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'''Paleolibertarianism ''' is a school of [[libertarianism|libertarian]] thought. Paleolibertarians, sometimes referred to as "paleos" , are libertarians who believe that [[conservative|social conservatism]] is a natural form of values in a free society. Paleoconservatives Paleolibertarians support most [[conservative_values|conservative values]] but believe that government should not enforce them. Many view [[laissez-faire capitalism]] as an ideal society. == History of term and later rejection by coiner == The term "paleolibertarian" was coined by Lew Rockwell of the [[Ludwig von Mises Institute]] as a means of separating idealist anti-government libertarians from the so-called "Beltway libertarians" of groups such as the [[Cato Institute]].<ref>[http://karendecoster.com/about Karen De Coster "About Me" page]</ref> In 2007, Rockwell rejected the term "paleolibertarian", claiming he didn't intend for it to be associated with social conservatism.<ref>[http://www.lewrockwell.com/rockwell/liberal-post-interview.html "LewRockwell.com: Do You Consider Yourself a Libertarian?"]</ref>  Many feel that this was due to allegations of racism during the 2008 Ron Paul presidential campaign.<ref>[http://www.vdare.com/misc/080514_pendleton.htm Lew Rockwell And The Strange Death (Or At Least Suspended Animation) Of Paleolibertarianism]</ref> During the campaign, many [[politically incorrect]] columns and controversial columnists were pulled from his site, LewRockwell.com.<ref>[http://www.vdare.com/misc/080514_pendleton.htm Ibid.]</ref> == Social Conservatism == Although paleolibertarians differ from many other libertarians in their [[social conservatism|socially conservative]] views, they share the idea that government should not enforce these values. For instance, although many libertarians personally support [[same-sex marriage|homosexual "marriage"]], paleolibertarians do not. However, both groups feel that the government should not enforce anti-homosexual values, regardless of whether they personally hold them. Rather, they support homosexual "marriage", or in some cases [[marriage privatization]]. Many paleolibertarians are [[pro-life]], but also here most of them thinks the government shouldn't intervene.

*[[Ron Paul]](formerly)

*Hans Hermann-Hoppe*[[Murray Rothbard]]*[[Justin Amash]]*[[Walter B. Jones]]*[[Mike Lee]]*[[Ilana Mercer]]*[[Barry Goldwater]] (deceased)*[[William F. Buckley Jr.]] (deceased) == Links == *[http://www.lewrockwell.com/ LewRockwell.com]*[http://www.mises.org/ Ludwig von Mises Institute]*[http://www.propertyandfreedom.org/ Property and Freedom Society] == References == <references/> [[Category:PoliticsPolitical Ideologies]]