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Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura declared last week that he is considering a run for U.S. President in 2016 on the Libertarian ticket. In an interview with WCCO-TV, the Minneapolis CBS affiliate, Ventura said he is “seriously considering running for President,” and if he does, he “would seek the Libertarian nomination.” Click here to watch the […]

Libertarian Irwin Schiff, 87, who sought the LP nomination for president in 1996, passed away on October 16 while serving time in federal prison for refusing to pay the income tax.  “While many Libertarians differ with Irwin Schiff’s approach to fighting taxes, the treatment he received in court and in prison was appalling,” said LNC […]

Libertarian National Committee Political Director Carla Howell was interviewed last week on “The Heat,” hosted by Anand Naidoo on CCTV, a 24-hour English news channel, about non-establishment parties and the obstacles they face in running for office. Click here to watch the interview. Scroll down past still image on top to third clip (below Jesse Ventura).

Wednesday’s episode (10/14/2015) of Libertarians Working For You hosted by Arvin Vohra is now available online, with guest Jeffrey Ragas, member of the Plaquemines Parish Executive Board of the Louisiana LP. Click here to listen.

Jennifer Harper of the Washington Times mentions this weekend’s training session in today’s (10/16/15) “Inside The Beltway” column. She also compares the cost of the training and the frugality of Libertarians with the expenses of President Barack Obama, whose travel costs for fundraisers and golf vacations in Februrary and March alone cost taxpayers over $4 million. […]

On October 13, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Rubin v Padilla, 15-135, the minor party lawsuit that charges the top-two system, now in effect in California and Washington, violates voting rights in the general election. Top-two requires all candidates to be placed on the primary election ballots. Only the top two finishers may appear […]

S. L. Malleck Minnesota Libertarian Party vice-chair S. L. Malleck was interviewed last week on MinnPost, an online news publication. “I think our main strength is our comprehensive principle of supporting liberty on all issues all of the time. When I was staffing our booth at the State Fair, I was able to say that Libertarians […]

LEGALIZE FREEDOM won, with $460 raised. Thanks to all who participated.  Full results from the 2016 convention theme contest fundraiser are below.  Defending Liberty ($275) Eternal Vigilance ($0) All Your Freedoms ($175) Advancing Liberty ($150) Winning Now ($30) Lighting Liberty’s Flame ($5) Legalize Freedom ($460) None of the Above (NOTA) ($235)

Wednesday’s episode (10/7/2015) of Libertarians Working For You hosted by Arvin Vohra is now available online, with guests Carla Howell, Political Director of the Libertarian National Committee, and Nicholas Sarwark, chair of the Libertarian National Committee. Click here to listen.

Nicholas Sarwark, Chair of the Libertarian Party, expressed strong reservations about the nature of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement.  TPP is the just-concluded mega-regional trade deal that now heads to Congress for an up-or-down vote. “Our concern with deals like the TPP is that rather than ‘free trade,’ they create a system of winners and losers negotiated in secret,” said […]

A Gallup poll shows that the more Americans know about government, the more they disapprove of the Democrats and Republicans in charge. “The fundamental finding is that Americans who know the most about how Congress operates are not only the most negative about Congress in general, but also about the Republicans and Democrats in Congress […]