USDOJ should stop persecuting foreign-owned press

USDOJ should stop persecuting foreign-owned press

The Department of Justice demanded in November that the Russia-owned media outlet RT must register as a foreign agent under the provisions of a World War II–era law, even though it specifically excludes “any news or press service” with primary interests in the United...

Congress should let FISA amendments expire

Congress should let FISA amendments expire

Section 702 loophole allows sweeping warrants to spy on U.S. citizens Congress passed the FISA Amendments Act in 2008 to enable surveillance of persons or organizations outside the United States, but in practice section 702 of the act includes sweeping warrants for...

Happy birthday, LP!

Happy birthday, LP!

Dear Libertarian, Today is the 46th anniversary of the founding of the Libertarian Party! And, today, we are in uncharted territory. Candidates are running campaigns which far exceed the results from the past. Our revenues are far exceeding past historical trends. The...

Freedom of association should be a piece of cake

Freedom of association should be a piece of cake

Wedding cakes have become a controversial topic, as a few bakers who object to gay marriages on religious grounds decline to make cakes for those weddings. The U.S. Supreme Court heard Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission on Dec. 5, and will soon decide whether Colorado baker Jack Phillips should be legally required to violate his religious conscience and make a wedding cake for Charlie Craig and David Mullins, a gay couple.

Libertarian Party salutes bitcoin success (and happily accepts bitcoin donations)

Libertarian Party salutes bitcoin success (and happily accepts bitcoin donations)

On Dec. 6, the price of bitcoin surpassed $13,000, gaining more than $1,000 in value from a record high only the previous day. In April 2013, back when the price of bitcoin fluctuated between $76 and $266, Slate writer Eric Posner called the digital currency “a libertarian fantasy.” The Libertarian Party was already accepting bitcoin contributions then — the first political party to do so — through a system that immediately converted them to dollars, as required by policy.

Join me and run for office!

Join me and run for office!

Dear Libertarian, There is no time like the present. I wasn't planning to become a candidate at this stage in my life. I have young kids. I have a job. I have volunteer responsibilities with other organizations. I have a lot on my plate. But I realized that if the...