Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Bleeding-heart libertarianism


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The result was redirect to Left-libertarianism.  Sandstein  20:35, 12 April 2017 (UTC)

Bleeding-heart libertarianism

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This article consisted mainly of self-sourced comments from proponents and opponents, primarily from blogs (including the bleeding heart libertarian blog, which seems to be the primary source).

I looked for sources to replace these and maybe build a better article, but this topic does not really seem to be much discussed outside the fringes of conservative think tanks. In short, I am not convinced it's a notable philosophy. Guy (Help!) 13:06, 20 March 2017 (UTC)  Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Comment: I was going to reflexively say this is a WP:NEO eligible for deletion but lo and behold, non-zero books in a Google Books search have the term. Other than Brennan already cited in the article, I found Gaus, published by Princeton Univ. Press, and an encyclopedia of politics published by ABC-CLIO . - Bri (talk) 18:51, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 07:14, 27 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment: It's been discussed in depth on blogs by several academics who have their own Wikipedia articles and seem to be respectable:  + one more on the blacklist (by Bryan Caplan). I dunno if they warrant mention in the article, but it at least hints that the topic is notable. These aren't think tank propaganda, Cato Unbound is a debate blog.  K . Bog  05:09, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment - Gaus, Gerald. The Tyranny of the Ideal: Justice in a Diverse Society. Princeton University Press, 2016. pairs it with left-libertarianism. I'm not sure if redirecting to that term makes sense, but that may be a possibility. I don't know much about it and can't really say. Smmurphy(Talk) 17:47, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Politics-related deletion discussions. Reach Out to the Truth 02:36, 4 April 2017 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America1000 12:04, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Redirect as a junior synonym of the well-established Left-libertarianism, aka Left-wing libertarianism. The "bleeding-heart" epithet is essentially mildly derogatory, but does not introduce a new variant of libertarianism. Chiswick Chap (talk) 12:45, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Redirect to Left-libertarianism. Seems pretty similar. If it is different enough, maybe a section could be added to that article. Doesn't seem unique and notable enough to warrant its own article. bojo  &#124;  talk  15:49, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
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