Political construct to align conservative and libertarian views
Not to be confused with electoral fusion, an arrangement in which multiple parties vote for a mutually agreeable candidate while remaining distinct parties, or Fusion Party, any one of several historic hybrid political groups in U.S. history.
In American politics, fusionism is the philosophical and political combination or "fusion" of traditionalist and social conservatism with political and economic right-libertarianism.[1] Fusionism combines "free markets, social conservatism, and a hawkish foreign policy".[2] The philosophy is most closely associated with Frank Meyer.[3][4]
- ^ E.J. Dionne, Jr., Why Americans Hate Politics, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991, 161
- ^ Speer, Sean (2023-07-29). "The conservative consensus is over. The consequences for the Canadian Right will be profound". The Hub. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ Frank S. Meyer, In Defense of Freedom and Other Essays, Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1996
- ^ Sitman and Adler-Bell. "Know Your Enemy: Frank Meyer, the Father of Fusionism". Dissent Magazine. Retrieved 16 August 2022.