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Will Pennsylvania's Libertarian Senate Candidate Drop Out? 'That's a Hard No.'

Like Arizona's Marc Victor, Erik Gerhardt is a potential spoiler in one of the nation's biggest Senate races. Unlike Victor, he's embracing the role.

Reason

In Arizona, Libertarian Party Senate Candidate Polls at 15 Percent

Marc Victor is gaining ground with a “live and let live” message.

Reason

Missouri Libertarian Party Declines To Endorse Marijuana Legalization Initiative

Despite opposing the drug war, and indicating that he will even vote for the measure himself, the state LP's chairman said the initiative would not get the party's stamp of approval.

Reason

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Libertarian Party Faces State Rebellions

The Libertarian Party's state affiliates in New Mexico and Virginia have broken away amid ideological and procedural turmoil—and the Virginia branch may have dissolved entirely.

Reason

Americans Spent More on Taxes Last Year Than on Food, Health Care, Education, and Clothing Combined

Plus: The Virginia Libertarian Party dissolves, San Franciso decriminalizes psychedelic plants, and more...

Reason

The Libertarian Party's Internal Strife Is as Old as the Party Itself

An oral history of the Libertarian Party

Reason

Republican effort to remove Libertarians from November ballot rejected by Texas Supreme Court

On Aug. 8, a group of Republican candidates asked the Supreme Court to remove 23 Libertarian opponents from the ballot, saying they did not meet eligibility requirements. The Republicans included Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and others in congressional and state legislative races.

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Libertarian appeal to swing voters could force Georgia elections to runoffs

In Georgia's close, unpredictable elections this year, Libertarian Party candidates could be the wild cards.

Tribune News Service

Zach Weissmueller: Will the Mises Caucus Save or Kill the Libertarian Party?

The L.P. just held its most-momentous convention in years. Here's what is next for the third-largest political party in the country.

Reason

Ron Paul Revolution 2.0: Angela McArdle's Plan for the Libertarian Party

Ron Paul’s "Giuliani Moment" is the kind of "bold messaging" the party needs, says new incoming chair Angela McArdle.

Reason

Dave Smith: Comedian, Podcaster…Presidential Candidate?

”We stand for repealing the entire Progressive Era,” says Smith.

Reason

Justin Amash's Vision for the Libertarian Party

The Libertarian former congressman on the Mises Caucus takeover, his embrace of "liberalism," and political strategy.

Reason

'By Our Fruits, You'll Know Us': The Mises Caucus Mastermind

"[Libertarians] need to push forward our own culture, our own vision, our own language, our own narrative" and change "the way people think," says Mises Caucus founder Michael Heise.

Reason

Inside the Mises Caucus Takeover of the Libertarian Party

Supporters say they want to "make the Libertarian Party libertarian again." Critics say they’re shitposting edgelords who will destroy the LP from within.

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Libertarian Party hijacked by MAGA

The change could "help consolidate the right-wing vote around the Republican Party"

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Is DeSantis a Principled Governor or a Retaliatory Culture Warrior?

Plus: Are political parties the ideal vessel for advancing libertarian principles?

Reason

Can a Post-'Takeover' Libertarian Party Improve on Its Historical Run of 2012–20?

After winning its two highest-ever presidential vote percentages in 2016 and 2020, the Libertarian Party was taken over by activists embarrassed by those campaigns. Will they attract more votes?

Reason

Delta-8 Cannabis Compound Is Legal, Says Federal Appeals Court

Plus: Libertarian Party changes abortion and bigotry planks, the FDA's weird rejection of fluvoxamine for treating COVID-19, and more...

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Mises Caucus Takes Control of Libertarian Party

Dominating the convention body by more than two-thirds, the Mises Caucus claims to offer an edgier, more libertarian organization. Foes accuse it of right-wing deviationism and racism.

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