Many people who aspire to government power are motivated by their own idealistic view of how the world should work. The Communist Party in China holds “socialism with Chinese characteristics” as its ideal. This generally excludes religious belief, which it views as antithetical to Communist Party allegiance, so the Chinese government has often cracked down […]
In a January op-ed for the Orange County Register, public-employee pension expert Steven Greenhut praised as a “model for the state” Libertarian Mayor Jeff Hewitt’s work ending Calimesa’s dependence on the state’s fire-protection bureaucracy, enabling the city to avoid exorbitant pension costs. Following a suspenseful ballot-counting process in a very tight race, Hewitt has garnered […]
The Libertarian Party came out of the 2018 midterm elections with the best ballot access that any third party has achieved at this stage in the election cycle since 1914! We currently have ballot access for our 2020 presidential ticket in 33 states and DC. That is exactly double the 17 states in which the LP […]
Happy birthday to the Bill of Rights! These 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution were ratified by the states on Dec. 15, 1791. The Anti-Federalists insisted that the Constitution must contain an enumeration of protection for some of the most important rights, to help ensure that the federal government didn’t overstep its bounds by violating […]
A Libertarian Party affiliate may soon be able to take credit for legalization of retail recreational cannabis shops in the city of Richland, Wash. The Benton County LP, led by Chair Ryan Cooper, created an organization called Legalize Richland and has spearheaded a petition drive to require the city council to consider repealing the ban […]
Liberland is a new republic organized according to libertarian values, on a disputed piece of land about the size of Gibraltar, 2.7 square miles, between Serbia and Croatia. Liberland’s president, Vit Jedlička, was a guest at the quarterly meeting of the Libertarian National Committee on Dec. 1–2. He asked the LNC to approve a resolution […]
Dear Libertarian, This week holds two anniversaries worthy of note that Libertarian Party members should celebrate and publicize. Today, Dec. 11, marks the 47th anniversary of the founding of the Libertarian Party in 1971. It was on that day that David F. Nolan gathered with other libertarians in Colorado Springs to declare that it was […]
The Libertarian Party was conceived 47 years ago in the living room of David Nolan, and officially founded in Colorado Springs on Dec. 11, 1971. The issues that inspired the creation of the Libertarian Party in 1971 are still pressing in 2018, and have become even more serious. The Vietnam War, the longest war in […]
Calimesa mayor elected as new supervisor in Riverside County The provisional and absentee ballots have finally been counted, and Libertarian Jeff Hewitt has been declared the new supervisor-elect for the 5th District of Riverside County, Calif. Hewitt, the former Libertarian mayor of Calimesa, garnered 51.9 percent of the vote. His opponent, Republican former Assemblyman Russ […]
Dear Libertarian, Political success doesn’t happen overnight. Winning a single political campaign requires countless hours of work to qualify for the ballot, hone a message, reach out to potential constituents, and persuade the voting public that you’ll do a better job representing them than the other candidates would. That single winning campaign also builds on […]
Friend, Super Bowls are won in the off-season. When the TV cameras aren’t rolling, football players spend their months conditioning, strength training, and running plays. Those months and years of preparation determine who wins on game day. The same holds true in politics. Elections are won through months, and years, of preparation and work long […]
Dear fellow Libertarians, Over the past few months, the Youth Engagement Committee has been hard at work determining how to best empower our party’s young activists. Now we need your help. Invest in the future of the Libertarian Party by completing and sharing this quick survey. Your feedback is helpful in developing youth initiatives that […]
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