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This week, the Libertarian National Committee met its Wiener Rule obligation for 2019 to pay down the mortgage on the David Nolan Memorial Office Building. The Wiener Rule, named for former LNC member Dan Wiener, currently requires the LNC to pay at […]

Dear Libertarian, Please join me in welcoming Dan Fishman as executive director of the Libertarian Party. Dan brings an impressive set of professional and political skills to the role. Professionally, he has a background in special education along […]

Join us at the next Libertarian National Convention, May 21–25, 2020, in Austin, Texas! It’s 4/15. We feel your pain. It’s with that in mind — and because TANSTAAFL* — that we are releasing our TaxTheft Day Deal to help […]

Members of the Libertarian Party, along with state and local Libertarian Party affiliates, are holding at least 26 Tax Day protests across the country throughout the weekend leading up to April 15. The protest events are being held in 17 different […]

Julian Assange was arrested this morning, April 11, at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. There were two reasons for the arrest, that he failed to appear on bail in United Kingdom courts in 2012 after seeking asylum in the embassy and that there was […]

AND THE WINNER of the 2020 Libertarian National Convention Theme Contest is … The Libertarian Party! The 2020 Pay-to-Play Libertarian National Convention Theme Contest started with 58 unique themes. After multiple elimination rounds, we have […]

This is the Championship round. Which theme will emerge victorious and become the official theme of the 2020 Libertarian National Convention? You can help determine that with your donation. You may be thinking to yourself, “What am I voting […]

Chad Williams, who was elected chair of the Libertarian Party of Oklahoma as its convention in March, was elected to a 1st Ward seat on the Choctaw City Council on April 2, defeating the incumbent by two votes. Williams worked tirelessly before the […]

The March 2019 issue of LP News is now ready to view on our website. This issue includes a look at our annual report, explains why Americans are ready for the Libertarian Party, reports on our wildly successful national park cleanup events around […]

Four Libertarians were elected to local office on April 2, two each from Illinois and Oklahoma. Brandon Wisenburg was elected to be a trustee of Peoria Heights Village in Illinois, Aisha Pickett was elected to be treasurer of Harvey in Illinois, […]

I haven't read the Mueller report and I don't plan to any time soon. I don't feel like I would... […]

California can keep all its sanctuary cities and limit local both law enforcement cooperation and private employer cooperation with immigration... […]

It's hard to be pessimistic about marijuana legalization these days. Recreational cannabis is legal in 10 states and decriminalized in... […]

Broward County sheriff's deputies were called to a popular teen meet-up area, a McDonald's parking lot, Thursday afternoon. The police... […]

Just in time for 4/20, a CBS News poll shows that Americans increasingly support legalizing marijuana. The April 9-14 poll... […]

An independent analysis of President Donald Trump's ballyhooed rewrite of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) projects that the... […]

With the rise of legal recreational marijuana across the country and an unwinding of the drug war on the horizon,... […]

Hello, reader. If you or someone you know is currently too high, Maureen Dowd-style, then you've come to the right... […]

Not something you hear often. First, the legal backstory, from Chief Judge Frances M Tydingco-Gatewood (D. Guam) in Davis v. Guam: This is... […]

[You might also read my earlier posts on the subject, Anti-Libel Injunctions and the Criminal Libel Connection The First Amendment... […]

Is allowing for the construction of more housing near transit stops racist? Most people would say no. Not the Los... […]

Making teen vaping a federal crime. In a sign of just how truly topsy-turvy 2019 is, the backer of a... […]

President Trump signed the FIRST STEP Act, a bipartisan criminal justice reform bill, into law last December. For the average... […]

Pete Buttigieg is running for president. For libertarians, the mayor of South Bend, Indiana, appears to be a welcome addition... […]

Kali Su Schram did not cause the crash that killed Ralph Martin. She nevertheless received a six-month jail sentence, followed... […]

Philosopher Hilary Putnam famously proposed a thought experiment in which you are actually a brain nestled in a vat that... […]

Whenever I write about complex public-policy problems, I hear from readers who ask something like this: "OK, wise guy, if... […]

Let's say it's 2013 and you're Rick Scott, the multimillionaire governor of Florida, an evangelical Christian, and you're trying to... […]

Former Iowa Department of Human Services social worker Chelsie Gray has been charged with three counts of felony perjury for her... […]

Earlier today, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled against the Trump Administration on nearly all the... […]

The Vox website has an insta-symposium on the Mueller report, with contributions by a variety of legal commentators, including Volokh... […]

While preparing the public for the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report this morning, Attorney General William Barr noted... […]

Two years after a mob of activists silenced Charles Murray and attacked his debate partner, Allison Stanger, Middlebury College is... […]

If either major political party in American politics cared an iota about limiting executive power—and preventing the abuses that inevitably... […]

Love him or hate him, President Trump's Twitter presence is impossible to ignore. And with something as exciting as the... […]

In detailing 10 episodes that could be viewed as evidence that Donald Trump obstructed justice as president, Special Counsel Robert... […]

