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Posts published in December 2011

December 2011 Open Thread (and FAQ)

By on December 31, 2011 12:06 AM

Personal update from Paulie first, since it appears this part does not get read:

Since I own no computer that works, and the one I have been borrowing is broken, and since I haven’t been staying in motels with computers in the lobby or working outside colleges or libraries with public access computers this past month, I have been online very little for the past month.…

Ross Levin Writes of OWS and Third Party Figures

By Trent Hill on December 30, 2011 11:48 PM

Resident blogger Ross Levin has penned an article over at Polizeros. His article, which is about the Occupy Wall Street Protests generally, nevertheless manages to touch on a few personalities and parties that are of interest to IPR readers.…

Lee Wrights: Resolutions for 2012

By Brian Irving on December 30, 2011 11:02 PM

“Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man.” (Benjamin Franklin)

by R.…

Harry Browne: ‘A Libertarian’s New Year’s Resolutions’

By on December 30, 2011 4:50 PM


by Harry Browne
Forwarded by Advocates for Self-Government
Harry Browne (RIP) was the Libertarian Party presidential candidate in 1996 and 2000.

1. I resolve to sell liberty by appealing to the self-interest of each prospect, rather than preaching to people and expecting them to suddenly adopt my ideas of right and wrong.…

Gary Johnson Encourages Supporters To Vote for Ron Paul in GOP Primary

By Trent Hill on December 29, 2011 10:03 PM

The Daily Caller interviewed Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson today and amongst the most interesting quotes from him was one encouraging his supporters to vote for Ron Paul in the Republican primaries and then vote for him in the general election, operating under the assumption that Paul will not win the Republican nomination.…

Gary Johnson Party Switching Statement, plus reactions at LP.org and Wall Street Journal

By IPR Contributor on December 29, 2011 1:41 AM

Text of former NM Governor Gary Johnson’s announcement that he is switching from the Republican presidential nomination race to the Libertarian one:

December 28, 2011, Santa Fe, NM – At a morning news conference in the Rotunda of the New Mexico State Capitol, former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson today announced that he is seeking the Libertarian Party nomination for president.

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