To President Obama and all members of the U.S. Congress, The National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 1540) was recently passed through both Houses of Congress, and was signed into law by President Obama. Members of Congress from both factions of the Ruling Party (also known as the Repubicratic Duopoly) claim that the detainee provisions prohibit [...]

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Robert Stark hosted a Citizens Party debate recently. It is available here on podcast. The candidates who participated were Keith Ferguson, Mark Graham, Charles Harvey and “Mad” Max Riekse.

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Former Sheriff Richard Mack has announced that he will run for Congress as a Republican candidate in Texas’ 21st Congressional District. Mack is perhaps best known as a gun rights activist and as a speaker on the role of law enforcement in America. Mack was the Libertarian candidate for U.S. Senate in Arizona in 2006. [...]

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“Single acts of tyranny may be ascribed to the accidental opinion of a day. But a series of oppressions, begun at a distinguished period, and pursued unalterably through every change of ministers, too plainly proves a deliberate systematic plan of reducing us to slavery.“- Thomas Jefferson by R. Lee Wrights BURNET, Texas (Dec. 17) – [...]

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“No wonder our public education system is such a mess. No wonder our children are failing so badly. This new math that Mr. Obama practices is a killer – a jobs killer.” Wayne Allyn Root

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“The most important, must-read columnists and commentators in America…that I love…that light me up…that I learn from…Wayne Allyn Root, Charles Krauthammer and Thomas Sowell.” – Bill Cunningham

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This article by Paul Mitchell highlights how Top Two has impacted California elections, as opposed to how it was supposed to effect elections. Mitchell sets out to separate myth from reality: Much of this year’s legislative and congressional drama has focused on the decennial redistricting, but the greater impact could come from our seemingly annual [...]

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Dick Lamm is a former Governor of Colorado and once pursued the Presidential nomination of Ross Perot’s Reform Party. Tom Tancredo is a former Republican Congressman and in 2010 he ran for Governor as a candidate of the American Constitution Party. Both figures were not only prominent members of third parties, but were taken quite [...]

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Public Policy Polling just sent out a tweet that said, “Gary Johnson polls at 23% in New Mexico as a Libertarian against Obama and Romney” Early polls often over-estimate the strength of third party candidates, whose overall vote total tends to decline closer to election day, especially when the race is close. Johnson is, however, [...]

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BURNET, Texas (Dec. 15) – R. Lee Wrights will take part in a presidential candidates debate sponsored by the Harris County (Texas) Libertarian Party Dec. 17 in Houston. Other candidates scheduled to appear are Roger Gary and RJ Harris. The debate will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Tracey Gee Community Center, 3599 Westcenter Drive, [...]

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A week ago, the Libertarian Party posted a table over at their website citing what is the most comprehensive election results list one could find anywhere. The list includes everything from runs for Mayor of a large city to Selectman of a small town. Make sure to read the table at the bottom of the [...]

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The campaign of Libertarian presidential candidate Bill Still has been relatively quiet of late, but Still has returned with a new video addressing “the Libertarian Nation.” In the video, he offers new clarity about his views on a wide range of issues — a first for Still, who has previously focused on monetary reform to [...]

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The Hamilton County Ohio Board of Elections website shows that David Krikorian will be running as a Democrat in Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District. Krikorian previously ran as an independent candidate in 2008 and was endorsed by the Libertarian Party of Ohio. He earned over 17% of the votes in that race, making him the most [...]

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According to now-fired campaign manager Tom Stevens, Libertarian Party Presidential candidate Carl Person has issued the following statement: I have terminated Dr. Tom Stevens as my Campaign Manager because of the direction my campaign was going, which was different from the direction I have intended. The material on bestiality published and emphasized by Dr. Stevens [...]

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UPDATE: Johnson has told a reporter that this is something he’s looking at and that he will be in New York tomorrow to do “as many media appearances as they can wind me up and send me in that direction.” But he said he wasn’t announcing the switch tomorrow. Stephen Gordon, who identifies himself as [...]

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BURNET, Texas (Dec. 15) – In his second video op ed, R. Lee Wrights says his first act as president will be to issue “A Declaration of Peace.” The libertarian writer and political activist is seeking the presidential nomination because he believes the Libertarian message in 2012 must be a loud, clear and unequivocal call [...]

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This is news because Bob Smith once left the Republican Party and flirted with the Constitution Party. I believe he twice flirted with the CP as a potential Presidential candidate. The endorsement reads in part: “It is not enough to simply defeat President Obama. We must replace him with an inspirational, experienced, conservative leader, with [...]

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Bob Barr was the Presidential nominee of the Libertarian Party in 2008, having recently switched from the GOP. It was recently rumored that he was considering a Republican run for Congress in Georgia, but this still came as quite a shock. Bob Barr is one member of a large slate of public officials and former [...]

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It is not very often that you see a member of the Green Party partner with a member of a far-right party like the American Independent Party in government. However, that is just what happened at a meeting of the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors. A couple of days ago former Congressman and Green Party [...]

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John DeTar helped to co-found the Independent American Party in 1968 as a vehicle for the candidacy of then-Governor George Wallace. He was the founder of the Reno chapter of the John Birch Society and a fixture in right-wing politics in Nevada for decades. He passed away last month at the age of 86. “The [...]

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