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What Should We Do?

As described in my article  https://independentpoliticalreport.com/2023/09/book-note-rufos-americas-cultural-revolution/, Chris Rufo’s new book proposes that the radical left under the cognomen diversity-equity-inclusion, has taken control of vast swathes of the American scene, including universities, public schools, main-stream media, and major corporations.  The positions of the radical left are inconsistent with the political positions of most third parties. This situation is not good, either…

Actual American Opinions

Third Parties choose their own platforms.  However, if you want to advocate for more or less saleable opinions, you might usefully find out what the more saleable opinions are.  The Liberal Patriot is actually a classical liberal site.  It focuses on actual data about politics, and is therefore worth subscribing to.  It’s also a burr under Democratic and Republican Party…

Where Your Money Went — the LNC

Here you read a regular column on where money given to party committees then went.  Today’s focus is on the Libertarian National Committee. Where your money went, the full column.   The LNC did file its latest FEC report on time. The results are not entirely positive. Results for July   Receipts for July $82702.45 Expenditures for July $87289.16 Cash…

The McArdle Memorandum — III — Fundraising, the Takeover, and Other LNC Issues.

The McArdle Memo — III — Fundraising, The Takeover, Third Party Watch has received a set of documents whose description matches the documents that Miguel Duque allegedly sent to the LNC. One of these was a memo from Angela McArdle to the LNC, whose retransmissal to the LNC apparently upset LNC members. We are now reprinting this memo in sections.…

The McArdle Memo — II — Staff Issues

Third Party Watch has received a set of documents whose description matches the documents that Miguel Duque allegedly sent to the LNC.   One of these was a memo from Angela McArdle to the LNC, whose retransmissal to the LNC apparently upset LNC members.  We welcome comments or articles on this topic or as responses to these posts from members of…

The Leaked McArdle Memorandum, Part I

Our source has supplied us with the memorandum that we infer led to LNC criticisms of Miguel Duque, including the committee appointed to prepare recommendations in his case. It’s rather long, so we will circulate it in sections over the next several days. You are reading a memorandum from Angela McArdle to the LNC, transmitted sometime in May 2023. We…

“The Takeover Has Failed”

The attached file is a summary and analysis of the extensive files leaked from the LNC to Fakertarians.  We received the files indirectly from a party we shall not name. This comprehensive account by Miguel Duque and Anna Johnson Duque is fully true as we know it. For background, we were among the first Mises Caucus organizers to take over…

SCOOPED! The Duque Files Leaked

We tip our hat to the Fakertarians group on Facebook, which has obtained the documents described by the LNC as a breach of confidentiality by Miguel Duque. As the documents were sent by him (in the form of a 17Mb zip file) only to the LNC, we decline to explain how confidentiality could have been violated. We also received a…

LNC Investigates Duque

The LNC ExComm met this evening. Everyone other than Mr. Hyman was present. There were an extremely large number of other attendees, close to two dozen. Mr. Nekhaila moved to take the Executive Committee into executive session, with the LNC’s attorney invited to attend as a participant. Furthermore, all LNC members were invited to attend, except Regional Representative Miguel Duque…

Huston to Depart from LNC Executive Directorship

Lainie Huston, who came on board a year ago to serve as the LNC’s Executive Director, ash announced that she is returning to Microsoft.  A search for a successor will soon be launched. Her letter to the LNC announcing this change appeared on the LNC public list. to lnc-business Hi everyone, About one year ago, Angela asked me to come…