Author Archive | Bob Johnston

Caryn Ann Harlos, the Libertarian National Committee region one representative, spoke at the LP of Washington convention on April 22, 2017 on the 1974 LP Statement of Principles. Click here to watch the video.

Recently, you suggested that Libertarianism is a dangerous ideology. I believe that if you take a moment to learn more about what Libertarians stand for, you may reconsider. Rising ideologies have often been challenged as dangerous. Democracy was. So were women’s rights. So was Christianity, for that matter. Libertarianism is a political philosophy of non-aggression. […]

On Saturday, April 29, Libertarian Edward F. Zielinski was reelected to his seat on the Elsmere Town Council representing the 4th District. He won 46 votes; his opponent, Andrew B. Favreau, won 16 votes. Zielinski had changed his registration from Republican to Libertarian last year. “I’m incredibly proud and grateful for all of the time and hard […]

Mariner Durant, the Libertarian candidate for Mayor in Meridian, Mississippi this November, was recently interviewed on WTOK-TV, the local ABC affiliate. Click here to watch the interview. He also was interviewed on Fox 30. Click here to watch.   Durant’s campaign website: MarinerForMayor.com

Wayne Harlos, the Colorado Libertarian Party chair, was interview on the show “Next” on KUSA channel 9, the NBC television affiliate in Denver, Colorado, on April 12. Click here to watch the interview.

The town of Frostproof, located in Polk County, Florida, now has two elected Libertarian officials, as Austin Gravley was elected to the city council on April 4. Even though the election was nonpartisan, Gravley switched his voter registration to Libertarian the day before the election. Gravley won the one-on-one race with almost 62 percent of the […]

EpiPen is basically early 1900s technology. It’s a syringe containing adrenaline, attached to a spring. During the last couple of years, the price has increased from $100 per device to $600. Even though production cost has gone down to $10 per device, the price has gone up. Laser eye surgery, on the other hand, is […]

Don’t make your message small enough to fit inside the cult of the omnipotent state. Don’t make your message small enough to be squashed or ignored. What do we want? To replace government schools with true free market education, so that families can discover education that works, instead of being forced to pay for nonsense […]

Ed Zielinski, who switched from the Republican to the Libertarian Party last year, is running for reelection to the Elsmere, Delaware Town Council. The election will take place on Saturday, April 29. Zielinski has fought against all tax increases brought up by the town council, and last year was successful in stopping one. He also […]

During the last decades, many of you have come to fear and hate Americans. You have witnessed the bombing of schools, weddings, and hospitals. You have seen “targeted” drone strikes that killed far more innocent bystanders than military targets. These actions were carried out by the U.S. government, but not with the support of the […]

Five members of the Illinois Libertarian Party  (LP) were elected to office on April 4, and three more were reelected. “With how divided our country was left after this last election, people are looking for integrity and principles.  The LP is the party of principles, and people are flocking to be a part of that,” […]

by Carla Howell How often have you heard critics of the Libertarian Party say, “You guys never win.” Such accusations are usually launched by Democratic or Republican voters, who vote for the “winners.” Or by people who are not active in politics. They’re critics in the bleachers who do not dare step onto the playing […]