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Neo-libertarianism


Neo-libertarianism is a political and social philosophy that is a combination of Libertarian principles with present-day Neoconservative principles. This political philosophy prioritizes liberty as its main idea, promoting free expression, freedom of choice, other social freedoms, and laissez-faire capitalism, while also being critical of authority. However, neo-libertarians differ with libertarians on issues of government oversight, as many neo-libertarians tend to sympathize with neoconservative ideas on authority, especially when it comes to military action. American neo-libertarians believe in the idea of American Exceptionalism, and support interventionist policy as a way to maintain America's importance in foreign relations.

Neo-libertarianism is a fairly contemporary political ideology, coming into prominence with the rise of the South Park Republican trend among young Americans in 2001, explained by blogger Andrew Sullivan as "people who believe we need a hawkish foreign policy and are extremely critical of political correctness, but are classically liberal on domestic issues". Next, in 2003, former police officer turned author Dale Franks defined neo-libertarian principles as:

Then, in 2009, neo-libertarianism became very prominent among the libertarian half of the Tea Party movement in the United States. On foreign policy, Tea Party libertarians are split into classical libertarians and neo-libertarians, with the former supporting ideas made famous by Ron Paul, and the latter supporting the ideas of Sarah Palin. Walter Russell Mead, in a 2011 essay published in Foreign Affairs, discusses the foreign policy beliefs of the Tea Party movement. He argues that supporters of Paul believe in the principle of non-intervention, preferring to stay out of foreign matters unless national security is at risk. Neo-libertarians, on the other hand, believe in policies aligned with the Big Stick ideology, favoring military action to promote America's superiority in the international community.


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