WWW.LP.ORG M i n i M u M G o v e r n M e n t • M a x i M u M F r e e d o M The Party of Principle™ January 2011 The Official Newspaper of the Libertarian Party Volume 41, Issue 1 Election Coverage - Page 4 Full Election Results - Page 6 LPLibertarian Party News Founder David Nolan Dies Chairman’s Corner avid F. Nolan, viewed by many gold standard. The group was outraged, ..................Page 2 as the father of the Libertarian and decided that America needed a Lib- DParty, died unexpectedly on No- ertarian Party. vember 21 in Tucson, Arizona at the age The Libertarian Party was official- of 66. ly founded in Colorado Springs on De- Letters to the In 1971, The Individualist maga- cember 11, 1971 by Mr. Nolan and seven Editor zine published an article by Mr. Nolan ti- others. ................Page 14 tled “Classifying and Analyzing Politico- Mr. Nolan remained active in the Economic Systems.” The article included Libertarian Party during the following 39 the two-dimensional diamond-shaped years. He ran several times as a Libertar- State Affiliate News chart which became known as the Nolan ian candidate, including a 2006 run for Chart, and which is currently used by the U.S. House in Arizona against incumbent ................Page 15 Advocates for Self-Government in their Gabrielle Giffords, and a run for U.S. popular World’s Smallest Political Quiz. Senate in Arizona last year against in- On August 15, 1971, Mr. Nolan cumbent John McCain. What Have You and several other libertarians were meet- Last May, Mr. Nolan was elected Missed at LP.org? ing at his home in Westminster, Colorado. as an at-large member of the Libertarian They watched President Richard Nixon National Committee. ................Page 16 Inside this Issue announce on television that he was going Mark Hinkle, Chair of the Liber- to institute wage and price controls, and David Nolan, viewed by many as the father of the that he was taking the U.S. dollar off the ...continued on page 9 Libertarian Party. PERMIT NO. 1541 NO. PERMIT Washington, DC 20037 DC Washington, OKLA CITY, OK CITY, OKLA 2600 Virginia Avenue NW, Suite 200 Suite NW, Avenue Virginia 2600 U.S. POSTAGE PAID POSTAGE U.S. Libertarian National Committee, Inc. Committee, National Libertarian NON PROFIT ORG PROFIT NON PAGE 2 THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY - WWW.LP.ORG JANUARY 2011 Monday Messages from the LP HQ, and dozens of press CHAIRMAN’S CORNER releases that earned us many interviews with the media, especially radio talk shows. Want to become a Our vote totals and percentages in individual races were all significantly higher. Yet, not quite high enough in Monthly Pledger? Remembering David Illinois and New York, where we had hoped to gain ballot status. The LNC provided significant funds in both these by Mark Hinkle states with the hopes of gaining ballot status through 2012 ’m sure every LNC Chair or 2014. would prefer to write a I’m very pleased to report that the LNC took a sig- IChair’s column filled with nificant step towards establishing the LP as “the” third good news. Unfortunately, this party. They have authorized the creation of a building one is going to start with sad fund that seeks to raise the capital necessary to buy our news: the death of our co-founder own building or office condo. Our lease in the infamous David Nolan. Watergate building is due to expire in February, 2012. So, Monthly Pledgers receive When I was elected LNC we have a short window in which to raise the down pay- Chair this past May and started to ment. We estimate about $250-300K should enable us to the insider’s Liberty Pledge preside over the first meeting of proceed. Newsletter, and are vital to the new LNC, I looked around the That’s a significant amount of money, especially room and was thrilled to have such a talented and experi- in a “non-election” year and in a tough economic climate funding our LP Headquarters enced Libertarian National Committee. And the frosting (thank you Bush & Obama). However, the long-term fi- operations. on the cake was that I got to work with the co-founder of nancial benefits are huge. Former LNC Chair Geoff Neale the Party: David Nolan. is heading up a fundraising committee comprised of Dr. Ready to Renew Your Membership? I’ve known David for many years, but this was the Mary Ruwart, Dr. James Lark, former LNC legal council first real opportunity to spend significant time working Bill Hall, and Wayne Root. with David, especially since he was Chair of the Conven- Under FEC rules, building funds come with spe- Send a gift of $25 or more. Write “re- tion Oversight Committee, the committee charged with re- cial restrictions. Funds donated to this project can only be new” on your check or contribution viewing bids from many hotels in many cities. Following spent on the purchase, and related expenses, of a building form. the leadership that Admiral Colley provided on the previ- or office condo. If we don’t raise enough to get the job ous Convention Oversight Committee, David jumped right done, we’ll have to give the money back. No shifting of in and took charge. I was very happy he took the initiative. funds to other projects like we see in government circles. You can renew or sign up for a Elsewhere in LP News is a more extensive review More details will be forthcoming, but the bottom line is monthly pledge: of David Nolan’s contributions to the LP and to the cause this makes very good business sense and it’ll allow more • online at LP.org of freedom. of your donations to go towards advancing the cause of • call 202-333-0008 To me, David Nolan is and was to the LP, what Bill freedom in our lifetimes. • use the enclosed postage-paid enve- Gates is to Microsoft: a co-founder and a guiding light. He Please help us celebrate the Party’s 40th anniver- will be sorely missed and will never be replaced. sary (December 11, 2011) by funding our move into a per- lope, or mail your contribution to: Thank You David Nolan. manent LP Headquarters. As with most elections, 2010 was a mixed bag for Libertarian Party the Libertarian Party. 2600 Virginia Avenue NW, Suite 200 We obtained significant media attention dur- Washington, DC 20037 ing 2010, thanks in part to our 800+ candidates, weekly SEND NEWS, ARTICLES, Libertarian Party News ESSAYS OR (ISSN 8755-139X) is the official LP News PHOTOGRAPHS: newspaper of the Libertarian Party Libertarian Party® of the United The Purposes of the Libertarian Party: 2600 Virginia Avenue NW, Suite 200 States. 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Help make the future even better! Dear Libertarian, ceived 12.6 million, and in 2006 we received 12.8 million. • About 650,000 Quiz Across America door hangers were It’s been an honor serving as your Executive Director. distributed. I am especially thankful to our 15,000 dues-paying members, Why do we keep up this hard work? Because it’s the right thing to 1,200 monthly pledgers, and other loyal donors who help fund our do. party operations and outreach efforts. Freedom and prosperity are not guaranteed. We have to work hard Unlike the Republicans and Democrats, who are swimming in mil- to earn them and keep them. lions and even billions of special interest dollars, we rely on the support of principled, dedicated individuals like you. It is especially troubling that no matter which Republicans or Democrats get elected, they seem to continue growing government. There are so many wonderful things to appreciate about Libertar- Republicans talk smaller government on economic issues, but de- ians, I thought I’d list several: liver the opposite. Democrats talk about civil liberties, then violate them. • I’m thankful to David Nolan for having the vision to found the party in 1971. It’s up to Libertarians to point out those hypocrisies and to stand • I’m thankful for the opportunity to have worked directly up proudly for free markets and civil liberties. with Mr. Nolan this past year: he was an energetic contrib- utor, generous with praise, yet forthright with concerns. I do wonder if—in 20 years—America will be one of the nicest places • I’m thankful for the over 800 people who boldly offered to live, or if it will be another declining civilization fraught with their visions and reputations as candidates for public of- poverty and abuse that your children want to leave.