By Brett Chandrasekhar After a press release last week, many news organizations confused Bill Weld’s comments as an endorsement of Hillary Clinton. Libertarian publications, including our own, were quick to correct the record since Weld did not explicitly make such remarks. However, in an interview Tuesday on Morning Joe, Weld once again reiterated the theme…
by Brendon Berger Libertarian Vice Presidential candidate Governor Bill Weld spent part of this past weekend in Anchorage, Alaska. Ordinarily, the lesser half of a ticket visiting the colonies would not be enough to get me to poke my head out from the intellectual bunker this election has driven me into. But since it was…
by Josh Guckert On Wednesday night after the debate, Gary Johnson appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel show to discuss an array of topics. The two went ranged from serious to silly throughout the interview, covering a wide variety of subjects. The presidential debates: The War on Drugs: 2020 and “Aleppo” (featuring Ken Bone): Accepting the…
by Josh Guckert In an undercover tape newly discovered by The Libertarian Republic, Gary Johnson is caught speaking candidly about various polarizing topics. The Libertarian nominee may have to issue responses following these shocking revelations. One of the first incidents involves Johnson in a discussion with his running mate William Weld. As the two have…
by Josh Guckert Gary Johnson has engineered likely the most successful Libertarian presidential run in the party’s history. Nonetheless, he faces harsh criticism from some libertarians who suggest that a “better” candidate would have done better. These critics suffer from the fallacy of “special pleading,” otherwise known as “moving the goalposts.” First, let’s examine the…
by Josh Guckert In a new promo for Nickelodeon’s “Kids Pick the President,” the cartoon channel highlights the choices in this year’s election, including Gary Johnson. After the ad examines how the “major party” candidates are selected, it moves its focus to the many “third-parties.” However, it zeroes in on Johnson and the Libertarian Party…
Part One: Back to the Ideas by Kelly Conley Libertarianism is, and always has been, an intellectual movement. One of the most praiseworthy attributes of the libertarian devotee is his willingness to engage in debate, and to argue the merits of real ideas, to read books, to learn economics and history—and to recognize and expose…
by Josh Guckert In his newest online advertisement, Gary Johnson makes the case for a more prudent foreign policy which takes into account the same strategies as one uses in chess. The Libertarian nominee states that few understand what American goals are abroad. Johnson asserts this is because when not elaborately thinking out future moves,…
by: Jenna Ranger This evening I had a chance to sit down with Governor Bill Weld prior to his town hall in Bangor, Maine and I must say, it was a pleasure. I waited as three local television news reporters asked Governor Weld the same questions three separate times, when they finally turned off their cameras,…
by Josh Guckert On Thursday, Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine criticized the foreign policy of Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson. It is only the latest move by Democrats suggesting that they are in fear that Johnson and his running mate William Weld will siphon votes from Hillary Clinton and Kaine. RELATED: Clinton Super PAC Releases Attack Ad…