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Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
But freeing Ulbricht remained a big issue for libertarians like Clarke, who, given their laissez-faire philosophy, embraced pro-crypto policy before most Republicans or Democrats.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
There are social libertarians, there are right-wing libertarians, there are left-wing libertarians, but almost all of them look to this book as the foundational text for the principles of the basics of libertarian ideology.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
So, too, has increasing distrust of public health authorities among libertarians and conservatives, some of whom also frame raw milk as a way to support local producers.
—Natalie Daher, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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But in the last decade, the once fringe views of libertarians, religious nationalists, and champions of unfettered executive power have seeped into mainstream discourse.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
But freeing Ulbricht remained a big issue for libertarians like Clarke, who, given their laissez-faire philosophy, embraced pro-crypto policy before most Republicans or Democrats.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
There are social libertarians, there are right-wing libertarians, there are left-wing libertarians, but almost all of them look to this book as the foundational text for the principles of the basics of libertarian ideology.
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
So, too, has increasing distrust of public health authorities among libertarians and conservatives, some of whom also frame raw milk as a way to support local producers.
—Natalie Daher, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for libertarian
Adjective
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Prior to her Cabinet nomination by President Donald Trump, Noem served six years as governor of South Dakota and as a Republican congresswoman before that.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2025
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Widespread discontent with Trump could hobble Republican efforts to jam Trump’s massive package of tax and government spending cuts through a divided Congress.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But in March, Schumer deviated, leading a group of 10 Democratic senators to vote with the GOP to avert a government shutdown.—
Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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Chen, who was appointed to the bench by Democratic President Barack Obama, found the government hadn’t shown any harm caused by keeping the program alive.—
Time,
Time,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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The readers’ representative office is online at latimes.com/readersrep.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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The survey was conducted earlier in April and included a nationally representative sample of 1,380 adults.—
Maria Godoy,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Libertarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libertarian. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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