Press Releases and Party News

On January 6th, Wes Benedict will be participating in a panel discussion on the TSA’s new security procedures. The conference is sponsored by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), and is titled "The Stripping of Freedom: A Careful Scan of TSA Security Procedures." You can watch the event live  here

California Libertarian running in special election for state senate. New Jersey columnist mentions LP and Nader vs. TSA.

The Hartford Courant covers a Libertarian candidate search in Connecticut.

January 3, 2011 Dear Friend of Liberty, Happy New Year! It’s 2011, and that means a new two-year election cycle is underway. The Libertarian National Committee adopted five goals at a recent meeting. You can help us get started achieving all five of those goals today. Goal 1. Membership: 20,000 sustaining members by April 15, […]

[Note: This entry has been updated with newer totals.] Ballot Access News recently released national totals for the 2010 U.S House election. In the report, author Richard Winger compares these totals to the totals from the 2006 mid-term election. The Libertarian Party received 1,074,189 votes this election, a 65% increase over the 650,614 votes from […]

Reason T.V’s Tim Cavanaugh sat down with libertarian activist Starchild to discuss everything from his experience as a San Francisco Libertarian to his opinions about the future of the libertarian movement.  After recently running as the Libertarian candidate for the San Francisco School Board, Starchild admits that he doesn’t obsess over numbers and votes, but rather […]

The Executive Vice President of the Cato Institute recently wrote a piece for POLITICO magazine’s debate forum. In his writing, David Boaz asserts that some of Obama’s recent December victories have reflected libertarian values.

The Executive Vice President of the Cato Institute recently wrote a piece for POLITICO magazine’s debate forum. In his writing, David Boaz asserts that Obama’s recent December victories have been significantly in line with libertarian principles. From Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell to the federal pay freeze, Obama’s programs have echoed the libertarian ideals of limited […]

December 27, 2010 Dear Friend of Liberty, This is the last Monday Message of 2010, and I thought I would take the opportunity to mention a few of the things our party has achieved this year. Over 800 Libertarians ran as candidates in the November 2 election. (That’s up from about 600 in 2008 and […]

In what many consider an early Christmas present to residents of Omaha, Judge Peter Bataillion ruled on Thursday the petition effort that gained nearly 29,000 signatures in a 30-day period was done in accordance with Nebraska law and may now move forward with a Mayoral recall election. Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle lost in his attempt […]

In a recent interview with ‘The Quarterly Review,’ Ron Paul had kind words to say about the role of minor parties in American politics. When asked about his run as the Libertarian Presidential candidate in 1988, he responded, “Third parties can serve a useful educational function. I believe the Libertarian Party has done a great […]