''Contrepoints'' is a French

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founded in 2009. The name of the newspaper is a reference to ''Contrepoint'', a now-defunct newspaper launched by French philosopher

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. According to ''

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'', ''Contrepoints'' is one of the most prominent

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websites in France. For Pew and

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, the magazine has a center-right classical liberal editorial stance. Contrepoints was awarded a Templeton Freedom Award by the

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in 2012.Celebrating a Decade of the Templeton Freedom Award
, Atlas Network

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External links

ContrepointsLiberaux.org
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