Posts Tagged ‘libertarian’
Perfectly Simple and Simply Perfect Pistols
What would you say to an affordable self-defense pistol made with premium American stainless steel components, chambered in .380 or 9mm available for under $120? That’s what Alexander Malcolm created with the Altor Pistol. A simple single-shot pistol that can be easily concealed in a real estate agent’s purse or placed in a farm veterinarian’s…
Read MoreKropotkin’s Ninety-Nine
Mutual aid needs to be profitable for those who engage in it. As a practical exercise in mutual aid economics, Sarwark Enterprises will operate a private investment fund of no more than 99 individual investors and business operators from around the world. Ninety-nine thousand dollars will be placed into a fund. That fund can invest…
Read MoreLibertarian success comes from focus
What will I do if delegates choose incompetent and destructive people to control the Libertarian National Committee?
The same thing I’ve been doing my entire adult life: Recruiting, running, and supporting Libertarian candidates in order to achieve Libertarian policy goals.
Read More“I don’t need a ride, I need ammunition”
Last weekend was spent participating as a member of the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania in the state convention in Williamsport. These are my observations and my plans moving forward: The Mises Caucus treated the annual convention as an opportunity to settle perceived grievances and to hold a national party at the expense of members who…
Read More“You can never buy a decent used car”?
It was the subtitle that got me to read Tim Harford’s book, “The Undercover Economist: Exposing Why the Rich are Rich, the Poor are Poor – and Why You Can Never Buy a Decent Used Car!” Our family owns the oldest independent car dealership in Phoenix and has sold thousands of decent used cars over…
Read MoreBook Review: “Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power”
It’s not often anymore that I have time for a full-length book, but I recently read Jon Meacham’s biography of Jefferson, “Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power.” It took a few weeks taking it on long flights and reading before bed, but it’s very worth the time. Meacham covers the entire arc of Jefferson’s life,…
Read MoreSarwark Elected Chair of Libertarian National Committee
Blogging here has been kind of light. I ran for and was elected Chair of the Libertarian National Committee over the last weekend in June. It’s going to be a busy two years. From the official press release: Delegates to the 2014 Libertarian Party National Convention in Columbus, Ohio, elected Nicholas Sarwark of Colorado to…
Read MoreElect Nicholas Sarwark as Chair of the Libertarian National Committee
The Libertarian Party national convention will be held in Columbus, Ohio June 26-29. I have announced my candidacy for Chair of the Libertarian National Committee and hope to lead the party to growth and success as we go into the 2016 election cycle. If you can attend the convention, please come out and support me. …
Read MoreNot being drone murdered is an individual right
We, the members of the Libertarian Party, challenge the cult of the omnipotent state and defend the rights of the individual. – Statement of Principles, Libertarian Party That line, especially the bit about the “cult of the omnipotent state,” has been the subject of many internal battles within the party at conventions. There is a…
Read MoreLibertarians Should Stop Wasting Time with the Republican Party
In the run up to last Tuesday’s election, some prominent libertarians wrote about why libertarians should abandon the Libertarian Party and work within one of the old parties (but really, they mean the Republican Party). Libertarian activists should choose whichever party they feel more comfortable working within. That’s what Ron Paul did. Likewise, Rand Paul…
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