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NEWS ABOUT: libertarianism

libertarianism stories: 8 news summaries
ANALYSIS

Supreme Court Likely to Uphold Alabama Sex Toy Ban

Justices unlikely to make a rights issues out of sex toys

Sep 16, 09 6:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Alabama statute criminalizing the sale of sex toys will probably be upheld as constitutional if it is challenged in the Supreme Court, Eugene Volokh writes at the Volokh Conspiracy. The statute—which was upheld by the state's Supreme Court Friday and bans the distribution of  "any device designed... More »

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Alabama • US Constitution • sex toys • libertarianism • Eugene Volokh

Analysis

Republicans Take Page From Libertarian Book

From tea parties to budget proposals,
GOP changes tune

Apr 22, 09 12:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - It looks as though the GOP is turning libertarian, says Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com. The tea parties it championed last week take their cue from libertarian movement shindigs, and participation was high in libertarian-leaning states like New Hampshire. The GOP’s alternative budget was a like-minded proposal, "dramatically... More »

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New Hampshire • GOP • Mike Huckabee • Olympia Snowe • Ron Paul • libertarian • Glenn Beck • libertarianism • Sarah Palin • Gallup poll • Gallup • political strategy • Nate Silver • Republicans • tea parties

Bob Barr Tosses Hat Into Presidential Ring

Ex-GOP rep., now Libertarian, could be McCain's Nader

May 12, 08 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bob Barr is running for president as a Libertarian, the former Republican congressman announced today. Once a conservative superstar who headed the impeachment crusade against Bill Clinton, Barr grew into a vocal Bush critic, and left the GOP in 2006. Barr says America wants a choice outside the two parties—... More »

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John McCain • Ron Paul • Libertarian Party • libertarianism • third party candidacy • Election 2008 • Bob Barr

Paul Concedes, More or Less

Victory 'in the conventional sense' not possible, urges voters on anyway

Mar 7, 08 5:19 PM CST
(Newser) - John McCain’s last standing competitor for the Republican presidential nomination is stepping down—in a way. Texas congressman Ron Paul released a video today saying victory wasn’t possible “in the conventional sense,” but that supporters should still pull his lever. “We must remember elections are... More »

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John McCain • Ron Paul • libertarianism • exit • Iraq war

UPDATED

William F. Buckley Jr. Dies at 82

Influential conservative columnist founded National Review

Feb 27, 08 10:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Conservative columnist and editor William F. Buckley Jr. died today at age 82; he suffered from diabetes and emphysema. Buckley founded the opinion magazine National Review, hosted the show “Firing Line” and wrote 45 books. The author of God and Man at Yale and defender of Joe McCarthy was... More »

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conservative • obituary • Ronald Reagan • Arthur Schlesinger Jr. • libertarianism • National Review • Joe McCarthy • Yale • conservatism • anti-Communism • William F. Buckley Jr.

Guess Who: Ralph Flirts With Bid

Kucinich exit might just make room for third-party presidential try

Jan 30, 08 1:41 PM CST
(Newser) - Well, hello again: Ralph Nader has revealed an exploratory presidential website, telling Politico that Dennis Kucinich’s exit leaves an electoral niche that might just fit him. Said the consumer advocate-turned-third-partier, "We’re testing the waters on the overriding issue of corporate control, of our political economy, and anything... More »

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Dennis Kucinich • corporations • Ron Paul • Ralph Nader • libertarianism

Paul Momentum Builds

Libertarian maverick causes stir; supporters say candidate is bigger than his politics

Dec 3, 07 12:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Ron Paul’s quixotic campaign for the Republican nomination isn’t really under his control anymore, Salon writes, but rather in the hands of a cult of ardent supporters who have independently flocked to fundraise and canvass for him. For them, Paul isn’t a libertarian outsider—the Texas Congressman... More »

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Ron Paul • libertarianism • Election 2008

Brothel Owner Backs Paul

GOP hopeful gets some X-rated support

Nov 26, 07 5:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Ron Paul found himself on the respectable side of a brothel last week, when the Republican presidential hopeful earned the endorsement of the owner of Reno's Moonlite BunnyRanch. MSNBC anchor Tucker Carlson surprised Paul by engineering the nod, arriving in a limousine with Dennis Hof and two “celebrity prostitutes,... More »

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prostitution • Ron Paul • Nevada • Tucker Carlson • libertarianism • brothel • Dennis Hof • prostitute • endorsement

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