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→Libertarianism: Socialism and communism promote collective rights, not individual ones. And fascism promotes a select few individuals, not every one. So they're not types of classical liberalism.
This interpretation of liberalism arose during the [[Enlightenment]], and became influential through the [[American Revolution]] and [[French Revolution]], and was also spread in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by the [[classical economists]]<ref>http://www.economyprofessor.com/economictheories/economic-liberalism.php</ref>.
This interpretation of liberalism arose during the [[Enlightenment]], and became influential through the [[American Revolution]] and [[French Revolution]], and was also spread in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by the [[classical economists]]<ref>http://www.economyprofessor.com/economictheories/economic-liberalism.php</ref>.
Classical liberalism is the primary [[ideology]] behind politics in the United States. Both modern American [[liberalism]] and [[conservatism]] are branches of classical liberalism, as they both seek to promote individual freedom, though in different ways. Other ideologies which are not popular in the US include [[socialism]], [[communism]], and [[fascism]].
Classical liberalism is the primary [[ideology]] behind politics in the United States. Both modern American [[liberalism]] and [[conservatism]] are branches of classical liberalism, as they both seek to promote individual freedom, though in different ways.
A prominent publication which promotes liberalism in the original sense of the word is the British news magazine [[The Economist]].
A prominent publication which promotes liberalism in the original sense of the word is the British news magazine [[The Economist]].