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On Thursday July 15th, Libertarian Party member and small business owner Debbie Schum stood up against Colorado’s big government establishment at an Orchard City public forum. The forum was intended to educate citizens on upcoming ballot measures designed to close loopholes in the state’s ‘Taxpayer Bill of Rights." Regarding the local news coverage on the […]

From Grannis for Congress: Congress fiddles while the economy burns by Mark Grannis, Libertarian for U.S. Representative, District 8, Maryland This afternoon the White House once again availed itself of the rather sophomoric tactic of scheduling the release of really important but really bad news on a Friday afternoon so that fewer people would notice […]

The Roanoke Civil Liberties Examiner interviews Libertarian congressional candidates William Redpath here and here, and Stuart Bain here and

On Thursday, July 22 I was interviewed, along with the Green candidate for U.S. Senate, by Bill Buckmaster at KUAT-TV in Tucson. The interview is approximately 20 minutes long, and I thought it went well. Check it out!

Hagerstown, Indiana is a hotbed of elected Libertarian activity. It is a community of 1800 people, the community center of a significantly populated rural area and has Libertarians elected to partisan office. It is the home of Rex Bell, Wayne County Libertarian Chair, and the winner of the 2010 Thomas Paine award for his literary […]

From snitker2010.com: Florida Libertarian Accuses Scott Rasmussen of GOP Bias, Electioneering

From Students for Liberty: Is “Conservative” a Dirty Word? by Clark Ruper The relationship between libertarians and conservatives has been a hot topic lately.  The latest edition of Reason Magazine features the debate Where Do Libertarians Belong? between Brink Lindsey (Cato), Jonah Goldberg (National Review), and Matt Kibbe (FreedomWorks).  The debate addresses where libertarians fall […]

A recent poll from Public Policy Polling says that Libertarian Alex Snitker, running for U.S. Senate in Florida, is viewed favorably by 24% of liberals, 24% of moderates, and 4% of conservatives. Snitker polls at 3% or 4% overall, depending on which Democratic Party candidate is included. He is supported by 2% of Democrats, 3% […]

July 19, 2010 Dear Friend of Liberty, The Federal Election Commission is harassing and maybe even threatening to silence the Campaign for Liberty. This is an attack on free speech and an attack on another organization working to promote freedom.

The Washington Post and Politico.com report that all criminal charges against pornographer John Stagliano were dismissed yesterday, July 16. The Libertarian Party issued this press release on July 15.

According to the National Journal, a recent poll shows Libertarian congressional candidate Travis Irvine getting 10% support. Irvine is running in Ohio’s 12th District. Irvine’s campaign has released a web video featuring "government grant guru" Matthew Lesko:

The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports: The Libertarian Party will hold its first-ever Louisiana primary next month, when Anthony "Tony G" Gentile faces Randall Todd Hayes in the race for the U.S. Senate. It also will be the last one unless lawmakers change their minds on how federal elections should be held in the state…. T. […]