Center-libertarianism
Center-Libertarianism (or Centrist Libertarianism) is a libertarian political philosophy that advocates proprietist economics, negative rights, and a slow transition out of the modern welfare state once the economy is strong.[1][2][3]
Centrist Libertarians just like Right-Libertarians believe in private property rights, and defend unequal distribution of natural resources and private property. This position is contrasted with that of some versions of left-libertarianism, which maintain that natural resources belong to everyone in some egalitarian manner, either unowned or owned collectively. Centrist Libertarians no longer side with Right Libertarians on other issues as Centrist Libertarians are strong believers in political egalitarianism by creating laws to get money out of politics and a strong advocate for Environmentalism and a Libertarian version of the Green New Deal. Centrist Libertarians believe in heavy infrastructure spending including a new Interstate Highway Program, Nationwide Fiber Optic deployment, Solar/Wind power program and more. Despite the belief in heavy infrastructure spending and an adequate national defense, Centrist Libertarians believe in Fiscal conservatism.[4]
Definition[edit]
The term centrist-libertarian[5] is used to refer to a mix or hybrid of right and left Libertarianism which emphasizes individual liberty but also believes the state is a necessary evil and they advocate for a strong common national defense as well as heavy infrastructure spending. Generally Centrist-Libertarians follow Classical Liberalism, Constitutional and Jeffersonian Principles.[6]
Much like Classical liberals[7] Centrist Libertarians argue for a "slim state", limited to the following functions:
- A Decentralized Federal Government to protect individual rights and to provide services otherwise could not be provided in a free market.
- A common National Defense to provide protection against foreign invaders.
- A Constitutional Democratic-Republican Government that guarantees and protects every individuals god given rights.
- Laws to provide protection for citizens from wrongs committed against them by other citizens, which included protection of private property, enforcement of contracts and common law.
- Federal public works that included a stable currency, standard weights and measures, and support of roads, canals, harbors, railways, communications and postal.
Philosophy[edit]
Classical Liberalism[edit]
Centrist Libertarians base their core beliefs on Classical Liberalism which advocates civil liberties and political freedom with representative democracy under the rule of law and emphasizes economic freedom. They expand on it with the United States Constitution and Jeffersonian Principles.[8]
The non-aggression principle[edit]
Right Libertarians believe in The non-aggression principle (NAP) but Centrist Libertarians reject it because they believe it redefines aggression in right-libertarian terms in order to justify Anarcho-Captialism.[9]
The state[edit]
Centrist Libertarians believe in a constitutional Democratic-Republic and that the state is legitimate believing the state is a necessary evil for a common defense and to enter large markets that Proprietism cannot cover such as Courts, Infrastructure, Environment and more.[10]
History[edit]
Classical Liberalism developed out of the Age of Enlightenment and transformed into Centrist Libertarianism. In modern America it bases its core beliefs on Classical Liberalism while holding on to Classic Libertarianism. It also mixes its beliefs with the US Constitution and Jeffersonian Principles.[11]
In the 1990s several Governors who were elected including Jesse Ventura, William Weld and Gary Johnson are believed[who?] to be Centrist Libertarians. They believe[who?] these three Governors followed Centrist Libertarianism by being fiscally responsible, socially liberal and advancing the economy forward with Infrastructure programs.[12]
In 2016 Jesse Ventura flirted with running for President even posting a test platform that follows several Libertarian Centrist ideas.[13]
Criticism[edit]
Centrist-libertarianism has been criticized by the Left and Right Libertarianism for numerous reasons. Right Libertarians call Centrist Libertarians statist. While Left Libertarians call them fascist.[14]
Placement on the political spectrum[edit]
Centrist Libertarians claim to be at the Center of Libertarianism on the Nolan Chart.[15][16]
