“Outsider” Chair Candidate Speaks About New Tech for the LP, Candidates, and the Importance of Local Politics By Avens O’Brien In my speech to the Libertarian Party of Minnesota in mid-April, I asserted that I had come back to the Libertarian Party after spending a few years avoiding the Party in favor of other liberty…
First Video To Promote McAfee/Weiss Ticket by Avens O’Brien Though attendees of the McAfee fundraiser on March 31st got a sneak peek of this video when Judd Weiss was announced as John McAfee‘s running mate, the campaign has officially released the first in a series of videos to promote the ticket and the “Be A Libertarian”…
Connor D. Wolf Hundreds of thousands of food stamp recipients are expected to lose their benefits in April with work requirements going back into effect in 22 states. The food stamp program has included work requirements since 1996, but were waived for many in response to the great recession. Able-bodied adults without children are…
When I tell people that I’m an anarcho-capitalist, folks that are unfamiliar with the ideology usually suggest that I am out of my mind. They suggest that without a state, there would be chaos. This stems from the idea that man will inevitably do immoral things, therefore they are not fit to govern themselves. But this is a…
Do not let fear destroy you. Strive to always be fascinated by life and the world around you. by Joey Clark Much time has passed since my father asked me a simple question, “What do you fear the most?” My answer has been a long time coming: my ultimate fear latent and left unspoken for most of my…
Face Fact, Libertarians: Austin Petersen is the Only Hope For a Mainstream Third Party There can be no great changes made to any system, for better or worse, without a general consensus first. People must agree that there is a problem in dire need of solving and that the proposed solution would result in a…
Panel Embodies Shift in Tone at CPAC by Josh Guckert As noted Friday, with a lack of major libertarian voices at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference. This trend continued on Saturday with a forum entitled “What Would A World Without Cops Look Like?” hosted by radio host Wayne Dupree and featuring former Representative Sandy Adams (R-FL),…
Things are becoming so nationally okay for diverse marijuana use that even West Virginia politicians are starting to warm up to it. In a recent report from the local Charleston Gazette, it was revealed that new delegate Bill Flanigan’s very first speech on the House of Delegates floor. The Gazette reported that Flanigan had a…
Has CPAC Been Taken Back by Authoritarians? by Josh Guckert The tone was set at CPAC in Washington, DC early Saturday morning when the doors opened to the conference hall at the Gaylord Convention Center. Significant and unique from prior years was the overwhelming presence of the Secret Service at the entrances to the main…