Letters on Libertarian Strategy #5 Strategic Planning is not a new idea. Successful businessmen have been doing strategic planning for millennia. 25 years ago, it was understandable that the newly-founded Libertarian Party would lack a strategy. It is now 2000, not 1972. This letter discusses a particular strategy — the Local Organization strategy. In the previous letter, I discussed activities... 

For the past year, Massachusetts libertarians have worked with a new method of organizing their organization’s finances.  Our objective was simple: Make sure that money is spent where it should be spent, on doing real politics. Our approach to managing spending put the controls where they belong: at the front end. Massachusetts Libertarians have two major sources of money: dues and donations. ... 

This article has previously appeared in LP News During my travels to promote the Libertarian Party, I frequently meet Libertarians who consider themselves “lone wolves.”  That is, they live in an area that they believe is devoid of fellow Libertarians. Unfortunately, in conversing with these “Lone Wolf Libertarians,” I often find they underestimate the great value they can offer to the... 

We often hear complaints and comments that if only the national party did this or that our party would somehow magically become successful overnight.  Unfortunately, there is no get successful quick scheme that we can use despite what many would have you believe. There is no magic bullet when it comes to becoming successful in our political endeavors.  On the other hand, there are many ways in... 

This article has previously appeared in LP News. Should Libertarian candidates be “Goo Goos”?  I believe that advocating certain types of Goo Goo legislation is basically a low-risk tactic that may produce liberty-enhancing outcomes. The term “Goo Goo” is political slang for advocates of so-called “good government” reforms.  (I believe the term was widely used during civil service... 

If you are not free to choose wrongly and irresponsibly, you are not free at all. – Jacob Hornberger. Every four years, voters in the United States are given a choice between two major party candidates in the Presidential election.  We are often told that either of these candidates are the “mainstream” candidates and if you want your vote to count, you need to choose between either one of... 

First of all, I am not a candidate and have no plans on becoming a candidate for the LNC Chair’s race during the 2010 LNC elections.  That being said, I have some suggestions for the delegates as to the type of candidate for Chair they should support at the 2010 convention. 2012 Presidential Campaign: First, the 2010-2012 LNC Chair should not under any circumstances be a candidate for our 2012... 

Conversing With Jake By Jake Porter As Libertarians, we know that our candidates do not always get the respect they deserve.  In fact, they are often kept out of debates, and sometimes even denied mention that they are even running for office when the major party candidates are allowed to give detailed profiles in the daily newspaper which is read by thousands. We could complain that we are treated... 

By Dr. George Phillies Strategic Planning is not a new idea. Successful businessmen have been doing strategic planning for millennia. 25 years ago, it was understandable that the newly-founded Libertarian Party would have done little in the way of strategic planning. It is now 2000, not 1972. This letter presents an example of strategic planning and analysis. The analysis shows some of the things... 

“Yesterday, I won the lottery.  Now, I have to pay taxes on my winnings.  Oprah gave me a brand new car.  Damn her!  Now I have to buy expensive car insurance.”  We have all heard this sort of negative talk, maybe to a less extreme level, by people at work, family, and friends.  Does talking negative win many friends and make others want to be around you or vote for you as a political candidate? ...