BURNET, Texas (Feb. 18) – The Libertarian Party can make a difference in the 2012 presidential campaign. But the only way we can make a difference is by being different. We can only make a difference if the Libertarian candidate for president is not asha

My party is about to blow it again. In 2008 Bob Barr ran for President. He was a well-known former federal prosecutor and member of the US House, and was well-known to have strong Libertarian principles. Among other "bona-fides" he serves on the board of

Compared to fellow former Republican Bob Barr, who was tied for the presidential nomination through five rounds of ballots at the 2008 national convention, getting the backing of the Libertarian Party is going to be a cakewalk for Gary Johnson. What abou

At the Libertarian Party of Florida state convention held this past weekend, former GOP presidential candidate Gary Johnson didn’t just win the straw poll; with 42 of the 60 votes cast, he wiped the floor. If Johnson can replicate that success in other s

Paul Manafort, Roger Stone (center) and Lee Atwater in 1985. (Harry Naltchayan/The Washington Post) The Grand Old Party has lost Roger Stone. The once-golden (if wild) child of right-minded Republicans has broken ranks — and left his past behind. “On Mo

How badly do the Republicans want to win the White House? I suspect they don't. Nor do I think they are particularly worried about the dire state of the economy and the lingering recession. What they care about is theocracy, not freedom. They want to sco