Source: Waste No More Time
by Nicholas Sarwark
“The Libertarian Party used to have a platform plank rejecting bigotry as ‘irrational and repugnant.’ When Angela McArdle of the Mises Caucus was elected Chair in 2022 at the national convention, the MAGA-packed convention also deleted that plank of the party platform, specifically to make the party more attractive to bigots. The results have been predictable. Revenue dropped. Membership dropped. Experienced staff resigned or were fired. Operations were cut. The headquarters building was abandoned in favor of a Texas post office box. And the Chair embezzled a bunch of money. Turns out that rejecting bigots not only keeps them out of your party, it also keeps good people supporting your party. … We need to reconstruct the platform plank, not in its original form, but as something better. My proposal for the 2026 convention to adopt into the platform is simple: ‘The Libertarian Party rejects bigotry. Bigots are not welcome in the Libertarian Party.'” (07/10/25)