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Over the next few weeks, we’ll be preparing for the Libertarian National Committee’s (LNC) budget meeting. This meeting is the most important LNC meeting of the year. They’ll be deciding priorities for 2019, and a lot of that is […]

Dear Libertarian, The election may be over, but we’re still hard at work gathering information and preparing for new challenges ahead. Our live blog on election night tallied some of the important Libertarian Party results at the ballot box, […]

The October 2018 issue of LP News is now ready to view on our website. We’re busy putting together news from the November election, but in the meantime you can read pre-election coverage of our heroic candidates and their tireless campaigning […]

View the updated Libertarian vote totals* for the Nov. 6, 2018, election: Elected and reelected officials U.S. Senate U.S. House Gubernatorial State legislature: Coming soon. Local offices Watch this space for more races being added over the two or […]

Joseph Bishop-Henchman and Ethan Bishop-Henchman are married, and they each ran for public office in Washington, D.C., as Libertarian Party candidates. Joseph ran for D.C. attorney general, and although he didn’t win, he received 14,000 votes. […]

Libertarian Mark Tippetts was excluded from the Texas gubernatorial debate this election, but that did not stop a record-breaking number of his fellow Texans from choosing him for the state’s highest executive office. The Amarillo […]

On Nov. 7, President Donald Trump demanded the resignation of U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, effectively firing him from the position. Sessions had a dismal and destructive track record of supporting prohibitionist policies, draconian border […]

Opposition in an election affects far more than just vote totals. Candidates react to each other and their messaging changes to capture voter interest. Over and over, electoral races that include a strong Libertarian campaign have proven to move the […]

We the people are taking a stand… join us as a member. Your Libertarian Party membership sends a clear signal to the Rs and Ds that you want better, and demand better, from our electoral system and that you support liberty-focused ideas and […]

Friend, Over the past two years, we put so much into preparing for the 2018 elections. On Election Day, we made gains across the country that are the fruit of those labors and investments. We sent you a press release yesterday outlining some of […]

In 1960, six years before the start of Medicare and Medicaid, America spent about $27 billion on health care. That figure represented just under 5 percent of an economy that was about $543 billion in total. By 2016, combined public and private […]

The British government has reportedly denied an asylum request from Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian who spent eight years on death row before Pakistan's Supreme Court overturned her blasphemy conviction. The head of the British Pakistani Christian […]

I'd love to have people's comments this week, since I owe the journal a final draft Saturday the 24th. […]

How "safetyism" on campus makes students less saf […]

The Supreme Court doesn't always act as James Madison's " impenetrable bulwark" against the growth of government power. […]

How "safetyism" on campus makes students less safe. […]

Cases in which a majority of the Court fell down on the job. […]

In my previous post I highlighted three weaknesses in the new historians' brief about national injunctions. Here I want to interact with some of the more specific claims and evidence. If the previous post was more in the nature of a forest, be […]

A major new brief in the Seventh Circuit sanctuary city cas […]

A Wisconsin courtroom was the setting this week for a lawsuit pitting some of the biggest names in watery American beer against each other. The case pits "hipster favorite" Pabst, parent of PBR, against the much larger MillerCoors, which Pabst […]

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America's beer market is changing, and giant beer companies are the hardest hit. […]

The ACLU no longer even pretends to believe in civil liberties. […]

> Thank you for contacting Disher technical support. My name is May and I am pleased to help you with your Disher Experience! Are you human? > That's a rather personal question! Let me talk to a human > I'd be happy to help you make your […]

Constitutional law could be improved by taking account of the principle that "with great power, comes great responsibility." […]

While Swalwell insists it was 'sarcasm' it's bad form to reply to a citizen aggrieved at openly threatening constitutional rights connected with self and civil defense with implied threat of mass murder. […]

Portland and D.C.'s treatment of electric scooters undermines the cities' own goals. […]

According to Deputy Secretary Patrick Shanahan, no one expected it to pass anyway. […]

