Liberaltarianism

"By properly deploying both incentives and nudges, we can improve our ability to improve people’s lives, and help solve many of society’s major problems. And we can do so while still insisting on everyone’s freedom to choose."

Richard Thaler

Liberaltarianism is a political ideology that combines principles both from Modern Liberalism and Libertarianism. It's a mostly utilitarian ideology that believes in relatively small government, non-atomistic individualism, a live and let live philosophy, the ease of doing business and free markets, but accompanied with the more paternalistic approach of Modern Liberalism, arguing that full on laissez-faire economics aren't the way to go, and aim for a more moderate view.

This more paternalistic approach in regard to markets is also applied to government welfare programs. Contrary to most libertarians, they wouldn't advocate for the abolition of all welfare programs, nor, as many modern liberals, would they advocate for large-scale socialization of services such as healthcare. Instead, they try to advocate for a more moderate approach in these topics, such as a school voucher system or a compulsory private health insurance system.

In most issues, they'll usually advocate for an in-between of the liberal and the libertarian proposal, without exactly siding with either or fitting into either group. It is also a more right leaning version of Social Libertarianism and is more close to Yangism in some regards.

According to the survey, 22% of American Democrats consider themselves libertarians, which is much higher than the 12% of Republicans. There are some libertarians who will declare support for the Democrats in the election, especially libertarians who don’t like Trump. Yet they disagree over whether Harris-Walz is a "qualified libertarian" (legal marijuana, smaller police force, and a modicum of economic freedom) or a "lesser evil" (violation of property rights, high taxes, gun control).

Variants

Left-Liberaltarianism

Left-Liberaltarianism is the more moderate form of left-libertarianism. It's pretty much a libertarian-leaning version of the views shared by either the mainstream centre-left or more moderate liberal socialists, wishing to incorporate their basic principles within a fairly small state.

Right-Liberaltarianism

Right-Liberaltarianism is the more moderate form of right-libertarianism. It acts as the middle ground between the highly laissez-faire philosophy of right-libertarianism and more moderate forms of market liberalism , sharing some or most of the rhetoric associated with right-libertarians while not viewing state welfare and regulations as an inherent negative.

Lööfism

Lööfism is based on the policies of former Swedish MP Annie Lööf from the Center Party, in which she was the leader from 2011 to 2023. The ideas are based on economic and Social Liberalism, along with the free competition of small farmers and entrepreneurs with the defense of Neoliberalism. One of the main focuses would be environmental protection and the promotion of biodiversity through cooperation with foresters and private landowners. Other focuses would also be governmental decentralization, Liberal Feminism, the promotion of individual freedoms with the equality of the sexes, immersion in international peace, promotion of the European Union, investment in infrastructure, defense of Right-Libertarianism, rigorous actions against climate change and organized crime, green industries, free trade between European countries, anti-populist blockade, national economy, generous immigration policy with contributions to refugees and opposition to Social Democracy. It is sometimes called Center Liberaltarianism due to its economically centrist policies.

Annie Lööf, Swedish leader of the Centre Party from 09/2011 to 02/2023

Mark Cubanism

Mark Cubanism is based on the political positions of Dallas Mavericks Owner, alumnus of the TV Show "Shark Tank," and businessman Mark Cuban. His politics were initially influenced by the writings of Ayn Rand and the philosophy known as Objectivism. Today, he would be considered a moderate libertarian. He has also formally endorsed and voted for many Democratic politicians like United States Presidential Candidates former president Barack Obama (2008) and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (2016). Despite publicly supporting mainly Democratic candidates in the past, Cuban has stated, in an interview with 2024 United States Presidential candidate, current 2026 Ohio Gubernatorial Candidate, and founder of Roivant Sciences Vivek Ramaswamy, that he would have voted for a non-MAGA Republican candidate if they ran against former president Joe Biden in the 2020 United States Presidential Election. Cuban endorsed Biden in that election. Cuban also supports a progressive tax system.

Mark Cuban at a Harris-Walz rally during the 2024 Presidential Election Cycle

Cuban has also been highly critical of President Donald Trump, calling him a "jagoff." Cuban also supports free trade and has voiced opposition to President Trump's trade policies, saying that Donald Trump is "like the Grinch" and "The Grinch doesn't understand how tariffs work" while speaking at a rally for former Vice President Kamala Harris, who he was supporting to defeat President Trump during the 2024 Presidential Election. Cuban has also mocked President Trump's border policy, asking the crowd at that same rally in which he was defending free trade, "Did Mexico pay for that wall?" then exclaiming, "Hell no!" after the crowd screamed, "No!" In the aforementioned interview with Vivek Ramaswamy, Cuban stated, "I don't have a problem with deporting people who are here illegally, just do it compassionately... don't just stick them in a cage," when discussing the border control records of former President Barack Obama and President Donald Trump.

