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Robert Heinlein — ink portrait
§ The minds · 1907–1988 · United States · Author

Robert Heinlein

TANSTAAFL

Self-reliant liberty in fiction.

Heterodox Minarchist →
Economic+5
SocialistMarket
Governance−74
LibertarianAuthoritarian
Social+30
TraditionalProgressive
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The science-fiction grandmaster whose novels — especially 'The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress' — popularised a self-reliant, minimal-government libertarianism for generations of readers.

social

Idiosyncratic libertarian individualist.

economic

Market self-reliance; 'there ain't no such thing as a free lunch.'

governance

Minimal government, individual responsibility, distrust of coercion.

Notable for
  • 'The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress'
  • Popularised 'TANSTAAFL'
  • Libertarian SF archetype
self-relianceminimal-governmenttanstaafl
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