A night-watchman state, also referred to as a minimal state or minarchy, whose proponents are known as minarchists, is a model of a state that is limited and minimal. Usually, however incorrectly, assumed to need to be based exclusively around only enforcing The Zero Aggression Principle or ZAP (only Initiation of Coercion or threats of coercive Aggression should be policed) coming from Right-Libertarian legal theory.
The truth is this is not the universal definition though as there is both right wing and left wing forms of minarchism worldwide; only one strand is Right-libertarian Legal theory focused. By objective definition a minarchist is anyone whom thinks that the ideal government deals with matters of domestic tranquility eternally and the military externally.
The right wing or rightist form of this can be based on either ZAP or consequentialist/utilitarian grounds. Or also on Religious Grounds such as forms of Christian Libertarianism. Additionally, Conservatarians often fall into this camp as well mixing conservative policies or views with other policies that are staunchly libertarian in nature.
My views would be considered a Christian/Biblical Fundamentalist Conservatarian minarchism as I combine a Social Constitutional Conservative moral majority like view on cultural or social issues with a pure lassiez Faire Libertarian view on issues that do not spill over to a break down of society by being legalized.
I am for a complete separation of everything besides law enforcement and The State. With a social conservative view of what laws I want enforced for an orderly, yet free society. Economically though I am for pure Capitalism and a complete separation of market and State outside of the areas that fall under law enforcement along with a true social safety net for those whom truly cannot work.
This does not require a welfare state or for a mixture of government and market. The government should simply make sure that those that cannot work do not fall below a specific line/amount. I am for a negative income tax or a guaranteed income ONLY for those in need. Not for people that do not have a proper reason to lack work. Basic Income Guarantees go too far as they do not take reasons for not working into account.
Other than this baseline income for those in need there should not be any State owned enterprises at all and so no mixture of public and private. No corporatism, no communism, no socialism, no fascism, no Nanny or Welfare State period. Simply put I would privatize and deregulate the entire economy bit by bit, but moderately and gradually to avoid unintended consequences. I am a gradualist not a radical. I am though directionally; what most would consider economically far or hard right.
The more freer the market the freer the people is totally my motto when it comes to matters of the economy. As the economy is really millions of families, groups and individuals making their own free will choices on what is best for meeting living by their values. To be pro regulation is not the same as simple law enforcement and goes beyond what a State has a right to do in the lives of its citizens.
For this reason I fall squarely under the Right-Minarchist definition even if the laws I support differ from other right wing minarchists that are full on Libertarians with a capital L. I also think Minarchism defines me better ultimately than Conservatarian or Neo Libertarian as those could mean almost anything.
"minarchists, a portmanteau of minimum and -archy. Arche (/ˈɑːrki/; Ancient Greek: ἀρχή) is a Greek word which came to mean "first place, power", "method of government", "empire, realm", "authorities" (in plural: ἀρχαί), or "command". The term minarchist was first coined by Samuel Edward Konkin III in 1980."
