libertarianright

Libertarianright is a label used to describe a political position that blends libertarian commitments to individual liberty and limited government with right-of-center emphasis on property, national sovereignty, and social order. It is not a formal school of thought but a convenient shorthand for overlapping currents within libertarian and conservative discourse, including right-libertarianism, classical liberalism adapted to conservative contexts, and paleolibertarian strands that couple free-market economics with traditional cultural norms.

Core principles typically include a priority on civil liberties, free markets, deregulation, and strong property rights, alongside a preference for a minimal or restricted state, especially in economic matters. On social policy, positions vary: some adherents defend broad personal autonomy in line with libertarian ethics, while others align with conservative or religiously informed norms. Foreign policy and immigration stances also vary, with some favoring restraint and national sovereignty, and others supporting more liberal or pragmatic approaches within a libertarian framework.

Historical roots trace to classical liberalism and the 20th-century libertarian movement, with influential currents arising from thinkers associated with free-market libertarianism who engage with conservative cultural debates. The term is used more in discourse and media than as a unified doctrine, and debates within libertarian-right circles often center on tensions between market liberalism, social conservatism, and the appropriate scope of government.

Critics argue that combining libertarian and conservative predispositions can yield inconsistent policy prescriptions, particularly on social regulation, welfare, and the use of state power for cultural ends. Related ideologies include libertarianism, conservatism, right-libertarianism, paleolibertarianism, minarchism, and anarcho-capitalism.