The Libertarian Party chose Bob Barr, a former GOP congressman turned LP member, as its standard-bearer to present a more moderate libertarian image to America.  This sparked concern among left-leaning libertarians, but party leaders were sure it was the correct, and right, direction.       Surely Barr would be able to attract a wider level…

From the Democratic Convention, courtesy of Reason.tv, here’s a video with interviews of Democrats and protestors discussing their views on immigration policy. (Best guess for a similar video interview from the Republican Convention: same across-the-board ignorance.)

Many have likely seen the pro-Obama music video, “American Prayer,” but libertarian Reason.tv takes a satirical look at the video in light of Obama’s oft-professed desire to transform the American economy and preserve American jobs.

From Damon Root at Reason.tv‘s coverage of the Democratic National Convention, here’s a video assessment of McCain and Obama’s perspectives on Supreme Court nominees.

Over at Reason.com, from Reason.tv, there’s a six-minute video offering a libertarian perspective on the Democratic Convention.

Bob Barr spoke to readers of the Washington Post via chat on August 21st. Here are excerpts from that interview: On Energy Policy – Bob Barr: “I believe that we need to produce more of our basic fuel needs right here in the U.S. We should remove prohibitions to offshore drilling and exploration in ANWR.…

Over at Reason, in the September issue of the magazine, David Weigel observes that — despite fundraising challenges — the LP candidate for president is doing better than anyone might have hoped. I’m not sure that November will prove so optimistic for the LP, but Weigel correctly notes that this year has a fair chance…

Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr, hardly known for a jocular style, tried his hand at comedy recently. You may appraise the results for yourself —

Carla Howell is a libertarian activist and president of the Center for Small Government. A renaissance woman, she’s also a singer-songwriter. She’s successfully placed initiatives on the ballot in her native Massachusetts to end the state income tax, and her efforts have won significant backing – in 2004, 45% of voters in her state supported…

Earlier this week, I posted on a proposal from over 100 college presidents to begin debate on lowering the drinking age. The proposal was only to begin debate, but that alone is too much for those ‘Neo Prohibitionists,’ like those at Mothers Against Drunk Driving, who argue against a lower age on the basis of…

Over at the Los Angeles Times, one of that paper’s bloggers reports on a study that shows that about 55% of voters would like to see the Libertarian candidate for president in the upcoming presidential debates. Unsurprisingly, the number drops when filtered to include only partisan Republicans or Democrats. Those major parties have a good…

Here are two videos explaining why FISA, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, is a bad idea. No American government should have the power to intercept phone calls of a citizen merely because he is calling someone — even family, friends, or colleagues — abroad, with no other basis or cause. It’s an infringement of the…

Your friends, if you call them such, probably send you any number of chain emails each day with polls, quizzes, and personality tests. I’ll offer you one, too, but at least I’ve not sent it to you. Here’s a quiz called the World’s Smallest Political Quiz, from the Advocates for Self-Government website. The website is…