UPDATE: Despite Possible Political Implications, Gov. Strickland Stops Kevin...
Bob Driehaus writing for The New York Times reports: CINCINNATI — A death row inmate convicted of murdering a child and two adults was spared the death penalty Thursday by Gov. Ted Strickland of Ohio,...
View ArticleJack Conway’s Unfair Attack on Rand Paul
I’m not a Rand Paul fan, not a Kentuckian and am not going to endorse him or give money to his campaign. Given that, all of the above is true of his Democratic opponent Jack Conway as well. His...
View ArticleWill the Tea Party movement be willing to support libertarian-leaning...
Reason‘s Jesse Walker and the Atlantic‘s Andrew Sullivan have some back and forth and back again going on relating to the Tea Party movement and libertarianism. Sullivan notes: If only a left/right...
View ArticleKen Buck’s “Radical” Proposal to “Rewrite” the Constitution
I do not support Ken Buck in the Colorado senate race and I will not vote for him. Actually, between his extreme position on abortion, on banning common forms of birth control, and his sexist comments...
View ArticleNolan Exposes McCain’s Antipathy for Civil Liberties in Arizona Senate Debate
David Nolan, co-founder of the Libertarian Party and author of “The World’s Smallest Political Quiz” (to which the result is plotted on the “Nolan Chart”) is running against none other than the most...
View ArticleColorado Republican Party Could Lose More in the Governor’s Race than the...
In an election year that seems to favor Republicans nationally, there’s a whole different story unfolding here in the Centennial State in the gubernatorial campaign. The Republican candidate Dan Maes...
View ArticleHigh Stakes Handicapping
I’mna keep this relatively simple, since I’ve done detailed breakdowns on this subject (as to why I think these are the numbers) a couple times over the last few months. So here’s my line on tomorrow...
View ArticleNot Too Bad for an Amateur Prognosticator
Two years ago today, in a post I wrote entitled One Libertarian’s Advice for Republicans and Republican Leaders, I made the following observation and prediction: This is not to say that you [the...
View ArticleR.I.P. David Nolan, Founder of the Libertarian Party
I’m saddened to report that Libertarian Party founder David Nolan is no longer with us. From the Libertarian Party website: We have received news that David F. Nolan, a founder of the Libertarian...
View ArticleOpen Thread: Successes and Setbacks for Liberty in 2010/Hopes for 2011
Was 2010 a good year or bad year for liberty and why? Like most of you will likely respond, 2010 was very much a mixed bag IMHO. On the positive side, the mandate section of ObamaCare was found...
View ArticleThe Late David Nolan’s Indefinite Detention of U.S. Citizens Fears One Step...
Back in the 2010 mid-term election, Libertarian Party co-founder David Nolan ran as a Libertarian against Sen. John McCain for his seat in the U.S. Senate. Sadly, McCain easily won the election and...
View ArticleObservations from the Colorado Republican Caucus
Just one day before the deadline late last year, I changed my party registration from Libertarian to Republican so I could participate in the caucus that took place yesterday evening (Colorado’s...
View ArticleRasmussen Poll: 61% of 500 Likely Voters in Colorado Support Regulating...
This is one of the most encouraging polls I’ve seen in a long time. Honestly, I didn’t think that Amendment 64 [full text here] would have much chance of being approved by the voters, especially since...
View ArticleThe Republican Traveling Interstate Electoral Paradox and Clown Show
While I have no interest in Jeb Bush as president… really I think very few people do… he’s absolutely correct on the ideological problem Republicans face. From The Hill: “Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush...
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