Did you know that Ronald Reagan called libertarianism the "heart and soul of conservatism"?
Yes he did...my how things change over time.
The libertarianism that Reagan spoke of describes a philosophy of preserving individual liberty, with the idea that doing so is in the best long-term interest of the nation. Sadly, we're seeing an attempt to re-define it as being synonymous with anarchy simply to discredit the Libertarian party. The cost is the loss of the idea of libertarianism Reagan spoke, and leaving his words incoherent as a result.
Reagan praised libertarian principles, but he stopped way short of buying into the libertarian "anything goes" drug agenda. He was a stalwart opponent of drug abuse and was committed to keeping drugs like marijuana, cocaine, and heroin illegal.
Reagan was my kind of conservative.