Harry Browne

Why government doesn't work

A libertarian for the minimal state.

Heterodox Minarchist →

Economic+7

SocialistMarket

Governance−72

LibertarianAuthoritarian

Social+25

TraditionalProgressive

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The investment writer and two-time Libertarian presidential candidate who made the popular case for shrinking government to a minimal, rights-protecting core.

social

Socially tolerant individualist.

economic

Free markets, sound money, personal financial freedom.

governance

Shrink government to its core protective functions.

Notable for

'Why Government Doesn't Work'
Libertarian presidential nominee
Personal-freedom advocacy

minimal-statesound-moneypersonal-freedom

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