You may not have heard of Marshall Fritz, who passed away in California this week after a battle with pancreatic cancer, aged 65. Fritz was no ordinary Californian, or American — he was a proud member of the libertarian movement, having fought for its principles for over three decades decades since coming up from liberalism.…

Live from Barr Campaign Election Headquarters on Tuesday Evening — 11/4/08. It’s not the posh Phoenix Biltmore where the McCain campaign’s set up, nor the half of Chicago that the Obama campaign rented for its celebration, but it’s a place of clear principle. Update — 8:06 PM — Characteristic of this year for the LP,…

No surprises here — Like many libertarians, I’ve voted Libertarian today. The party that advocates “smaller government, lower taxes, and more freedom,” and libertarians beyond it who advocate for “individual liberty, free markets, and peace” offer a hope for a better, more prosperous society.

In this campaign commercial from 1984, entitled, “Inflation,” Reagan reminds Americans — as if they needed a reminder– that under Carter America suffered extraordinary inflation and interest rates, destructive to the economic well-being of every American. The next administration can, through regulation and excessive spending, bring those miserable conditions back again. From the Museum of…

Smaller government and reduced taxes bring prosperity; the alternative is diminished opportunity. Carter made America miserable, yet he schemed and regulated less than many in his party today. From the Museum of the Moving Image.

Smaller government and reduced taxes bring prosperity; the alternative is diminished opportunity. From the Museum of the Moving Image.

Less than a generation ago, against considerable scorn, a major party candidate defended the confident message of limited government and free choice through markets. He defeated an incumbent president, and brought his party to control in the Senate. That party has since drifted far from these sound principles, and in the years ahead, there may…

> Libertarians, be confident in this troubled season — here’s a video in which John Wayne narrates a Goldwater commercial entitled, “Symbols.” The commercial is directed, principally but only by implication, against communism. Johnson branded Goldwater a warmonger, but Johnson’s own foreign policy record from his inauguration in 1965 to leaving office in January 1969…

Libertarians, here is a direct and clear address, the antidote to empty rhetoric in this troubled season. Reagan speaks on behalf of Goldwater against the many errors of the Johnson Administration, in an address called A Time for Choosing. Reagan delivered versions of this speech several times during the campaign. The full address, and transcript…

Libertarians, more cheer in this troubled season — Goldwater speaks against oppressive big government, in Punchcard, one of his 1964 campaign commercials. Seems silly to some? Johnson brought neither peace nor lasting prosperity. War, bloated government, administrative corruption, riots and discord — hardly a Great Society. From the Museum of the Moving Image.

Libertarians, be cheerful — Goldwater speaks against oppressive big government, in Boy on Bicycle, one of his 1964 campaign commercials. From the Museum of the Moving Image.