What do you get when you have approximately twenty managers, but only about five staffers to do the work of an organization? The answer is a top down bureaucratic management structure that stifles growth, decreases productivity, and wastes the resources of the organization. Don’t get me wrong, having state and national committees and staff are very much necessary for the future of our party; however,... 

Originally Posted in the December 2003 edition of Libertarian Strategy Gazette A Program for a National Chair: What do we need in a Chair? A Libertarian National Committee (LNC) Chair needs to know how to run meetings and adhere to Rules of Order. As a professor active in faculty governance, I’ve done that under difficult circumstances. An LNC Chair and Party CEO must understand that the... 

Campaign season is almost here! If you’ve ever thought about running for office, it’s time to start planning. Libertarian candidates have some choices to make. There are two ways to go. The first is to run for a small, non-partisan office. This could be anything from a water or cemetery board to a school board. These are very winnable races. Where you don’t necessarily talk about your political...