I’m no longer a Free Stater, but you should go to Porcfest and definitely move to NH, if you love liberty.

Porcfest Sunrise

The Sun Rises over Porcfest 2012

I tendered my resignation from the Free State Project today after being informed that they have decided to prohibit me from their events, the Porcupine Freedom Festival and Liberty Forum.  My name was still on the membership rolls after their announcement, so I removed it, wishing the FSP the best.

With the banning, I became the latest inducted in the elite club of people like Christopher Cantwell and Zack Bass who have been similarly politically excised from the FSP organization.

It was a good run, but all things come to an end.  I’m grateful for my more than a decade of helping to promote the Free State Project, and look forward to 20,000+ liberty-loving people coming here to New Hampshire and working toward freedom.

I know people have said they won’t be attending Porcfest this year due to the FSP’s decision, and I appreciate their sentiment, but to anyone who doesn’t feel as strongly, you should still attend the Porcupine Freedom Festival this June.   (more…)

Shire Dude Launches Daily Vlog

Hello, friends!  My new vlog mentions the New Movers Party that occurs monthly in Manchester.  I also talk about the petition to get Darryl W. Perry into the next Libertarian Party debate.

https://youtu.be/0BL9ZtnnCEc

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Libertarian Party of New Hampshire files brief in First Circuit in ballot access case

On February 19, the Libertarian Party New Hampshire filed this 58-page brief in the First Circuit in Libertarian Party of New Hampshire v Gardner, 15-2068. The issue is the 2014 law that made it illegal for a group to circulate a petition for recognition as a party in an odd year. The U.S. District Court had upheld the law.
Thanks to Ballot Access News for this report.

Snowden, Ulbricht and the myth of a fair trial

It was the first official event hosted by the Free State Project after the February 3 announcement that the group had reached it’s goal of 20,000 signers on the statement of intent to move to New Hampshire to “exert the fullest practical effort toward the creation of a society in which the maximum role of government is the protection of individuals’ rights to life, liberty, and property.” Liberty Forum 2016 was part celebration of all that has been accomplished over the past 15 years by the nearly 2,000 early movers, i.e. people who made the move to New Hampshire for the Free State Project prior to the move being triggered, and part conference on how to move forward. (more…)

Dr. Mary Ruwart Releases 4th Edition of “Healing Our World”!

Healing Our Wold 4th Ed.Years ago, the 1st edition of Dr. Mary Ruwart’s excellent book, “Healing Our World” was posted here in audio and e-book for FREE to download. It’s one of the best books to introduce someone to ideas of liberty and you can still get it free over on the Free Books page. However, it’s pretty dated – I recommend picking up the brand-new 4th edition! Here’s Mary’s pitch:

Do your friends and family think that liberty is cold-hearted? Dr. Ruwart’s 4th edition of her award-winning liberty primer, Healing Our World: The Compassion of Libertarianism, changes minds and wins hearts! This international best-seller illustrates how only liberty can enrich the poor, protect the environment, deter crime and defuse terrorism. Discounts for multiple book purchases make Healing a great gift for Christians, liberals, pragmatists and environmentalists. With updated references (over 1,300!) of how liberty works in the real world, new cartoons, and a foreword by Dr. Ron Paul, Healing will take your understanding of libertarianism to a deeper level, enhancing your ability to show how liberty is the key to universal harmony and abundance. Check it out at http://www.ruwart.com/product/healing-our-world!