German-born American professor of finance
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
^ 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
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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 ]
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"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.
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"Sabrin Raps Goldberg with Abortion »" . SaveJersey.com . March 28, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2018 .
External links
International National Academics