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Repealing DOMA Will Ease the Warren Sting

Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 02.06.2009 | Politics


Emma Ruby-Sachs

Repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell has been floated as one opportunity for Obama, but I encourage the new President to try frying a bigger fish -- the Defense of Marriage Act.

Defending Liberty: How to Shift the Center

Shahid Buttar | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics


Shahid Buttar

While Obama has supported many LGBT rights in the past and favors secular civil unions as a solution to the inequality currently imposed, he has stopped short of calling for full marriage equality.

Did John McCain Lose Arizona?

Denis Campbell | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics


Denis Campbell

We still do not have a final Presidential result in the state of Missouri, 14 days after the election. As was shown time and again this election, our nation's voting systems are badly broken.

The Liberal Case for Bob Barr and the Libertarian Party

Bob Barr | Posted 11.29.2008 | Politics


Bob Barr

Barack Obama is going to win the presidency. But this is no cause for complacency for anyone concerned about American liberty and America's place in the world.

We Told You So: Government Spying Has Been Targeting Innocent Citizens, not Terrorists

Bob Barr | Posted 11.10.2008 | Politics


Bob Barr

The Bush administration told us that the government had to engage in warrantless surveillance to stop terrorists from attacking America. Administrati...

Alternative Voice Needed in Final Debate

Bob Barr | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics


Bob Barr

There is one more debate scheduled, and it desperately needs another voice: An alternative candidate to challenge the false, but shared, assumptions of Senators Obama and McCain.

Congress Must Address Overall Broader Budget Crisis

Bob Barr | Posted 11.01.2008 | Politics


Bob Barr

Congress should reject the bailout, and then get busy cutting spending elsewhere. We need a president willing to reconsider every spending program and challenge every special interest.

The 'Bailout From Hell' Must be Rejected

Bob Barr | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics


Bob Barr

The bailout allows the Secretary of the Treasury to become an economic dictator, empowered to re-engineer the economy as he sees fit. These powers fit Kim Jong-il's North Korea, not the American republic.

Competition is Central to Genuine Democracy

Bob Barr | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics


Bob Barr

Republicans and Democrats lock arms against everyone else -- they are dedicated to preserving the two-party control and avoiding a competition of ideas.

Federal Drug War Rethought

Bob Barr | Posted 10.11.2008 | Politics


Bob Barr

My change in perspective might shock some people, but leadership requires a willingness to assess evidence and recognize when a strategy is not working.

Sarah Palin: You're No Dan Quayle -- and That's Not a Compliment!

Michael Russnow | Posted 09.30.2008 | Politics


Michael Russnow

John McCain sold his soul in the bleakest of hopes that he could convert angry Hillary voters to his cause.

Libertarian Candidate Bob Barr: A Day Late And A Few Million Short

Judah Freed | Posted 09.18.2008 | Home


Judah Freed

I favor libertarian stands on civil liberties and limited government, so I eagerly read the Libertarian Party emails. Yet I base my view of reality on logic and evidence. Sadly, I'm not seeing much of either from the Barr campaign.

McCain's Problem with White Voters

Paul Jenkins | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

It is McCain who needs to score exceptionally well among white voters, better in fact than any other Republican presidential candidate in the past 20 years, including George H. W. Bush.

Predator Star's Anti-Arab Comment Could Kill KY Senate Bid

Politicker KY | Posted 08.06.2008 | Politics


The Libertarian Party of Kentucky's leadership will meet tonight to decide the fate of their Senate candidate, Sonny Landham. In the last week, Landha...

Top Poker Pros Talk Poker Strategy and Politics

Caroline Presno | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics


Caroline Presno

The majority of poker pros I interviewed believe Obama's got "the nuts"-- meaning he's holding a better hand than McCain.

Sonny Landham, Ex-Action Star, Guns For Senate

AP | BRUCE SCHREINER | Posted 07.03.2008 | Politics


LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sonny Landham carved out a tough-guy reputation in a series of big-screen roles, from roughing up Sylvester Stallone to gettin...

I Was Wrong About The War On Drugs -- It's A Failure

Bob Barr | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics


Bob Barr

When government attempts to solve problems, it creates even more of them, often increasing the size and depth of the original problem. A perfect example of this is the federal War on Drugs.

Third Party Lunacy At The Libertarian National Convention

Ken Bank | Posted 06.05.2008 | Home


Ken Bank

Al Gore's gas-guzzling jet. Fabric-damaging flag pins. Drunken jerk candidates. Candidate no-shows. All that and more on display at this past week's other political party convention in Denver.

Libertarians Choose Bob Barr As Presidential Nominee

McClatchy Newspapers | Steve Thomma | Posted 06.02.2008 | Politics


The Libertarian Party Sunday picked former Republican Congressman Bob Barr of Georgia as its presidential candidate, a move that could attract some co...

Libertarian Bob Barr Jumps Into Presidential Race

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 04.15.2008 | Home


Daniel Nichanian

Libertarians looking to have a higher-profile candidate than they did in 2004 are rejoicing this week-end as former Congressman Bob Barr announced that he is forming a presidential explanatory committee.

Mike Gravel Drops Out Of Democratic Race, Seeks To Join Libertarian Ticket

The Swamp | Mattew Hay Brown | Posted 04.03.2008 | Politics


Former Sen. Mike Gravel is leaving the Democratic Party - and his quixotic bid for its presidential nomination - for the Libertarian Party. "It is a ...