John Monds isn’t a household name. He hasn’t held elected office, nor has he been a reality TV host, actor, or peanut farmer. However, just a few years ago, he did the unthinkable for a Libertarian. He received over a million votes in what wasn’t even a national race. He did so by offering thoughtful,…
I recently had a chance to talk with Mark Whitney. He’s an entrepreneur, comedian, and storyteller who’s currently running for the Libertarian presidential nomination, a path that seems to have been set by, of all things, bank fraud. I talked to him about several things; positions on the issues, the party platform, and Star Wars….
Austin Peterson Is Wrong. Here’s Why. I’ll admit, I’m writing this primarily to see if he’ll publish an article of this title. I mean, he’s still wrong, but in a pretty inconsequential way and merely by implication. On Twitter, he wrote: “Well… that #SOTU2020 has me leaning toward voting for @realDonaldTrump in November:” Well… that…
Because it’s ackshually spelled “PetersEN”. To find out how he really is wrong, read this: https://thelibertarianrepublic.com/austin-petersen-is-wrong-heres-why
Although America is still waiting for the full results from Iowa and wondering whether or not they can even be trusted, it appears as though Mayor Pete and Comrade Bernie are going to essentially tie for first place in terms of actual awarded delegates. So one might ask in their best Hillary voice – What…
The day of the Iowa Caucuses (or as it turns out, the first day of the caucuses), I had a chance to talk to Jacob Hornberger. He’s the president and founder of the Future of Freedom Foundation, and is currently running for the Libertarian presidential nomination with the backing of the Mises Caucus. He’s got…
Few things bring Americans of all types together quite like sports, and especially football. No matter one’s politics, culture, religion, race, or sexuality, we all seem to come together for sports and Dolly Parton. However, this year’s halftime accomplished what once seemed impossible. It brought together, in common cause, feminists that saw it as powerful…
The 2018 cycle was full of losses for the liberty community. Freitas and Petersen lost their respective Republican primary races for US Senate. Brakey won, but went on to what was probably an unwinnable general election from the get-go. The Ron Paul revolution built up over two Presidential election cycles fizzled out as the resurgent…
Hulu, apparently focusing on niche markets rather than anything with broad appeal representing what Americans in aggregate actually want, has produced a four-part series entitled “Hillary”, highlighting one of modern America’s most intensely disliked political figures. It is set to premiere at Sundance, but in an attempt to hype up what nobody has seen and…
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to talk with Lincoln Chafee about his Presidential run and overall philosophy. I’m not sure I have to pass much judgment on how it went, because his words really do speak for themselves. TLR: This is Gary Doan talking to Lincoln Chafee, former Governor, US senator and Mayor, former Democrat,…