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Ideologies / Conservative Libertarian / Frank Meyer
Frank Meyer — ink portrait
§ The minds · 1909–1972 · United States · Theorist & editor

Frank Meyer

Fusionism's architect

Liberty and virtue, reconciled.

Traditional Conservative Libertarian →
Economic+72
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Governance−28
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Social−44
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The 'National Review' theorist who forged 'fusionism' — the synthesis of libertarian means and conservative ends that defined the post-war American right.

social

Traditionalist — order and virtue pursued through liberty, not coercion.

economic

Free-market individualism as the ground of a free society.

governance

Minimal state; freedom as the precondition of virtue.

Notable for
  • Coined fusionism
  • 'In Defense of Freedom'
  • National Review senior editor
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