Mark Cuban economically is a social capitalist, and civilly is a supporter of limited government. In his blog "Blog Maverick," Cuban explained that there is nothing wrong with getting rich and "enjoying the shit out of your money." Cuban further states that if you are rich, paying taxes is a patriotic thing as you are supporting your fellow American who might not be as fortunate as you are. Cuban in the same post would praise government intervention in the economy, such as during the Great Recession, stating, "we don’t live in a perfect time. We live in a time where the government plays a big role in an effort to help lead us out this Great Recession. That’s reality," and prefaced this comment with the understanding that the government's use of taxpayer money is not always efficient.

Civilly, Mark Cuban leans toward liberty. Mark Cuban has stated, in 2017, "As a libertarian, I think we can reduce employment in government by at least 1/3. Reduce the overhead and administration by that much or more, so we can offer more to services for our citizens."

Cuban, in an interview with Wired called "Mogul Support," explained his rationale for supporting a $15 an hour minimum wage, or a "living wage." He stated that with a living wage, all companies play by the same rules, and no one is left living on the streets or with food insecurity. He further states that taxpayers subsidize companies when employees do not receive a living wage and instead get government assistance. Cuban later said in that interview that he ensured everyone in his business was paid a fair wage so no one working for him needed government assistance. Cuban finishes his justification of a living wage in the interview by saying, "...raise the minimum wage to a living wage, and compete, because that is what America's all about, Capitalism, entrepreneurship, with a little bit of compassion thrown in... think we'll be a far better country to live in."

Other political statements Cuban has made include:

• Criticizing DOGE, led by Elon Musk, for their Social Security office closures, stating, "Got to give Doge credit for being the first to cut entitlements. End telephone support for Social Security, cut dozens of SS offices and make Grandma and Grandpa finally get online to confirm their payments. What an amazing back door way to cut payments! Gonna be some upset seniors at town halls!”
• Donating $250,000 to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), which launched an initiative in April 19, 2004 called the "Patent Busting Project" known for challenging patents that the organization claims are illegitimate and suppressing innovation. Cuban stated, "the current state of patents and patent litigation in this country is shameful... silly patent lawsuits force prices to go up while competition and innovation suffer. That's bad for consumers and bad for business. It's time to fix our broken system, and EFF can help. So that's why part of my donation funds a new title for EFF Staff Attorney Julie Samuels: 'The Mark Cuban Chair to Eliminate Stupid Patents.'"
• Stating the net neutrality is a bad idea, reporting that rules to regulate broadband will "fuck everything up."

Mark Cuban has also shown and given support for political figures like:

• Senator from Utah, Orrin Hatch, donating $6,000 to the Republican's election committee
• Congresswoman from California Zoe Lofgren, donating $1,000 to the Democrat's election effort
• Mike Bloomberg, supporting the Draft Bloomberg Movement, which attempted convince the Mayor of New York City to run in the 2008 presidential election as an independent candidate (this movement ended at the end of February in 2008)
  • In the same blog post where he encouraged Bloomberg to run for president, stating, "Are you listening Mayor Bloomberg? For less than the cost of opening a tent pole movie, you can change the status quo," he criticised Congressman Ron Paul, another 2008 election candidate for being "the worse of all the candidates when it comes to detailing how he would execute on his promises." Cuban further added that "Just saying you are going to cut and eliminate everything doesn’t mean you know how to do it and/or could get it done." He, however, praised the eventual 2008 GOP nominee, Senator John McCain, for having a "riff" with the Republican party, stating that "there was a glimmer of hope that he was a candidate that thought for himself."

Personality

Liberaltarianism gets concerned when the government wants to involve more on his life. He is also a middle ground, and has a “no step on snek” flag on his garage. Liberaltarianism shares Liberalism’s government role in healthcare and liberties and Libertarian’s emphasis on minimal government intervention. Therefore he wants a small but effective government of market intervention and liberties, making him a charitable and energetic person.

How to Draw

Snake Design

Flag of Liberaltarianism (Snake design)

1. Draw a ball,
2. Fill in with blue,
3. Draw a coiling rattlesnake and a variation of "Don't tread on me" yellow,
4. Add the eyes and you're done!

