Civil libertarianism
Puts rights such as free speech, privacy and due process above almost every other goal, whichever side is in power.
Associated with: The ACLU tradition, John Stuart Mill's harm principle.
Civil libertarianism sits in the right-libertarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: centered on economy and strongly libertarian. The clearest positions are strongly libertarian on liberty and authority, strongly progressive on culture and leaning globalist on nation. The profile is close to the middle on economy.
Where civil libertarianism sits on eight dimensions
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