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Recent Examples of libertarian
Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Once associated with Milton Friedman’s University of Chicago school of economics, it is properly forgotten outside the pages of right-wing libertarians — who are not traditional, humane conservatives — and reproduced in the opinion pages of the Tribune.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Michael Calore: Won't anybody think of the libertarians?
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
Another reason is that in the 1960s, civil libertarians and others argued that people with mental illness were being neglected and abused in the state’s mental hospitals.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
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Ultimately, after a special session was called in December, he was thrown out of the Senate with 60 votes against him from across the political spectrum, including the Peronists, Radicals, PRO, and even the libertarians.
—Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Once associated with Milton Friedman’s University of Chicago school of economics, it is properly forgotten outside the pages of right-wing libertarians — who are not traditional, humane conservatives — and reproduced in the opinion pages of the Tribune.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
Michael Calore: Won't anybody think of the libertarians?
—Lauren Goode, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
Another reason is that in the 1960s, civil libertarians and others argued that people with mental illness were being neglected and abused in the state’s mental hospitals.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for libertarian
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What to Know Republican Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Thom Tillis of North Carolina have expressed criticism of Trump's pardons of Capitol rioters.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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House Republican lawmakers have identified $2.3 trillion in cuts to Medicaid, according to a document made public by Politico.—
Stephanie Dhue,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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Now, a Democratic lawmaker in Congress has introduced a bill that would end federal contracts for special government employees (like Musk), citing conflict-of-interest concerns.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
7 Feb. 2025
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With no candidates in the Republican primary or independent contenders running in the general election, the winner of the Democratic primary will be unopposed on April 1.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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New Orleans, to me, is the soul of America, one of the quintessential examples of what America is representative of at its best.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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The sample was weighted to be representative of adults nationwide according to gender, age, race, and education, based on the U.S. Census American Community Survey and Current Population Survey, as well as 2024 presidential vote.—
Anthony Salvanto,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Libertarian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/libertarian. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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