by Micah J. Fleck It started with the Facebook page Being Libertarian, and has now grown to a threefold effort between BL, Occupy Democrats Logic, and Capitalism. What is currently happening on social media involving these communities is a brushfire of voluntary giving and libertarian pride that should excite and empower all libertarians who believe…
by Micah J. Fleck According to Reuters, the Clinton Foundation now admits to receiving a million dollar “gift” from Qatar while Hillary Clinton was still serving as secretary of state. The article states: Qatari officials pledged the money in 2011 to mark the 65th birthday of Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton’s husband, and sought to meet…
by Josh Guckert Recently, U.S. Congressman Matt Cartwright (D-PA) proposed an unorthodox measure. The interesting part of the bill is how it would reward potential organ donors. As reported by Slate: The pilots would test how various rewards resonate. Rather than large sums of cash, potential rewards could include a contribution to the donor’s retirement fund,…
By: Daniel Stephens Gary Johnson’s campaign has just been given a potent shot of financial vitality, receiving their largest single donation yet. Former GOP donor (and billionaire) B. Wayne Hughes, Jr. gave $117,000 toward former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson’s run for the White House, just $5,000 shy of the legal maximum amount. Hughes is…
Newly minted Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson has already started to generate headlines. Now, he’s generating some sizable donations as well. The Hill reports that the founder of the California tomato processing plant Morning Star, Chris Rufer, plans to donate over one million dollars to outside groups that support the Johnson campaign. For a party…
Shkreli Concedes on Twitter: Bernie Doesn’t Understand Economics Martin Shkreli, who became the most hated man in America for raising the price of a drug used to combat HIV, has had no shortage of media coverage over the course of several months. From buying the only existing copy of a Wu Tang Clan album for millions of…