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A U.S. district court ruling on Jan. 7 substantially reduced the onerous ballot access rules that Ohio Republicans attempted to impose on Libertarians running for office, leaving the Ohio LP in good shape for retaining ballot access through 2018. State LP Chair Kevin Knedler reports that: Libertarians will be included in the primary election and […]

Harry Browne LP 1996, 2000 Presidential Candidate Harry Browne, the Libertarian Party’s presidential nominee in 1996 and 2000, was among the greatest salesmen for liberty who ever lived. He wrote the below Libertarian New Year’s Resolutions in 1998. While you may have read this before, his sage words are worth reading over and over again. […]

Dear Libertarian candidates and supporters, Thank you for all you did in 2013. Candidates, thank you for running for office and for taking time away from your family, your work, and the rest of your life. We are grateful for your dedication. Thank you to key campaign team members. Some of you put in as […]

LP Political Director Carla Howell was quoted by Press TVon Dec. 16, 2013 A Gallup Poll released on Dec. 16 that was conducted a week earlier shows that Americans disapprove of lobbyists and members of Congress the most out of 22 categories of professionals. In response, LP Political Director Carla Howell made this statement on […]

Erwin Haas, Kentwood, Mich., City Commissioner Thanks to newly-elected Libertarian Erwin Haas, the people in Kentwood, Mich., a suburb of Grand Rapids, now know there’s a huge public debt problem. Haas won a tightly contested race to unseat incumbent Maurice Groce by 68 votes, for the second ward seat of the city commission. The vote […]

Dear Friend of Liberty, I am contributing $250 to help defray the cost of rescheduling a Libertarian National Committee (LNC) meeting and I’d like to ask for your help as well. Allow me to explain. Twenty-six people from around the country serve as LNC members or alternates. The LNC is the board of directors of […]

A poll released by the Pew Research Center indicates that a majority of Americans are aligned with the Libertarian Party’s goals of less U.S. military intervention and more free trade. The poll concludes that Americans’ support for U.S. global engagement has fallen to a historic low while “support for closer trade and business ties with […]

Dear Friend of Liberty, Just in time for winter, we’re getting a great deal on some long-sleeve T-shirts and are offering them to you for $34.99 or less! They’re long-sleeve and black with the word “Libertarian” across the chest in white. These aren’t wimpy little cheap give-away shirts. They’re high quality 100% cotton Hanes Beefy-T’s […]

The Pilgrims’ Real Thanksgiving Lesson November 25, 2004 Benjamin Powell Charlotte Observer, The San Diego Union-Tribune

Charles Earl, LP Ohio Candidate for Governor Charles Earl, a former Republican representative in the Ohio General Assembly who switched his party affiliation to Libertarian in 2010, is running for governor in Ohio in 2014 to advance personal freedom and constitutional government. Earl told the Sandusky Register, “We aim to reduce business and corporate taxes […]