Now that libertarianism has gotten some publicity in mainstream forums, those who are convinced of its merit have much work to do. This is because of the well publicized distortions of the position in prominent forums, especially by well credentialed academics in law, political economy, ethics, philosophy, and other disciplines bearing a public policy. You […]
Press Releases and Party News
Libertarians at CPAC present Republican Wall of Shame
For Immediate Release Thursday, February 10, 2011 Attachment Size wall_of_shame.jpg 403.33 KB WASHINGTON – At their booth at the Conservative Political Action Conference, the Libertarian Party is displaying a “Republican Wall of Shame.” (View low-res JPG or high-res PDF .) These are the prominent Republicans featured on the Wall of Shame: Mitt Romney, supporter of […]
LP in the news 2/7/11
The Durham Herald-Sun writes about ballot access in North Carolina, with comments from 2008 Libertarian candidate Michael Munger. The Norwich Bulletin writes about Libertarian reaction to a ballot access bill in Connecticut.
LP Monday Message: Lights of Liberty Awards
February 7, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, Thanks to the generous support of our contributors, we raised around $2,000 last week when we asked for help to buy a teleprompter. We’ll be ordering an affordable model shortly, along with lighting, a podium, and a few other things needed to help us generate good-quality videos. We […]
LP in the news 2/6/11
The Washington Times mentions our comments on Republican hypocrisy and betrayal of the Tea Party.
War for Terror by John Jay Myers
Wars are not about ideals. Wars are about things, things people want. Telling people that wars are about religion or ideals is what is known as propaganda. No one wants to be the guy who is fighting over a “thing” because that makes you appear greedy. Terror is not a group of people, or a […]
How much is your liberty worth?
The Libertarian Party of Georgia‘s Executive Director, Brett Bittner, wrote an excellent piece and with his permission I am reposting it here on LP.org. Recently, I came across an interesting piece on Seth Godin’s blog about the fear of giving.
America should stop interfering in Egypt
For Immediate Release Friday, February 4, 2011 WASHINGTON – Libertarian Party Chair Mark Hinkle released the following statement today: “Media reports tell us that the Obama administration is heavily involved in the current crisis in Egypt. It shouldn’t be. “Personally, my sympathies are with the Egyptian protesters. Our very own Declaration of Independence said that […]
Libertarians: Tea Party betrayed by tiny Republican budget cuts
For Immediate Release Thursday, February 3, 2011 WASHINGTON – According to The Hill, House Republicans have just announced that they will seek appropriations for the rest of 2011 that are $32 billion below current spending levels. LP Chair Mark Hinkle commented, “The Tea Party supporters have been betrayed. These cuts are so small, you need […]
LP in the news 1/30/11 – 1/31/11
In Texas, the Austin Chronicle covers Libertarian Kris Bailey’s run for Austin City Council. The Baltimore Sun mentions Libertarian objections to red-light cameras in Baltimore.
LP Monday Message: Teleprompters!
January 31, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, I hope you saw our video response to the State of the Union and Republicans last week. We got some feedback on that video, and it was overwhelmingly positive — positive that we need a teleprompter. I’m serious — we actually do need a teleprompter. We discovered that […]
How Would a Libertarian President Create Jobs?
With the economy in a tailspin, most people are concerned about the shrinking number of job opportunities. Those who have jobs fear that they will lose them; those who have already lost their jobs find that new ones are few and far between.