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Dear Libertarian, Let me share a heartwarming story with you about the difference an elected official can make is someone’s life. Libertarian Cara Schulz serves on the city council in Burnsville, Minn., and her experience in office provides a powerful example: Cara writes, “A man who is currently homeless signed up to speak during the […]

In a 7-3 ruling handed down on the morning of May 21, the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit turned aside the Libertarian National Committee’s (LNC) First Amendment challenge to federal restrictions on the use of a large bequest, as well as its challenge to recently enacted content-based restrictions on the speech […]

Alabama is the most recent state to pass newly restrictive anti-abortion laws in 2019, following Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Ohio. Abortion remains legal at the federal level, so it is likely that as the new state laws are challenged, one or more cases will eventually reach the U.S. Supreme Court as a challenge to the […]

Dear Libertarian, For far too long, the United States has relied more on our military might than diplomacy. For far too long, the United States has pursued bellicose policies abroad in the name of safety and freedom, policies which in fact make the world less safe and less free. For far too long, the United […]

The purpose of government, according to the Declaration of Independence, is to secure the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Actual government agencies, however, are often destructive of these ends. Public choice economics shows that government officials are just as self-interested as anyone else, that their work in the public sector tends […]

Join us at the next Libertarian National Convention, May 21–25, 2020, in Austin, Texas! Convention is coming! All the packages are finally here! Whether it’s bronze, silver, or gold, since there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch, get your package early and save some green. Prices will never be lower and are only […]

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The Department of Justice announced Thursday that the number of people incarcerated in the United States dropped 10 percent over the last 10 years. Libertarian Party Executive Director Dan Fishman commented: I’m very proud to think that the Libertarian Party’s constant advocacy for the legalization of cannabis, shining a light on policing for profit, and […]

Dear Libertarian, A couple of months ago, the Arkansas state legislature pulled some shenanigans and rapidly pushed through an “emergency bill” to make it nearly three times harder for us to get ballot access there. Why? Because Republicans are scared to compete with us. But we are not deterred! We have a long and proud […]

Applications to serve as a member of the 2020 Libertarian Party Awards Committee will be accepted until July 12, 2019. The Libertarian National Committee will probably select the members of the Awards Committee at its meeting in Austin, Texas, on July 27–28, 2019. Applicants must be sustaining members of the Libertarian Party. Members who have […]

Happy 420 day! Convention is coming! Packages are already here! To help celebrate that and because there ain’t no such thing as a free brownie, much less a lunch, we have a deal so low, you’ll think we’re high! Our 420 special is the second lowest price for the Gold Package — only $420! If […]

The United States has a long history of intervention in foreign conflicts, waging war and dropping bombs in countries where American interests are not at stake — and taking innocent lives in the process. The civil war in Yemen is fueled by aggression from Saudi Arabia that has been particularly brutal, with an estimated 50,000 […]