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The “Malignant Dishonesty” of LP Presidential Candidate Jacob Hornberger, Then and Now

At the end of February, I published an article describing in detail the lengths to which Jacob Hornberger went to undermine the campaign of eventual 2000 Libertarian presidential nominee, Harry Browne. Shortly after, Hornberger—now a leading candidate for the 2020 nomination—referenced those events during a debate at the Libertarian Party of Iowa’s state convention.  A…

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Justin Amash Formally Joins the Libertarian Party, Makes History

Ladies and gentlemen, the Libertarian party officially has representation in Congress. No, they didn’t win an election or anything, but Justin Amash switched his registration from Independent to Libertarian prior to announcing an exploratory committee for the party’s presidential nomination on Tuesday. There had been rumors last week that Amash purchased a lifetime membership, but…

Justin Amash Is Finally Running For President (maybe), But The Delay May Have Cost Him
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Justin Amash Is Finally Running For President (maybe), But The Delay May Have Cost Him

After what may have actually been the world’s longest flirtation period, independent Representative Justin Amash declared on Tuesday he was forming an exploratory committee to seek the Libertarian party’s nomination for president. While not technically a presidential campaign announcement, an exploratory committee is usually a mere formality before launching the campaign itself. Amash, a rising…

A Heavyweight Contender Enters the Libertarian Presidential Primary
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A Heavyweight Contender Enters the Libertarian Presidential Primary

Pending any postponements due to COVID 19, the Libertarian national convention is less than two months away. Over a thousand delegates will convene, either in Austin, Texas or over some sort of virtual method, at the end of May to choose the party’s presidential and vice presidential nominees. It has seemed to be mostly a…

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Sanders Drops Out and Bernie Bros Immediately Pivot to Vermin Supreme

It’s been inevitable for nearly a month now, but on Wednesday it became official: Bernie Sanders dropped out. This now means the 2020 presidential race will come down to two old, white men with a strong support for the drug war, anti-immigrant sentiment, warmongering tendencies, and rape allegations. Not surprisingly, this result has seen Sanders’…

More Details Emerge In New York Libertarian Primary Controversy
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More Details Emerge In New York Libertarian Primary Controversy

Last week, I published an in-depth article that attempted to best answer the question “Did Jacob Hornberger rig the New York primary?” The short answer is that, based on the information I received from multiple venerable sources, Hornberger and his campaign did nothing to rig the primary or get other candidates kicked off the ballot….

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Did Jacob Hornberger Rig the New York Libertarian Primary?

At the beginning of March, controversy arose in the Libertarian Party of New York (LPNY) after it was announced that, out of the eight qualified candidates for the 2020 Libertarian presidential nomination, seven of them were being kicked off the ballot. The one candidate who remained: Jacob Hornberger.  While all primaries in the Libertarian Party…

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Flashback Friday: Jacob Hornberger’s attempt to Sink Harry Browne

Last week, the 2020 Libertarian presidential primary got a little spicy when Mark Whitney, a fairly new and at-the-time surging candidate, told our very own Gary Doan exactly what he thought of two of his competitors, Jacob Hornberger and Lincoln Chafee.  Whitney also used some choice epithets, which prompted the Libertarian Party of Florida to…

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Mark Whitney on the Libertarian Presidential Debate and Just What He Thinks of His Competition

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….

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LP Presidential Candidate Jacob Hornberger on Socialism, Freedom, and Reform vs. Repeal

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…