Murray Sabrin
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Nationality | American |
Academic career | |
Field | Financial economics |
Institution | Ramapo College of New Jersey |
School or tradition | Austrian School of Economics |
Alma mater | Rutgers University Lehman College Hunter College |
Murray Sabrin (born December 21, 1946) is a professor of finance in the Anisfield School of Business at Ramapo College and a perennial candidate for public office in New Jersey.
Family, education, and affiliations
[edit]Sabrin was born in Bad Wörishofen, Germany on December 21, 1946. His parents, being of Jewish ancestry, were among the only people in his family to survive the Holocaust.[1] Sabrin has said "during World War Two, my father, a Jewish resistance fighter in Lithuania, fought for his freedom and his life with a gun. I'm alive today because of him."[2] Sabrin arrived in the U.S. with his older brother and parents in August 1949 and became a United States citizen in 1959.
He lived with his wife, Florence, in Fort Lee, New Jersey.[3] He moved to Florida in 2021.[4]
Sabrin has a Ph.D. in geography from Rutgers University, an M.A. in social studies education from Lehman College and a B.A. in history, geography and social studies education from Hunter College.[5] He has worked in commercial real estate sales and marketing, personal portfolio management, and economic research.[3]
Sabrin is the former executive director of the Center for Business and Public Policy at Ramapo College,[6] and is the author of Tax Free 2000: The Rebirth of American Liberty.
Policy advocacy and opinion writing
[edit]Sabrin's articles have appeared in The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey), The Star Ledger, Trenton Times, and Asbury Park Press. His essays have also appeared in Commerce Magazine, Mid-Atlantic Journal of Business, Privatization Review, and LewRockwell.com.[7] Sabrin is a contributing columnist for NJBIZ[8] and writes a column on the economy for START-IT magazine. He is a regular columnist for NJVoices[9] and USADaily.[10][11]
He is writing a book on politics, the economy and culture titled Velvet Fascism: How the Political Elites Transformed America.[3]
Political career
[edit]Sabrin was the 1997 Libertarian Party gubernatorial candidate in New Jersey, and the first third party candidate to receive matching funds and participate in three official debates.[12] He garnered 5% of the vote in the election, and the race went to Christine Todd Whitman. In 2008 Sabrin ran as a candidate for the Republican Party nomination for the United States Senate representing New Jersey, where he faced Republican state Senator Joseph Pennacchio and former Republican Congressman Dick Zimmer.[13] Promoting limited government and noninterventionism, he received endorsements from the Republican Liberty Caucus[14] and U.S. Presidential candidate Ron Paul.[15] He garnered 14% of the vote, behind Zimmer (46%) and Pennacchio (40%).[16] He sought the Republican nomination to the same seat in 2014,[17] but lost to Jeff Bell.[18]
In January 2018, he announced his intention to run for the U.S. Senate again, this time under the New Jersey Libertarian Party.[19]
Political positions
[edit]Abortion
[edit]Sabrin is anti-abortion.[20] During the 2014 election, he wrote a letter criticizing Senate candidate Brian Goldberg on his pro-choice position.[21]
Foreign policy
[edit]Sabrin is an outspoken supporter of a non-interventionist foreign policy.[21]
Bibliography
[edit]- Tax Free 2000: The Rebirth of American Liberty. Presscott Pr. 1995. ISBN 0-933451-25-3.
- "The Correct Cure for Health Care". NJBIZ. Journal Publications, Inc. 2005-05-10. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- "A Counterproductive Ideology in Trenton". NJBIZ. Journal Publications, Inc. 2005-07-12. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- "The Smart Way to Judge a Candidate". NJBIZ. Journal Publications, Inc. 2005-09-30. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- "Bernanke Policies Will Be Stop-and-Go". NJBIZ. Journal Publications, Inc. 2005-11-07. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- "Downsize the State's Bloated Budget". NJBIZ. Journal Publications, Inc. 2006-02-13. Archived from the original on October 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- "Letter to the Governor About Our Future". NJBIZ. Journal Publications, Inc. 2006-05-01. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- "Corzine's Ideas Need Better Strategy". NJBIZ. Journal Publications, Inc. 2006-10-09. Archived from the original on January 1, 2010. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- "Corzine's First-Year Report Card". NJBIZ. Journal Publications, Inc. 2007-01-01. Archived from the original on January 1, 2010. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- "Corzine's Plan Perpetuates Nanny State". NJBIZ. Journal Publications, Inc. 2007-03-19. Archived from the original on February 5, 2010. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- "New Jersey Wants the U.S. Out of Iraq". NJBIZ. Journal Publications, Inc. 2007-06-04. Archived from the original on February 5, 2010. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
- "We Need Free Enterprise, Not Debt". NJBIZ. Journal Publications, Inc. 2007-08-20. Archived from the original on February 5, 2010. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
References
[edit]- ^ Newman, Maria (June 1, 2000). "Once and Again a Republican, but Always Libertarian". The New York Times. Retrieved March 5, 2008.
- ^ Murray Sabrin (2014-04-26), Murray Sabrin – 2nd Amendment, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2018-06-16
- ^ a b c "Sabrin's Story". MurraySabrin.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-01. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ Wildstein, David (June 2021). "Sabrin retiring to Florida". New Jersey. Sea of Reeds Media.
- ^ Burter, Cynthia (2008-02-08). "Sabrin gets back in the running". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2008-03-10. [dead link]
- ^ "Ramapo College of New Jersey | Faculty/Staff". Ramapo College. Retrieved 2008-03-10. [dead link]
- ^ "Murray Sabrin Archives". LewRockwell.com. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ "NJBIZ Staff". NJBIZ. Archived from the original on 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ "NJVoices: Murray Sabrin: About the Author". NJVoices. Archived from the original on 2008-03-04. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ "USADaily". USADaily. Archived from the original on 2008-02-19. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ "Sabrin's Curriculum Vitae" Archived 2008-02-21 at the Wayback Machine, MurraySabrin.com, Accessed March 5, 2008.
- ^ Pristin, Terry (1997-09-20). "Public Funds Are Approved For Libertarian". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ "Murray Sabrin For U.S. Senate". SabrinforSenate.com. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ Ajjan, George (2008-01-20). "Murray Sabrin Endorsed by Republican Liberty Caucus". PolitickerNJ. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ^ "Paul endorses Sabrin for Senate". PolitickerNJ. 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ "Election results". NJ.com. 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ Friedman, Matt (February 13, 2014). "Ramapo professor Murray Sabrin jumps into U.S. Senate race". NJ.com. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
- ^ Friedman, Matt (June 3, 2014). "Jeff Bell to face Cory Booker after winning Republican U.S. Senate primary". Newark Star-Ledger. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
- ^ "Menendez gets his first challenger in Senate race: An 'out of the box' Libertarian". NJ.com. 26 January 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
- ^ Novak, Robert D. (October 27, 1997). "Jersey's Rockefeller Republican". Retrieved January 28, 2018 – via www.WashingtonPost.com.
- ^ a b "Sabrin Raps Goldberg with Abortion »". SaveJersey.com. March 28, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2018.