strict adherence to a principled position in matters of government interference, and the paleolibertarians' rejection of the Vietnam era alliance with the New Left in favor of an alliance with paleoconservatives. As the definition of the terms and the debate has shifted, today the divide is far more between neolibertarians and much of the rest of the libertarian movement. The most crucial and watershed issue in this divide has been the Iraq War. anarcho-capitalists, paleolibertarians, minarchists, and "mainstream" Libertarian Party types generally came out very strongly against the Iraq war specifically and war in general, consistent with libertarians' historical support of either a non-interventionist or isolationist foreign policy (on both principled and practical grounds), while some Libertarian Party members, neolibertarians, and libertarian Republicans generally were in favor of the war. The debate ignited has been one of the most bitter in the 40-plus year history of the modern libertarian movement. Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... The New Left is a term used in different countries to describe left-wing movements that occurred in the 1960s and 1970s. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ... Anarcho-capitalism is a view that regards all forms of the state as unnecessary and harmful, particularly in matters of justice and self-defense, while being highly supportive of private property. ... Paleolibertarianism is a school of thought within libertarianism founded by Murray Rothbard and Lew Rockwell, and closely associated with the Ludwig von Mises Institute. ... In civics, Minarchism, sometimes called minimal statism, is the view that government should be as small as possible. ... The Libertarian Party is a United States political party created in 1971. ... For other uses, see War (disambiguation). ... Noninterventionism is usually defined as either the determination by a nation to refrain from interfering in the affairs of other nations or those of its own political subdivisions; or as the refusal or failure to intervene in same. ... Isolationism is a diplomatic policy whereby a nation seeks to avoid alliances with other nations. ... A libertarian Republican is a person who subscribes to libertarian philosophy while typically voting for and being involved with the United States Republican Party. ... The libertarian movement consists of the various individuals and institutions who have historically advanced the ideas and causes of libertarianism. ...

Conservatism and neolibertarianism

Neolibertarianism derives a great deal from neoconservatism, a brand of conservatism favoring intervention in foreign affairs. Neolibertarianism also overlaps to a lesser extent with paleoconservatism and other brands of conservatism, although it does not historically originate from them. As with other forms of libertarianism, neolibertarianism shares with conservatives generally an aversion to federal social programs and interference in markets, and differs with conservatives generally with regard to a number of personal and social freedoms. This article is about neoconservatism in the United States, for neoconservatism in other regions, see Neoconservatism (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Criticism

A common critique of neolibertarians is that their core beliefs contain in themselves an inconsistency -- how can a government powerful and interventionist enough to fix problems abroad be trusted not to try to "solve" problems at home? Historically, there are no known examples of a State with "big" government abroad and limited government domestically. Critics often quote Randolph Bourne: "War is the health of the State." Neolibertarians typically respond to this criticism by saying that they only support military engagements that remove impediments to capitalism and consensual government, and only in the most extreme situations. Randolph Silliman Bourne (May 30, 1886 – December 22, 1918) was a progressive writer and public intellectual born in Bloomfield, New Jersey, and a graduate of Columbia University. ...

Neolibertarians also argue that a policy of either neutrality or isolationism is, in some cases, antithetical to both American interests, and counterproductive to ensuring the spread of both consensual governance and free-market capitalism. In short, neolibertarians believe that war, irrespective of the powers it bestows upon the state, is, when faced with an existential threat, preferable to national extinction, and that a dogmatic anti-war policy is not only ineffective, but actively immoral, in that it denies that a responsibility exists to fight for personal liberty and consensual government.

Noninterventionist libertarians respond that a principle of self-defense and overwhelming military superiority adequately addresses legitimate threats against national security. Further, they argue that liberty is more likely to spread around the world through peace and commerce than through external military force.

This is an area where neolibertarians and neoconservatives slightly differ. Where neoconservatives strongly support the building of democratic governments in the wake of militarily defeated governments, neolibertarians are equally concerned with letting individual liberty, including free-market capitalism, operate after any military victory. If capitalism is allowed to operate, they argue, the former subjects of militarily defeated governments will naturally arrange governments (whatever the form) which are, if only out of political expediency, more friendly to their subjects' newfound economic freedoms--and personal liberties--and therefore much less likely to jeopardize the benefits which neolibertarians believe capitalism and consensual government offers. A free market is a market where prices of goods and services are arranged completely by the mutual non-coerced consent of sellers and buyers, determined generally by the supply and demand law with no government interference in the regulation of costs, supply and demand. ... For other uses, see Capitalism (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Capitalism (disambiguation). ...

Moreover, neolibertarians argue that consensual government alone is not, in and of itself, a solution to extremism. Neolibertarians argue that it is not enough that a government be democratic, but that it also must be classically liberal. As Dale Franks notes: Dale Franks Dale Franks (1964- ) is an American author; radio personality; and political, military and economic affairs analyst. ...

[Democracy] is a wonderful method for ascertaining what the people want, and selecting leaders to carry out the people's will. It is not, however, in and of itself, a particularly good way of ensuring that what people want is the right thing.

Neolibertarians, therefore, advocate a more holistic solution than neoconservatives, in that it incorporates both personal and economic liberty as an antidote to Totalitarianism. Neolibertarians believe that political and economic liberty are naturally complementary and mutually reinforcing, and that a concentration on political liberalization alone is not a complete answer to reforming totalitarian states. Forms of government Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Totalitarianism is a term employed by some scientists, especially those in the field of comparative politics, to describe modern regimes in which the state regulates nearly every aspect of public and private behavior. ...

Libertarian pundit Anthony Gregory refers to Neolibertarianism as Libertine Conservatism, implying that Neolibertarianism is not libertarian, but rather a form of Conservatism. ^[5] See also Libertarianism and Libertarian Party Libertarian,is a term for person who has made a conscious and principled commitment, evidenced by a statement or Pledge, to forswear violating others rights and usually living in voluntary communities: thus in law no longer subject to government supervision. ... Ths article deals with conservatism as a political philosophy. ...

Prominent neolibertarians

• Neal Boortz
• Larry Elder
• Dale Franks
• Jonathan Henke
• P.J. O'Rourke
• Dennis Miller
• Eric S. Raymond

Neal Boortz (born April 6, 1945), is a U.S. talk radio host. ... Larry Elder Laurence Allen Larry Elder (born April 27, 1952 in Los Angeles, California) aka the Sage from South Central is an American libertarian-minded Republican (he has sometimes referred to his views as conservatarian) radio and former TV talk show host and author whose program The Larry Elder Show... Dale Franks Dale Franks (1964- ) is an American author; radio personality; and political, military and economic affairs analyst. ... Jonathan Henke (b. ... Patrick Jake ORourke (born November 14, 1947) is an American political satirist, journalist, and writer. ... Dennis Miller (born November 3, 1953) is an American Emmy Award-winning comedian, political commentator, television personality, and talk radio host. ... Eric S. Raymond (FISL 6. ...

See also

• Neoconservatism
• Neoliberalism
• Paleoconservatism
• Paleoliberalism
• Paleolibertarianism
• The New Libertarian - Online journal relating to neolibertarianism

This article is about neoconservatism in the United States, for neoconservatism in other regions, see Neoconservatism (disambiguation). ... For the school of international relations, see Neoliberalism in international relations. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Paleolibertarianism is a school of thought within American libertarianism founded by Lew Rockwell and Murray Rothbard, and closely associated with the Ludwig von Mises Institute. ...

External resources

• Neolibertarian Network
• The QandO Online Magazine
• Neo-Libertarian
• The New Libertarian

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