Author Archive | Bob Johnston

Every year, Kingman, Ariz., hosts the Andy Devine Days Festival, named for the famous actor who originally hailed from the town. Mohave County Libertarians, a local chapter of the Libertarian Party of Arizona, set up an outreach table to talk with people about libertarian ideas amid the bustling parade, rodeo, vendors, and other live entertainment.

Cliff Hyra, the Libertarian Party’s candidate for governor of Virginia, spoke about a range of campaign issues in a recent interview with WTVR 6, the CBS affiliate in Richmond. “The two main issues are the economy, tax and regulatory reform, and criminal justice reform,” Hyra said in the interview. “We’re spending millions of dollars on […]

Libertarian candidates for office in Illinois shared their views on privatizing government services, reining in budgets, reducing taxes, legalizing marijuana, and more in an article published by Heartland Newsfeed:

Since the passage of California’s “top-two” elections law in 2010, all candidates other than president have been listed on the same primary ballot, with only the top two of those names for each position going on to the general election. This has the effect of prohibiting a wide range of candidates from ever appearing on […]

Alison Foxall Alison Foxall became only the second Florida Libertarian to qualify for a special election by petition when her petitions were approved by the Board of Elections in September. Foxall is running for the state House of Representatives in the 72nd District, and the election will be held on Feb. 13. Foxall had 400 […]

Communist countries have killed hundreds of millions of people during the past century, but still some activists on the far left idolize the communist leaders who launched those murderous political systems. A recent John Stossel interview for Reason features Lily Tang Williams, who ran for a seat in the U.S. Senate as a Libertarian in […]

Puerto Rico is struggling to regain its footing after a disastrous hurricane, but it’s expensive to ship necessary supplies thanks in large part to the Jones Act, a piece of protectionist legislation left over from nearly a century ago that prohibits foreign ships from carrying cargo from one U.S. port to another and keeps shipping […]

Libertarian National Committee Chair Nicholas Sarwark recently appeared as a guest on the Wizardly Wisdom podcast, discussing many of the top issues in the Libertarian Party today, messaging strategy, and more. He started by outlining his personal background in the libertarian movement.

Brandon Reiser Voters in California’s 48th congressional district are dissatisfied with the political status quo, and their split loyalties provide an opportunity for Brandon Reiser, a 2018 Libertarian Party candidate for the 48th U.S. House seat long held by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher. A recent Orange County Register article explained Reiser’s strategy: Brandon Reiser may be […]

For more than 85 years, Illinois law has declared that a newly qualifying political party must run a full slate of candidates or it is prohibited from running any candidates at all. On Sept. 23, reported Ballot Access News, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that this law is unconstitutional in […]

What’s your favorite part of the Constitution? In a new video for Reason to commemorate Constitution Day on Sunday, Sept. 17, libertarian journalist John Stossel surveyed a variety of people to ask what they liked best about the Constitution. Interviews included members of the general public, as well as leaders in the liberty movement, including […]

Cliff Hyra It’s not easy for Libertarian Party candidates to garner campaign publicity when they’re barred from routine candidate events, the Augusta Free Pressau pointed out in a recent article. Virginia’s 2017 gubernatorial Libertarian Party candidate Cliff Hyra wasn’t allowed to participate in Tuesday’s debate between the two major-party candidates. “Cliff Hyra, the Libertarian candidate […]