How to help political activists, without being a political activist

I know a lot of Keene activists who think of politics as immoral, ineffective, or, worse yet, boring. At the same time, many are generally supportive of libertarian candidates, and would enjoy seeing one win an election.

For those of you who fit this description, you can be much more helpful to political activists than you realize– and without ever getting involved in politics. The help I have in mind is simple and fun, and much more effective than merely voting. In fact, it might be the single most effective way you can help out local liberty-friendly candidates. I’ve been doing it for years, with great success.

What is this wild new form of activism? It’s outreach. (more…)

Mother Jones Reports on Keene Liberty Activism: “hybrid of Gandhi and Project Mayhem”

MJThanks to Mother Jones magazine’s Tim Murphy for this excellent coverage of Keene liberty activism and the Free State Project. Though, the headline “GOP Heads to Porcupine Country” is quite inaccurate. Most people I know don’t give a whit about the GOP. Also, the poll statistics they present in the sidebar doesn’t describe the “libertarians” I know. Aside from those minor critiques, the article itself is very good.
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