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Aug 26 2022
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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 TribuneAug 23 2016
News
William Weld: Never Mind Libertarianism, He's Running as Himself
Boston magazine has a long take on William Weld, former Massachusetts governor, currently Libertarian vice presidential candidate.
The main takeaway, after some of the usual slightly sneery scene-setting about weirdo libertarians (reported from July's FreedomFest in Las Vegas) and the lovely color detail of the patrician Weld being amazed he's staying in a New York hotel whose price is
ReasonJul 25 2020
Analysis
Should Libertarians Vote for Biden, Jorgensen, or Trump? A Soho Forum Debate
That was the topic of an online Soho Forum debate held on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. It featured George Mason University law professor Ilya Somin; Angela McArdle, the chair of the Libertarian Party of Los Angeles County; and Francis Menton, a retired attorney who blogs at Manhattan Contrarian. The debate was moderated by Soho Forum Director Gene Epstein.
Arguing that libertarians should
ReasonAug 21 2016
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Libertarian Gary Johnson Tries His Luck in Las Vegas
Gary Johnson's presidential campaign of actually going places, standing in front of big crowds, and talking continues, moving from Miami on Wednesday to Las Vegas yesterday.
ReasonMar 19 2024
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Gubernatorial hopeful Brad Chambers lays out economic development plan for Indiana
Brad Chambers announced his economic development plan at the Indiana IoT Lab in Fishers. Photo: Arika Herron/Axios Gubernatorial candidate Brad Chambers seeks to set himself apart from a crowded field of GOP hopefuls with policy positions that include doubling down on his defense of the controversial LEAP District. Why it matters: Chambers is one of six Republicans on the May primary ballot
AxiosFeb 08 2015
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Rand Paul stakes out libertarian claim in Iowa visit
Sen. Rand Paul embraced his libertarian roots in Iowa this weekend, speaking unapologetically about his apprehension about foreign intervention and stoking the fire in one of the libertarian movement's biggest crusades: auditing the Federal Reserve.
In his first trip to Iowa this year, just under a year before the caucuses, the Kentucky Republican and potential presidential candidate
CNN (Online News)Aug 23 2019
News
Billionaire industrialist and libertarian political activist David Koch dies at 79
David Koch was a billionaire, industrialist, philanthropist, political activist and onetime vice presidential candidate for the Libertarian Party.
Koch and his 83-year-old brother, Charles, ran Koch Industries, one of the nation’s largest privately held conglomerates. Its investments include subsidiaries involved with manufacturing, refining and distribution of chemicals, fibers and
CNBCMar 10 2024
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RFK Jr. faces tough choices in quest for ballot access
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing some pivotal choices as he seeks to gain ballot access across the country amid his independent presidential bid.
Kennedy has already gathered enough signatures to make the ballot in New Hampshire, Utah and Hawaii, and just this week he celebrated adding Nevada — a consequential swing state — to the list. His super PAC also says it has gotten enough
The HillNov 19 2017
News
Disruption games: why are libertarians lining up with autocrats to undermine democracy?
At a time when strange alliances are disrupting previously stable democracies, the Catalan independence referendum was a perfect reflection of a weird age. Along with the flag-waving and calls for ‘freedom’ from Madrid, the furore that followed the vote unleashed some of the darker elements that have haunted recent turbulent episodes in Europe and America: fake news, Russian mischief and,
The Guardian