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Last night, the news broke that Hillary Clinton apparently clinched the Democratic nomination. While this is an outcome that probably didn’t surprise many people outside of Senator Bernie Sanders’ devoted following, it’s something that certainly did cause shockwaves. The Associated Press called it on a day there were no primaries. Who voted to change the

It’s fairly clear at this point that Donald Trump will be the Republican presidential nominee, barring a significant breakthrough at the Republican National Convention. As that time draws closer, Republicans hoping that Trump would soften the rhetoric and prepare for the general election campaign have been let down. With racial attacks on judges and slamming

For quite some time, many observers have said the Democratic nomination is already Hillary Clinton’s and that it was only a matter of time before that couldn’t be denied. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and his movement of energetic supporters have long disputed this, blaming superdelegates for rigging the race and accusing Democratic National Committeewoman Debbie Wasserman

Edward Snowden has been a complicated figure in American politics. After fleeing the United States in 2013 to leak thousands of classified government files, America has been faced with an ongoing debate about the line between security and freedom. Do the things Snowden revealed violate the laws under the Constitution? When drafting the Constitution, our

When former Texas Congressman Ron Paul ran for the Republican presidential nomination the first time, he emphasized that it was essentially an education trip and a way to give the libertarian ideology a national platform. From there, the Campaign of Liberty formed and libertarianism started to show signs of a viable run. Unfortunately that year, Senator

The Never Trump crowd became an actual force too late in the presidential primary and now everyone is scrambling to find some sort of alternative. The mistake everyone made was refusing to accept the notion that Donald Trump could be a serious candidate for the Republican nomination and thus underestimated him. It became clear after

The country has continued to mourn the loss of a legend. For so many people, Muhammad Ali was an inspiration because of not only his sports accomplishments, but personal ones as well. He was a defiant figure who held firm to his convictions even when things got tense. But this was also apart of the appeal

Exiled whistleblower Edward Snowden continues to be a strong topic of debate. His leaks exposed a number of surveillance programs that reveal a massively Orwellian operation that has long been operating in the dark. Unseen and unbeknownst to most Americans, these revelations showed that even our worst nightmares could not imagine just how thorough and widespread

A violent mob, many of whom were waving Mexican flags, attacked Donald Trump supporters who were attending a campaign rally in San Jose, California. While social media is rife with videos showing unprovoked attacks on Trump supporters by the Mexican flag-waving, hate-spewing thugs, President Obama and dying mainstream media were quick to cast blame on the

Muhammad Ali was admired by many. The boxing legend passed away late Friday evening and the world is mourning. His contribution to sports and American culture is well-known, but of the perhaps lesser known facts is his refusal to enlist in the United States Army when drafted during the Vietnam War. This, like all things

Social media has a lot of benefits. On the plus side, it’s made society more interconnected and independent. Musicians, writers, and other types of professionals can thrive without big companies because they can advertise their own products and still make a living. On personal levels, it helps families remain connected across the country and even

Donald Trump has officially reached a majority of delegates in the Republican Party presidential primary, meaning that a man with authoritarian tendencies is the presumptive GOP nominee. It did not always have to be this way. As recently as June 2014, libertarian-leaning U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) was leading the Republican field.Paul staked his Presidential campaign

For everyone who was involved at the time, 2012 seemed like total war that wasn’t going to end peacefully for any party involved. Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney had carried the frontrunner status that was bestowed upon him by the mainstream media and the political elite. All along the way, Republicans reminded unruly activists that

When the Libertarian Party was founded it was intended to be the party of free markets, civil liberties and a non interventionist foreign policy. Though electoral success was fleeting and sparse, the party quickly grew a reputation as being a party of principle. By nominating dedicated activists activists like David Koch and Ron Paul and

In another shocking case of children being manipulated by their parents to push a political agenda, a video recently posted on YouTube appears to show a mother and father instructing their 3 year-old daughter to say repeatedly “We have to kill Donald Trump.” The video, which was analyzed by author Mark Dice, shows the mother and

Someone recently described the Libertarian Party as an “elephant graveyard.” It’s an interesting description, but a factual one as well. The Libertarian Party has had a recent trend as being new life for opportunistic Republicans, many of which are hardly libertarian at heart. The Libertarian Party has essentially become an aspiring clone of the Republican Party.

