Libertarian Party of Indiana Podcast -- hosted by Mike Kole
Friday, April 10, 2009
019 Doug Masson on civil liberties and difficulties he sees for the Libertarian party in winning converts from the Left.
Some left-libertarians, like Lafayette’s Doug Masson, have drifted from the Libertarian Party to the Democrats, not because they fully agree with that party, but often because they see the Republican Party as a greater threat to things held dear by those on the Left, such as civil liberties- and the Libertarian Party ineffectual.
I sat down with Doug Masson, a very active blogger, in his law office, to discuss the common ground libertarians have with the Left. We discussed Obama’s earliest actions on civil liberties, and ways the Libertarian Party could do more to court the disaffected on the Left.more...
Thursday, April 2, 2009
018 Sean Shepard on the ‘Revolt at the Statehouse’ event and biased media coverage
On Wednesday, March 25, a diverse, multi-partisan group of people gathered at the Indiana Statehouse to send a general message of disaffection to lawmakers.
One media outlet, WISH-TV 8 of Indianapolis, chose to ridicule the participants with its’ coverage, showing only the most unflattering clips to portray as representative of the entire event.
Sean Shepard was the MC for the event, and shared his observations about it, the issues people brought forth, and the media coverage and elitism.more...
Thursday, April 2, 2009
017 LNC Rep Rebecca Sink-Burris discusses the concerns of the national Libertarian Party
Rebecca Sink-Burris is a long-time Libertarian Party activist who has done everything from securing automatic ballot access for all LP candidates in Indiana for the years 2003-2006, to her current role: Libertarian National Committee representative for Region 3, which includes Michigan, Ohio, and Kentucky, in addition to Indiana.
Rebecca sat down for the podcast recently to discuss the media coverage generated by the Barr campaign, ballot access hurdles still lingering in several states, and political prospects after years of chasing disaffected Republican voters.more...
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
016 Chris Ward and the Marion County pub crawl in support of tavern owners
Chris Ward ran for Lawrence Mayor in 2007. When he isn’t a candidate for office, he is still an activist for liberty, working to defend the rights of business owners in the industry he works in- the hospitality industry.
As Marion County considers a more stringent ban on smoking than the State of Indiana is poised to inflict on business owners, Chris decided to show his support for business owners by organizing a pub crawl, patronizing their businesses on an evening-long event. He tells us about the event here.more...
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
015 Andy Horning discusses the state sovereignty movement, the 10th Amendment, and rule of law
Andy Horning thinks so highly of constitutions that he made the Indiana constitution his platform in his 2008 campaign for governor. So, one might expect him to be ecstatic at the attention being paid now to the 10th Amendment and the state sovereignty movement. He is. Sort of. As always, the devil is in the details. more...
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
014 Executive Director Chris Spangle on building the Party
Chris Spangle knows too well that there are many hats he can wear within the walls of the Libertarian Party of Indiana’s HQ. Working with his strong suit, communications, he is working to advance the organizational strength of the Party, while looking to recruit personnel suited to wearing the other hats.more...
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
013 Hagerstown Judge Susan Bell on being elected and re-elected as a Libertarian
With all the attention directed at Ed Coleman’s defection from the Republicans to the Libertarians on the Indianapolis City-County Council, one might lose sight of the fact that Libertarians get elected to office... and re-elected. more...
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
012 Tim Maguire on the two-party duopoly on government power, by the rules
The petty retribution served up to City-County Councilor by both parties was fully within the rules. The episode revealed that the rules are more about protecting the power of those parties than with inclusion, transparency, or ethics.more...
Wednesday, March 6, 2009
011 Ed Coleman stripped of City-County Council committee appointments
Just over two weeks ago, Ed Coleman left the Republicans and joined the Libertarians, who called his move courageous, because retribution was expected. The Republicans who control the Council did not disappoint in that regard, as they removed Coleman from all of his committee appointments.more...
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
010 Ed Angleton’s Indiana legislative review- The good, the bad, and the ugly
Ed Angleton ran for a legislative seat in 2008, Indiana House in District 100, in the heart of Marion County. For 2009, Ed is his county party’s Vice Chair, and has penned reviews for the LPIN Legislative Review blog...more...
Wednesday, February 24
009 Rex Bell on property tax caps and his ballot results in District 54
Rex Bell has twice run for Indiana House, and has twice set high marks with his results: 14.3% in his 2006 3-way race, and 33.5% in his 2008 2-way race. The elimination of property taxes was a key...more...
Wednesday, February 18
008 Ed Coleman Press Conference
When sitting Indianapolis at-large City-County Council member Ed Coleman left the Republicans and joined the Libertarians, he became his party’s highest ranking elected official in the United...more...
Tuesday, February 17
007 Indianapolis Councilor Ed Coleman Leaves GOP for Libertarian Party
Indianapolis City-County Council at-large member Ed Coleman made a stunning announcement today- that he was leaving the Republicans, and joining the Libertarians.
This was a move that Coleman contemplated at great length, for over time, he came to realize that his views were at home with the Libertarian Party, increasingly so as the Republicans moved away from values like lower taxes and smaller government.
This interview took place shortly after Coleman’s announcement... more...
Saturday, February 14
006 Dr. Eric Schansberg on Indiana’s best ways to manage the stimulus money
Some kind of stimulus package is likely to pass, and the states will receive huge sums of money- anywhere from $4-6 billion. It’s unlikely that Indiana will pull a Utah and say, “No thanks!” to the... more...
Wednesday, February 11
005 Dr. Eric Schansberg on stimulus and bailouts- cure worse than disease?
Dr. Eric Schansberg is an economist at Indiana Southern University, and was the Libertarian candidate for US House of Representatives in District 9 in 2006 & 2008, running on a platform of fiscal... more...
Tuesday, February 3
004 Chris Ward on employee choices and business owners’ property rights
Neighboring states Illinois and Ohio have statewide smoking bans on the books, and Indiana is considering its’ own, in House Bill 1213. If passed, it would ban smoking in all Indiana... more...
Sunday, February 1st
LPIN 003 Tim Maguire on Marion County and Libertarians serving on government boards
Timothy Maguire has parlayed a noteworthy Libertarian campaign for City-County Council into an appointment to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Board of Zoning Appeals, and now election as Marion County Chair for the Libertarian Party.
Maguire talks about the direction he intends to take his county Party organization, and the value Libertarians on appointed boards can provide.... more...
Monday, January 26th
LPIN 002 Todd Singer on the Obama and Daniels Administrations
Libertarian Party of Indiana Chair Todd Singer talks about the hopes and fears libertarians may have for liberty-friendly policy coming from the Obama Administration and the second Daniels... more...