Color Name		HEX	RGB
	Blue	#007BD6	rgb(0, 123, 214)
	Yellow	#EED800	rgb(238, 216, 0)

Liberalism Design

Flag of Liberaltarianism (Liberalism design)

1. Draw a ball,
2. Fill it with yellow,
3. Draw the Liberalism's symbol in black,
4. Add the eyes and you're done!

Color Name		HEX	RGB
	Yellow	#FAFF00	rgb(250, 255, 0)
	Black	#202020	rgb(32, 32, 32)

Relationships

Friends

• Liberalism - Human rights for all, but slow down with the socialization of certain services.
• Libertarianism - Free markets are really cool, but complete laissez-faire might not be the way to go either.
• Bleeding-Heart Libertarianism - I like your cultural and civic stances but please, cool it with the Laissez-faire economics.
• Social Libertarianism - A slightly more left-leaning version of me. Can go a little too far for me sometimes though. Andrew Yang is also pretty based
• Classical Liberalism - Love you, even if you are my grandparent twice. I'm not inbred!
• Ordo-Liberalism & Social Capitalism - Freiburg school, perfect economic policies.
• Neoliberalism - Based! Near perfection!
• Chicago School - You have great ideas like voucher system and negative income tax.
• Civic Nationalism - My type of Nationalism! Just be less interventionist.
• Civil Libertarianism - I like his ideas, even if he's more progressive in some areas.
• Helvetic Model - Good pal, even if a bit conservative at times.
• Georgism - Henry George was a great man with great ideas!
• State Liberalism - YOU WILL CHOKE, YOU LITTLE CLOWN, WHEN YOU MESS WITH PRESIDENT BROWN!

Frenemies

• Social Liberalism - You've got some really nice ideas, although your ideal state is a little too big, and most people would confuse me with you.
• Nordic Model - Similar to the guy above. You're overall pretty ok, but I'm not really the biggest fan of corporatist economics.
• Social Democracy - Slow down with all that spending thing buddy.
• Third Way - Please ease off all that military spending man! Besides that you're pretty cool.
• National Liberalism - Surprisingly not bad, for a nationalist.
• National Libertarianism - Way too culturally right-wing, but apparently is tied with me in Slovakia. Also, tell that thing to piss off and we're good.
• ECRism - The above but also statist but my slovakian variant is apart of you.
• Libertarian Conservatism - I don't like the Republicans that much, but at least you have some good civic views.
• Neo-Libertarianism - Some of us support foreign military interventions while most don't. Also you are predominantly culturally right-wing.
• Paleolibertarianism - Many of us oppose intervention but he is too culturally right-wing and also stop hanging out with that weirdo.
• Austrian School - I think individualism and entrepreneurship are good things, but some government intervention is needed in the economy.

Enemies

• Marxism–Leninism - Neither human rights nor economic freedom. Just no...
• National Bolshevism - This ain't it, chief.
• Ingsoc - Holy shit what can I say…
• Nazarbayevism - F-CK YOU FOR BANNING THE DEMOCRATIC CHOICE OF KAZAKHSTAN!
• Sweden Democrats & Left Party - We can't let these radical populists control our government! Racists and commies have no place here.
• Authoritarian Conservatism - Wants a dictatorship AND enforces traditional values? This is just awful...
• Reactionary Liberalism - Ah yes... Because reactionary traditions, ultranationalism, anti-feminism and banning same-sex marriage are the most liberal ideas in history. But seriously though, having economically liberal views doesn't automatically make you one of us. But Hanania is good though.
• Alt-Lite - You're being edgy just for the sake of being edgy.
  • Alt-Lite - Come fight me when you get an actual argument you cringe liberal.
• Reactionary Libertarianism - Bro, are you serious?
• Neoconservatism - Seriously though, stop with these goddamn wars!
• Fourth Theory - And I thought neocon was a monster...
• Alt-Right - Stop claiming that you're one of us, you neo-Nazi! You're nothing more but a LINO (Libertarian in Name Only)!

Further Information

People and Parties

• Libertarian Democrat
• Freedom and Solidarity
• Niskanen Center
• Jared Polis
• Mark Cuban
• Bill Maher
• Cory Booker
  • Political positions of Cory Booker
• Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan
• Liberal Initiative
• Italian Radicals
• Livres

Articles

• The Rise of the 'Liberaltarian'
• The Liberaltarian Democrats
• The Future of Liberaltarianism
• Liberaltarians(Cato)
• Democratic freedom caucus principles
• How to Get to Liberaltarianism from the Left

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