Libertarian Paternalism

Libertarian Paternalism, or LibPat, is a Libertarian Right ideology that revolves around the belief that private and public institutions should be able to influence choices and behavior, but still respecting freedom of choice.

History
The term Libertarian Paternalism was first coined by Richard Thaler, a behavioral economist, and Cass Sunstein, a legal scholar, in the 2003 edition of the American Economic Review. The two later elaborated on the concept in the University of Chicago Law Review later on that year. They defined it as "Trying to influence choices in a way that will make choosers better off, as judged by themselves."

Personality and Behavior
LibPat can represent two different types of characters. One is a traditional marketing department, trying to entice people into buying whatever product he's supposed to be selling, and often making corny jokes that seem out of touch. Another is a person who wants to help, while also caring about liberty, acting like a councilor.

How to Draw
Libpat can be somewhat difficult:
 * 1) Draw a ball,
 * 2) Fill it with yellow (#F5DD02),
 * 3) Draw 2 elephants in light black (#141414) (This part can be difficult, make sure to reference the flag)
 * 4) Draw the eyes and you're done!

Friends

 * [[File:Libertarian.png]] Libertarianism - love you, dad!
 * [[File:Paleolib.png]] Paleolibertarianism & [[File:Bhl.png]] Bleeding-Heart Libertarianism - They both like encouraging certain social values.
 * [[File:Chilib.png]] Chicagoan Libertarianism - a brother from Chicago.
 * [[File:Glibr.png]] Green Libertarianism - I help him encourage people to go green.
 * [[File:Liberaltarianism.png]] Liberaltarianism - also cares about civil rights.
 * [[File:Libtrans.png]] Libertarian Transhumanism - the ability to choose to get modifications? Cool!
 * [[File:Neotech.png]] Technoliberalism - my best friend.

Frenemies

 * [[File:Socliber.png]] Social Libertarianism - I think you might need some help discouraging drug use...
 * [[File:Neobert2.png]] Neo-Libertarianism - How about you encourage countries to have civil liberties?
 * [[File:Marketsoc.png]] Market Socialism - As long as you only encourage workplace democracy you're fine.
 * [[File:Ancapf.png]] Anarcho-Capitalism - he has good economic takes, but compares me to [[File:Technocracy.png]] Technocracy.
 * [[File:Technocracy.png]] Technocracy - I like some of his views on science, but respect freedom!
 * [[File:Nordmodel.png]] Nordic Model - he has some good ideas, but needs to calm it with the government spending.

Enemies

 * [[File:Patern.png]] Paternalism - You don't respect any freedoms, you monster!
 * [[File:ormarxf.png]] Marxists & [[File:Soc.png]] Socialists - Forced collectivisation is pure evil.
 * [[File:Krater.png]] Kraterocracy - You're entire ideology is coercion.
 * [[File:BarrCom.png]] Barracks Communism [[File:BarrCom2.png]] - Mortal enemy.

Further Information

 * Nudges.org
 * Libertarian Paternalism is Not an Oxymoron
 * Libertarian paternalism
 * Designing better choices
 * Nudge Against the Fudge