'I'm probably the person on the left who's most open to libertarian thinking'—Robert Scheer in Conversation With Matt Welch
New Left stalwart talks with libertarian journalist about Gary Johnson, crony capitalism, the Koch brothers, and war
New Left stalwart talks with libertarian journalist about Gary Johnson, crony capitalism, the Koch brothers, and war
"Under no circumstances will our energies be diverted from our goal of winning the election," Weld says in response to Watergate journalist's suggestion that he might bolt.
Says Trump is neither a Republican nor a conservative while Clinton is too far to the left and untrustworthy.
Gary Johnson is hardly the only third-party candidate to get democracy'd good and hard
'Americans are tired of rigged systems,' Johnson retorts. 'We plan to be on the debate stage in October.'
Former Indiana governor pushes for Libertarian nominee's inclusion in the debates, hosts a big event for him at Purdue, and writes WSJ op-Ed about an issue only Johnson is any good on
Your favorite three-way podcast is back after a week off for, uh, maintenance
Talking Gary Johnson's poll numbers, Colin Powell's emails, Winston Churchill's doctor note vs. Donald Trump's and Hillary Clinton's.
Being even more condescending toward them probably won't work.
New CBS/New York Times poll puts the Libertarian at 8%, making his 5-poll average 8.6% on the eve of the Debate Commission's decision
Newspaper editorial count now 5 for Clinton, 4 for Johnson, 0 for Trump
Libertarian candidates promise that if allowed to debate Sept. 26, they will earn their way thereafter
Matt Welch asks in the L.A. Times, 'What would the world look like if politicians weren't always applying lipstick to their rhetorical pigs?'
NBC/SurveyMonkey shows 11% for Libertarian; meanwhile solid majorities favor debate-inclusion no matter how you ask the question
But accurate online polling is tough, and accurate polling of the military is even tougher.
He's the only one talking about a guest worker program with Mexico
North Carolina newspaper the second to go libertarian.
ABC/Washington Post poll comes in at 9%, leaving the Libertarian far short of 15% before Judgment Day
The 2016 election is ultimately a fight between a future based on freedom and a bunker mentality in trade, culture, and immigration.
'I'm no longer so sure that it's game over if we're not in the debates,' Weld tells Reason
First group grilling of the Libertarian presidential candidate since he blanked on 'Aleppo'
'He spends his time advocating for legalized prostitution,' the #NeverTrumper contends, inaccurately, while seizing on the Aleppo gaffe
IAVA's Paul Rieckhoff says Johnson apologized for "threatening and unprofessional tactics" by some of his supporters.
While Lindsey Graham, Hillary Clinton, and the Washington Post guffaw at Gary Johnson, voters seem strangely unpersuaded by the language-policing of interventionists.
The United States, like every other interest involved in Syria, is on every side of the war. But let's talk about horse-race politics!
Wash Post op-ed lays out strong case for a president not beholden to either Dems or GOP.
"Serious" major party candidates screw up foreign policy questions almost every election cycle.
TrumpTon, by contrast, are clueless jerks
Former two-term governor won't make presidential debates despite historically strong showing for a Libertarian nominee.
Reason spoke to vets tonight at IAVA's headquarters and outside the forum.
Campaign sponsored by pro-Johnson AlternativePAC gets over 17 million counted views from Facebook.
Traditional media still more important than social media or online, Americans Deserve Better PAC argues their results prove.
Meanwhile, here are some highlights from last night's AMA from Gary Johnson and Bill Weld
Clinton and Trump's unfavorables are higher among veterans than the general public, but they'll be featured at at tonight's IAVA event.
New Yorker staffer and former Carter speechwriter Hendrik Hertzberg says letting third-party candidates into debates is like enabling, uh, Rosie Ruiz?
The visionary tech billionaire is right that government is dysfunctional but wrong about its core responsibilities.
Libertarian nominee needs the next three polls to average 20% to qualify, unless the Commission on Presidential Debates changes its criteria at the last minute.
Which states are the most fertile territories for alternative candidates?
The group calls the Libertarian nominee "the true conservative in this election."
The former New Mexico governor won't win in November but he does represent the future of policy.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch breaks from decades of Republican candidate support.
Even in a solidly blue state, many self-describe as independents and want more choices.
Make new and better pathways for people to come here legally instead of creating a police state armed with biometric scanners.
The Libertarian presidential candidate discusses the future of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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