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Larry Sharpe, who ran in 2018 as the Libertarian Party of New York candidate for governor, was interviewed by the Niagara Gazette for an article published on April 21: Larry Sharpe lost his bid for election to the office of New York State governor last year, earning only 95,000 votes compared to the more three […]

The right to freedom of speech doesn’t have much practical value when activists are corralled into “free speech zones” that are designed to keep their ideas and opinions out of sight — and out of mind. A group of Libertarian Party members in Washington are protesting an assault on free speech rights at Columbia Basin […]

Some of the biggest opportunities for Libertarians to make a practical difference can be found in their own communities. Cara Schulz, the Libertarian Party’s candidate recruitment specialist, was featured in an article in The Gazette, a daily newspaper in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on April 8, discussing Libertarian efforts at local governance: Those of us who believe […]

The Libertarian Party of the District of Columbia is working with other opponents of the drug war to end mass incarceration of marijuana users, allow users to grow their own plants, and end the crony capitalism caused by regulation. Below is a press release from the LP D.C., issued on March 29: The DC Libertarian […]

This week, the Libertarian National Committee met its Wiener Rule obligation for 2019 to pay down the mortgage on the David Nolan Memorial Office Building. The Wiener Rule, named for former LNC member Dan Wiener, currently requires the LNC to pay at least $20,000 each odd-numbered year toward the mortgage on the headquarters building, so […]

Chad Williams, who was elected chair of the Libertarian Party of Oklahoma as its convention in March, was elected to a 1st Ward seat on the Choctaw City Council on April 2, defeating the incumbent by two votes. Williams worked tirelessly before the election using a complete campaign plan that he had designed. He presumed […]

The March 2019 issue of LP News is now ready to view on our website. This issue includes a look at our annual report, explains why Americans are ready for the Libertarian Party, reports on our wildly successful national park cleanup events around the country during the partial federal government shutdown, highlights our 2020 Libertarian […]

Four Libertarians were elected to local office on April 2, two each from Illinois and Oklahoma. Brandon Wisenburg was elected to be a trustee of Peoria Heights Village in Illinois, Aisha Pickett was elected to be treasurer of Harvey in Illinois, Chad Williams was elected to a Ward 1 seat on the City Council of […]

Two New Hampshire Libertarians, Richard Manzo and Spencer Dias, were elected to the Goffstown Budget Committee on March 12, 2019. Manzo had been appointed to the committee in 2018 to fill a vacancy. Both will serve a three-year term on the committee. The budget committee prepares the town budget. The residents of the town can […]

Nebraska Libertarian candidate James Herrold was one of two candidates endorsed for the upcoming Lincoln City Council primary election by the Lincoln Journal Star on March 28, 2019. The Journal Star is the main daily newspaper for Lincoln, Neb., and is the second most widely-read paper in the state. From the Journal Star article, titled […]

Although Republicans have often been thought of as the party of lower taxes, decreased spending, free trade, and smaller government, even at its best the GOP rarely delivered much more than rhetoric. In recent years, it has even abandoned most of the rhetoric. Mimi Robson, chair of the Libertarian Party of California, explains why the […]

The Libertarian National Committee passed the following resolution regarding immigration and the border wall on Feb. 11, 2019, elaborating on longstanding support for property rights, individual freedom, and unhindered immigration in the Libertarian Party platform: WHEREAS, the Libertarian Party believes that the only proper role of law is in the protection of the natural rights […]