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Jeffrey Tucker had the following opinion piece published in Newsweek on June 4: “Last weekend I attended an historic event, the nominating convention of the Libertarian Party. (I spoke but was not a delegate and declared no support for any particular candidate.) “It was a thrilling, raucous, contentius, fun, serious and, ultimately, an ebullient event […]

Robby Soave wrote this opinion piece that CNN published on its website on June 1: “Voters…have choices beyond Clinton or Trump. A viable third party has put forth a compelling alternative in the form of libertarian Gary Johnson. For the second presidential election in a row, the Libertarian Party has chosen Johnson, a softspoken entrepreneur […]

From A. Barton Hinkle of Reason Magazine on June 1: “‘Has the Libertarian Moment Finally Arrived?’ asked The New York Times two years ago. The standard-bearer for the cause then was Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). “Now the question is back, and getting scrutiny from outlets such as the Wall Street Journal (‘The Libertarian Alternative’), FiveThirtyEight […]

From two articles in the Wall Street Journal by Byron Tau: Party hopes the two former GOP governors can mount formidable third-party challenge to Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton ORLANDO, Fla.—The Libertarian National Convention on Sunday chose a pair of former Republican governors as their presidential and vice presidential nominees, putting forward the most-experienced election […]

From John Sapochetti of the Boston Herald on May 22: “With a platform that is socially liberal and fiscally conservative, the Libertarian party’s national convention will take place this Thursday through Monday in Orlando, Fla., and in a ‘normal’ presidential election year this would be met with a ‘who cares.’ “But — as we have […]

An opinion piece by Barry Fagin was published at the Colorado Springs Gazette on May 19: “Can anyone imagine any debates less interesting, less substantive, and less thought-provoking than the ones we will soon see for president? One party’s nominee is a pathological liar, a rampant cronyist with no coherent vision for America, no new […]

William Weld, a candidate for the 2016 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nomination, and a two-term former governor of Massachusetts, appeared on the MSNBC show “Meet The Press Daily” on May 20. Click here to watch the video.

Austin Petersen, John McAfee, and Gary Johnson Magician and showman Penn Jillette moderated a debate sponsored by the Libertarian Party ​of Nevada and Out for Liberty (an LGBT caucus of the LP) of three Libertarian presidential candidates, which will air on TheBlaze TV starting Friday, May 20 at 5:00 P.M. ET.   In a Reason Magazine article, author Brian Doherty said, […]

From NBC News on May 19: “Favored Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson has agreed to join forces with former Massachusetts Governor William Weld for the Libertarian Party’s nomination. Weld will run for the party’s vice presidential slot, possibly bolstering the third party’s appeal to general election voters. “Weld was a popular governor in the […]