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The Libertarian Party of Ohio (LPO) is appealing the ballot access case for Libertarian governor candidate Charlie Earl to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals after a judge ruled on March 19 to toss the Libertarians off the primary ballot. On March 21, the Sixth Circuit agreed to expedite the case. Here’s the LPO news release: LPO appeals Earl case to […]

Theodora “Tonie” Nathan, the 1972 Libertarian Party candidate for vice president, passed away on the morning of March 20, 2014, at the age of 91. Nathan was a charter member of the national Libertarian Party, which was founded in 1971, inspired largely by the philosophical vision of Ayn Rand. At the first Libertarian Party presidential […]

A substantial, broad-based tax cut that results in substantial reductions in government spending can yield a number of benefits. Which one is the most important with the widest impact? Take the poll now.

From Washington Times column March 19, 2014: Libertarians strut their stuff: ‘We pay for our own conventions’ While the major political parties strike threatening poses and hiss at one another, the Libertarians have already organized a national convention set for late June in Columbus, Ohio — ironically a city under heavy consideration as a site […]

Dear Friend of Liberty, The much anticipated 2014 Columbus Libertarian National Convention website is now live and taking Early Bird registrations! Our national convention will run June 26–29, 2014, in Columbus, Ohio. I hope you’ll visit the registration page and purchase a discounted convention package today. I recommend the Gold Package! Other than Election Day, […]

Dear Friend of Liberty, Great news! And many thanks! Last week I sent a note to many of our donors asking them to help me cover a $26,000 fundraising shortfall from February. I’m happy to report that 149 people have contributed $16,036 online since then. That goes a long way towards covering our shortfall. I […]

The impact Libertarian Lucas Overby is having on today’s special election for the 13th congressional seat in Florida is stirring controversy. Roll Call reports that the race between Republican David Jolly and Democrat Alex Sink is a tossup. Some contend votes for Overby will come out of Jolly’s take. But Overby’s platform includes both fiscally […]

Charlie Earl for Governor in Ohio Ohio Republicans are at it again, using their powers in office to suppress competition from Libertarians. On Friday, March 7th, Republican Secretary of State Jon Husted disqualified gubernatorial candidate Charlie Earl and attorney general candidate Steven Linnabary from the May 6 Libertarian primary. The LP of Ohio, represented by […]

Republican Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signs law to preemp voter referendum. On Feb. 27, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed a bill, HB 2196, to repeal a highly restrictive ballot access law passed in 2013. Republicans championed the 2013 bill to target both their Libertarian and Democratic opponents. The 2013 bill included a provision making it […]