The Mueller report, a redacted version of which was released today, doesn't conclude that President Trump obstructed justice. But it... […]

If you're a close follower of the news, you might have heard that the Justice Department released Special Counsel Robert... […]

[You might also read my earlier posts on the subject, Anti-Libel Injunctions and the Criminal Libel Connection The First Amendment... […]

Given how often California's regulatory state ensnares mundane things like plastic straws and apartment buildings, it should come as no surprise... […]

Following a nearly two-year investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, Special Counsel Robert Mueller has released 448 pages... […]

Say that paying for sex is legal, and a sexual transaction is made with the expectation of payment but no... […]

Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian meddling in the 2016 election details 10 episodes involving possible attempts by President... […]

It's Mueller Report Day, which for many media and politics types is apparently like Christmas, Election Night, Rex Manning Day,... […]

Tyreese Copper was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. (This comes from Commonwealth v. Copper, which was decided in... […]

The first time I heard about cannabis products for dogs was when a video of Permit Patty, the CEO of a... […]

"The black tide of psychosis and the red tide of violence are rising together on a green wave." […]

"Crooked Hillary," Donald Trump tweeted in November 2017, "bought the DNC & then stole the Democratic Primary from Crazy Bernie!" The unusually... […]

Jonathan Kotler is suing the California Department of Motor Vehicles for denying his request for a personalized license plate that... […]

It is certainly possible that the Mueller Report to be released on Thursday will constitute a blueprint for impeaching President... […]

Excessive partisanship and endless acrimony are common complaints lodged against the political class. There's a lot to be said in... […]

Judge William Shubb, who was appointed by George H.W. Bush, does not mince words in his decision concerning the civil... […]

[UPDATE: Also check out this analysis from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.] From Seven Days Vermont (Molly Walsh): Middlebury... […]

In this recent podcast, Harvard Kennedy School Professor Christopher Robichaud interviews me about a variety of burning issues related to... […]

It's a fast food innovation that could give new meaning to "special sauce." Burger chain Carl's Jr. announced Wednesday that... […]

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg told Rachel Maddow recently that "national service will become one of the themes of [my]... […]

Kamala Harris, the California senator and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, has offered a half-hearted apology for a hardline truancy policy... […]

By this point tomorrow, America's focus will be on the contents of the report by special counsel Robert Mueller documenting... […]

Amidst a rash of efforts to bring forward mandatory vaccination in pockets of the United States is the recent move in New York City to declare a public health emergency Tuesday over a measles outbreak and order mandatory […]

Have you thought to yourself that the Climate Change movement seems more and more like a religious movement? I have, so I researched how to identify a religious cult. Rick Ross, an expert on cults and intervention specialist, developed a list […]

Once upon a time, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Seattle were three of the most beautiful cities on the entire planet.  I know that this is hard to imagine today, but there was a time when millions of people eagerly moved out to the west coast […]

The report (pdf) by Special Counsel Robert Mueller is out. Russiagaters will now try to find any word in there that they could use to contradict the report’s conclusion. While I intend to read the full report and to write about it, […]

I don’t normally do this kind of thing, but, given the arrest of Julian Assange last week, and the awkward and cowardly responses thereto, I felt it necessary to abandon my customary literary standards and spew out a spineless, hypocritical […]

Shop all books by Pat Buchanan “The president has said that he does not want to see this country involved in endless wars… I agree with that,” Bernie Sanders told the Fox News audience at Monday’s town hall meeting in […]

Some of you may have noticed the huge blank spaces on the site. This is my punishment for publishing “dangerous and derogatory” material; articles such as The Turbo Tax – which was “flagged” by Dagoooog for […]

Today (April 17) I heard a NPR “news” report that described the democratically elected president of Venezuela as “the Venezuelan dictator Maduro.” By repeating over and over that a democratically elected president is a […]

This title is not meant as a prediction, although considering the history of the fate of dissidents against the state, it needs to be considered. The life and story of Julian Assange has all the markings of a pre-determined outcome, but absolutely […]

For many years the United States has regarded itself as, and been, the world’s technological leader. One can easily make a long and impressive list of seminal discoveries and inventions coming from America, from the moon landings to the […]

Like many I was horrified on so many levels by the news of the fire which engulfed the iconic Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. The thing that makes me truly sad is that my first reaction to the news wasn’t basic human safety concerns. My first […]

Our Lord and Our Lady They warned Our Lady for the Child That was Our Blessed Lord, And She took Him into the desert wild, Over the camel’s ford. And a long song She sang to Him And a short story told: And she wrapped Him in a woollen cloak To […]

Why do individuals pay much higher prices for some goods versus other goods? The common reply to this is the law of supply and demand. What is behind this law? To provide an answer to this question economists refer to the law of diminishing marginal […]

The #NeverAgain movement that arose after last year’s Parkland shootings ignores how government officials cannot be trusted to behave honestly or responsibly to save student lives.Original Article: "Hysteria Over School Safety Won't Keep Us […]

