I think your wrong as I have stated, Rand Paul is as socially conservative as they come. He is against abortion with no exceptions and supports a Life at Conception Act, he’s a christian conservative but he just thinks you dont want to look for the Feds for solutions, look to your own church and state.
He is also for a strong national defense - as authorized in the constitution but he rejects overseas spending. Bring that money home and spend it here or give it back through tax cuts. That doesn’t mean weak defense. Rand has said he supports missile defense for cities and states and may support building one rather than worrying about other countries security.
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The more I read about small l libertarianism, the more I like it. It is the epitome of conservatism on an economic and governing level. I would love to see us stop our overseas adventuring and focus on defense and border security. My children and I were discussing libertarianism last night and the conversation was restarted with this thread.
I have been interested in this place since I read some Hayak and some of Maybury. Also Sowell’s Basic Econmics helped although I cannot say he is libertarian.
I recommend Henry Hazlitt’s “Economics in one lesson” for a very good and easy to understand guide on free market economics.