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Louisiana police, courts deny due process via willful misinterpretation
The right to request representation by an attorney during police questioning is an essential part of due process rights in the United States. In Louisiana, however, the state Supreme Court just allowed police to get away with negating those rights by willfully misinterpreting a bit of slang that a suspect used during his request for a lawyer
Trump’s war on opioids will be a disastrous, expensive failure
On Oct. 26, President Donald Trump declared opioid abuse a public health emergency and promised to redirect federal resources to the problem. In his speech announcing yet another war on drugs, Trump told a story about his brother Fred’s addiction to a completely legal substance: alcohol. We all know how disastrous alcohol prohibition was in the early 20th century, so could a new government battle against opioids be any more successful?
GOP federal spending soars — new boss, same old deficit
Federal spending keeps increasing every year, and the fiscal year 2017 numbers have soared to a record high. Furthermore, the budget deficit is once again on an upward trend. It’s difficult to fathom just how much money is at stake when those numbers reach into the multiple trillions, so Libertarian National Committee Chair Nicholas Sarwark argues that it makes more common sense to look at government spending in a more individual way.
Milestones!
Dear Libertarian, Several years ago, our national committee decided to purchase an office as a step towards a better financial future for the party. They chose a modest but nice building in Old Town Alexandria and today it serves as headquarters for our national...
Milestones!
Dear Libertarian, Several years ago, our national committee decided to purchase an office as a step towards a better financial future for the party. They chose a modest but nice building in Old Town Alexandria and today it serves as headquarters for our national...
LNC Executive Director Wes Benedict calls for fair debates at SCOTUS rally
I’m Wes Benedict, executive director of the Libertarian Party. Libertarians want to make America more prosperous, friendlier, and fairer for everyone, and we think we can deliver that with free markets, civil liberties, and peace. Libertarians welcome both good...
LNC Executive Director Wes Benedict calls for fair debates at SCOTUS rally
I’m Wes Benedict, executive director of the Libertarian Party. Libertarians want to make America more prosperous, friendlier, and fairer for everyone, and we think we can deliver that with free markets, civil liberties, and peace. Libertarians welcome both good...
Standing up to bullies in Ohio
Dear Libertarian, As you know, the Libertarian Party is determined to achieve full ballot access again in 2018 so that there will be Libertarian candidates on every ballot in America in November. Right now, the primary focus of the national party's ballot access...
Standing up to bullies in Ohio
Dear Libertarian, As you know, the Libertarian Party is determined to achieve full ballot access again in 2018 so that there will be Libertarian candidates on every ballot in America in November. Right now, the primary focus of the national party's ballot access...
Experienced Libertarian candidate Michael Hoak aims to win coroner race in Perry County, PA
A special election for the office of coroner in Perry County, Penn., will be held on Nov. 7, and Libertarian Party candidate Michael Hoak is by far the most qualified. He is also currently serving in that position as acting coroner, making him the effective incumbent...