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In May 1955, the term libertarian was first publicly used in the United States as a synonym for classical liberal when writer Dean Russell (1915–1998), a colleague of Leonard Read and a classical liberal himself, proposed the libertarian solution and justified the choice of the word as follows: Many of us call ourselves "liberals."
This article is a list of major figures in the theory of libertarianism, a philosophy asserting that individuals have a right to be free.Originally coined by French anarchist and libertarian communist Joseph Déjacque as an alternative synonymous to anarchism, American classical liberals appropriated the term in the 1950s for their philosophy which asserts that individuals have a right to ...
Students for Liberty was founded in the United States in 2007, but as of 2014 had over 1000 chapters across North America and worldwide, including in Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America. A number of countries have libertarian parties that run candidates for political office.
Imad-ad-Dean Ahmad, Palestinian-American scholar and the president of the Minaret of Freedom Institute; 2012 Libertarian Party nominee for the U.S. Senate in Maryland [2] Norma Jean Almodovar, 1986 Libertarian Party nominee for Lieutenant Governor of California [3] Justin Amash, former U.S. Representative from Michigan [4] [5]
In 2000, the Arizona Libertarian Party, which had been disaffiliated from the national organization in late 1999, but which controlled the Libertarian ballot line in that state, nominated science fiction author L. Neil Smith and newspaperman Vin Suprynowicz, rather than Browne and Olivier, as its presidential slate. Smith and Suprynowicz polled ...
Left and Right: A Journal of Libertarian Thought; Left-libertarianism; Libertarian civil disobedience in the United States; Libertarian Democrat; The Libertarian Forum; Libertarian Republican; Libertarian Review; Libertarianism Today; Liberty (libertarian magazine) Lost Liberty Hotel
This is a list of politicians endorsed by the Libertarian Party of the United States (LP or LPUS) who have held elected office. As of September 2024, at least 186 Libertarians recognized by the LPUS hold elected office.
2000 Libertarian presidential nomination vote 2000 Libertarian vice presidential nomination vote [13] Candidates 1st ballot Candidates 1st ballot 2nd ballot Harry Browne 493 Art Olivier 333 418 Don Gorman 166 Steve Kubby 303 338 Jacob G. Hornberger 120 Ken Krawchuk 70 - Barry Hess 53 Don Gorman 29 - None 23 None 10 - Dave Hollist 8 Gail ...