The LNC has spoken – Gary Johnson will be the Libertarian Party nominee moving into the main election. going up against what likely will be Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton for the Republican and Democratic tickets, respectively. Many conservative-leaning libertarians are unhappy about this. I’ve even heard some of my friends proudly proclaim that they

The nomination of former Massachusetts Governor William Weld as the Libertarian Party’s Vice Presidential nominee was not one which was met without controversy. Activists booed Weld throughout the convention and there even had to be a second ballot to ultimately confirm him as Vice President. This was due to Weld’s positions on spending, gun control, war,

The Liberty  Conservative has just received a photo from an anonymous delegate at the Libertarian National Convention in Orlando, where the Libertarian Party’s 2016 Presidential nominee is being selected. This photo is of the final results of the straw poll taken of the delegates to determine who will make the debate stage for tonight’s CSPAN

The Libertarian Party is hoping to capitalize on voter dissatisfaction with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, as well as on the public’s overall dissatisfaction with the Washington establishment, as they prepare to meet to select Presidential and Vice-Presidential nominees at their national convention in Orlando, Florida. While many expect former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, the party’s

From Berkeley to Boston, cities, states, and ‘safe-space’ after ‘safe space’ have been falling victim to a brutal culture of suppressed speech and demonized debate. This relatively new atmosphere, coined “PC Culture”, has resulted in absolutely laughable absurdities from Mizzou’s segregated safe spaces to Oberlin University’s demand for salaried protests. The free exchange of ideas,

After facing withering criticism following revelations from former employees that Facebook was routinely suppressing news stories from conservative media sources on their “trending” news section, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg summoned a handpicked list of “Conservative leaders” to the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California to address the controversy. Among those who attended the meeting were:

Hurry up to wait……and wait……and wait. That has been the slogan from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) over the last few weeks as videos showing screening lines stretching for miles throughout airports in Atlanta, Chicago, and New York (among others) have gone viral. The trade group Airlines for America has expressed concern that, as the peak

Gary Johnson, perceived front-runner for the Libertarian Party, announced today that he would choose former Massachusetts’s Governor Bill Weld as his Vice Presidential candidate. On paper, the move seems to make a lot of sense. Weld, like Johnson, is a former Republican who has long had a reputation for being a “libertarian,” having been a

The liberty movement received very exciting news today, as Cliff Maloney Jr announced that he has been promoted to the Executive Director position at Young Americans for Liberty (YAL), the largest libertarian youth organization in the country. Cliff brings a wealth of experience from within the liberty movement, most recently as the national director of “Students

Not content to be sidelined by the campaign to elect his successor, lame duck President Barack Obama is preparing another attack on the American dream. This time around, Obama and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (and probable running mate for Hillary Clinton) Julian Castro aim to punish America’s suburban communities for their success by

Donald Trump has, in the last two weeks, wrapped up the 2016 Republican presidential nomination and ensured what many are calling “the worst election of our lifetimes” by making this a Trump vs Clinton election. When faced with such a prospect, combined with the embarrassing ineptitude of the Libertarian Party as they attempt to choose

In the 1856 election, the country was bitterly divided between the Democratic Party – which had dominated the office of the Presidency since Thomas Jefferson – and the new parties that came about from the destruction of the Whigs. In 1848, members of the Whig party had been branching off and forming third parties, mostly

With Ted Cruz having dropped out of the Republican presidential primary, Libertarian Party candidate Austin Petersen is looking to capitalize and bring in Cruz’s disaffected supporters who are now looking for an alternative to Donald Trump. With the Never Trump movement reaching a fever pitch and conservatives across the country looking for alternatives, it would