People[edit]
- Étienne de La Boétie- French judge and writer[17]
- Frédéric Bastiat - French classical liberal theorist, political economist, author of The Law.[18]
- William Lloyd Garrison - American abolitionist libertarian and journalist. Influenced Frederick Douglass, ex-slave and anti-slavery crusader.[19]
- Lysander Spooner - American abolitionist, lawyer, entrepreneur, and Author of The Unconstitutionality of Slavery and No Treason.[20]
- Stephen Pearl Andrews - Abolitionist who tried to sell Texas to Britain to prevent it becoming a slave state.[21]
- Gustave de Molinari - French liberal economist and author of The Production of Security in which he argued that security can be produced better through the market than through government monopoly policing.[22]
- Ludwig von Mises - Austrian philosopher, economist, and author of Human Action. After his death, his name was used for the Ludwig von Mises Institute.[23]
- Rose Wilder Lane – silent editor of her mother's Little House on the Prairie books and author of The Discovery of Freedom[24]
- Milton Friedman – Nobel Prize-winning monetarist economist associated with the Chicago School of Economics, advocated economic deregulation and privatization[25]
- Leonard Read - American economist and founder of the Foundation for Economic Education, America's first libertarian think-tank.[26]
- Robert Nozick - American philosopher and author of Anarchy, State, and Utopia.[27]
- Friedrich Hayek – Nobel Prize-winning Austrian School economist, notable for his political work The Road to Serfdom[28]
- Mary Tyler Moore - American actress [29]
See also[edit]
Other articles of the topic Libertarianism : Democratic Freedom Caucus
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- Classical liberalism
- Constitutionalism
- Liberal Republican Party (United States)
- Manifest destiny
- Economic liberalism
- Right-libertarianism
- Left-libertarianism
- Libertarian conservatism
- Libertarian socialism
- Market liberalism
- Market socialism
- Free-market environmentalism
- Old Right
- Outline of libertarianism
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Centrist Libertarianism – Your Home For Center-Libertarianism". Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ↑ http://volokh.com/2012/11/14/a-center-libertarian-nation/
- ↑ Steven M. Dworetz, The Unvarnished Doctrine: Locke, Liberalism, and the American Revolution (1994)
- ↑ "What we believe? – Centrist Libertarianism". Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ↑ Somin, Ilya (2010-07-13). "From "Liberaltarianism" to Libertarian Centrism?". The Volokh Conspiracy. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
- ↑ http://libertariancentrism.com/?page_id=25
- ↑ Hunt, p. 54
- ↑ "Welcome to Libertarian Centrism! – Centrist Libertarianism". Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ↑ http://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/gary-johnson-rise-libertarian-centrism
- ↑ https://www.nolanchart.com/article6423-what-is-libertarian-centrism-html
- ↑ "How'd we come about? – Centrist Libertarianism". Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ↑ http://reason.com/archives/2016/08/16/gary-johnson-and-the-rise-of-libertarian
- ↑ http://www.ora.tv/offthegrid/article/2016/3/3/heres-what-a-jesse-ventura-presidency-would-look-like
- ↑ "Criticism? – Centrist Libertarianism". Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ↑ "Political Spectrum? – Centrist Libertarianism". Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/2012/nov/12/news/la-pn-america-center-right-libertarian-20121112
- ↑ http://etiennedelaboetie.net/
- ↑ http://bastiat.org/en/
- ↑ http://www.biography.com/people/william-lloyd-garrison-9307251
- ↑ http://www.lysanderspooner.org/
- ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1181680.Stephen_Pearl_Andrews
- ↑ http://oll.libertyfund.org/people/gustave-de-molinari
- ↑ http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/bios/Mises.html
- ↑ http://liwfrontiergirl.com/rose.html
- ↑ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Milton-Friedman
- ↑ https://www.mises.org/profile/leonard-e-read
- ↑ http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/nozick-political/
- ↑ http://www.econlib.org/library/Enc/bios/Hayek.html
- ↑ https://www.datalounge.com/thread/7680019-mary-tyler-moore-a-libertarian-centrist-
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