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KNAPP: “Peak libertarianism?” No, Thom Hartmann is just a sore winner.

“We have now reached peak Libertarianism,” Thom Hartmann informs us at CounterPunch, “and this bizarre experiment that has been promoted by the billionaire class for over 40 years is literally killing us.” That claim is so bizarre on its face that it’s easy to dismiss. On the other hand, even the craziest claims can fool people if nobody takes the time to debunk them. Even in its most watered-down, weak-tea form, Libertarianism calls for “smaller government.” That’s not its real […]

todayJuly 23, 2020 64

Decision 2020

Libertarians in Greater Peoria area launch bids for select elective offices

PEORIA -- Liberty plays in Peoria. This has been a long-standing slogan for the Libertarian Party of Greater Peoria for several years. In 2020, it brings forth a slate of candidates for both county and state legislative offices in November's general election. At least eight candidates are running for state and county offices in November, according to statements during the press conference Thursday. Party chairman Donny Henry states a legal decision is lowering the signature threshold to one-tenth of the […]

todayJuly 3, 2020 87

Decision 2018

Libertarians set to take over New Orleans as biennial national convention nears

ALEXANDRIA, Va./NEW ORLEANS (Heartland Newsfeed) -- The Libertarian Party will be holding their biennial national convention beginning next Saturday, June 30 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Orleans with approximately 900 delegates from across the country expected to attend to conduct party business and elect their regional and national leadership for the next two years. The party's convention has proven to be the largest midterm political event in its 46-year history, with event organizers expecting an overall attendance of […]

todayJune 21, 2018 96

Ballot Access News

Libertarians enter two Maryland Congressional races in 2018

ARNOLD, Md./SHADY SIDE, Md. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Two Libertarians based in Anne Arundel County, Maryland have hopes that distrust and frustration with the Democratic and Republican parties -- and of the U.S. government as a whole -- will boost their chances next year in their Congressional races. Dave Bishop, a resident of Arnold, is running for the seat in Maryland CD-4, currently held by Democratic representative Anthony G. Brown. Despite having an active campaign page, Brown, a former Maryland lieutenant […]

todayDecember 15, 2017 54

Ballot Access News

Wisconsin gubernatorial race: Libertarian candidate offers a break from two-party bickering

MADISON, Wis. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Despite many Democratic contenders for governor of Wisconsin next year, Republican Gov. Scott Walker considers them pretty much the same. "...it doesn't really who comes out of that primary; it'll be more of the same," Walker said before announcing his re-election bid Sunday. Phil Anderson, chairman of the Libertarian Party of Wisconsin, who is also campaigning for the executive post, agrees with Walker's sentiment, but notes that voters will get "more of the same", whether […]

todayNovember 13, 2017 45

Business & Lifestyle

Wary Libertarians sense opportunities with Trump administration’s dysfunction

Chris Moody, CNN Writer LAS VEGAS (CNN) -- If there's one person relishing in Washington's Trump-era dysfunction, it's Libertarian Party Chairman Nicholas Sarwark, who sees the tumult as a prime recruitment opportunity. "I have to give thanks to Donald Trump and the Republican Party," said Sarwark, a former defense attorney who has led the Libertarian Party since 2014. "Their success in getting control of government and then showing that they can't do anything once they have that control has been […]

todayJuly 25, 2017 103

Ballot Access News

Arkansas Libertarians earn ballot access for 2018 ballot, urges for better access

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Heartland Newsfeed) -- In a certified letter from Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin's office Monday, the Libertarian Party has attained new party status for the fourth election cycle in a row, following the collection of enough signatures for qualify for statewide ballot access. The Libertarian Party of Arkansas (LPAR) has never met the threshold set by Arkansas state law regarding automatically retaining ballot access to avoid a petitioning process, although the state party's chair, Michael Pakko, […]

todayJuly 12, 2017 46

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