IPR turns 5; Paulie Turns 41 After a 36-hour period of nonstop work by Jason “GE” Seagraves, IPR went live 5 years ago today with our first post, on May 20, 2008. Our predecessor site, Third Party Watch, operated between May 2005 and May 2008 before being purchased by Richard Viguerie right before the Libertarian [...]

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I was asked to take a look at some comments on the site. Some commenters have engaged in what I consider to be inappropriate “troll” behavior. So at least temporarily I’m declaring a new rule. I’m open to change and invite comments on this post. New Rule: It shall no longer be permitted for the [...]

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Today I was informed of an inappropriate comment. After a quick review I discovered we had a fairly new “troll” on IPR. Personally I detest trolls. My gut feel is that they detract from the site. My inclination is to take substantial steps to reduce the troll problem. I did, just now, make a minor [...]

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Ruchika Darapaneni is a libertarian residing in my area, in Northern Illinois. She is the press secretary for the David Earl Williams III for U.S. Congress 2014 campaign, of which I am the campaign manager.  - KL The legal drinking age in the United States for alcohol is 21. Alcohol consumption is the third leading [...]

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http://norton13.us/: Inaugural Proclamation and Miscellaneous Decrees Thereunto Pertaining The Emperor takes his leisure in Florida’s Kanapaha Highlands To All Who Shall See These Presents, Greetings. Know ye that at the peremptory request and desire of a large majority of the citizens of these United States, I, The Reverend Doctor Thomas L. Knapp, formerly of Missouri, [...]

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Forwarded message ———- From: Anonymous Date: Sun, Mar 31, 2013 at 1:39 PM Subject: Wikipedian attack on IPR credibility To whom it may concern:If you know any Wikipedians, you probably should direct them to this page:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_Sources/Noticeboard/Large_scale_clean-ups/independentpoliticalreport.comApparently, several Wikipedians have decided IPR is not a reliable source.  This endangers fair coverage of third party concerns and [...]

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The following was originally posted at Cody Quirk’s blog, Independent and Third Party News and Views (ITPNV). Atlanta Music Liberty Fest “Liberty Train” founders Barbie Dunn and Dan Hagen are at it again! After their successful Music City liberty Fest on Nov 3rd, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee, they have planned the Atlanta Music Liberty Fest [...]

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Happy New Year to IPR readers! Please use the comments to share your New Years resolutions if you would like to make them public.

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Just to let users know, I am experimenting with Google ads on the site. You may see blank spaces in the short run, and eventually those should have ads in them. They probably will not generate much revenue but for now I’m playing with them. Feel free to comment and let me know what you [...]

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Google News declined to include IPR in their news index. Here’s what the form said: We reviewed your site and are unable to include it in Google News at this time. We currently only include sites with news articles that provide timely reporting on recent events. This means we don’t include informational and how-to articles, [...]

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IPR is moving to a new server. There may be some hiccups today.

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In light of a couple recent posts which I deleted, it’s a good idea to discuss what is and is not appropriate for IPR articles. To be clear, I’m not referring to comments, and these “guidelines” are open for discussion. Please add your thoughts to the comments. First, regarding the article(s) in question, the author [...]

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