FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 4 - Caught on Camera

Americans Spent More on Taxes Last Year Than on Food, Health Care, Education, and Clothing Combined

Plus: The Virginia Libertarian Party dissolves, San Franciso decriminalizes psychedelic plants, and more...

Reason · Sep 12, 2022

The Libertarian Party's Internal Strife Is as Old as the Party Itself

An oral history of the Libertarian Party

Reason · Sep 3, 2022

Republican effort to remove Libertarians from November ballot rejected by Texas Supreme Court

On Aug. 8, a group of Republican candidates asked the Supreme Court to remove 23 Libertarian opponents from the ballot, saying they did not meet eligibility requirements. The Republicans included Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and others in congressional and state legislative races.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 26, 2022

Justin Amash's Vision for the Libertarian Party

The Libertarian former congressman on the Mises Caucus takeover, his embrace of "liberalism," and political strategy.

Reason · Jun 17, 2022

'By Our Fruits, You'll Know Us': The Mises Caucus Mastermind

"[Libertarians] need to push forward our own culture, our own vision, our own language, our own narrative" and change "the way people think," says Mises Caucus founder Michael Heise.

Reason · Jun 16, 2022

Inside the Mises Caucus Takeover of the Libertarian Party

Supporters say they want to "make the Libertarian Party libertarian again." Critics say they’re shitposting edgelords who will destroy the LP from within.

Reason · Jun 15, 2022

Libertarian Party hijacked by MAGA

The change could "help consolidate the right-wing vote around the Republican Party"

Salon · Jun 8, 2022

Is DeSantis a Principled Governor or a Retaliatory Culture Warrior?

Plus: Are political parties the ideal vessel for advancing libertarian principles?

Reason · Jun 6, 2022

Can a Post-'Takeover' Libertarian Party Improve on Its Historical Run of 2012–20?

After winning its two highest-ever presidential vote percentages in 2016 and 2020, the Libertarian Party was taken over by activists embarrassed by those campaigns. Will they attract more votes?

Reason · Jun 3, 2022

Delta-8 Cannabis Compound Is Legal, Says Federal Appeals Court

Plus: Libertarian Party changes abortion and bigotry planks, the FDA's weird rejection of fluvoxamine for treating COVID-19, and more...

Reason · May 31, 2022