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Michael Heise
The Libertarian Party Mises Caucus (LPMC) is a caucus within the Libertarian Party in the United States that promotes paleolibertarianism, fusionism, as well as a more conservative version of American libertarianism associated with the presidential campaigns of former U.S. congressman Ron Paul. It was founded in 2017 by Michael Heise, mainly in opposition to Nicholas Sarwark's position as party chairman and the pragmatic faction of the party associated with the presidential campaigns of former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson. It is named after economist Ludwig von Mises. The caucus has support of some prominent libertarians, such as comedian Dave Smith, political commentator Tom Woods, and radio host Scott Horton. Ron Paul once called the caucus "the libertarian wing of the Libertarian Party." The caucus has also been highly controversial, and has been accused by their critics of harboring bigotry or being plants of the Republican Party, which the Mises Caucus denies. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mises Institute
The Ludwig von Mises Institute for Austrian Economics, or Mises Institute, is a nonprofit think tank headquartered in Auburn, Alabama, that is a center for Austrian economics, right-wing libertarian thought and the paleolibertarian and anarcho-capitalist movements in the United States. It is named after the economist Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973) and promotes the Misesian version of heterodox Austrian economics. The Mises Institute was founded in 1982 by Lew Rockwell, chief of staff to Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul. Early supporters of the institute included economist F. A. Hayek, writer Henry Hazlitt, economist Murray Rothbard, Ron Paul, and libertarian coin dealer Burt Blumert. History The Mises Institute was founded in 1982 by Lew Rockwell, who was chief of staff to Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul; previously Rockwell had been editor for the conservative Arlington House Publishers and had worked for the far-right John Birch Society and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contrepoints
''Contrepoints'' is a French online magazine founded in 2009. The name of the newspaper is a reference to ''Contrepoint'', a now-defunct newspaper launched by French philosopher Raymond Aron. According to ''Le Monde'', ''Contrepoints'' is one of the most prominent libertarian websites in France. For Pew and Institut Montaigne, the magazine has a center-right classical liberal editorial stance. Contrepoints was awarded a Templeton Freedom Award by the Atlas Economic Research Foundation Atlas Network, formerly known as Atlas Economic Research Foundation, is a non-governmental, non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization based in the United States that provides training, networking, and grants for libertarian, free-market, and Conserva ... in 2012. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bigotry
Prejudice can be an affective feeling towards a person based on their perceived social group membership. The word is often used to refer to a preconceived (usually unfavourable) evaluation or classification of another person based on that person's perceived personal characteristics, such as political affiliation, sex, gender, gender identity, beliefs, values, social class, friendship, age, disability, religion, sexuality, race, ethnicity, language, nationality, culture, complexion, beauty, height, body weight, occupation, wealth, education, criminality, sport-team affiliation, music tastes or other perceived characteristics. The word "prejudice" can also refer to unfounded or pigeonholed beliefs and it may apply to "any unreasonable attitude that is unusually resistant to rational influence". Gordon Allport defined prejudice as a "feeling, favorable or unfavorable, toward a person or thing, prior to, or not based on, actual experience". Auestad (2015) defines pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daily Beast
''The Daily Beast'' is an American news website focused on politics, media, and pop culture. Founded in 2008, the website is owned by IAC Inc. It has been characterized as a "high-end tabloid" by Noah Shachtman, the site's editor-in-chief from 2018 to 2021. In a 2015 interview, former editor-in-chief John Avlon described the ''Beast''s editorial approach: "We seek out scoops, scandals, and stories about secret worlds; we love confronting bullies, bigots, and hypocrites." In 2018, Avlon described the ''Beast''s "strike zone" as "politics, pop culture, and power". History ''The Daily Beast'' began publishing on October 6, 2008. Its founding editor was Tina Brown, a former editor of ''Vanity Fair'' and ''The New Yorker'' as well as the short-lived ''Talk'' magazine. The name of the site was taken from a fictional newspaper in Evelyn Waugh's novel ''Scoop''. In 2010, ''The Daily Beast'' merged with the magazine ''Newsweek'' creating a combined company, The Newsweek Dai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
YouTube
YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim who were three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google Search. In January 2024, YouTube had more than 2.7billion monthly active users, who collectively watched more than one billion hours of videos every day. , videos were being uploaded to the platform at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute, and , there were approximately 14.8billion videos in total. On November 13, 2006, YouTube was purchased by Google for $1.65 billion (equivalent to $ billion in ). Google expanded YouTube's business model of generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by and for YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Horton (radio Host)
Scott Horton (born 1976) is an American radio host and author. He serves as the editorial director of the Libertarian Institute and hosts ''The Scott Horton Show'', where he has conducted thousands of interviews with experts on foreign policy, war, and civil liberties. Horton is also the author of ''Fool's Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan'' and ''Enough Already: Time to End the War on Terrorism'', both of which critique U.S. military interventions. An advocate of non-interventionism, Horton is known for his libertarian critique of American foreign policy and his opposition to the expansion of military power. He has contributed to various publications, including '' Antiwar.com'' and ''The American Conservative'', and frequently speaks at conferences and events whose stated aims are to promote peace and individual liberty. Career Horton hosts '' Antiwar Radio'' for Pacifica Radio's KPFK 90.7 FM in Los Angeles, as well as the podcast ''The Scott Horton Show.'' Horton ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Woods
