The latest survey by the Public Religion Research Institute paints a revealing portrait of contemporary libertarians in the United States. They are 95 percent white, 64 percent male, and 61 percent under the age of 50. Their educational attainment is above average: 36 percent have a BA or more, compared […] Read more »
Majority of Libertarians Do Not Identify as Part of the Tea Party Movement
Despite conventional wisdom linking the Tea Party movement with the libertarian arm of the Republican Party, a majority of libertarians (61 percent) say they do not consider themselves a part of the Tea Party movement. Libertarians, who comprise seven percent of the public, also hold positions on many important economic […] Read more »
Anger Can Be Power
These are extraordinary times. The depth and strength of voters’ conviction that their opponents are determined to destroy their way of life has rarely been matched, perhaps only by the mood of the South in the years leading up to the Civil War. … Animosity towards the federal government has […] Read more »
Libertarianism is in vogue — again
Looking for the hot new(ish) thing in American politics? Try libertarianism. Yes, that long-dismissed political philosophy that eschews government intervention in favor of individual liberty is again coming into vogue — particularly among young voters. Two issues highlight the growing libertarian strain in the country. [cont.] Chris Cillizza, Washington Post Read more »