June 3, 2026
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By J.J. Summerell
While I’m no apologist for Duke Energy, I understand the dilemma the company faces in responding to the Dan River coal-ash spill.
Because we must buy electricity, and Duke Energy is virtually North Carolina’s only provider, it is a natural monopoly.…
New poll up at LP.org:
What’s the #1 benefit that local Libertarian candidates can offer voters if elected?:
– Lower their tax bill so they can pay their bills, make ends meet, save, help others or buy more.…
From a release by the Arlington Greens, Monday, April 18, 2011:
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We live in an unfree world that desperately needs our Libertarian principles of free choice, free markets and free minds. Unfortunately, we have been competing in election campaigns against the major parties in what can best be described as the equivalent of entering NASCAR racing events — with pathetic little peddle cars. …
Via John Grooms at Atlanta’s Creative Loafing:
Yesterday at CPAC, the big conservative conference in D.C., Ron Paul supporters and other libertarians in the crowd spoiled a sweet Bush-era reunion by launching a shouting match and protest action.
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Press release from the Libertarian Party:
WASHINGTON – At their booth at the Conservative Political Action Conference, the Libertarian Party is displaying a "Republican Wall of Shame."…
Open letter from Ralph Nader and several other people (see end of article for list) to Barack Obama posted at Nader.org:
Dear President Obama,
The U.S.…
In IPR comments on a previous post, Dr. Tom Stevens writes
In light of the continued failure of the LP in New York, the Personal Freedom Party will be giving it a shot in 2014.
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TPID:
From the Morning Sentinel, on Independent gubernatorial candidate Eliot Cutler:
Cutler says he would establish an Office of Regulatory Review and Repeal within the governor’s office if elected.
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