Say “vaccine passport” again! Say “vaccine passport” again, I dare you, I double dare you mother******, say “vaccine passport” one more goddamn time! –Jules Winnfield (probably) Just when you thought the whole coronavirus thing was almost in the rearview mirror, this week everyone’s gone absolutely berserk over the prospect of “vaccine passports.” The concept: you…
After the 2020 election, there were several articles on the future of the Libertarian Party (LP) fighting to be heard in a controlled political duopoly system of Democrats and Republicans. In “Guerrilla Politics,” the author argues that the LP should admit it cannot win significant elections, that ballot access is a “vanity project,” and the…
Libertarians are underdogs. The game is rigged against us. The Republican/Democrat duopoly colluded to effectively prevent any 3rd party from winning. There is no major institution in the country with a strong libertarian influence. Hollywood. The education system. Congress. The president. The corporate media. The deep state. All are anti-libertarian. Increasing spending, foreign wars, domestic…
Libertarians are fierce critics of what they describe as the duopoly—the dominance of just two major parties over electoral politics. And it’s easy to understand why. The Republicans and Democrats have presided over a decades-long increase in the size and scope of government at every level. If these two parties have failed to embrace the…
I recently sat down with Shannon Bray, the Libertarian Party’s Senate candidate for North Carolina. We spoke about this election cycle, his candidacy, and what he feels are some of the most significant issues facing North Carolina. Shumate: For our readers at The Libertarian Republic and the voters of North Carolina, tell us a little…
A man was arrested in Virginia for open carrying a handgun while attending Libertarian Vice-Presidential Candidate Spike Cohen’s speaking event Thursday. Mike Dunn was taken into custody by Newport News police for open carrying a firearm in spite of the fact that Virginia is an open carry state. The local ordinance prohibiting citizens from carrying…
A cardinal rule of third party politics is that every candidate must act like they’re going to – or even could – win their election (in the sense of attaining the office), regardless of how unrealistic a goal that may be. But I say we should leave lying to the voters to the old parties…
A few weeks ago, I dove into the question of why everyone hates libertarians, and why we hate each other. Having stirred that hornet’s nest, it’s now time to look into a related question: should libertarians be in the Libertarian Party (“LP”)? Or one of the two duopoly parties? Or, should we just stay out…
“You’re going to find really wonderful, well-meaning, well spoken people, and then people who are just bat-shit crazy.” -Gov. Gary Johnson, 2012 and 2016 Libertarian Party presidential nominee, when asked about the Libertarian National Convention Libertarians, whether they are in the Libertarian Party or skulking about the fringes of the Republican Party, are a notoriously…
Jo Jorgensen, the Libertarian nominee for President, addressed Joe Biden’s announcement that he chose Kamala Harris for his Vice Presidential running mate at an event in Dallas. Kamala Harris is a US Senator best known for her harsh tough-on-crime record while attorney general in California. Her previous presidential campaign achieved brief notoriety from Tulsi Gabbard’s…