Bob continues his series on Capital and Interest Theory. In this episode he explains Böhm-Bawerk's​ solution to the problem of interest, namely that present goods are more valuable than future goods. Bob also explains […]

Numerous Indiana elementary school teachers were shot in January as part of a “safe schools” training program. According to the Indiana State Teachers Association, sheriff deputies ordered teachers “into a room four at a time, told […]

Julian Assange was arrested last week in London, and he awaits legal proceedings designs to extradite him to the United States to be tried on hacking charges. At least, those are the charges currently known. Experience suggests that US authorities […]

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[Editors Note: The following article is excerpted from Huerta de Soto's Money, Bank Credit, and Economic Cycles, originally written in 2001] The most characteristic feature of the business cycles which have followed World War II is that they […]

One of the first lessons I give my economics students in the principles courses I teach or in my MBA classes is the famous Diamond-Water Paradox, or what economists historically have called the Paradox of Value. Why are diamonds more expensive than […]

Season 3, Episode 53 "Professor CJ" of the Dangerous History Podcast joins Chris Calton to tell the story of Shiloh from the perspective of two soldiers, from their own personal memoirs of the battle. One story follows the experiences of Henry […]

On Monday, Bernie Sanders released ten years of tax returns, and it turns out he's a millionaire. Thanks especially to revenues from book royalties, Sanders is now, as CNN put it, "in the category of the super-rich." Or, as some might say, he's […]

Are conservatives warming up to the ideas of secession? Over the past year, conservative commentators Kurt Schlichter and Jesse Kelly have written articles flirting with the idea of secession due to divisive U.S. politics. Although both […]

Institutionalism1 is used to ridicule the classical economists because they started with “Crusoe economics.” In the beginning a fisherman got the idea that he could catch more fish one day than he needed and then he could have some […]

ABSTRACT: In this paper we try to wrestle with the triviality objection to the concept of the same good. If we define two resources as serving the same list of ends, then whether these items can be subsumed under the rubric of the “same […]

  The Problem of Production: A New Theory of the FirmPer BylundLondon: Routledge, 2016, 194 pp. Mateusz Machaj (mateus[email protected]) is research fellow at the Faculty of Social and Economic Studies at Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in […]

The High Cost of Good Intentions: A History of U.S. Federal Entitlement ProgramsJohn F. CoganStanford: Stanford University Press, 2017, 513 pp. Dr. Mark Thornton ([email protected]) is Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute and Book Review Editor of […]

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  Theoria Generalis: Das Wesen des PolitischenUlrich HintzeBad Schussenried: Gerhard Hess Verlag, 2018, 599 pp. Paul Gottfried ([email protected]) is former Horace Raffensperger Professor of Humanities at Elizabethtown College. Quarterly […]

There is something unique about walking into a mom and pop shop and being on a first name basis with the local business owner or feeling a sense of pride towards the rising entrepreneur from the same city or country setting their mark on the global […]

Getting Libertarianism Right. By Hans-Hermann Hoppe. Mises Institute, 2018. 126 pages. Introduction by Sean Gabb. The title of Hans Hoppe’s wonderful new book has a double meaning. We need to get libertarianism right — to understand […]

Gross Domestic Product-B attempts to capture the added value of things we don’t pay for, such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Google and other digital services free to the user. B stands for benefits; the benefits consumers receive from free and […]

In this re-broadcast of a recent Lara-Murphy Show episode, Bob Murphy and co-host Carlos Lara discuss the yield curve from an Austrian perspective. Carlos explains why a business owner who practices the Infinite Banking Concept (IBC) would want to […]

The increasing importance of elite higher education is a symptom of "political capitalism" in which success is determined by political connections rather than by the satisfaction of consumer preferences in the marketplace. Original Article: […]

What is most exciting about the Austrian methodology of economic inquiry is that, to quote Mises himself, it does not relegate economics to the classrooms, to the “statistical offices,” and to “esoteric circles.” It instead […]

Decision-making can feel particularly challenging for entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs face the unpredictability of the future with a limited set of resources, limited information, very little history of what works and what doesn’t, and few, […]

The recent arrests of actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman for allegedly using fraudulent means for getting their daughters into prestigious private universities has exposed a dark underbelly in college admissions, something that will […]

ABSTRACT: There is an avoidable tension in a recently presented argument against the income effect from the perspective of Austrian or causal-realist price theory. The argument holds that a constant purchasing power of money is a necessary […]

ABSTRACT: According to Austrian business cycle theory (ABCT), there is no macroeconomic market failure. Under laissez faire capitalism, with extremely limited or no government, there will be no credit-induced business cycles. However, suppose one […]

[Excerpted from chapter 10 of Theory and History.] As historicism sees it, the essential error of economics consists in its assumption that man is invariably egoistic and aims exclusively at material well-being. According to Gunnar Myrdal, economics […]

ABSTRACT: In the division of labor, economizing valuations require an appraisement of the structure of market prices of goods beforehand. Yet, investment decisions concerning the purchase of an entire business enterprise, for example, necessitate […]

