By R. Brownell
7. Randy E. Barnett
Excerpt from Libertarianism.org
“Randy E. Barnett is a lawyer and legal theorist, and a Senior Fellow of the Cato Institute. He is the Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Legal Theory at Georgetown University.
Barnett writes about the libertarian theory of law and contract theory, constitutional law, and jurisprudence and is especially interested in the history and original meaning of the Second and Ninth Amendments to the United States Constitution. He fleshes out his argument for an originalist theory of constitutional interpretation in his book, Restoring the Lost Constitution, in which he advocates constitutional construction based on a presumption of liberty, instead of popular sovereignty.
Barnett is a strong proponent of federalism and has proposed a number of Constitutional Amendments to restore a more originalist balance of power, including a “Repeal Amendment,” which would give two-thirds of the states the power to repeal any federal law or regulation, and The Bill of Federalism, a list of ten proposed amendments drafted in response to the Tea Party movement’s emphasis on limiting federal powers.
In 1998, Barnett won the Ralph Gregory Elliot Book Award for his book, The Structure of Liberty, on “the liberal conception of justice,” his term for a libertarian theory of law and politics.
In 2004, he appeared before the Supreme Court to argue Gonzales v. Raich, claiming that federal action against legal marijuana patients violated the Commerce Clause. Though the case, then Ashcroft v. Raich, had won a victory before the Ninth Circuit, the Supreme Court ruled on June 6, 2005 that Congress had the power to prevent states from legalizing medical marijuana.”
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6. Tom Woods
Thomas E. Woods, Jr., is a current senior fellow of the Mises Institute and the host and founder of The Tom Woods Show, a libertarian philosophy and Austrian economics podcast. Woods has appeared everywhere on television, including CNBC, MSNBC, FOX News Channel, FOX Business Network, C-SPAN, and Bloomberg Television. He has also been a guest various radio programs including National Public Radio, the Dennis Miller Show, the Michael Reagan Show, the Dennis Prager Show, and the Peter Schiff show.
Woods’s writing has been fuel for the liberty movement, and includes titles such as Real Dissent: A Libertarian Sets Fire to the Index Card of Allowable Opinion, Rollback: Repealing Big Government Before the Coming Fiscal Collapse and Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century.
Tom is a popular speaker, writer, and advocate for liberty.
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5. Nick Gillespie
From Reason Magazine
“Nick Gillespie is editor in chief of Reason.com and Reason TV, the online platforms of Reason, the libertarian magazine of “Free Minds and Free Markets.” The two sites draw over 4 million visits per month and have been named among the nation’s best political sites by Playboy, Washingtonian, National Journal, and others. Gillespie is co-author, with his Reason colleague Matt Welch, of The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What’s Wrong With America, published in June 2011 by Public Affairs.
The Daily Beast has named Gillespie one of “The Right’s Top 25 Journalists,” calling him “clear-headed, brainy…[and] among the foremost libertarians in America.” He is a two-time finalist for digital National Magazine Awards for his work on “UPS vs. FEDEX: Ultimate Whiteboard Mix” and the documentary series Reason Saves Cleveland with Drew Carey: How to Fix the Mistake on the Lake and Other Once-Great American Cities.
Gillespie served as Reason magazine’s editor in chief from 2000 to 2008. Under his direction, Reason won the 2005 Western Publications Association “Maggie” Award for Best Political Magazine. Gillespie originally joined Reason‘s staff in 1993 as an assistant editor and ascended to the top slot in 2000. In 2004, Gillespie edited the book Choice: The Best of Reason, an anthology of the magazine’s best articles. The Washington Post featured Gillespie’s tenure at Reason magazine, asking, ‘Which monthly magazine editor argues that the spread of pornography is a victory for free expression? And that drugs from marijuana to heroin should not only be legalized, but using them occasionally is just fine? And is also quite comfortable with gay marriage? The answer is Nick Gillespie, libertarian and doctor of literature, who…is injecting [Reason magazine] with a pop-culture sensibility.’ ”
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4. Julie Borowski
From Julie’s official website
“Julie Borowski is a political commentator living in the D.C. area. She is best known for her YouTube channel where she discusses current events in an entertaining way.
