Last week, the Boston Tea Party’s online Presidential Nominating Convention concluded after 2 days with the Vice Presidential nomination going to a 2nd round of balloting. Tiffany Briscoe (Maryland) was chosen as the Presidential nominee on the first round of voting. Kimberly Johnson (Arizona) was chosen as the Vice Presidential nominee on the 2nd round of voting. BTP Chair, Darryl W.... 

Wes Benedict resigned his position as Executive Director of the Libertarian Party and has moved to Louisiana. The Libertarian Party has hired Carla Howell of Massachusetts to replace Benedict. The Libertarian Party lists Howell’s experience as follows Political: 308,860 votes – 12% of the vote – as Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate against Ted Kennedy and a Republican candidate... 

The Club For Growth has released a statement stating that if rumors concerning former Congressman Bob Barr are true and that he is in fact considering running for Congress again as a Republican they would endorse his opponent, Congressman Tom Graves, in the Republican primary. “Tom Graves is a champion of economic freedom and deserves re-election,” said Club for Growth President Chris Chocola.... 

On June 19, 2011 a national conference was held in Manchester, New Hampshire to discuss the future of the libertarian political movement.  At the conference, Libertarian presidential candidates Lee Wrights, Roger Gary, and Carl Person participated in a debate moderated by George Phillies. Video 1: Video 2: Video 3: Video 4: Video 5: Video 6:  Read More →

In response to House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s new budget proposal, Libertarian Party Chair Mark Hinkle issued the following statement today: “Americans hoping to get real about our national debt just got sucker-punched by Republican Paul Ryan. “Republicans want to spend $40 trillion over ten years. That averages a staggering $4 trillion per year. As recently as 2000,... 

Nick Gillespie of Reason Magazine reports that Reason Magazine founder Lanny Friedlander has passed away at the age of 63. You can read more information by clicking here.  Read More →

According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Bernard von NotHaus, age 67, was convicted by a federal jury on Friday of of making coins resembling and similar to United States coins; of issuing, passing, selling, and possessing Liberty Dollar coins; of issuing and passing Liberty Dollar coins intended for use as current money; and of conspiracy against the United States following an 8 day...