Press Releases and Party News

The Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) is offering free summer seminars on liberty. IHS writes: This summer we have 12 seminars on both topical issues and careers, including two graduate student research seminars. Faculty this year includes philosopher David Schmidtz, Radley Balko of Reason, economist Steven Horwitz, and many others. More information is available at […]

So far donors have contributed or pledged the amounts below toward our proposed "Republican Wall of Shame" ad. If we reach $5,000 by 11:59 p.m. on March 4, we plan to proceed with the ad project. Please note, the total below is in addition to the original $10,000 donation we received for this purpose. (approximate […]

Libertarian candidate Muir Boda, running for the Salisbury City Council in Maryland, placed fourth in the March 1 primary. He will advance to the general election on April 5. Boda is vice-chair of the Maryland LP. Visit Muir Boda’s campaign website.

Dear Friend of Liberty, I hope you’ll contribute $100 or $500 or whatever you can to help us reach the $15,000 minimum total for our plan to run an ad in the Washington Post. View the original message.

In Pennsylvania, the Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader notes Libertarian Tim Mullen’s run for Luzerne County Council.

The Institute for Humane Studies produced a two-minute video featuring Harvard Professor Jeffrey A. Miron.

Dear Friend of Liberty, We have an incredible opportunity thanks to a generous $10,000 gift from an angry donor. He’s so mad about the people listed on our "Republican Wall of Shame" that he gave us $10,000 if we would run an ad with the Republican Wall of Shame in the Washington Post.

ABC News notes the Libertarian Party’s comments about Republican proposals for federal spending. SF Weekly writes about Libertarian Steve Kubby’s efforts to end marijuana prohibition.

Clayton Gee is offering to assist campaigns in the upcoming spring elections with graphic design for computer and iPhone backgrounds (or wallpapers), bumper stickers, and yard signs. Several of his designs are available to be downloaded and used for free: https://www.lp.org/shared-graphics

February 28, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, In the Middle East, it’s time to cut and run like Ronald Reagan did in 1984. In 1982, President Reagan ordered American Marines into Lebanon as part of a "multinational peacekeeping force." In 1983, there were several bombings targeting Americans in Lebanon, including the well-known Marine barracks bombing […]

Libertarian Doug Burlison, an incumbent city councilman in Springfield, Missouri, is running for re-election and received 48.6% of the vote in the February 22 primary (the highest of three candidates). Burlison and the second-place candidate will be in a general election on April 5. Read the announcement in the Springfield News-Leader.

February 21, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, The Libertarian Party hosted a booth at the 2011 International Students For Liberty Conference over the weekend. You can view a brief video of the event here.