In the United States, libertarianism is a political philosophy promoting individual liberty. Libertarianism has been described as laissez-faire on economic issues while supporting civil liberties and
Individualist anarchist Lysander Spooner, whose No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority greatly influenced libertarianism in the United States
Benjamin Tucker, an individualist anarchist who contrapposed his anarchist socialism to state socialism
H. L. Mencken, one of the first people to privately call himself libertarian
Max Eastman, a former socialist who proposed the terms New Liberalism and liberal conservative
The Libertarian Party is a right-libertarian political party in the United States. The world's first explicitly libertarian party, it was conceived in August 1971 at meetings in the home of David Nola
Libertarianism in the United States
…developed in the 1970s by Robert Nozick and founded in American and European classical liberal traditions; and the libertarianism associated with the Libertarian Party, which was founded in 1971, including politicians such as David Nolan and Ron Paul. The right-libertarianism associated with people such as Murray…
Libertarian Party members at a major pro-choice rally in Washington, D.C., November 12, 1989
David Nolan, founder of the Libertarian Party, with the Nolan Chart in 1996
Former Governor Gary Johnson during the 2012 presidential election
Former Wyoming State Representative Marshall Burt (L–Green River)