Is Libertarian Paternalism an Oxymoron

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Decisional enhancement and autonomy: public attitudes towards overt and covert nudges (2013, background): “come, as well as the desire to protect autonomous decision making (Blumenthal-Barby & Burroughs, 2012; Bovens, 2009; Hausman & Welch, 2010; Hill, 2007; Mitchell, 2004; House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee, 2011; Sugden, 2008; Sunstein & Thaler, 2003; White, 2008).”
Nudge Versus Boost: How Coherent are Policy and Theory? (2015, background): “Some critics have countered this argument by insisting that autonomy is never improved by violations of liberty, and that nudging clearly violates liberty (Mitchell 2005; Veetil 2011).”
The Definition of Nudge and Libertarian Paternalism: Does the Hand Fit the Glove? (2016, unknown): “33 Of course, many critics have pointed out that Thaler and Sun-stein’s notion of libertarian paternalism is neither truly ‘libertarian’, nor truly ‘paternalistic’, 34 and that it is a contradiction in terms 35 .”