Direct Financial Support for the Browne Nominating Campaign Payments by the National Committee to Perry Willis continued after Willis resigned as National Director. National Party gadfly Jacob Hornberger raised the issue, writing in one of his regular critiques of the Party: “When Willis resigned from the national LP to go to work for the Browne campaign, he cut a deal…
Posts published in June 2025
Hello Libertarians. This is the fourth of a series of opinion articles I’ll be privileged to write for you once per month on an “inside baseball” topic for the Libertarian Party. I encourage everyone who has an opinion on whatever we’re talking about this month to comment or send phillies@4liberty.net your longer editorials, which may well be published. If a…
He then attacked Harlos. His first ruling: Dear Colleagues, As of this month, we are operating at a deficit of over $15,000. The operational review conducted by Strategists Inc. has made it clear that internal board behavior, including personal conflicts and public infighting, is materially harming our ability to fundraise, govern effectively, and maintain the confidence of our members and…
The Exchange Between Malagon and Harlos We report on motions being placed on the agenda for the next LNC Meeting. We read from lnc-public, the notice thread for the July 13 event, keeping comments in chronological order, but sorting by topic. The exchange began with an unrelated issue: Austin Martin offered a resolution in support of the Overwatch/Operator program proposal…
Her statement followed an extended exchange on the lnc-public list. That exchange will be found in the next article. Her resignation statement follows: From: Caryn Ann Harlos Sunday, June 29, 2025 7:34:56 PM > Subject: Notice of Resignation I have lost all faith in Mr. Nekhaila as Chair. His post this morning was the last straw. Mr. Malagon should also…
The extent to which LP News was to serve the interests of the National Committee’s staff and their friends, rather than the interest of the Party and its elected governing body, was revealed four years later. An article about the Willis Invoice and its aftermath was to appear in LP News. The October 2001 issue of Liberty magazine, based on…
Rather than trying to defend his record, in early 2000 Bergland announced that he would not seek re-election to the National Committee. [Editor: During this period, I ran repeatedly for National Chair. Each time, the Chair chose not to run for re-election. Supporters of the faction running the party played whack-a-mole to keep the National Committee in their hands.] Chapter…
It has been said that some people run for office in order To Do while others run for office in order To Be. Some people want the responsibilities of a job because having the job helps them reach their real objectives. Other people want the title of a job because the title makes them feel important. Bergland made clear he…
These claims are conclusively rejected by the Minutes of the December 12-13, 1998 LNC Meeting, held at the George Washington Inn in Washington, D.C. The Minutes are entirely explicit in showing that Project Archimedes was a project of the LNC. To quote from the very long Minutes: “National Treasurer Mark Tuniewicz said that he had referred Brick Mill Studios to…
Browne also gave Bergland direct access to LibertyWire. The 18 June 1998 mailing of LibertyWire was “An Important Message from David Bergland to Delegates to the 1998 National Convention”. In this message, Bergland laid out his substantial qualifications to be National Chair. He also made clear—by being allowed to use Browne 2000’s LibertyWire message —that he was the chosen candidate…