Posted to Oped News March 4, 2013 Leading up to the March 1 deadline, the White House and President Obama’s cabinet have filled the press with dire warnings of the mayhem that will result if the budget sequester goes into effect.   As usual, his cronies in the Main-Stream Media are helping him spread the panic. Never mind [...]

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Here is the newest column from James Gray.  It will be published on Sunday in the Daily Pilot newspaper, which is distributed to a few cities in Orange County with the Los Angeles Times, under the heading “It’s a Gray Area”.   The Functional Libertarian February 28, 2013 One of the easiest problem areas to [...]

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Found in Ballot Access News   On February 13, the Ninth Circuit heard arguments in Chamness v Maldonado, 11-56303, over California’s law on partisan labels on the ballot in congressional elections and elections for partisan state office. California law puts party labels on the ballot if the candidate is registered in a qualified party, but [...]

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James P Gray sent out an email last week to me, Paulie, and several other bloggers  that he was committing to producing a column by Thursday of each week.  I will post it here for our readers as soon as I am able to.  The article will also be published every Sunday in the Daily Pilot newspaper, [...]

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There was an exchange of comments a couple days ago, where IPR reader Jake Witmer recommended some books on drug prohibition to reader Hugh Yonn. It was found in Steve Kubby:Regulating Cannabis is Unconstitutional, Unworkable and Racist, and is comment 145. He consented to having his comment start a suggested reading list for 2013. Here [...]

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Posted on the CA LP website November 26, 2012 Weber Wins! Riverside County’s Registrar of Voters announced on Monday afternoon, November 26, that SusanMarie Weber won her long-sought seat on Palm Desert’s City Council. The Libertarian Party of California congratulates Weber on her dedication to civic duty, her informed and intelligent approach to campaigning, and [...]

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There has been speculation about the idea that Governor Gary Johnson would run for President again in 2016. This has been confirmed by R. Scott Moxley at OCWeekly.com’s blog. Apparently both Johnson and Gray have talked about and then agreed to run again in 2016, this time planning their moves far in advance. Gray, Johnson’s [...]

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Darcy Richardson at Uncovered Politics: Comedienne-turned-presidential candidate Roseanne Barr has purchased television ads in the San Francisco Bay Area. Media tracking sources told ABC News that the former television sitcom star is spending $4,900 on cable television ads that will air from October 9 through October 16. The ads will run on several cable networks, [...]

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  This special price has been extended until September 15   Libertopia is an annual festival of peace, freedom, music, community and ideas that will change the World…. and you are invited! Libertopia It is a unique experience…a 3 day celebration of our individuality and diversity packed with renowned speakers, workshops, panels, parties, banquets, music, [...]

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Virgil Goode has been on a Western States tour for his presidential campaign. The nominee of the Constitution Party was in Wyoming a few days ago and called for deep cuts to the federal budget as a solution to the issues of over-taxation and the national debt. Goode said he would also make reducing the [...]

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As reported on Ballot Access News, the socialist Peace & Freedom Party has nominated comedienne Roseanne Barr for president and selected anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan as her running mate at the party’s August 4 convention. The presidential nomination was completed after two ballots since Barr did not receive a majority in the first round of voting. In [...]

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Republican Dan Roberts will face Democratic candidate Jared Huffman in the general election. Roberts earned 15% of the vote in the “top two” primary for the congressional race in California’s 2nd congressional district. In a biographical article about Roberts, the Marin Independent Journal noted his earlier connections to smaller political parties: “…Roberts, who had left the [...]

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