The libertarian Republican from Michigan, Justin Amash, has endorsed Ted Cruz for president. In an op-ed in Independent Journal Review, Amash first praised Rand Paul calling him the ‘most passionate defender of our rights on the national stage,’ lamenting that Paul has dropped out of the race. He asks, “what now?” It’s easy to withdraw from politics when…
With the current battle raging over Justice Scalia’s replacement, C-SPAN released a video from 1992 showing then Senator Joe Biden urging President Bush 41 to not nominate a Supreme Court Justice. “President Bush should consider following the practice of the majority of his predecessors and not, and not, name a nominee until after the November…
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) told CN2 that Apple shouldn’t be compelled to hack the encrypted iPhone of San Bernardino shooter, Syed Farook. Apple has strongly opposed a court ordered request by the FBI to open the phone, citing that it could create a backdoor and weaken the security and privacy of users. “What’s extraordinary about…
John McAfee, Libertarian Party candidate and cybersecurity guru, penned an op-ed in Business Insider to the FBI and to the public, offering to decrypt the San Bernadino phone for free using social engineering. In the op-ed he blasted the U.S government for using the All Writs Act of 1789 to order Apple to place a backdoor into…
Vice President Will Attend Scalia Funeral Instead By: Elias J. Atienza President Obama will not be attending the funeral of the late Justice Scalia, the White House confirmed today. Instead, he and First Lady Michelle Obama will travel to the Supreme Court on Friday in order to pay respects to the late Justice. Scalia’s body will…
by Elias J. Atienza According to an exclusive with Breitbart Tech, Twitter is apparently ‘shadowbanning’ accounts that are ‘politically inconvenient.’ This comes from a source inside the company who spoke with Breitbart Tech. According to the article, this has been corroborated by a senior editor at a ‘major publisher.’ The source claims that Twitter maintains a ‘whitelist’ of favored…
Libertarian Party Will Have Debate After All by Elias J. Atienza After recent drama about a nationally televised Libertarian Party debate on Stossel, the Gary Johnson campaign confirmed on Tumblr that there would be a LP debate, most likely in March. In a statement released by the campaign: The Gary Johnson 2016 campaign has confirmed with Fox…
Austin Petersen is the Way Forward for the Libertarian Party by Elias J. Atienza With Rand Paul suspending his campaign two weeks ago, Rand Paul supporters are wondering what the Hell to do. Several have moved on to Ted Cruz. Others have moved onto John Kasich. Some are under the delusion that somehow they can…
I’m Not a Bandwagon Millennial By Elias J. Atienza The Huffington Post recently published an article by a Millennial named Jocelyn Quinn; a tenth grader who isn’t even old enough to vote. They even followed up with a video segment of her on why Millennials feel the Bern. But I can tell you something; not every Millennial feels the…
Carly Fiorina Comes to Sobering Conclusion by Elias J. Atienza Carly Fiorina has suspended her 2016 presidential campaign, though she has promised to continue to “fight for those Americans who refuse to settle for the way things are and a status quo that no longer works for them.” After disappointing seventh-place finishes in both Iowa…