In Defense of Murray Rothbard and His Legacy of Liberty

If I owe my being a classical liberal or libertarian to any thinker, it is definitely the economist Milton Friedman. I accidentally stumbled on a YouTube video of him a couple of years ago and both his charisma and simple argument about the correlation between capitalism and freedom convinced me that a free society required…

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Glenn Beck Speaks Out on Gary Johnson: “Let Him Debate”

by Eli Bowman Being Libertarian‘s Charles Peralo did an interview with Glenn Beck in which they touched on several issues regarding this election like the debate situation, Gary Johnson, and Libertarianism in general. They also talked about Beck’s new book “Liars.” There were two noteworthy items that came out of the interview. The first was that Beck…

Race for LP Chair: Charles Peralo Says Step Up and Tech Up

“Outsider” Chair Candidate Speaks About New Tech for the LP, Candidates, and the Importance of Local Politics By Avens O’Brien In my speech to the Libertarian Party of Minnesota in mid-April, I asserted that I had come back to the Libertarian Party after spending a few years avoiding the Party in favor of other liberty…

Stossel: Gary Johnson Doesn’t Come Across as “Presidential”

Johnson Could Work on Being More “Presidential,” According to Stossel John Stossel is an anomaly of broadcast television, a lone libertarian in a sea of liberals and conservatives. In fact, with the cancelation of Judge Andrew Napalitano’s Freedom Watch, Stossel is now the “go-to” guy for libertarians in the mainstream media. When he speaks, they listen. For…