"The income tax is “undoubtedly the most totalitarian of all taxes."1 ~Murray Rothbard At the founding of our country, the framers of our Constitution wisely withheld the right to tax incomes from the federal government. With the recent […]

Trying to overcome a financial crisis with more debt is ineffective and a scheme of deceit. It would be just another step closer to final bankruptcy. In order to overcome a financial crisis, policies in favor of private business are required. […]

Our in-house economist and editor Ryan McMaken joins the Human Action Podcast for a deep dive into Mises's seminal 1927 book Liberalism. This is the definitive podcast on the definitive book on liberal society: its foundations, what it means for […]

Volume 2, No. 2 (Summer 1999) The transition from central planning to market-oriented economies in Eastern and Central Europe provides a fascinating laboratory for research in economic theory and business practice. With the collapse of communism, […]

A few years ago, shortly after the 2008 subprime lending disaster, the Fed sent a public relations team around the country to conduct supposedly "educational sessions" about how the Fed works and the wonderful things it does. The public was invited, […]

It is widely accepted that by means of suitable monetary policies the US central bank can navigate the economy towards a growth path of economic stability and prosperity. The key ingredient in achieving this is price stability. Most experts are of […]

Sub-zero interest rate policy as Europe and Japan have practiced for many years menaces global economic prosperity. Yet Congress and the White House are strangely silent on the issue; even a prophetic messenger would not arouse them. Two monetary […]

Is there a conservative path to universal healthcare? Our guest certainly believes so. Avik Roy (twitter) is one of the most influential conservative voices in healthcare. A graduate from MIT and Yale Medical School, Avik spent many years with the […]

Bob begins his three-part series devoted to Capital and Interest Theory in the tradition of the Austrian School. This is his area of expertise, and the focus of his doctoral dissertation. In this episode, Part 1, Bob explains Böhm-Bawerk's […]

The other week, the infamous and much-derided Green New Deal was voted down in the Senate and with it the dreams of a Federal spending party for tackling climate change. But maybe its advocates have been going about this the wrong way, engaged […]

Jeff Deist joins David Gornoski to respond to billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio's recent interview on 60 Minutes. Jeff discusses the self-serving nature of billionaires like Dalio's lamenting the "failings" of […]

Volume 3, Number 3 (1979) 1. Introduction In 1852 not one city in the United States paid its firemen; they were all volunteers. By 1880 most of the cities with more than 10,000 people—and many with fewer—had municipally paid fire […]

The New Deal invigorated a bureaucratic state which had already done much to limit the entrepreneurial opportunities of Americans of all racial and economic backgrounds. Original Article: "Ocasio-Cortez's Selective Memory on the New Deal". […]

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez never misses the opportunity to bash capitalism. At the 2019 South by Southwest festival, the Congresswoman derided capitalism, describing it as “irredeemable.” She says that the U.S. is currently facing the […]

Financial markets seem to have a great deal of confidence in the effectiveness of central bank monetary policy — in the sense that by keeping interest rates low, or bring interest rates down, the economies will keep expanding and asset prices, […]

Volume 3, Number 3 (1979) Slavery is a critical issue by which all libertarians may determine their bona fides. Slavery and liberty being polar opposites, there is no question that the libertarian must unconditionally oppose slavery and support […]

Hedge fund titan Ray Dalio is just the latest billionaire to call for government to save us from guys like him.   It's not pretty. Dalio's recent article titled "Why and How Capitalism Needs to be Reformed" is a mess, though to be […]

During the period 1920 to 1960, we can observe that the annual growth rate of production was more volatile than between the period 1961 to February 2019. During the first period the maximum growth rate stood at 62% and the minimum growth rate at […]

Hunter Hastings talks to Will Dinkel, CEO of Nova.ai, an intelligent platform for outbound sales and marketing — and a great example of AI as a tool for everyday tasks of everyday businesses of all kinds. Show Notes  AI has come […]

Season 3, Episode 52 The second day of battle brought fresh Union soldiers to the battlefield. They could hardly comprehend the destruction they witnessed from the day before. The bloodshed resumed until the overwhelmed Confederates were forced to […]

Owners of Bitcoin have endured a wild ride in recent years. While the coin could fetch $900 when 2017 began, one year later its value briefly moved above $20,000. At present, one Bitcoin exchanges for roughly $5,000. The coin’s substantial […]

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Today Attorney General William Barr released a redacted copy of the Mueller report on Russia's meddeling in the 2016 elections and the activities of the Trump campaign. It can be found here on the DOJ's website The report is in two volumes volume I […]

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Libertarian Activist Vann Gutier Sentenced for Assault on Woman  Phoenix New TimesThe sheriff's office requested multiple felony charges for libertarian activist Vann Gutier of Phoenix. A plea deal reduced that to a single misdemeanor. […]

2020: The Year of the Libertarians?  The Libertarian Republic2020 could be a continuation of 2016 if the Democrats nominate someone as unlikable as former secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, and if President Donald ... […]

