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Books by and about 2024 presidential candidates |
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Hillbilly Elegy,
by JD Vance (2017) |
Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015) |
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018) |
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016) |
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017) |
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden) |
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019) |
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010) |
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018) |
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018) |
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017) |
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Book Reviews |
(from Amazon.com) |
(click a book cover for a review or other books by or about the presidency from Amazon.com)
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2014 Libertarian Party Platform
Click on a participant to pop-up their full list of quotations
from 2014 Libertarian Party Platform (number of quotes indicated):
- Allen Buckley (3) Libertarian Senate challenger Georgia
- Cean Stevens (6) Libertarian Senate candidate Alaska
- Gary Johnson (1) New Mexico Libertarian Gubernatorial Challenger
- Libertarian Party (18)
- Robert Marquette (10) Libertarian Senate candidate North Dakota
- Sean Haugh (1) Libertarian Senate challenger North Carolina
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Multiple party platforms from multiple LP conventions:
- Libertarian platform adopted at LP Convention in Reno NV, 5/29/22, (Link)
- (More citations to follow)
| OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Robert Marquette: Government should be kept out of the matter of abortion.
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Budget & Economy
Libertarian Party: Market allocates resources efficiently; government does not.
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Civil Rights
Libertarian Party: OK to deny service to gays & OK to boycott those companies.
Libertarian Party: Let consenting adults choose their own sexual relationships.
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Corporations
Libertarian Party: Free-market banking: unrestricted competition & no bailouts.
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Crime
Libertarian Party: Support restitution; and maintain constitutional safeguards.
Libertarian Party: Oppose the death penalty.
Robert Marquette: Oppose the death penalty.
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Drugs
Cean Stevens: Repeal all drug laws creating "crimes" without victims.
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Energy & Oil
Robert Marquette: Oppose government control of energy pricing and production.
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Environment
Allen Buckley: Enforce responsibility regarding land, water, air & wildlife.
Libertarian Party: Enforce individual rights for land, water, air, and wildlife.
Libertarian Party: Enforce responsibility regarding land, water, air & wildlife.
Robert Marquette: Enforce responsibility regarding land, water, air & wildlife.
Sean Haugh: Enforce responsibility regarding land, water, air & wildlife.
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Foreign Policy
Cean Stevens: America at peace with the world; avoid foreign entanglements.
Gary Johnson: America at peace with the world; avoid foreign entanglements.
Libertarian Party: End all foreign military and economic aid.
Libertarian Party: America at peace with the world; avoid foreign entanglements.
Robert Marquette: America at peace with the world; avoid foreign entanglements.
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Government Reform
Allen Buckley: Oppose gerrymandering and restrictions on ballot access.
Cean Stevens: Oppose gerrymandering and restrictions on ballot access.
Libertarian Party: Oppose gerrymandering and restrictions on ballot access.
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Gun Control
Cean Stevens: Second Amendment recognizes an individual right.
Libertarian Party: Second Amendment recognizes an individual right.
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Health Care
Libertarian Party: Let people purchase health insurance across state lines.
Robert Marquette: Let people purchase health insurance across state lines.
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Homeland Security
Libertarian Party: Don't suspend Bill of Rights, even during time of war.
Robert Marquette: Military should defend against aggression; not world police.
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Immigration
Cean Stevens: Unrestricted political refugees; but restrict threats.
Libertarian Party: Unrestricted political refugees; but restrict threats.
Robert Marquette: Unrestricted political refugees; but restrict threats.
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Jobs
Libertarian Party: No compulsory collective bargaining.
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Principles & Values
Libertarian Party: We seek a world of liberty & sovereign individuals.
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Social Security
Allen Buckley: Phase out government-sponsored retirement system.
Cean Stevens: Phase out government-sponsored retirement system.
Libertarian Party: Phase out government-sponsored retirement system.
Robert Marquette: Phase out government-sponsored retirement system.
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Tax Reform
Robert Marquette: Repeal the income tax and abolish the IRS.
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The above quotations are from 2014 Libertarian Party Platform.
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