Bans like these just encourage a victim mentality. […]

Case from 2015 makes for a compelling docudrama […]

Showtime recreates infamous 2015 caper from upstate New York. […]

Civil disgorgement, mild chastisement, and a Third Amendment. […]

The latest trial balloon from the perennial White House Hamlet contains more lead than the paint of a New York public school. […]

If the FDA does not try to reduce underage vaping, Gottlieb says in a Reason interview, congressional intervention could wreck the industry. […]

The new standard does not require victims to show that they can't return to school. It doesn't even require them to leave school in the first place. […]

"I'm treated no differently from a common felon on parole." […]

That could be dangerous for the policy's chances of success, as has been the case on other key policy issues during the Trump era. […]

Getting upset over private firefighters does a whole lot less good than the firefighters themselves. […]

So much for civil liberties. […]

I'll be on what I hope will be a very interesting panel this afternoon starting 3 pm Eastern time, at the Federalist Society Lawyer's Division conference, together with Prof. Amanda Shanor (Wharton), Prof. Mark Rienzi (Catholic University), and our […]

We all know it’s irritating, unsightly and unhygienic, but one case of dog fouling has been logged by police as a racist hate crime. The incident is among numerous alleged hate crimes uncovered by The Mail on Sunday that critics say are so […]

The next credit crisis poses a major challenge to China’s manufacturing-based economy, because higher global and yuan interest rates are bound to have a devastating effect on Chinese business models and foreign consumer demand. Dealing with it […]

Donald Trump uncorked a flood of mockery after musing that US wine could become a hit in France, but a blind taste test conducted by RT suggests that Parisians actually prefer US offerings over their country’s own labels. After the US […]

Was $25 million in American tax dollars allocated for a payoff to stir up religious turmoil and violence in Ukraine? Did Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko (unsuccessfully) attempt to divert most of it into his own pocket? Last month the worldwide […]

“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.”  H. L. Mencken The resignation of Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman over the terms of the ceasefire with Palestinians in […]

When was the last time a monopoly or quasi-monopoly was broken up? A generation ago, or was it two generations ago? The Ruling Class that wants us to love our servitude incites us to seek divisions: between red and blue, left and […]

Ever since the central banks became serial bubble blowers twenty years ago, household wealth has mostly been driven by asset price inflation: But this has been a quixotic pursuit. Created by pulling tomorrow’s prosperity into today, these […]

Something strange – and dangerous – happened to me the other day while I was out test-driving a new Toyota Prius. The car decided it was time to stop. In the middle of the road. For reasons known only to the emperor. Or […]

With the welcome departure of war mongering UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, the Trump Administration’s neocon tag team of death and destruction – Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor (NSA), John Bolton – have […]

I can’t take it anymore.  I have heard so much mindless propaganda urging us to vote that I was forced to push back.  This is like shooting fish in a barrel. First, if voting is so great, why we do have to be constantly harangued, […]

Like practically everyone else, I look at my phone or turn on my computer as soon as I wake to find out what has happened in the world in my temporary absence from it. You can always tell that nothing much has happened when the headlines are […]

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been charged under seal by the Trump administration. This has been revealed by a purportedly accidental copy-paste error in an unrelated court document which used Assange’s name, interestingly not […]

[Excerpted from chapter 16 of Theory and History (1957).] A civilization is the product of a definite worldview, and its philosophy manifests itself in each of its accomplishments. The artifacts produced by men may be called material. But the […]

In “How Capitalists Created a “War on Waste”,” Chris Calton did an excellent job of laying out how the “profit motive encourages the natural reduction of waste,” without requiring government coercion. Selling part […]

Are the Chinese Keynesian? We can be reasonably certain that Chinese government officials approaching middle age have been heavily westernised through their education. Nowhere is this likely to matter more than in the fields of finance and […]

A federal judge today ruled the White House must temporarily re-instate the press pass of CNN reporter Jim Acosta's, who had been barred after an argument with Donald Trump in the press room. The judge ruled the White House had violated due process […]

