Polls Strangely Absent in Lead-Up to Debates by Josh Guckert A few weeks ago, the Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) identified five polls which it will average together to identify which presidential candidates will be invited to the debates. They are ABC-Washington Post, CBS-New York Times, CNN-Opinion Research Corporation, Fox News, and NBC-Wall Street Journal. Candidates must…
by Craig Boudreau With the release of the Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) report on safety issues at private prisons, their use has been called into question. The federal government started using private prisons as a means to help cut down on overcrowding in federal prisons in 1997. Privatization was supposed to reduce costs,…
By: Darrell England As you may already know, The Libertarian Republic has been given the privilege of being the first publication to break prior ads by the Americans Deserve Better PAC. We are not the first publication to break the following ads, but due to how recently they have been released, it is possible that this will be…
by Dallas Brooks Lily Tang Williams is running for the US Senate in Colorado on the Libertarian ticket. She and the party are making serious headway with the voters, but it seems that one group in particular is dead set on preventing anyone but Democrats and Republicans from sharing the stage. Club 20 is a…
Johnson is Problematic for Libertarians by Josh Guckert Gary Johnson has gained unprecedented coverage for a Libertarian candidate thus far this cycle, but as many libertarians would tell you, there’s plenty to be desired. These are the ten reasons why libertarians shouldn’t vote for Johnson. 1. Hasn’t Mentioned the Non-Aggression Principle Johnson has gone at…
by Josh Guckert Libertarians will be following presidential election news closely over the coming weeks. This is in large part because the Commission on Presidential Debates (15%) is set to announce which candidates will participate in their annual forums. Though the CPD has set a 15% threshold to advance to the debates, this realistically only…
7 Issues Where Donald Trump is MORE Libertarian than Gary Johnson By Dallas Brooks There doesn’t seem to be a lot of middle ground with Donald Trump. You either love him or you hate him. For every Republican Twitter account with “Make America Great Again” in the bio, there is a “#NeverTrump” lurking right behind it….
“Lily for Liberty” Leaves Her Mark on Senate Race By Dallas Brooks The US Senate race in Colorado is heating up. The Democratic incumbent, Michael Bennet, who has never met a regulation he didn’t like, and the Republican challenger, Darryl Glenn, who helped to fast-track an unpopular wind farm project in El Paso County as…
by Josh Guckert In a new ad, the website Balanced Rebellion uses “Dead Abe Lincoln” to appeal to the frustration of American voters while informing about Gary Johnson. It also lays out the site’s objective: matching Democratic voters with Republican voters so as to avoid “indirectly” voting for the other candidate. The faux Lincoln then goes…
by Josh Guckert On Thursday, progressive YouTube channel The Young Turks released a video entitled “Libertarianism Debunked.” In the five and a half minute speech, Hasan Piker, the host of “Pop Crunch,” explains what libertarianism is before rebuking it. Though Piker praises libertarians’ “progressive” values on individual liberty issues, he has a problem with their economic…