These Positions Place Pete Buttigieg at Odds With Libertarians  ReasonThe Indiana mayor has some policy preferences that don't square with personal freedom or limited government. […]

Schmidt: The Texas Republican Party is afraid of competition  Seguin Gazette-EnterpriseOn April 8, members of the Libertarian Party of Texas testified against a bill to the Texas House Committee On Elections. […]

Thailand says US man's seasteading home violates sovereignty  Alabama's News LeaderThai authorities have raided a floating home in the Andaman Sea belonging to an American man and his Thai partner who sought to be pioneers in the ... […]

Will Conservatives Abandon the Free Market?  The National Interest OnlineConservatives would either “combat” or “convert” business or base their politics “squarely on it.” But, he warned, conservatism […]

150-Year-Old School District To Change Its Name Because Of Confederacy Reference  The Libertarian Republic"the chief business of the American people is business." -Calvin Coolidge. […]

Alert Lawyer Macy Hanson in Mississippi Racism And Homophobia is Not Accepted In 2019  The Libertarian RepublicIn today's society, should attorneys, even those in Mississippi, be held to a higher standard? The answer is 'Yes!' While […]

France Launches International Contest To Design Notre Dame Spire’s Replacement  The Libertarian Republic"the chief business of the American people is business." -Calvin Coolidge. […]

Libertarian Richard Bowen To Hold Petition Signing In Cherry Hill  Cherry Hill, NJ PatchLibertarian Richard Bowen To Hold Petition Signing - Cherry Hill, NJ - Libertarian candidate Richard Bowen will hold a petition signing event at his […]

Can the Libertarian Party Actually Get Someone Elected?  71 RepublicThe Libertarian Party has its flaws, as illistrated by Tim Silfies loss. Can they ever overcome people's tendency to vote for the "lesser of two evils"? […]

County Libertarian Party elects officers at biennial convention  Tahlequah Daily PressThe Cherokee County Libertarian Party held its biennial county convention on April 13. […]

'Libertarian brand of conservatism' driving Mat-Su lawmakers in Juneau  KTUU.comOver the last several decades, the population of Matanuska and Susitna valleys has grown dramatically, causing a boom in political power and the rise of a ... […]

A Law Used To Punish Gun Crimes Is Under Attack At The Supreme Court  The Libertarian RepublicKevin Daley. The Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a constitutional challenge to a federal law that prosecutors say is essential to […]

The Curse of American Identity Politics  The Libertarian Republicby Dylan Meisner. Political identitarianism is on the rise on both the American right and left, and it is the most corrosive force facing our country. The most ... […]

Ocasio-Cortez Promotes Green New Deal With Video That Envisions A Democratic Socialist Utopia  The Libertarian Republic"the chief business of the American people is business." -Calvin Coolidge. […]

Why Not Just Give Every American $1,000 A Month?  The Libertarian RepublicIf you have yet to hear of the Universal Basic Income as proposed by 2020 Democratic presidential nominee Andrew Yang, you may have not been paying much ... […]

Virgin runs as first libertarian mayoral candidate in city's recent history  Kokomo PerspectiveFor the first time in more than 20 years, and perhaps the first time ever, a Libertarian candidate has entered the fold in Kokomo's mayoral […]

Bitcoin Couple Nadia Thepdet and Chad Elwartowski Face Death Penalty for Seasteading Off Thailand  The Daily BeastNadia Thepdet and Chad Elwartowski wanted a slice of libertarian heaven off the coast of Thailand—but the country says […]

Local Libertarians rally at Columbia Basin College to protest the "free speech area" policy established by the community college officials for the Pasco campus  Tri-City HeraldA small group of local Libertarians hold a rally at Columbia […]

A Young Appreciation of the Old Right  The American ConservativeCalvin Coolidge and others are bringing together student libertarians and trads, but that doesn't make for a coherent coalition. By Daniel Bring • April 17, 2019 ... […]

Columbine Placed On Lockout Over ‘Credible Threat,’ Law Enforcement Investigating  The Libertarian RepublicNeetu Chandak. Columbine High School along with several Colorado schools were placed on lockouts as law enforcement […]

Are Socialists More Like Libertarians Than We'd Prefer To Admit?  Reason"Are you interested in revolutionary politics?" As I arrive at the location of the Socialism in Our Time Conference, a weekend-long summit organized by U.S. lefty ... […]

Why Is America Taking So Long To Legalize Gambling?  The Libertarian RepublicFor a nation which is home to the world capital of gambling in Las Vegas, the United States has an approach to the activity that could well be described as ... […]

There Is Hope for Notre-Dame de Paris  National ReviewMore of Notre-Dame still stands this morning than many expected as the fire was burning. […]

Is There a Libertarian Argument for Breaking up Big Tech?: Podcast  ReasonElizabeth Warren, Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson, and most of the 2020 presidential field agree that tech companies have too power. But maybe they don't like ... […]

A Tattooed Libertarian on the Arizona Supreme Court: Clint Bolick's Long Fight for Freedom  ReasonQ&A with the co-founder of Institute for Justice about immigration, his legal philosophy, his battles with Sheriff Joe Arpaio, and that […]

