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May 27 2016
Headline Roundup
Libertarian Convention this Weekend
Libertarians, enjoying more attention with many dissatisfied with the Republican and Democrat Party options, meet this weekend in Orlando, Florida at their national convention to pick their nominee for President.
Christian Science Monitor Fox News (Online News) HuffPostOct 05 2015
Opinion
OPINION: The collapse of Rand Paul and the libertarian moment that never was
If real Libertarian votes were there for the taking, someone would have come along and done the harvesting.
Guest WriterNov 21 2015
News
Rand Paul’s Hard Line On Refugees Rankles Libertarians
Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-Ky.) tough proposals aimed at limiting the admission of refugees in the wake of the Paris terror attacks are disappointing libertarian opinion leaders, days after a presidential debate performance in which he appeared to return to his independent roots.
Paul said on Saturday that the United States and Europe "have to be very careful about bringing refugees to our
HuffPostAug 01 2020
Analysis
Tom Cotton's Only Challenger Is a Black Libertarian Prison Chaplain
Sen. Tom Cotton's Democratic challenger, Josh Mahony, dropped out of the U.S. Senate race just hours after the filing deadline closed. Between this and Cotton's comments over the past few weeks, which range from calling slavery a "necessary evil" to calling for military force in American streets, many Arkansas voters worry that the Republican incumbent is running unopposed.
Actually,
ReasonApr 07 2015
News
Can Libertarian Rand Paul Win A Republican Primary?
Rand Paul is not like other potential presidential candidates.
The Kentucky senator, who announced his candidacy for the White House on Tuesday morning, doesn't fit neatly into the molds of either party.
Socially liberal on issues of crime and punishment — especially when it comes to drug sentencing — against a federal ban on same-sex marriage, and no foreign policy hawk, he's
NPR (Online News)Dec 20 2019
Analysis
What's the Correct Libertarian Position on Abortion? A Soho Forum Debate
That was the resolution of a public debate hosted by the Soho Forum in New York City on December 8, 2019. It featured Walter Block arguing for the resolution and Kerry Baldwin arguing against it. Soho Forum Director Gene Epstein moderated.
It was an Oxford-style debate. That means the audience votes on the resolution at the beginning and end of the event, and the side that gains the
ReasonNov 20 2017
News
What Happened to the ‘Libertarian Moment’? Read more at: http://www.nationalreview.com/article/453884/libertarian-conservatives-influence-republican-party-shrinking
Liberty-minded conservatives are in serious decline.
National Review (News)Aug 26 2022
News
Republican effort to remove Libertarians from November ballot rejected by Texas Supreme Court
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday rejected a Republican effort to remove a host of Libertarian candidates from the November ballot, saying the GOP did not bring their challenge soon enough.
In a unanimous opinion, the all-GOP court did not weigh in on the merits of the challenge but said the challenge came too late in the election cycle. The Libertarian Party nominated the candidates in
The Texas TribuneMar 28 2024
News
Colombia expels Argentina’s diplomats over leader’s ‘denigrating’ remarks
Colombia has ordered the expulsion of Argentinian diplomats to the Andean nation, with the Colombian foreign ministry citing “denigrating” comments by Argentinian President Javier Milei about Colombian President Gustavo Petro. In a statement published on Wednesday, the ministry said “the Argentinian president’s comments have deteriorated the trust of our nation, in addition to offending the
Al JazeeraMar 31 2024
News
Here's a look at the notable candidates running to be Washington's next governor
OLYMPIA, Wash. — With Election Day only months away, the race to be Washington state's next governor is heating up and the list of candidates continues to grow.
Gov. Jay Inslee announced last year he would not seek reelection for a fourth term after thinking "long and hard." Inslee was last reelected in 2020, becoming the second governor in Washington state to be elected to a third
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