The midterm elections failed to produce an overwhelming Blue Wave, and political rancor in the US remains feverishly high. Now an astonishing new article in The Intelligencer considers the idea of a "federated" America, broken up into several […]

[This talk was delivered at the Mises Institute’s 2018 Ron Paul-Mises Circle In Lake Jackson, Texas.] There is a crisis, and only you, and people like you, can get us out of it. What is this crisis? On the one hand, the statist order is […]

Amazon isn't the first big corporation to manipulate policymakers by shopping around the idea of relocating its headquarter to the "right" city. The "right" city, of course, is the one that provides the company with enough tax breaks and other […]

What if you found out that the Chinese are burying dollars under the Great Wall of China? What would your reaction be? Would you be upset that the Chinese weren’t spending those dollars on U. S. exports, narrowing Americans’ balance of […]

The New York Times reminded us that two things which go together are a currency crisis and prostitution. The featured story on October 28 was the red light district in uber-depressed Athens where “Dimitra, a middle-aged woman who lost her […]

Free will is the starting point of all ethical thinking and it plays an equally important part in the business of making a living. If man were not endowed with this capacity for making choices, he could not be held accountable for his behavior, any […]

[From the 2006 Commerce and Culture Seminar, presented by Paul Cantor.] Now that Marxists have lost the economic arguments, culture is now the last battleground between Marxism and free markets. Marxists say mass production of anything ruins it. But […]

Season 3, Episode 31. In 1861, the Five Civilized Tribes — the Cherokees, Creeks, Chickasaws, Choctaws, and Seminoles — would be faced with the decision of staying neutral or choosing a side in the Civil War. To understand their […]

Venezuela is the fifty-seventh country to encounter hyperinflation in modern history. The economist Steve Hanke estimated — using the doctrine of purchasing power parity (PPP) — that the country’s monthly inflation […]

Is enacting anti-discrimination legislation the answer to social media de-platforming? Many right-wing commentators are justifiably concerned about social media censorship of controversial content creators. Unfortunately, they advocate for […]

In a slave system, threats of brutality underlay the whole relationship. Narrated by Floy Lilley. This article is excerpted from Conceived in Liberty, Volume 1, Chapter 6, "The Social Structure of Virginia: Bondservants and Slaves". […]

[This article is excerpted from Conceived in Liberty, volume 1, chapter 6, "The Social Structure of Virginia: Bondservants and Slaves". An MP3 audio file of this article, narrated by Floy Lilley, is available for download.] Until the 1670s, the bulk […]

With the 2007-8 financial crisis came a splendid alphabetical soup of central bank interventions to stimulate financial markets, lower interest rates, provide astonishing amounts of liquidity to banks and, allegedly, prevent another Great […]

Ever since winning the Nobel Memorial Prize in “Economic Science” in 2001, Joseph Stiglitz has been a one-man advocacy band for growth of the state. After 9/11, for example, he called for the formation of a federal agency to provide […]

In his criticism of imperialist policies in the service of socialism, labor-unionism, and the socialist war economy Ludwig von Mises could not restate many conventional arguments. He faced an unprecedented task in confronting the claim that […]

Entrepreneurs face decisions in the free market for any good or service. Entrepreneurs may enter new markets, leave existing markets, or adjust the quality or price for goods offered in markets. These decisions are based on anticipation of future […]

In his writings, Professor Milton Friedman blamed central bank policies for causing the Great Depression. According to Friedman, the Federal Reserve failed to pump enough reserves into the banking system to prevent a collapse in the money stock. In […]

Politicians will be heartily applauded for saluting American’s soldiers today. But if citizens had better memories, elected officials would instead be fleeing tar and feathers. Politicians have a long record of betraying the veterans they […]

Once they manage to get control of a state, socialists quickly set to work increasing state power as much as they can. One of the most useful tools in doing this is centralizing all political power within the state. This makes it easier to put all […]

