Libertarians Leave Party to Join GOP and Push Trump Toward Fiscal Conservatism

Fmr Libertarians Try to Steer GOP Toward Fiscal Conservatism

More than 40 members of the Libertarian Party are leaving to join the Republican Liberty Caucus, an organization dedicated to promoting limited government and free markets, the Washington Examiner said. “That’s the fight that is really going to matter to public policy at the federal level, to politics at the national level,” Mike ter Maat, who ran for vice president on the Libertarian Party ticket in 2024 and is joining the caucus, told the Exam…

Libertarians leave party to join GOP and push Trump toward fiscal conservatism

Former Libertarian vice presidential nominee Mike ter Maat and dozens of other members of the third party have joined a caucus within the Republican Party, hoping to usher in fiscally conservative policies. Ter Maat, 2024 Libertarian presidential candidate Chase Oliver‘s…

Libertarians ditch party to join Trump's GOP

Former Libertarian vice presidential nominee Mike ter Maat and dozens of other members of the third party have joined a caucus within the Republican Party, hoping to usher in fiscally conservative policies. Ter Maat, 2024 Libertarian presidential candidate Chase Oliver‘s running mate, left the Libertarian Party with over 40 members who have joined the Republican Liberty Caucus, a political organization working with the national party to promote …

Libertarianism 2.0: Should We Attempt to Maximize Liberty?

At this year’s FreedomFest conference in Palm Springs, California, I had the pleasure of attending a panel discussion entitled Libertarianism 2.0, featuring speakers Bret Weinstein, Spike Cohen, Avens O’Brien, and Judd Weiss, and moderated by Free the People’s own Matt Kibbe. The topic of discussion was how to make libertarian ideas attractive to those not already in the movement, those who Kibbe calls the Liberty Curious, not just through words…