July 3, 2026
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An article by Jeet Heer published earlier today in THE NATION, titled: “The Libertarian Party Goes Alt-Right: By embracing bigotry, Libertarians are poised to help reelect Trump” attributed the origins of the Reno Reset in LNC management to a blog post by Jeff Deist from 2017.…
By a vote of 14-0-3, the Libertarian National Committee passed a resolution recognizing the group headed by Mr. Cordio as the LNC’s Massachusetts affiliate. The only obvious consequence of this action, in the short term, is that the group headed by Mr.…
At its recently concluded national convention the Libertarian Party removed a long standing platform plank which condemned bigotry as irrational and repugnant. The national committee, which runs the national Libertarian Party in between conventions, is as its first order of business in the new term about to take up the following resolution:
“Whereas, The Southern Poverty Law Center has strayed from its origins as a defender of civil rights and has defamed the now-current Chair of the Libertarian Party and several other prominent members in an attempt to slow the progress of freedom; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That Libertarian National Committee condemns the Southern Poverty Law Center as irrational and repugnant.”…
New National Chair McArdle called an LNC Meeting for June 5. To her credit, new LNC Secretary Caryn Ann Harlos is doing the needed organizational work in a timely way.…
The Libertarian Association of Massachusetts (LAMA) delegates were not seated at the Libertarian national convention. LAMA therefore calls on Massachusetts libertarians to divert their financial support from the LNC to LAMA.…
The votes were
Angela McArdle — 691
Steve Dasbach – 151
Tony D’Orazio – 103
Caryn Ann Harlos has been elected as National Secretary
Harlos – 694 Gain of 3 from McArdle
Wilford – 239 Loss of 15 from Dasbach and D’Orazio
Todd Hagopian has been elected as National Treasurer
Hagopian – 731 Gain of 40 from McArdle
Hagan – 206 Loss of 48 from Dasbach + D’Orazio
Joshua Smith has been elected National Vice Chair.
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To its great credit, the Mises Caucus has shown up at the national convention with a detailed floor plan, what they plan to do on the convention floor. …
The Libertarian Party National Convention happens a few days from now. This thread is for factual comments on events, including liveblogging. Other comments will not pass through approval.…
Readers aware of the recent Libertarian National Committee decision to attempt to borrow against its assets may wonder what the financial issues are. Why does the LNC need the money?…
