How we think about liberty and individualism shapes the fundamentals of politics: how strongly the government should figure into ordinary folks' lives. Those ideas play a huge role in issues that run the political gamut — from managing public lands, to school choice, to social welfare programs.

As November approaches, very particular perspectives on freedom and liberty are getting louder — especially as Montana officials grapple with implementing public health measures as coronavirus spikes in the state.

Montana Public Radio's Nick Mott explores how we weigh the individual and the collective when we talk about freedom, choice and rights.