It's Official: Bill Weld Announces Primary Challenge to Donald Trump  ReasonThe first Republican to primary the president is an ex-Libertarian worried about debt, divisiveness, and decorum. […]

Julian Assange and the Sins of the World  Antiwar.comThere's only been one person – so far – who suffered for the sins of the world and either saved us a lot of trouble or else caused us a lot of - Justin Raimondo for ... […]

Former Massachusetts governor William Weld will run against Trump for 2020 Republican presidential nomination  CNBCWilliam Weld, the former governor of Massachusetts, announced Monday that he will challenge President Donald Trump for the […]

Singer Cher Flip Flops, Embraces Nationalism With Prospect Of Immigrant Influx  The Libertarian Republic"the chief business of the American people is business." -Calvin Coolidge. […]

Taxing Times: Crypto And A Redesigned Social Contract  Crypto BriefingIt's tax time again, and no doubt the American crypto community is wrestling with the complexities of filing their crypto earnings – or losses – with the […]

Leavenworth hosts Libertarian Party convention - News  Leavenworth TimesThe city of Leavenworth is hosting a state political party convention this weekend. The Libertarian Party of Kansas is having its annual convention in the ... […]

County Libertarian Party To Hold Convention Sunday | News, Sports, Jobs  Jamestown Post JournalFREDONIA — The Chautauqua County Libertarian Party will hold its annual convention on Sunday, April 14, at noon at EBC West, 34 W. Main […]

Civil libertarians raise concerns as O.C. Sheriff’s Department prepares to launch drone program  Los Angeles TimesAfter years of planning, the Orange County Sheriff's Department is preparing to roll out its first drone program under […]

Satanic Temple Challenging Missouri Abortion Law  The Libertarian RepublicA member of the Satanic Temple in the state of Missouri is currently challenging the state's abortion law on the grounds that it is a violation of religious liberty, […]

Steve Bannon's 'Economic Nationalism' vs. Libertarian Globalism Is the Battleground of 21st Century Politics  ReasonIf you want to understand the "economic nationalism" that undergirds the right- and left-wing populism currently sweeping […]

Libertarian Think Tank Criticizes US SEC’s Approach to Crypto and Blockchain  CointelegraphA fellow at a libertarian think tank has criticized the U.S. SEC for stretching regulations in an attempt to regulate cryptocurrencies. […]

Silicon Valley, once a bastion of libertarianism, sees a budding socialist movement  SalonDefying their overlords, tech workers are organizing and demanding democracy in the workplace. […]

Libertarian candidate joins Kokomo mayoral race | Local news  Kokomo TribuneLibertarian Michael Virgin, a political newcomer who moved to Kokomo in 2016, has joined the race to become the city's next mayor. […]

Newly formed Niagara County Libertarian Party talks state ballot access  Lockport Union-Sun & JournalThough their candidate got only a small portion of the vote during the 2018 gubernatorial race, the Libertarian Party did win one […]

Why Are Libertarians Indifferent About Small Business Taxes? - Red Dirt Liberty Report  Being LibertarianMost libertarians rally against the income tax, but what about the host of small business taxes that hamper the economy? […]

Gubernatorial candidate to address Niagara County Libertarians  Buffalo NewsThe newly formed Niagara County Libertarian Party Committee will hear a speech by Larry Sharpe, the partys 2018 candidate for governor, in a public meeting ... […]

Libertarian television host talks about career  The JusticeEmmy award-winning consumer reporter and libertarian television host John Stossel spoke about the dangers of government overreach and sensational ... […]

Bridgeport school board vacancy will go to Libertarian  CTPostBRIDGEPORT — There are 31 voters in the city registered as Libertarians. One of them could be the next city school board member. A Board of Education with a ... […]

Is the Phrase 'Open Borders' a Libertarian Mistake?: Podcast  ReasonFirst SecondThe past 24 hours have seen two unrelated events tethered to America's ever-contentious immigration debates: (1) President Donald Trump ... […]

Israeli election: Far-right, pro-cannabis libertarian may be kingmaker  ReutersHis political platform might be just a pipe dream - a heady mix of pot legalization and biblical temple reconstruction - but far-right candidate Moshe Feiglin […]

Today's Pickup: Libertarian group pushes toll-financed infrastructure plan  FreightWavesA Reason Foundation study released this week argues for both a private sector plan to rebuild the nation's crumbling highways and the need to […]

4 Basic Principles of Libertarians  The Libertarian RepublicLibertarianism is not just a political theory, but it is also a philosophy for understanding certain aspects of human relationship, judging and explaining the path of ... […]

Amash could play 2020 spoiler in Michigan as Libertarian nominee  Michigan AdvanceU.S. Rep. Justin Amash (R-Cascade Twp.) won't yet say whether he'll seek the Libertarian Party's presidential nomination in 2020, but he's also not doing […]