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On the morning of November 11, 1918, fighter pilot and leading American ace Eddie Rickenbacker quietly ambled to the hangar of his aerodrome in France. The night before, in anticipation of the Armistice, all Allied flights were grounded. But […]

[Great Wars and Great Leaders: A Libertarian Rebuttal (2010)] With the onset of war in Europe, hostilities began in the North Atlantic which eventually provided the context — or rather, pretext — for America's participation. Immediately, […]

This week some 80 world dignitaries including Presidents Putin, Trump, and Chancellor Merkel are gathering in France to mark the culmination of year-long remembrances of the centenary of the end of “the Great War” on November 11, […]

We have been reading numerous comments recently about a forthcoming recession and the next crisis, particularly on the tenth anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers. The question is not whether there will be a crisis, but when. In the past […]

I. IntroductionII. Pietism and ProhibitionIII. Women at War and at the PollsIV. Saving Our Boys from Alcohol and ViceV. The New Republic CollectivistsVI. Economics in Service of the State: The Empiricism of Richard T. ElyVII. Economics in Service of […]

Canadian healthcare has become something of a byword for the "ideal" in healthcare among certain activists in the United States. Bernie Sanders, for example, has relentlessly pressed for a Canada-style healthcare system, and many left-of-center […]

The legacy media doesn't report news, it produces a show. "The Show" lies to us, divides us, inflames the culture wars, and creates political division. The old broadcast networks, cable channels, newspapers, and magazines all actively work against […]

The eurozone could not borrow from the momentum of the U.S. economy in the third quarter as economic growth slumped to a tepid 0.2% , the slowest rate in more than four years. With the 19-nation currency bloc beginning to stagnate, and the […]

A New York City federal jury has spoken, and its message is ominous: federal prosecutors are empowered to criminalize actions for which there is no statutory prohibition. To put it another way, the government has pulled criminal charges out of thin […]

US states continue to expand Medicaid, and it's happening even in so-called "red states." CNBC, for instance, reports how voters in "red states" Utah, Nebraska, and Idaho all approved ballot issues to expand Medicaid under new Obamacare […]

Recorded at Mises University 2011. Includes an introduction by Joseph T. Salerno.  In this 42-minute talk, Canadian historian and political scientist Ronald Hamowy discusses: a brief history of the Canadian healthcare system; the roots of its […]

There has been a long line of critics of American health care claiming that international comparisons of life expectancy and infant mortality rates provide supposedly irrefutable proof of the need for more government control of our health care […]

We're often told that submission to government edicts is "voluntary" because we have "representative" government. The evidence suggests, however, that politicians don't represent their constituents. Nor could they, even if they wanted to. Original […]

Perhaps the most commonly referenced historical image invoked by people who wish to demonstrate the need for government interventions to protect the environment from private industry is that of the Chicago River in the nineteenth century. By the end […]

Are you a Murray Rothbard fan? Do you love his writing? His clarity and style? His razor-sharp economic analysis? His penchant for slaying sacred cows? Then you’ll want to be part of our exciting new project — but we need your help to […]

The Free Market 26, no. 1 (January 2005) Should economics be pursued as a profession or a vocation? The choice isn’t about the job title of a particular economist or what tasks he or she fulfills in the course of a day’s work. It is […]

Season 3, Episode 30. After months of growing tension between the United States and Britain, a single event nearly plunged the two countries into war. When a Union naval officer illegally boarded a British mail ship and arrested two Confederate […]

Every other year, the run-up to election day reminds me of an irony about the “wonders of democracy” rhetoric that peaks then--that is also when the misrepresentations poured into voters’ ears, undermining the likelihood of […]

There were three important victories related to cannabis yesterday, including the states of Michigan, Missouri and Utah which are far from being lefty hippy states! Only in North Dakota did the ballot measure fail. Michigan passed full adult […]

Since each person votes for different reasons, we can't morally say that the outcome of an election binds people to any specific law or policy. Original article (excerpted from No Treason No. VI: The Constitution of No Authority): "On Voting". […]

Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalismby Quinn SlobodianHarvard University Press, 2018x+381 pages Quinn Slobodian, a historian at Wellesley College, tells us that Globalists “is a long-simmering product of the Seattle […]

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[From No Treason No. VI: The Constitution of No Authority.] Listen to the Audio Mises Wire version of this article. All the voting that has ever taken place under the Constitution, has been of such a kind that it not only did not pledge the […]

Voting "no" on a tax increase doesn't mean you really consented to it. And, Lysander Spooner argued there's not anything wrong with voting "defensively." Original article: "No, Voting Doesn't Mean You "Support the System". […]

Two years, four months and a few days ago, on 23rd June 2016, the UK voted to leave the EU. The date of the UK leaving is currently set at 29th March 2019 – almost three years after the vote. It could be postponed further. In the case of a […]

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Court-ordered recount for ND Libertarian candidate cost nearly $5000  Grand Forks HeraldFull coverag […]

Ohio Election Results Endanger Status Of Green And Libertarian Parties  WVXULibertarians Say 2013 State Law Protects Their Ballot Access  WCBE 90.5 FMFull coverag […]

Libertarian, Green Parties Could Lose Minor Party Status In Ohio  WYSOCOMMENTARY: The more things don't change, the more they stay the same  Fredericksburg.comFull coverag […]

Libertarian impact on Montana elections  Billings GazetteFull coverag […]

Georgia Libertarian Party – RIP  Southern Political ReportFull coverag […]

Ohio Libertarians may sue to keep ballot access  cleveland.comOhio Libertarians say they may sue to keep ballot access  13abc Action NewsLibertarians, Greens face possible loss of political party status in […]

Bitcointopia: How Libertarian Fantasy Turned Into Crypto Dystopia  ForbesFull coverag […]

Even the Libertarians Get Luckey Sometimes  Wall Street JournalFull coverag […]

Libertarian Party of Georgia Reflects On Election Cycle, Cites Progress  All On GeorgiaInterview with the Leader of the Libertarian Party of Ontario  71 RepublicNH Libertarians Lose Ballot Access – Is taking over the old […]

Rand Paul on How Libertarian Philosophy Can Connect Divided Partisans  Duke TodayFull coverag […]

Marti Anderson defeats Libertarian challenger in House District 36 race  DesMoinesRegister.comFull coverag […]

Libertarians stand by their Senate candidate  Great Falls TribuneDid a Montana Libertarian End His Senate Run and Endorse a Republican?  Snopes.comMontana Libertarian candidate walks back endorsement of GOP nominee Rosendale in […]

Trump slams Donnelly over ads for Libertarian candidate  The HillJoe Donnelly Runs Stealth Facebook Ads Boosting Libertarian In Senate Race  Daily BeastTrump slams Donnelly ads touting Libertarian  WSBT-TVFull coverag […]

Montana Libertarian Party rejects candidate's endorsement of GOP nominee Rosendale in Senate race  The HillFull coverag […]

What Does It Mean To Be a Libertarian?  ReasonFull coverag […]

Libertarian candidate for governor unveils TV ads in Toledo  Toledo BladeFull coverag […]

'It's dirty politics': Libertarian Party members unhappy after candidate endorses incumbent Lee in NC Senate race  WECTLibertarian candidate Ethan Bickley ends campaign, endorses Republican Michael Lee for State Senate  Port City […]

Libertarian backs Republican in tight Montana Senate race  The Spokesman-ReviewLibertarian backs Republican in Montana Senate race surprise  Minneapolis Star TribuneThe Latest: Libertarian Boss Disavows GOP Support in […]

Editorial board endorsement: Dan Fishman, a Libertarian, for auditor  The Boston GlobeFull coverag […]

Why Virginia's Libertarian candidates struggle to be both seen and heard  wtvr.comLetter: Libertarian toe in election waters  Bennington BannerFull coverag […]