Source: David Friedman’s Substack
by David Friedman
“A liberal in the 19th century was a believer in small government, free markets, and individual freedom, roughly what we now call a libertarian. ‘Libertarian’ had earlier been used for left anarchists, still earlier for believers in the doctrine of free will. In the mid-20th Century, after opponents of liberalism stole its name, believers in classical liberalism started calling themselves libertarians. While ‘libertarian’ can still mean a left anarchist, ‘left libertarian’ usually means a libertarian in the newer sense who supports ideas or policies usually identified with the left.” (09/11/25)
https://daviddfriedman.substack.com/p/left-libertarianisms-886