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…
The Libertarian party may be primarily focused on their ongoing presidential primary, especially with recent developments, but there are thousands of Libertarians all across the country gearing up for campaigns at the federal, state, and local levels. Todd Hagopian, branded on Twitter as the Libertarian in Chief, is making one such bid for the Oklahoma…
Congressman Justin Amash (I-MI) appears to be seriously entertaining a bid for the 2020 presidential election, as he indicated on Twitter Monday evening. Amash sent out a series of tweets in which he criticized President Trump for not understanding his proper authority under the U.S. Constitution. “‘When somebody’s president of the United States, the authority…
Despite his recent performance in Nevada, Pete Buttigieg has made quite the headway in the 2020 primaries, and it seems as though there is a real possibility Donald Trump might be facing off against him in November. Admittedly, there is much to be desired from the Indiana mayor. Mayor Pete has a lot of brand…
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…
It was night just outside of Washington DC. The crowd of 20-somethings packed the hotel’s ballroom and the energy was high. College kids had come from across the country to learn more about and celebrate what set their soul on fire – liberty. It was the 2018 national conference of Young Americans for Liberty. Matt…
Over the summer, Michigan Representative Justin Amash proved that he knew how to get the attention of the national media. First, he announced that he supported impeaching President Donald Trump over the findings of the Mueller Report. That dominated headlines for quite a while, especially since Amash was a Republican at the time. It was…
Is Justin Amash running for president? That’s the question Tina Nguyen tried to answer in an excellent column for Vanity Fair. While the piece offered plenty of hints, the ultimate answer was nothing new. We have no idea. But the piece from Nguyen does contain one particularly fascinating nugget. Amash, the newly-minted Independent congressman from…
Happy Sunday, Liberty Lovers! I had the best Independence Day ever!! I woke up super early to head to Grand Rapids, MI to volunteer in three parades for the Justin Amash campaign. That same morning, Justin announced his departure from the Republican Party. Come along with me on the super hot and sunny parade routes,…
Today is the day that America adopted the greatest breakup letter of all time, TJ’s Declaration of Independence. It’s the day that Will Smith saved us from aliens. On this day, it seems likely that a man in Florida will have an awful experience with fireworks. Today is Independence Day, and it is the day…