Today's Pickup: Libertarian group pushes toll-financing infrastructure plan  FreightWavesA Reason Foundation study released this week argues for both a private sector plan to rebuild the nation's crumbling highways and the need to […]

Libertarian Party seeking candidates for local offices  The BatavianPress release: The Genesee County Libertarian Committee announced today that it is seeking candidates to run for local office in 2019. After earning ballot ... […]

Republican Dissident Considers Running Against Trump As a Libertarian  New York MagazineMichigan congressman Justin Amash is the rare dissenter against the Trump administration in the House Republican Caucus, and could follow his […]

Rep. Justin Amash considers Libertarian challenge to Trump  Roll Call The Libertarian Party has urged Rep. Justin Amash to consider mounting a third-party challenge to President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election. […]

ELECTION 2019: Libertarian Dustin Evans enters 16th District race for Virginia state house  Martinsville BulletinDustin Evans of Blairs in Pittsylvania County has been nominated as the Libertarian candidate for Virginia House of Delegates […]

Watch Nick Gillespie Live on C-SPAN at 9 A.M. E.T., Discussing Libertarian Rhetoric  ReasonI'll be on C-SPAN's Washington Journal at 9 a.m. E.T. today, discussing my feature from the April issue of Reason, "Everyone Agrees Government Is a […]

Jared Polis, Colorado's governor, is an unusual breed: a libertarian Democrat  The EconomistIF COLORADO WERE a piece of jewellery it would be a mood ring, changing with the country's political temperature. Or at least that used to be the […]

Arkansas Libertarians sue over new petition law  KARKThe law, signed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson last month, is already in court. […]

Libertarians sue over tougher ballot qualification law  Arkansas TimesThe Libertarian Party of Arkansas filed a federal lawsuit about a new state law that more than doubled the signature requirement for a political party to qualify for ... […]

Why Presidential Candidate Arvin Vohra Wants Libertarians to Wage a Culture War  ReasonBy the time the Libertarian Party gets around to selecting its presidential nominee 14 months from now, it could conceivably be a contest headlined by […]

Pete Buttigieg Sounds More Like a Libertarian Than a Democrat  Commentary MagazinePete Buttigieg wants the Democratic Party to become the “party of freedom,” but he defines the threat to liberty as big government. […]

Previewing The Score: Was Frederick Douglass a Libertarian?  Bearing DriftDavid W. Blight is a historian who teaches at Yale University and the author of the 2018 biography, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom, which has received ... […]

Forum Onslow: 3rd Congressional District Libertarian candidates  New Bern Sun JournalTwo candidates are seeking the Libertarian party nomination in the race to fill the vacant North Carolina 3rd Congressional District seat, both of whom […]

Libertarians and Harm Reduction | Cato @ Liberty  Cato InstituteLast week we held a day-long conference at the Cato Institute devoted to exploring the strategy known as “harm reduction” to address the rising rate of drug ... […]

Giving the Libertarians a Space In the Political Spectrum  RealClearMarketsThe left/right political spectrum is an instrument embraced by virtually all political philosophers. This analytic tool has unfortunately also seeped out into the […]

Indiana Libertarians meet this weekend  Country 103.9 WRBIFort Wayne, In. — Indiana Libertarians will hold a convention Friday, Saturday and Sunday in Fort Wayne at the Ramada Plaza by Wyndham. State party ... […]

Selling Libertarianism in the Marketplace of Ideas: Podcast  ReasonBrian Nichols interviews Nick Gillespie about persuasion, the history of Reason, and whether the future looks libertarian. […]

Where Do Libertarians Fit in the 2020 Landscape?  Election CentralThe Libertarian Party platform is made up of liberal and conservative ideals that are hard to pigeon hold in the highly partisan political world of today. […]

Lamoille County Libertarian party holds annual convention  Basement MedicineThis year's Lamoille County Libertarian Annual Convention was held on Tuesday, Feb. 12, in Johnson. The 12 people in attendance were made up of current ... […]

The state needs to recognize Green and Libertarian parties  Baltimore SunThe state should recognize Green and Libertarian parties, which have many supporters in Maryland. […]

Green and Libertarian parties are technically no longer recognized in Maryland. Here's why.  Baltimore SunMaryland voters registered as members of the Green and Libertarian parties may have received a letter in the mail stating their party […]

How I Profess My Libertarianism to My Students  RealClearMarketsI am a professor (I teach economics at Loyola University New Orleans). In my view, this means I should profess something. I would be bland and uninteresting to ... […]

Libertarian convention to be in city this week | Local politics | Journal Gazette  Fort Wayne Journal GazetteFor the third time this decade, a political party will have its state nominating convention in Fort Wayne. The Libertarian Party […]

Are libertarian Republicans misreading the political climate?  The Week MagazineAll it took was a noncommittal response to generate a little 2020 buzz. "I would never rule anything out," Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) told CNN's Jake Tapper […]

Peter Bagge on Underground Comics, Immigration, and Being a Libertarian Artist: Podcast  ReasonThe cartoonist talks about being libertarian, why Marvel is OK with "serums" but not drugs, and how comic books have evolved over the past 30 […]

