Third Party Watch

This is perhaps more of a rant than news, but bear with me. October 20th I took some official campaign pictures of Socialist Party nominees Brian Moore and Stewart Alexander soon after they were nominated to be the ticket: the first official campaign photos. Sadly, I parted with my Wriststrong Wristband; handing it [...]

Off of the subject of politics, it is with great and horrible sadness that I announce the death of my cousin-in-law, Cody Atencio.

Cody was killed in a tragic car crash on the way to school on Wednesday the 20th. While I never got the chance to get to know him well, I became quite [...]

I received a comment that made me feel I should post this. It’s a poem I wrote about using huge and obscure words. The general consensus I have gotten from it is that you don’t care too much if you don’t bother to translate it. But if you get a dictionary out and translate your way through, you will love it. And the moral, think audience.

Nothing invokes discussions about clean elections quite like Chuck Geshlider. Many Libertarians and more recently, Constitution Party activists from Nevada to Texas, know this New York-accented firecracker.

However, his blunt and abrasive style cost him quite a few allies in the Free Town Project in Grafton, New Hampshire several years ago.

He most recently served as my [...]

About a year and a half ago, I visited the local Register of Voters in my county to re-register to vote, after I just moved into my first apartment. I walked to the front desk and right next to the voter registration forms was a colored piece of paper that caught my eye. I picked [...]

This is the second posting from our Your Stories series of brief, reader-submitted autobiographies. We’re still looking for more… so keep your stories coming!

Today’s submission is from Tim Peterson, the current Libertarian candidate for Wisconsin State Treasurer…

I became a Libertarian way back in the ‘70’s by listening to my older brother debate my father [...]

This is the first of what I hope will be a long series of “Your Stories” features. If you missed my explanation, it’s basically a chance for readers to write in and explain how they came to be a member of their party and what kind of active role they’ve taken since joining.

Today’s submission [...]