Her videos have over 6 million views. She won CPAC’s Blogbash Video of the Year in 2014 for her video debunking ObamaCare. She was also rewarded Tea Party Blogger of the Year at CPAC 2013 after creating a viral video.
Previously, she was a Policy Analyst at FreedomWorks. She first joined FreedomWorks in 2010 as an Economic Policy and Research intern. She was hired following her internship as a Staff Writer. In 2012, she was promoted to Policy Analyst.
Her writings have appeared in a number of outlets including Washington Examiner, Daily Caller, Rare, Red State, and Townhall. Not to mention her regular contributions here at The Libertarian Republic.
She has spoken at conferences and events around the country. Some events include FreedomFest, the International Students for Liberty Conference, Smart Girl Politics Summit, Liberty Political Action Conference (LPAC), Liberty Forum, Young Americans for Liberty conferences, Leadership Institute trainings, VidCon, and more.
She has appeared on the Stossel show with John Stossel and the Independents on Fox Business News. Ron Paul has interviewed her about political activism for Voices of Liberty.
She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Frostburg State University in May 2010 with a B.S. in Political Science and a minor in International Studies. She interned at the Center for Competitive Politics in 2009 and Americans for Tax Reform in 2010. She served as the Vice President and Treasurer of her college’s Maryland Student Legislature delegation. In 2015, she was selected to be on the Board of Advisors for the Maryland Student Legislature.
She’s an animal lover and has two cats.”
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3. Matt Kibbe
Matthew B. “Matt” Kibbe is the current senior advisor at Concerned American Voters, a pro Rand Paul Super PAC lead by Young Americans for Liberty president, Jeff Frazee. Before Matt joined the crew of Concerned American Voters, he was the longtime president of FreedomWorks, a conservative-libertarian think tank and activist mobilization organization responsible for the Tea Party movement in 2009 . Matt originally joined FreedomWorks (previously known as Citizens for a Sound Economy) as a policy analyst, but beforehand worked as chief of staff to U.S. Representative Dan Miller (R-FL).
Kibbe has been published in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Times, USA Today, RedState.com, American Spectator, and Reason Magazine. Matt has appeared on MSNBC’s The Dylan Ratigan Show, MSNBC’s Hardball, FOX News’ Fox & Friends, FOX News’ Glenn Beck, NBC’s The Today Show, FOX News’ America’s Newsroom, C-SPAN, FOX News’ Neil Cavuto, FOX Business Network’s Happy Hour, and HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher.
Matt has authored several highly successful books, including Don’t Hurt People and Don’t Take Their Stuff: A Libertarian Manifesto, and Hostile Takeover, which both speak of the current libertarian insurgency within the Republican party.
2. Jason Stapleton
An excerpt from Jason’s official website
“Jason Stapleton is one of the only nationally syndicated libertarian radio show hosts in America. His show, The Jason Stapleton Program is also one of the largest liberty minded podcasts in the world with tens of thousands of listeners from over 110+ countries.
He’s also an entrepreneur, speaker, investor and trader with over a decade of experience in the financial markets. He co-founded Trade Empowered one of the premiere trading education firms in the world with millions having benefited from his training and courses.
Jason is a former Force Reconnaissance Marine and makes his home in the Heart of America with his wife and children.”
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1. David Boaz
From the Cato Institute
“David Boaz is the executive vice president of the Cato Institute and has played a key role in the development of the Cato Institute and the libertarian movement. He is the author of The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom and the editor of The Libertarian Reader.
He is a provocative commentator and a leading authority on domestic issues such as education choice, drug legalization, the growth of government, and the rise of libertarianism. Boaz is the former editor of New Guard magazine and was executive director of the Council for a Competitive Economy prior to joining Cato in 1981. The earlier edition of The Libertarian Mind, titled Libertarianism: A Primer, was described by the Los Angeles Times as “a well-researched manifesto of libertarian ideas.” His other books include The Politics of Freedom and the Cato Handbook for Policymakers.
His articles have been published in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, National Review, and Slate, and he wrote the entry on libertarianism for Encyclopedia Britannica. He is a frequent guest on national television and radio shows, and has appeared on ABC’s Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, CNN’s Crossfire, NPR’s Talk of the Nation and All Things Considered, The McLaughlin Group, Stossel, The Independents, Fox News Channel, BBC, Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, and other media.”
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