House Republican not ruling out Libertarian run in 2020  POLITICO"I would never rule anything out," Justin Amash said on CNN's "State of the Union." […]

Top 10 Libertarian Movies | Cato @ Liberty  Cato InstituteI picked my Top 10 libertarian movies, on themes such as communism, rent-seeking cartels, the American Revolution, war, slavery, overregulation, and the drug ... […]

Will Howard Schultz Really Run as a Libertarian? Don't Bet on it.  ReasonBillionaire seeks ballot access, political party seeks cash, both hate the national debt...but Schultz is far more interventionist at home and abroad than, say, Bill […]

Libertarians try to woo Howard Schultz  Washington ExaminerFormer Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz may be able to avoid a 50-state scramble for presidential ballot access by seeking the Libertarian Party's support. […]

John Galton Wanted Libertarian Paradise in 'Anarchapulco.' He Got Bullets Instead.  The Daily BeastA bitcoin millionaire created a haven for 'anarcho-capitalists' in Mexico. When one of his followers was killed, he said it was just the […]

Can this Riverside County Libertarian make a fringe party mainstream?  Los Angeles TimesRiverside County Supervisor Jeff Hewitt is the most powerful Libertarian ever elected in the United States. As California's Republican Party declines, […]

Will Libertarian Bill Weld stay in his lane or return to his Republican roots?  The Boston GlobeIn the latest twist in a long and winding political career, William F. Weld is seriously considering challenging President Trump. The big […]

The libertarian case for the government shutdown, explained  Vox.comSome shutdown sympathizers have argued it's a good moment for evangelizing small government. […]

Justin Amash: The Libertarian Party Shouldn't Nominate a 'Squishy' Republican in 2020  ReasonAsk a Libertarian which candidate he or she would most like to see run for president in 2020, and the name that will come up more often than not […]

The Libertarian Experiment That Isn't | Cato @ Liberty  Cato InstituteAccording to Paul Krugman, the government shutdown amounts to a potentially big libertarian experiment. With nine departments and multiple agencies closed, ... […]

Trump’s Big Libertarian Experiment  The New York Times“Government,” declared Ronald Reagan in his first Inaugural Address, “is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem.” Republicans have […]

Does Tucker Carlson Get Anything Right About Libertarians?: Podcast  ReasonIt's rare that a 15-minute cable news spiel gets talked about even one day later, let alone five, but here we are with Fox News host Tucker Carlson's ... […]

Georgia's Budding Libertarian Movement  The National Interest OnlineA seat at the table for these upstart libertarians could mean a new direction for Georgia, a nation that emerged from decades of suppression from Soviet rule but ... […]

How Fascist Sympathizers Hijacked Reddit's Libertarian Hangout  Mother JonesFor years, Reddit's most popular libertarian board, r/Libertarian, eschewed formal moderation in a bid to stay true to its ideology's anything-goes ethos. But over […]

Maine Libertarians lose party status  The Ellsworth AmericanELLSWORTH — The state's Libertarian Party has lost its party status, the Maine Secretary of State's Office announced Monday. The Libertarian Party did not. […]

Libertarians lose party status in Maine because of low vote count  Press HeraldMaine is back down to three political parties – Republican, Democratic and Green Independent – after the Libertarian Party failed to register enough […]

Is the Libertarian Party Glass Half Full or Half Empty?  ReasonLast Friday, after a lengthy ballot count, Libertarian Jeff Hewitt was declared the winner of one of five officially nonpartisan seats on the Riverside County Board ... […]

The Libertarian Party Future, Perennially Out of Reach  Reason"He's going to finish certainly no worse than second, and maybe first," Libertarian Party (L.P.) 2016 vice presidential nominee Bill Weld enthused about ... […]

Even the Libertarians Get Luckey Sometimes  The Wall Street JournalFacebook pressured a top exec to say he supported Gary Johnson over Trump. […]

What Does It Mean To Be a Libertarian?  ReasonDon't Hurt People and Don't Take Their Stuff Matt Kibbe We libertarians have always preferred to use esoteric arguments, specialized. […]

Libertarian State Sen. Laura Ebke of Nebraska Loses Re-Election Bid  ReasonRunning a campaign that stressed small-government values over the Libertarian Party label, the incumbent was still unable to prevail. […]

The libertarian think tank Niskanen Center is abandoning libertarianism  QuartzFor millions of people, ideology is the lighthouse in a dark sea of politics. An uncompromising vision of how the world is supposed to work, and how to fix it, […]

How I Became a Libertarian  ReasonOn the magazine's 50th birthday, Reason staffers share their philosophical origin stories. […]

Libertarians in the Age of Trump  The New York TimesDid our populist president crush the libertarian moment, or co-opt it? […]

Game of Thrones: Libertarian Edition  ReasonAs HBO's blockbuster series Game of Thrones returns for its seventh season, Reason offers its own freedom-filled parody. A libertarian paradise north of the wall ... […]