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from New York LP chair Chris Edes: Get free media time. Get involved in your local Tea Party, then call the media and say you’re available for interviews. I was interviewed by the local PBS affiliate regarding the upcoming Tea Party. So was the county CFL coordinator. As April 15 approaches I expect to do […]

April 5, 2010 Dear Friend of Liberty, The April 15 tax filing deadline is right around the corner (a week from Thursday), and along with it, lots of tax day protests and Tea Party protests. In addition to other groups’ events, your local Libertarian Party affiliate may have protest plans for that day.

[April 7 update: Boortz will not be speaking at the LP Convention.] —————– The Convention Committee has extended the Early Bird pricing until April 12. Part of this is due to confusion and mixed messages over which speakers are scheduled for when. Our speaker lineup continues to evolve and is always subject to change. One […]

Have you ever wondered who else shares your Libertarian principles, especially those in the media spotlight? Look here for a list of famous individuals, categorized by their field of work, who are known supporters of the libertarian philosophy.

Update April 6: Video of the segment available here. Libertarian Party Chairman William Redpath is scheduled to appear on Comedy Central’s "The Daily Show" with Jon Stewart. Mr. Redpath discusses the 2010 census. The appearance is currently scheduled to air on Thursday, April 1 at 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time, but that is subject to change. […]

March 29, 2010 Dear Friend of Liberty, A few items of interest for you: Registrations for the 2010 Libertarian National Convention in Saint Louis are rolling in. Early bird pricing ends this Wednesday, so please take advantage of it and register now! After Wednesday, prices will be higher. The convention takes place over Memorial Day […]

The Union reports on Gary Bryant, running for the California State Assembly: You can’t paint Gary Bryant into one of the polarized corners American politics have retreated into the past few years. As the candidate for the Libertarian nomination for the 3rd District Assembly race, Bryant is hoping his mixed bag of working man’s logic […]

Here I lay out where our Libertarian Party needs to go. It is a long journey. We may not all live to reach our destination. In other articles, you will hear members of the New Path for Libertarian Revival write about the simple practical steps that we clearly can put into place. Those steps will […]

Prameet Kumar writes in the Daily Pennsylvanian: Everyone is a libertarian these days: the outcast independent who is fiscally conservative but socially liberal; the gay-rights activist who wants to legalize same-sex marriage; the Tea Party protester who denounces Obama’s agenda; the college student who dreams of decriminalized marijuana. The libertarian label has been appropriated by […]

March 22, 2010 Dear Friend of Liberty, Like you, I am upset that the health care bill passed last night. Another huge expansion of government spending and government control is not good for our freedom or our health.

The Houston Chronicle reports: Libertarian officeholders across Texas include party chairman [Patrick] Dixon, a city council member in Lago Vista, as well as city council members in Anna, Springtown, Quintana and Jarrell; a member of the San Antonio River Authority; the presiding judge of the Brownsville Municipal Court; and the chairman of the Carrollton Board […]