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Libertarian Policy Institute Seeks New Executive Director

Third Party Watch is owned by the Libertarian Policy Institute On Refactoring Policy A meditation on changing methods without changing results and how we can approach making the world a better place by being open to new hows for old whats. NICHOLAS SARWARK AUG 06, 2025 Dear Friends, One of the lucky things that happened to me in life was…

Browne 2000, May and June campaigns

Excerpted from my book Funding Liberty, for sale from Third Millennium, 3mpub.com May, Continued. In total, during May the associates of the campaign received more than $30,000, while firms connected with associates received almost $12,600, for a total of 37% of campaign spending of $116,182. For the month, the campaign received more than $94,000, spending down its cash on hand…

LNC Meeting of August 3, 2025

The motion comes to order.  14 members are present. Ford moves to end the meeting after nominations and then go to approval voting. Ford is told that his motion will be in order after the agenda is adopted.  They are arguing about the details of voting.  Darr moves to adopt the agenda.  Passes without objection. The agenda as adopted it…

LNC CANDIDATE GILLIS WITHDRAWS

Larry Gillis writes us: I am pleased with the quality of the other candidates for the two vacancies on the Libertarian National Committee. They will serve our beloved Party well. I see no need for my own candidacy. Accordingly, I withdraw my candidacy to fill either of those vacancies. I will not be in attendance at your Special Meeting on…

Hector Roos on the 2024 Election Cycle

Hector Roos has announced that he is doing a series of articles on his perspectives of teh 2024 election season. He authorized us to copy this article (sans a video that does not easily transfer) from his substack. You can see the substack at https://libertariansrus.substack.com/p/announcing-a-multi-part-series-on The substack takes subscriptions, the path for rewarding him for his work. His future articles…

Nick Sarwark: LNC to Fill Two Vacancies on August 3

With the resignations of Adrian Malagon and Kathy Yenascavich, the remaining members of the Libertarian National Committee have a chance to regain trust from Libertarian donors. Will they take it? Dear Friends, If you have been following the internal news of the Libertarian Party, you have heard that long-time Mises Caucus organizers Adrian Malagon and Kathy Yenascavich both resigned from…

Opinion: Tom Rowlette – On the Nature of this Side Quest

Hello Libertarians. This is the sixth 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. The previous…

Judicial Committee to Hear New Appeals

Two appeals have been received and approved by the LNC Judicial Committee.  The appeals, drafted by Mr. Jonathan Jacobs, are titled Jacobs-vs-LNC and may be read here. These appeals are not the same as the three appeals generated by Hector Roos and friends, some of which have also been sent to the Judicial Committee. There are effectively two separate appeals…

Funding Liberty – the Browne Campaign in April and May 2000

Over the month, associates of the campaign received: Jim Babka $2,700 Erich Covey $372 Robert DeVoil $5,532 Debra Greeson $2,618 Thomas Peary (travel) $245 Stuart Reges $1,000 Steve Willis $2,965 Perry Willis $2,500 Stephanie Yanik $1,500 TOTAL: $19,187 Robert Brunner and Jennifer Willis apparently received no pay in April. Between them, Robert DeVoil and Stuart Reges received $6532, roughly what…

Funding Liberty — How Did the Campaign Explain

Instead of providing an answer, the campaign attacked its scapegoat. In the April 24th LibertyWire, Perry Willis wrote: “Our fundraising has been declining since Jacob Hornberger began his latest series of attacks against Harry Browne and the LP leadership…Unfortunately, our good name within the LP has been damaged to the point where the good will of a significant segment of…