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RonPaul.Com Founders Endorse Trump, Receive Vicious Backlash
The founders of RonPaul.com, a fan-made site which Ron Paul actually attempted to sue in order to gain control of, have endorsed Donald Trump for president. Many of their followers have reacted negatively, especially since Ron Paul himself expressly denounced Trump recently. But the operators of RonPaul.com are not alone. There is a sizable flock…
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Ron Paul: Ted Cruz is Not an Option for Libertarians
Paul Urges Liberty-Minded Voters to Go Third Party by Josh Guckert Following the suspension of Rand Paul‘s presidential campaign, libertarians have been left in disarray. With very much invested into the 2016 race, most now wonder who should be the next option for liberty-minded voters. According to Ron Paul, that candidate is not competing in…
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Seriously, Where Are All the Libertarian Women?
Has anybody actually researched how many women identify as libertarian or why so few do? by Avens O’Brien There are two questions I find most often asked pertaining to libertarianism. The first is, “who will build the roads?” The second is, “why aren’t there more libertarian women?” The question of women in the liberty movement feels like an…
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What Just Happened? A Postmortem on the Paul Campaign
Paul Campaign Faced Many Hurdles, Difficult Situations by Josh Guckert Beginning in 2013, Rand Paul was considered to be one of the favorites to win the Republican nomination. However, after one presidential contest in which he came in fifth, he announced today that his 2016 aspirations are over. The move is after months of negative…
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Top 8 Libertarian Music Acts You Should Definitely Check Out
8 Libertarian Musicians You Should be Listening To [dropcap size=big]A[/dropcap]re you tired of the left-wing dominating the music and arts? Struggling to find any messages of liberty in a predominantly liberal field? Well, you’re not alone. Thankfully, we at The Libertarian Republic have compiled a list of 8 libertarian artists of all genres for you to…
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FACT CHECK: Ron Paul DID NOT Say Trump Will Be Nominee
Worst Mangling of Ron Paul’s Words Yet? by Josh Guckert On Wednesday, Ron Paul was interviewed by Steve Malzberg of Newsmax. One of the highlights of the discussion was when the host asked three-time presidential candidate Dr. Paul about the 2016 presidential election. Malzberg asked, “Realistically, is Trump going to be the nominee at this…
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Stop Expecting Rand Paul to Be Ron Paul
Libertarian elitism is something that truly annoys me, but it really shows itself when we have these Rand Paul vs. Ron Paul discussions during our current election cycle. Do not get me wrong, it isn’t completely absurd that someone would compare a man to his father. But if one is alluding to an expectation that Rand is…
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Ted Cruz Doesn’t Show Up For Audit the Fed Bill, Vote Falls Short
Senator Rand Paul’s bill to Audit the Federal Reserve failed a cloture vote today, with 53 yeas to 44 nays. Three people didn’t vote. One of them was Senator Ted Cruz of Texas. Senator Ted Cruz is a co-sponsor of the bill and yet was campaigning in New Hampshire instead of in the Senate voting….
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Ted Cruz Is Right About The Gold Standard
By R. Brownell At Wednesday night’s debate, Senator Ted Cruz noted that he has “deep concerns” about the Fed and apart from auditing it, proposed a plan for returning to sound money: “I think the Fed should get out of the business of trying to juice our economy, and simply be focused on sound money and monetary…
