Johnson Supports Universal Basic Income on Libertarian Principles At the FreedomFest convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, Gary Johnson took a stance puzzling to many libertarians. Per the Basic Income Earth Network, Johnson conveyed that he would be “open” to the idea of Universal Basic Income. To many fiscal conservatives, UBI seems like a blanket handout…
A founding father of PayPal Inc., board member of Facebook, and libertarian champion who was once called “Ron Paul’s Billionaire,” Peter Thiel has apparently become a supporter of fellow elite Donald Trump. He is interestingly set to speak as a headliner at the RNC on Thursday night just before the Donald himself. What is Peter’s…
Yesterday, we reported how Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson has been very reluctant to criticize his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton. Mrs. Clinton has infamously been involved in a plethora of scandals; from Whitewater, to Juanita Broaddrick, to Benghazi and beyond. Her latest entanglement, which not only involves impropriety with a private email server, national…
Yesterday’s announcement by FBI Director James Comey, outlining the many indiscretions involved in Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server, seemed to be building toward a clear indictment. That turned out not to be the case, as Comey finished his press conference with the declaration that charges would not be recommended. The outcry across…
2016 Libertarian Party ticket mates Gary Johnson and William Weld both made exceptionally favorable appearances in some of the most popular liberal media spots recently. First, Weld did a spot for NowThis which outlined his pro-liberty and pro-LGBT policies during his time as governor for Massachusetts – putting specific emphasis on the fact that he…
Check the Johnson/Weld marketing. Do you see the word Libertarian? How about the new ad that’s spreading like fire on the internet? Nope, not there… I first heard the idea of the strict importance of Libertarians (especially) listing their party on campaign signs (and all other advertising) from David Nolan. “Name – Office – Party.,” David Nolan…
Were signers misrepresented or are local businesses too afraid of the “corrupt” Scranton government going after them? by Darrell England Libertarian activist and owner of SaveScranton.com, Gary St. Fleur, has organized a petition of seventy business owners in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in opposition to the city’s Business Privilege and Mercantile Tax. The tax is actually quite complex, but charges businesses…
By Rachel Stoltzfoos Now that Britain is officially out, European Union leaders are moving quickly to crack down on high-powered appliances such as toasters and tea kettles that are not considered eco-friendly. EU officials worried about fanning the Brexit flames kept the plan under wraps for months out of concern it might be “perceived as an assault…
The Libertarian Party has officially reached the big leagues of presidential politics. The Hill has reported that next Wednesday at 9 p.m. eastern, CNN’s Chris Cuomo will moderate a town hall with Libertarian nominees Gary Johnson and Bill Weld. CNN has done similar events before with the Republicans and Democrats during the primaries, but this…
Libertarian Party vice presidential nominee Bill Weld has some pretty conventional and logical suggestions for fighting domestic terrorism. His proposals involve working with Islamic communities to identify and route out violent extremism. As the Washington Post reported: Bill Weld, the former governor of Massachusetts now running as the Libertarian Party’s candidate for vice president, called…