The recent financial report from Bill Redpath include a graph of membership numbers. One graph is defective. It show a lower limit of 10,000 members,but the actual number of members is well below that, off the bottom of that graph. The other graph appears to show the “current” membership, as of the end of May. Printing the graph, and measuring…
Third Party Watch
The severance clause covering voluntary resignations directly financed the Browne Campaign’s efforts. Willis received a salary from the LNC for a half-year, and was able to work nearly full time for the Browne Campaign without the Browne Campaign needing to pay him for his efforts. The Browne juggernaut that defeated Gorman and Hornberger was thus paid for, in significant part,…
We now reach an amazing contract, and cheers to the employee who managed to get the deal described below for himself. The LNC uncritically swallowed the most astonishing feature of the supposed contract. I refer to the severance clause. It is not unknown for employment agreements to include a severance clause, under which the employer pays the employee a penalty…
Our attention has been drawn to a statement by the Libertarian National Chair, writing on X.Com. You can read the full exchange at https://x.com/LPNH/status/1938938703495270599 or see it here and here. In his remarks, he advocated for an ‘LP Fraternity of masculine men’ based on Jack Donovan’s Book ‘The Way of Men’. Reader interpretations of his remarks may vary.
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…
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…