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Neolibertarianism proposal #1
Neolibertarianism is a term that originally sprung up in the sixties was used for libertarians who embraced the alliance with the New Left, whereas now it is often used to describe a libertarian who favors an interventionist foreign policy, as opposed to an isolationist policy that the Libertarian Party actively endorses. In this sense the term is related to, but not synonymous with neoconservatism. This term for interventionist libertarian was first coined by American political bloggers Dale Franks, Jonathan Henke, and Bruce McQuain of the QandO Online Magazine. They define neolibertarianism as the following :


 * Pragmatic domestic libertarian; strong on defense
 * Hobbesian libertarian
 * Big-Tent libertarian

Others who embrace the ideology reject the QandO bloggers' identification with Thomas Hobbes. Instead they assert that neolibertarians identify more with John Locke. Sometimes they reject Bruce McQuain's definition completely and instead claim that "neolibertarianism is liberalist, idealist and Lockean". They use the following quote of Locke's to justify their claim:


 * "[A]s every man has a power to punish the crime, to prevent its being committed again, by the right he has of preserving all mankind, and doing all reasonable things he can in order to that end: and thus it is, that every man, in the state of nature, has a power to kill a murderer, both to deter others from doing the like injury, which no reparation can compensate, by the example of the punishment that attends it from every body, and also to secure men from the attempts of a criminal, who having renounced reason, the common rule and measure God hath given to mankind, hath, by the unjust violence and slaughter he hath committed upon one, declared war against all mankind, and therefore may be destroyed as a lion or a tyger, one of those wild savage beasts, with whom men can have no society nor security..." -John Locke, Second Treatise of Civil Government

Dale Franks adds that neolibertarians follow a set of general propositions :


 * When given a set of policy choices,


 * The choice that maximizes personal liberty is the best choice.
 * The policy choice that offers the least amount of necessary government intervention or regulation is the best choice.
 * The policy choice that provides rational, market-based incentives is the best choice.


 * In foreign policy,


 * A policy of diplomacy that promotes consensual government and human rights and opposes dictatorship.
 * A policy of using US military force solely at the discretion of the US, but only in circumstances where American interests are directly affected.

While neolibertarianism has similarities with neoconservativism, they differ on one key issue of foreign policy. Where neoconservatives strongly support the building of democratic governments in the wake of militarily defeated governments, neolibertarians are more concerned with letting capitalism operate after any military victory. If capitalism is allowed to operate, they argue, the former subjects of the militarily defeated government will naturally arrange governments (whatever the form) which are, if only out of political expediency, more friendly to their subjects' newfound economic freedoms and therefore much less likely to jeopardize the benefits which neolibertarians believe capitalism offers. Neolibertarians like to refer to this as "Classical liberal regime change" as opposed to "Democratic regime change" supported by the Bush Doctrine, the foreign policy doctrine of George W. Bush which had heavy influence from neoconservatives.

Neolibertarianism differs from other forms of libertarianism by embracing incrementalism as a strategy for political change. The "Libertarian Defense Caucus" seeks to represent the neolibertarian/interventionist/national security or "strong defense" wing of the Libertarian Party and libertarian movement. Well known neolibertarians include Michael Mealling, Neal Boortz, John W. Warner , Dennis Miller, P.J. O'Rourke, Larry Elder, Arnold Schwarzeneggar, Ted Nugent, Gene Simmons, Tammy Bruce, James Pinkerton, Bruce Willis , and Wayne Root.

Neolibertarianism proposal #2
Neolibertarianism is a political philosophy combining elements of libertarian and neoconservative thought that embraces incrementalism domestically, and a generally interventionist foreign policy based on self-interest and national defense. Though it has similarities with neoconservatism, it is not synonymous with the term due to the facts favor less nation building than that say of the Bush Doctrine which has heavy influence from neoconservatives. They also advocate maximizing civil liberties without hurting U.S. national security obejectives. While some neolibertarians indentify with Thomas Hobbes, others identify neolibertarianism with John Locke  , often using a quote from Section 12, Second Treatise of Civil Government where Locke talks about the rights of men to punish the guilty in the name of "preserving all mankind," to justify their claim. Some times neolibertarians are called "republitarian" or "liberventionists" due to their endorsement of interventionist policies and their support for some of George W. Bush's policies regarding the Global War on Terrorism. The most well-known neolibertarian organization is the Libertarian Defense Caucus, which aims to represent the "pro-defense" wing of the Libertarian Party. Well known neolibertarians include Michael Mealling, Neal Boortz, John W. Warner , Dennis Miller, P.J. O'Rourke, Larry Elder, Arnold Schwarzeneggar, Ted Nugent, Gene Simmons, Tammy Bruce, James Pinkerton, Bruce Willis , and Wayne Allyn Root.

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