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Libertarian Takeover: More Lawmakers Are Ditching The Major Parties

Getting elected as a third-party candidate is no easy feat in the United States. In fact, the deck is so stacked against alternative candidates — courtesy of gerrymandered voting districts that

By Jay Stooksberry

/ July 5, 2017

Libertarian Takeover: More Lawmakers Are Ditching The Major Parties

If He Liked Scalia, Trump Must Rethink Flag Burning

Not that it would surprise many, but President-elect Donald Trump contradicted himself recently. Per usual form, Trump stirred up a hornets’ nest of controversy with a recent tweet, suggesting that

By Jay Stooksberry

/ November 30, 2016

If He Liked Scalia, Trump Must Rethink Flag Burning

Don't Be Ashamed to Vote Third Party

Media pundits and prominent publications are putting the full court press on third-party candidates. It is no coincidence that Hillary Clinton’s efforts to attract millennial voters coincides with the

By Jay Stooksberry

/ September 26, 2016

To Send a Real Message to the Two Parties, Join a Third Party Now

Understandably, readers of the IVN pride themselves on their status as… well… independent voters. Voters are jettisoning the Democratic and Republican Parties faster than you can say “record high unfavorable

By Jay Stooksberry

/ September 23, 2016

To Send a Real Message to the Two Parties, Join a Third Party Now

#NeverTrump Republicans Find Refuge in Libertarian Party

Ted Cruz’s infamous “vote your conscience” speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention raised a flag for “Never Trump” Republicans to rally around nationwide. This group of disillusioned Republicans,

By Jay Stooksberry

/ July 26, 2016

#NeverTrump Republicans Find Refuge in Libertarian Party

Debunking the Myth that Gary Johnson is a 'Spoiler'

Spoiler alert! Is it Perot? Is it Nader? No, it’s Gary Johnson. Like clockwork, immediately following the introduction of a political candidate from outside the two-party system, pundits do

By Jay Stooksberry

/ June 29, 2016

Debunking the Myth that Gary Johnson is a 'Spoiler'

Is the Libertarian Party Ready to be Taken Seriously?

The Libertarian Party Convention convened over Memorial Day weekend, bringing together thousands of participants — from party delegates to true-believer activists — in the process of selecting the candidates who would go

By Jay Stooksberry

/ May 31, 2016

Is the Libertarian Party Ready to be Taken Seriously?

Obama's Hiroshima: Drones in the Middle East

“We stand here in the middle of this city and force ourselves to imagine the moment the bomb fell. We force ourselves to feel the dread of children confused by

By Jay Stooksberry

/ May 30, 2016

Obama's Hiroshima: Drones in the Middle East

Life after #FeelTheBern: Where the Political Revolution Goes from Here

~ Jim Hightower, speaking on behalf of Bernie Sanders Though Bernie Sanders is mathematically eliminated from winning the Democratic nomination, he should be commended for his presidential efforts. His grassroots campaign

By Jay Stooksberry

/ May 11, 2016

Life after #FeelTheBern: Where the Political Revolution Goes from Here

Want to Improve POTUS Elections? Limit Executive Authority

Imagine a president with the authority to indefinitely detain you without due process, indiscriminately bomb countries without congressional authorization, possess the launch codes to 5,113 nuclear warheads, snoop on

By Jay Stooksberry

/ May 9, 2016

Want to Improve POTUS Elections? Limit Executive Authority

Why Conservatives Should Oppose North Carolina's "Bathroom Bill"

North Carolina’s HB 2 law—also known as the “bathroom bill”—has stirred the pot of national controversy for the past few weeks. This particular piece of legislation has

By Jay Stooksberry

/ May 3, 2016

Why Conservatives Should Oppose North Carolina's "Bathroom Bill"

Not Happy About 2016? We Only Have Ourselves to Blame

“Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.” ~H.L. Mencken The 2016 election is already shaping up

By Jay Stooksberry

/ April 25, 2016

Not Happy About 2016? We Only Have Ourselves to Blame