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Scott PowersMay 30, 2016

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About 1,000 Libertarians from throughout the country descended on Orlando this weekend thinking this is the presidential election year they’ll finally play ball with the big boys. Since most people know very little about Libertarians, or the Libertarian Party [because Libertarians have never really played ball with the big boys before] I’m offering up this FAQ, based […]

Scott PowersMay 29, 2016

The Libertarian Party may leave Orlando Monday as emotionally divided as Republicans and Democrats after nominating what the majority of delegates believed was a powerful but not internally-popular ticket, two former Republican governors, to run for president and vice president this year. Former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson was the heavy favorite to win the presidential nomination again, as […]

Scott PowersMay 27, 2016

Soul or brimstone or government experience or life experience. Those are the choices Libertarians will wrestle with Monday when they chose a Vice Presidential candidate for their ticket, after all of them called for revolution in American politics Friday night. At the Libertarian Party’s vice presidential debate in Orlando, former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld would […]

Scott PowersMay 27, 2016

While Republicans and Democrats debate who has the broader feel for freedom, the Libertarian Party National Convention came to Orlando to debate the finer points, like how much liberty children ought to have. On Friday the Libertarian Party nailed down some of its 2016 platform that include broad strokes that most Republicans would reject, such […]

Scott PowersMay 18, 2016

With all the talk that the nation needs a third choice for president, software tycoon John McAfee and former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson could be forgiven for jumping up and down shouting, “Here I am!” McAfee, Johnson and 16 other Libertarian candidates for president will be in Orlando May 27-30 for the Libertarian Party National […]

Bob SparksMay 12, 2016

Most Florida voters have some vitally important choices to make in this year’s primary election in late August. Republicans and Democrats have some key choices to make, but some want to expand the voter pool. For a quarter century, Leon County has been well served by its Supervisor of Elections, Ion Sancho. Voters in Tallahassee […]

Darryl PaulsonMarch 24, 2016

I have been a Republican my entire life, which has not been easy as a university professor. Not only am I a Republican, I consider myself to be a conservative. I have served as a Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, America’s leading conservative think tank. I will never vote for Donald Trump. Never! Why won’t […]

Guest AuthorOctober 5, 2015

I’ve always had a pet theory about when the long-awaited “libertarian moment” would happen. There would be a tipping point of sorts. Governmental debt, the logical victory of civil liberties arguments and a general realization that the American prison-industrial complex was too bloated, inefficient, and corrupt would converge to bring about some common sense solutions […]

Mitch PerryJune 24, 2015

One of the most interesting citizen generated political development in Florida this year is the coalition attempting to get a ballot measure on the 2016 ballot that would give businesses and property owners the ability to sell a limited amount of solar energy. Florida is one of only four states in the union that prohibit citizens from […]

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After a weekend in Orlando, a FAQ on who or what the Libertarians are

Libertarians head toward election with their own unity issues

In Orlando, Libertarian VP candidates tout experience and soul — and anger

Libertarians debate finer points of liberty at national convention

Libertarian Party National Convention set for Orlando

Bob Sparks: Voters still have plenty of choices without open primaries

Darryl Paulson: The case against Donald Trump

A.G. Gancarski: So much for the libertarian moment

Solar amendment proposal continues to roil Florida conservatives