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Libertarian Party Platform
Source: Libertarian Party USA
Country: United States

States the LP's position on nearly every issue under the sun. Amended every two years at LP convention.

Refuse to vote
Source: Liberty Round Table
Author: Mike Tront
Country: United States

"The voter, by voluntarily backing the force of the state, makes it so the state can initiate force. This is the reason people should refuse to give consent to the state." 2nd place winner in LRT essay contest for 2002, age 19-21. (05/02)

Libertarian Talking Points
Source: Chris Lloyd
City: West Point, State: NY, Country: United States
E-mail: x01711@exmail.usma.edu

Tips and simple answers to common questions, with points intended help convert non-libertarians. Topics include Campaign Finance, Immigration, Dealing with Jerks, Talk Radio, All Purpose Answers, and more.

Election reform
Source: Heritage Foundation
Country: United States

Testimony of Todd Gaziano, Senior Fellow in Legal Studies and Director of the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation, to Congress regarding election reform and concerns raised by the 2000 election. (03/14/01)

The Song of Lark
Source: The Cavalier Daily
City: Charlottesville, State: VA, Country: United States

A profile of Libertarian Party national chair Jim Lark.

Let's put a lid on ballot propositions
Source: Business Week
Country: United States

The author considers the battles waged over ballot initiatives a waste of time and money, and calls for caps on the process. (1996)

Libertarian Party: issues and positions
Source: LP
Country: United States

Find out more about the Libertarian Party's stance on the issues, from censorship to trade.

Taking the initiative on the ballot
Source: Policy.com
Country: United States

In the days leading up to the 2000 vote, political advertisements for the presidential candidates have to battle for air time with spots for and against a host of ballot initiatives. (11/3/00)

Let's have the voters do more
Source: U.S. News
Country: United States

Across the country, ballot initiatives have caught on as voters attempt to address a host of real and perceived woes. (1996)

The Wrong Question: No One Deserves the Power
Source: libertyjournal.com
Author: James Bovard
Country: United States

"The only sure way to improve government is to radically reduce its size and power." (10/29/2000)

LNC candidate interviews: Part 2
Source: Liberty For All
Author: staff
Country: United States

"This is the second in a series of three sets of interviews with the announced candidates for Libertarian National Committee offices, to be selected at our national convention in Indianapolis, July 4-7, 2002. This time, you can hear from the candidates for At-Large seats." (06/02)

USA Freedom Corps: wasteful 'affront to American ideals'
Source: Liberty For All
Country: United States

"President Bush's USA Freedom Corps is not only 'warmed-over Clintonism,' it is a waste of tax dollars, an unnecessary enlargement of government-funded volunteer programs, and an affront to the ideals of America, the Libertarian Party charged today. 'The USA Freedom Corps is big-government Clintonism with a fresh coat of red, white, and blue paint,' said Steve Dasbach." (01/31/02)

Who is Howard Dean?
Source: CSE
Author: Derek Lyons
Country: United States

"CSE takes a look at the economic record of the Democrat Presidential candidate." (7/17/03)

Flirting with fascism
Source: Yellow Times
Author: John Chuckman
Country: Canada

"Flirting with fascism has been an important historical current since the founding of the Republic. Certain underlying attitudes and tensions, almost like buried toxic sludge, have regularly bubbled to the surface over two and a quarter centuries." (03/24/02)

Are we using the worst voting system?
Source: Science News
Country: United States

A detailed article discussing the shortcomings of plurality voting -- the method used in the U.S. It also discusses better alternatives (such as instant-runoff voting). (11/2/02)

LNC candidate interviews Part 3
Source: Liberty For All
Author: staff
Country: United States

"This is the third in a series of three sets of interviews with the announced candidates for Libertarian National Committee offices, to be selected at our national convention in Indianapolis, July 4-7, 2002. This time, we hear from the candidates for Chair. ... All candidates were asked the same questions. They are printed in full in the order received." (06/02)

State legislatures react to the tragedies of 09-11-01
Source: American Legislative Exchange Council
Author: staff
Country: United States

"In the aftermath of the recent tragic terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, state legislatures around the country reacted by passing a number of resolutions and legislation that reflect the nation’s grief and outrage of the horrific events." (05/02)

Two common delusions
Source: Strike the Root
Author: Paul Hein
Country: United States

"Everything is appearances. Government programs appear to fail, but only because their true purpose was never disclosed. Elections appear to replace the old guard with young turks, but, somehow, nothing ever changes." (05/20/02)

Who is John Kerry?
Source: CSE
Author: Derek Lyons
Country: United States

"CSE looks at the record of Senator and Democrat Presidential hopeful John Kerry." (7/8/03)

LNC candidate interviews: Part 1
Source: Liberty For All
Author: staff
Country: United States

"This is the first in a series of three sets of interviews with the announced candidates for Libertarian National Committee offices, to be selected at our national convention in Indianapolis, July 4-7, 2002. ... All candidates were asked the same questions. They are printed in full in the order received." (05/02)

Who is John Edwards?
Source: CSE
Author: Derek Lyons
Country: United States

"CSE takes a look at the record of the North Carolina Democratic Presidential hopeful." (6/24/03)

George W. Bush State of the Union Address, 2002
Source: Citizens for a Sound Economy
Country: United States

"As we gather tonight, our Nation is at war, our economy is in recession, and the civilized world faces unprecedented dangers. ... In four short months, our Nation has comforted the victims, begun to rebuild New York, captured, arrested, and rid the world of thousands of terrorists, destroyed Afghanistan’s terrorist training camps, and freed a country from brutal oppression." (01/02)

Fortunate son
Source: Strike the Root
Author: Greg Palast
Country: United States

Greg Palast's Introduction to the new edition of Jim Hatfield's Biography of George W. Bush. "What you get here is the drumbeat of fact after fact after fact on the rise of a president born with a silver oil well in his mouth. It's without invective, even without the usual speculation common to political bios, but it is devastating." (01/13/04)

Who is General Wesley Clark?
Source: CSE
Author: Max Pappas
Country: United States

Interesting introduction to this Democratic Party presidential hopeful who isn't a member of the DP, and who spoke at a Republican fundraiser in 2001. (10/03)

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