Murray Sabrin

Murray Sabrin
Sabrin in 2017
Born (1946-12-21) December 21, 1946 (age 77)
Bad Wörishofen, Germany
NationalityAmerican
Academic career
FieldFinancial economics
InstitutionRamapo College of New Jersey
School or
tradition		Austrian School
Alma materRutgers 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

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

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

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

Abortion

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

Sabrin is an outspoken supporter of a non-interventionist foreign policy.[21]

Bibliography

  • 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

  1. ^ Newman, Maria (June 1, 2000). "Once and Again a Republican, but Always Libertarian". The New York Times. Retrieved March 5, 2008.
  2. ^ Murray Sabrin (2014-04-26), Murray Sabrin – 2nd Amendment, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2018-06-16
  3. ^ a b c "Sabrin's Story". MurraySabrin.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-01. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  4. ^ Wildstein, David (June 2021). "Sabrin retiring to Florida". New Jersey. Sea of Reeds Media.
  5. ^ Burter, Cynthia (2008-02-08). "Sabrin gets back in the running". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2008-03-10. [dead link]
  6. ^ "Ramapo College of New Jersey | Faculty/Staff". Ramapo College. Retrieved 2008-03-10. [dead link]
  7. ^ "Murray Sabrin Archives". LewRockwell.com. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  8. ^ "NJBIZ Staff". NJBIZ. Archived from the original on 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  9. ^ "NJVoices: Murray Sabrin: About the Author". NJVoices. Archived from the original on 2008-03-04. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  10. ^ "USADaily". USADaily. Archived from the original on 2008-02-19. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  11. ^ "Sabrin's Curriculum Vitae" Archived 2008-02-21 at the Wayback Machine, MurraySabrin.com, Accessed March 5, 2008.
  12. ^ Pristin, Terry (1997-09-20). "Public Funds Are Approved For Libertarian". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
  13. ^ "Murray Sabrin For U.S. Senate". SabrinforSenate.com. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  14. ^ Ajjan, George (2008-01-20). "Murray Sabrin Endorsed by Republican Liberty Caucus". PolitickerNJ. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
  15. ^ "Paul endorses Sabrin for Senate". PolitickerNJ. 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
  16. ^ "Election results". NJ.com. 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
  17. ^ Friedman, Matt (February 13, 2014). "Ramapo professor Murray Sabrin jumps into U.S. Senate race". NJ.com. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ "Menendez gets his first challenger in Senate race: An 'out of the box' Libertarian". NJ.com. 26 January 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
  20. ^ Novak, Robert D. (October 27, 1997). "Jersey's Rockefeller Republican". Retrieved January 28, 2018 – via www.WashingtonPost.com.
  21. ^ a b "Sabrin Raps Goldberg with Abortion »". SaveJersey.com. March 28, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2018.