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Posts published in August 2022

Editorial: Political War to the Knife

Addendum: Indeed, in Idaho the Mises faction of the Libertarian Party has used the fact that they are recognized by the LNC to persuade the Idaho Secretary of State to recognize them as the valid State Committee. The time for Mises opponents to form their own national organization is yesterday. The contest between the Mises and non-Mises factions within the…

LPNM Rejects LNC Ultimatum

The Libertarian Party of New Mexico has rejected the ultimatum from the Libertarian National Committee. In a letter to the LNC dated August 17, the Libertarian Party of New Mexico wrote “On August 9th, the Libertarian Party of New Mexico received a letter from the Libertarian National Committee Chair regarding our LPNM’s July 12th Constitutional Convention. “Below is our letter…

LPNH Candidate Gets Press Coverage

However, all coverage is not good coverage. Taegan Goddard’s PoliticalWire.com, which is very widely read, reported: New Hampshire Candidate Rips 19th AmendmentJeremy Kauffman, who is running for U.S. Senate in New Hampshire as a Libertarian, called the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, as “the death of liberty.”

LNC Sends Ultimatum to LP New Mexico

On July 23, 2022, the Libertarian National Committee ("LNC") met online for several hours and heard complaints from members of the Libertarian Party of New Mexico (“LPNM”) regarding its most recent online convention held on or about July 12, 2022 (hereafter, “Constitutional Convention”).

LAMA — A Record of Inaction

LAMA, the “Libertarian Association of Massachusetts”, was until recently the Massachusetts affiliate of the national Libertarian Party. LAMA has a remarkable record of political inaction. It is still in operation, will likely put on the ballot a slate of candidates for statewide office, but the Libertarian National Committee now recognizes a different group, the Mises-associated “Legitimate Libertarian Association of Massachusetts”,…

In Remembrance of John Rensenbrink

John Rensenbrink, a co-founder of the Maine Green Party and the Green Party of the United States, died July 30 at age 93.  Born in Minnesota, Rensenbrink was unable to attend high school as the death of his father required him to work on the family dairy farm. Nevertheless, he eventually earned a Ph.D. in political science from the University…