Under pall of suspicion, resigned LP Chair McArdle lands in Trump administration An extended article from Daniel Donnelly and his substack, https://danieldonnellylibertarian.substack.com/p/golden-parachute reprinted with our thanks by permission of the original author On January 24th, 2025, Angela McArdle resigned as Chair of the Libertarian Party. Shortly thereafter, it was announced that she was taking a job in the Trump administration.…
Posts published in March 2025
Long-time Georgia LP Member Mark Mosley writes us: The Georgia Dissent Dissent is in the air in Georgia The LP of Georgia held its annual convention on March 8 2025 and the Dissent team was out in force. Our intent was, and is, to challenge the existing leadership and take the first steps toward changing the misguided direction of the…
Courtesy Jordan Willow Evans and friends, we have a report on the LPNH Convention. The Libertarian Party of New Hampshire met in Manchester, NH for its state convention. There were 80 people credentialled and 24 prospective delegates whose admissibility needed to be voted on. There was an election for Chair. Spencer Dias and Ben Weir were nominated The Credentialling Committee…
The LNC met via Zoom on March 2, 2025. At the end of the meeting, National Chair Nekhaila announced that he would be speaking privately with members of the LNC and ordered that everyone who is not an LNC member was to be ejected from the Zoom session. Your Editor can confirm that he was ejected. The supposed topic of…
From Libertarian Party National Chair Steven Nekhaila: President Trump’s recent address to Congress was a spectacle designed to project strength and success. However, beneath the surface of his grand declarations lies a troubling reality that libertarians cannot ignore. The United States resembles a massive ship, its passengers—distracted by entertainment, outrage cycles, and partisan bickering—oblivious to the perilous course it is…
The Judicial Committee has voted 5-2 to void the decision of the LNC in this case. Opinions will be published.
Headquarters is to be sold. There is an unnamed bidder, whose offer lead to a loss of $225,000. The LNC has voted to sell the LNC Headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, for which we paid $825,000 in 2014. How much is it now worth? Xome.com estimated a sales price of 1.058 million. Homes.com estimated a price of 1.62 million. LNC Member…
Opinion from Cara Schulz It was a good run… while it lasted. Last night, the Mises Caucus-controlled LNC effectively ended the Libertarian Party as a national force. They’ve dismantled the infrastructure, and it’s clear the goal was to eliminate any perceived obstacle to a Trump/GOP victory. Here’s the harsh truth: Strategic Takeover: What seemed like a new direction was a…
We await the start of the meeting. Meeting came to order at 7:03. They reach the consent agenda.One item is removed. Consent agenda then passes. Next topic: Watkins moved to sell the HQ Building. Lam Seconded. Watkins wants FEC and tax questions to be postponed. Roof is leaking badly. A sale price has been agreed upon with a buyer. It…
An Editorial from Nicholas Sarwark — Originally published at https://nsarwark.substack.com/p/libertarian-party-prospects-for-2025 Libertarian Party Prospects for 2025: It Starts With Discovery Angela McArdle has resigned, but her replacement doesn’t seem to have a plan to get the Libertarian Party back on a track for growth. What must be done? Dear Friends, Since the Mises Caucus takeover of the Libertarian National Committee in 2022,…