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Vice Magazine, which is a print and on-line magazine for youth, has this interesting interview with Peter Diamondstone. The subject is the relationship between Diamondstone and Bernie Sanders. They were founders of the Liberty Union Party of Vermont in 1971. That party is still ballot-qualified, and Diamondstone is still a leader of that party.
The story says the party failed to receive enough votes in 2008 to retain its status as a party entitled to a primary. But the party did get enough votes in 2014 to regain its status as a party entitled to a primary. …read more

Mississippi election officials are in the process of adding Willie Wilson’s name to the Democratic presidential primary ballots. See this story. Apparently the state won’t seek a stay from the U.S. Supreme Court after all. …read more

Would it shock you if I said that Windows 10 Mobile is not the least used mobile platform available? Probably not. I’m sure you’ve thought to yourself that their must be a slew of mobile operating systems out there that you (nor I) have ever heard of. But one that is somewhat known but is less used than Windows Phone is: Ubuntu Phone.
Ubuntu Phone (also known as Ubuntu Touch) has been around for at least a couple of years now, and has hit the market with little fanfare. That doesn’t mean it doesn’t have some good ideas for it. In …read more

We lost Harry Browne ten years ago today. He was a co-founder of DownsizeDC.org. The best-selling author and former presidential candidate was also a friend and mentor to me. His work lives on at HarryBrowne.org.

Harry was a fan of the Read the Bills Act and of what became our Educate the Powerful System. But…
One Subject at a Time and Write the Laws bills didn’t yet exist.
The 2008 financial crisis hadn’t happened.
Only a couple states had medical marijuana, let alone full legalization.
And who could have predicted Edward Snowden?
Harry would’ve had something unique and useful to say about all these subjects. Instead, …read more

Harry Browne (1933-2006) was a successful investment advisor for 30 years. He wrote 13 books that sold more than 2 million copies. In both 1996 and 2000 he was the nominee of the Libertarian Party for President of the United States. He made hundreds of media appearances and traveled to 92 cities in 30 states in 2000 alone. He appeared on all state ballots in both elections, except for one in 2000.

He was the originator of the Permanent Portfolio concept, a consultant to the Permanent Portfolio Family of Funds, and author of Harry Browne’s Special Report — a financial newsletter …read more

Would it shock you if I said that Windows 10 Mobile is not the least used mobile platform available? Probably not. I’m sure you’ve thought to yourself that their must …

We lost Harry Browne ten years ago today. He was a co-founder of DownsizeDC.org. The best-selling author and former presidential candidate was also a friend and mentor to me. His …

Harry Browne (1933-2006) was a successful investment advisor for 30 years. He wrote 13 books that sold more than 2 million copies. In both 1996 and 2000 he was the …

A personal tribute from a fellow Downsize DC co-founder for a libertarian legend, mentor, and friend.

A short bio on the life of a best-selling author and Presidential candidate.