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1. George Phillies -- Libertarian Party
   George Phillies is a long-time libertarian, a Libertarian Party activist and a candidate for chair of the Libertarian Party. He's ... a science fiction novelist and Professor of Physics and Associated Biochemistry Faculty at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
2. Steve Kubby -- Libertarian Party
   Kubby was a contender to be the Libertarian Party's Vice Presidential candidate in the 2000 election. The Libertarian Party requires the Vice Presidential candidate to be nominated by the delegates just as the Presidential candidate is selected. Kubby was opposed by fellow Californian Art Olivier, and by Ken Krawchuk of Pennsylvania. After no candidate received a majority on the first ballot, Krawchuk withdrew his name from the ballot and endorsed Olivier, who then defeated Kubby by a vote of 418 to 338.
3. Libertarianism
   Libertarianism is Humanist, in that it is the allowance for each man to be his own. The ideal is to be free from inhibition, both physically and mentally, as well as one can be without encroaching on other’s rights. One’s ability to make and act upon free decisions is his potency and the condition to be a free man. To be free is ... to be equal to another man; it cannot remain true to itself by conceding that a person can be allowed fewer rights than another. The development of the free man’s potency is the final aim (Escape From Freedom ©1941 by Erich Fromm [New York, New York: Avon/Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1965], pg. 184).
4. Libertarianism -- People
   Libertarianism is an idea about government. A Libertarian is someone who thinks violence is allowed only for self defence. Libertarians believe no one has the right to start violence against other people or take other people's things.
5. Libertarian Socialism
   Chomsky as well expresses a view of libertarian socialism. And Chomsky, as well or better than any other, clarifies the distinction of right and left libertarianism. Libertarians across the spectrum are opposed to excessive concentrations of political power, as it is viewed that such high degrees of concentrated political power in society have more often than not created more harm than good a view that is shared among Jefferson, Thoreau, Bertrand Russell, Kropotkin, Chomsky and many others.
6. Libertarianism -- United States
   Libertarianism holds that many of the powers of the modern welfare state are morally illegitimate. Agents of the state violate the rights of citizens when they punish, or threaten to punish, a person for riding a motorcycle without a helmet, for taking drugs, for refusing to serve in the military, for engaging in consensual sexual relations in private, or for gambling. Furthermore, agents of the state violate the rights of citizen when they force, or threaten to force, individuals to transfer their legitimately held wealth to the state in order to provide for pensions, to help the needy, or to pay for public goods (e.g., parks or roads). (Left-libertarians object to such transfers to the extent that these are in excess of what is owed for the appropriation of natural resources.) Some libertarian-leaning theorists—such as Hayek (1960)—argue that it is legitimate to force people to pay their fair share of the costs of providing basic police services (i.e., protection of the libertarian rights and prosecution of those who violate them), but it's hard to see how this could be legitimate on right-libertarian grounds. If one does not voluntarily agree to share one's wealth in this way, the mere fact that one reaps a benefit from the services does not, on libertarian grounds, generate an enforceable duty to pay one's fair share.[7]
7. Libertarian Socialism -- People
   Underlying libertarian socialism is a different and distinct notion of politics which rests on the belief that it is only through interaction with others in political activity and civic action that individuals will fully realise their humanity. Democracy should therefore extend not simply to government but throughout society: in industry, in the neighbourhood or in any arrangement by which people organise their lives. The Labour Government's commitment to inserting citizenship into the school curriculum is especially important after a Thatcherite era which celebrated personal greed, privatised lifestyles, a retreat from community and, indeed a denial of the very concept of 'society'.
8. Political Parties -- Party
   Political parties and pressure groups are the main organisations which allow for participation in the political system. Parties, though not originally mentioned in the Australian Constitution, are crucial to understanding the realities of Australian politics. Most members of Parliament represent political parties, and parties closely influence policy development and the operations of both Parliament and the Executive. The Australian party system has been relatively stable, but both major groupings have experienced division and reconstruction at times. The traditional party system was based on socioeconomic interests, although this relationship has become less clear in recent times. Minor parties have often been influential and are an important variable in the political process.
9. Third Parties in the United States -- Party
   Third parties in the United States are political parties other than the two major parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, that participate in national and state elections. Historically, the U.S. has a two-party system. Following Duverger's law, the Electoral College with its "winner take all" award of electors in presidential elections has, over time, created the two-party system. Another contributing factor is the division of the government into three separate branches which differs from the parliamentary system.
10. Political Spectrum -- Left Party
    The Political Compass system can be thought of as a "folded up" version of the Rational Spectrum. By "unfolding" the Political Compass as shown below, you get an idea of how these two spectrums relate. In the "unfolded" spectrum below, the terms "Left" and "Right" from the original spectrum no longer hold their meaning. The word "Right" can be replaced with "laissez-faire", while the word "Left" can be replaced with "regulated". The word "Libertarian" should be replaced with the word "Liberal".

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