Thomas Ernest Woods Jr. (born August 1, 1972) is an American author, podcast host, and Libertarianism in the United States, libertarian commentator who is currently a senior fellow at the Mises Institute.Naji FilaliInterview with Thomas E. Woods, Jr., Harvard Political Review, August 16, 2011. A proponent of the Austrian School of economics, Woods hosts a daily podcast, ''The Tom Woods Show,'' and formerly co-hosted the weekly podcast ''Contra Paul Krugman, Krugman''. Woods' ''The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History'' in 2004 interpreted U.S. history through a Paleoconservatism, paleoconservative and, as described by some writers, Pro-Confederate movement, pro-Confederate lens. This, and his 2009 book ''Meltdown (Woods book), Meltdown'' on the 2008 financial crisis, became New York Times bestsellers. His subsequent writing has focused on promoting libertarianism and libertarian leaning political figures such as former Congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Smith (comedian)
David Smith (born April 20, 1983) is an American comedian, podcaster, and political commentator who hosts the libertarian podcast ''Part of the Problem.'' Smith is a close friend of Joe Rogan and a regular guest on ''The Joe Rogan Experience''. He has also frequently appeared on Fox News' ''Kennedy'', ''The Greg Gutfeld Show,'' and CNN's '' S.E. Cupp: Unfiltered'', and has also appeared on the Lex Fridman podcast, among others. Smith is a member of the Mises Caucus of the Libertarian Party. Early life According to Smith, he was raised in Brooklyn, New York by his single mother. He is Jewish and is the grandchild of a Holocaust survivor. Career He hosts the ''Part of the Problem'' podcast and cohosts the comedy podcast '' Legion of Skanks''. According to PorcFest, ''Part of the Problem'' is one of the top two libertarian podcasts in the world. On ''Part of the Problem'', Smith has interviewed political figures such as Vivek Ramaswamy and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Smith has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Johnson
Gary Earl Johnson (born January 1, 1953) is an American businessman and politician who served as the 29th List of governors of New Mexico, governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003 as a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party. He has been a member of the Libertarian Party (United States), Libertarian Party since 2011 and was the party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2012 United States presidential election, 2012 and 2016 United States presidential election, 2016 elections. He was also the Libertarian nominee in the 2018 United States Senate election in New Mexico, 2018 U.S. Senate election in New Mexico. Johnson entered politics for the first time by running for governor of New Mexico in 1994 New Mexico gubernatorial election, 1994 on a low-tax, anti-crime platform, promising a "common-sense business approach". He defeated incumbent Democratic Party (United States), Democratic governor Bruce King, 50% to 40%. He cut the 10% annual gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States. It is one of the Mountain States of the southern Rocky Mountains, sharing the Four Corners region with Utah, Colorado, and Arizona. It also borders the state of Texas to the east and southeast, Oklahoma to the northeast, and shares Mexico-United States border, an international border with the Mexican states of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua and Sonora to the south. New Mexico's largest city is Albuquerque, and its List of capitals in the United States, state capital is Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe, the oldest state capital in the U.S., founded in 1610 as the government seat of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, Nuevo México in New Spain. It also has the highest elevation of any state capital, at . New Mexico is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, fifth-largest of the fifty states by area, but with just over 2.1 million residents, ranks List of U.S. states and terri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libertarian National Committee
The Libertarian National Committee (LNC) controls and manages the affairs, properties, and funds of the United States Libertarian Party. It is composed of the party officers, five at-large representatives elected every two years at the national convention, and a theoretical maximum of 10 regional representatives. The current chair is Steven Nekhaila, who was elected in a 2025 Libertarian National Committee chair special election, special election on February 2, 2025, following the resignation of previous chair Angela McArdle in the wake of a scandal over her giving a contract to a company set up by her partner, without disclosing the conflict of interest as required by the LNC Policy Manual. The LNC has lobbied or filed lawsuits against laws and regulations that restrict contributions to parties and candidates. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Sarwark
Nicholas Joel Sarwark (born August 27, 1979) is an American attorney and businessman who served as the 19th chair of the Libertarian National Committee (LNC), the governing body of the Libertarian Party. Prior to his election in 2014, he served on several LP national committees and as chair of the Libertarian Party of Maryland State Committee and vice chair of the Libertarian Party of Colorado State Committee. Doherty, Brian (May 27, 2016"The Libertarian Party's National Committee Chair Race: Meet the Contenders" ''Reason''.com. Retrieved June 2, 2022. , he is the only LP chair to have served three consecutive terms. Sarwark declined to run for another term as LNC chair in 2020, and was succeeded by Joe Bishop-Henchman. Early life and education Sarwark was born on August 27, 1979, in Phoenix, Arizona. He graduated from Washington Adventist University in 1998 with a BS in computer science and a minor in philosophy, later receiving his juris doctor from American University's W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
