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William Weld, a candidate for the 2016 Libertarian Party vice-presidential nomination, and a two-term former governor of Massachusetts, appeared on the MSNBC show “Meet The Press Daily” on May 20. Click here to watch the video.

Austin Petersen, John McAfee, and Gary Johnson Magician and showman Penn Jillette moderated a debate sponsored by the Libertarian Party ​of Nevada and Out for Liberty (an LGBT caucus of the LP) of three Libertarian presidential candidates, which will air on TheBlaze TV starting Friday, May 20 at 5:00 P.M. ET.   In a Reason Magazine article, author Brian Doherty said, […]

Krista Kafer Click here to hear Krista Kafer, radio host for 710 KNUS in Denver, Colorado, counter her co-host, Steve Kelly, as she explains why she left the GOP for the Libertarian Party. Her announcement was also covered on Colorado Public Radio. Kafer is a columnist for the Denver Post, and writes policy statements for […]

Austin Petersen Austin Petersen, a candidate for the 2016 Libertarian Party presidential nomination, was interviewed at Breitbart on May 11. “In his own words, Petersen’s politics can best be summed up by the phrase: ‘I believe in a world where gay married couples can defend their marijuana fields with fully automatic machine guns.’ His campaign slogan: ‘Taking […]

The May 2016 issue of LP News is now available online. Click here to read about Libertarian campaigns, our upcoming presidential nominating convention, national and affiliate party news, ballot access updates, and more.

Lily Williams A group of Colorado Springs Republicans endorsed Lily Tang Williams, the Libertarian candidate running in Colorado’s U.S. Senate race on April 27. “It doesn’t matter what the political party is. It matters that the person stands for self-governance, limited government, and for freedom,” Glasgow, told The Colorado Independent. “We are Republicans, but there […]

Dr. James Lark Dr. James Lark will be delivering a keynote address at the second party congress of Liberalistene, the Norwegian Libertarian Party on Saturday, April 30. A press release about the event in Norwegian, followed by an English translation, is linked here. Dr. Lark is currently the Libertarian National Committee region five representative, and was the chair […]

This article was originally published in the Sept. 2015 issue of LP News (page 11). Alive Free Happy founders Jason Wu (left) and Boomer Shannon (middle, back) work the crowd at the Palos Verdes Estates street fair in Los Angeles County. Jason Wu and Matthew “Boomer” Shannon know how to have fun while helping young […]

This article was originally published in the Sept. 2015 issue of LP News (page 7). A SWAT team deployed on the streets of Ferguson, Mo.  Photo by Jamelle Bouie. (License: CC BY 2.0) In Lebanon, Tennessee, 61-year-old John Adams was watching television with his wife when police, looking for an alleged drug offender, pounded on […]

Tricia Weathers Tricia Weathers was elected to the Box Elder, South Dakota city council on April 12. She received 76 votes. Her competitor, Al Levine, obtained 56 votes. Ms Weathers had been appointed to the seat last fall after the position was vacated. The election was to fill out the remainder of the three-year term. […]

Nicholas Sarwark Libertarian National Committee chair Nicholas Sarwark gave the keynote speech at an event on free markets organized by Liberty America, on April 8 in Atlanta, Georgia. Click here to watch the video of the speech.