Ep. 52: "Libertarian" Paternalism? (with Bill Glod)
Bill Glod joins us on this week #39;s episode of Free Thoughts for a discussion on so-called libertarian paternalism. What is libertarian paternalism? Is paternalism without coercion even possible?...
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Kathie Glass, the Libertarian candidate for Texas governor, spent Tuesday in El Paso, the last stop of her statewide campaign bus tour.
Glass, a relative unknown, is running against Democrat Wendy Davis and Republican Greg Abbot. Early voting has started and the election is Nov. 4.
Glass, 61, said she is running for governor to fend off two threats to people's liberty: "An out of control tyrannical federal government and a state government that is corrupted by cronyism."
Glass said cronyism refers to the rich and powerful using government to get things done that they never could get done otherwise and the rest of the people have to pick up the tab for it.
She said Texas currently favors big businesses over small businesses and favors the political well-connected over just an ordinary person. She is running as a Libertarian because the two party systems is broken, she said.
"I'm the only one in this race that is not a crony," she said, referring to the fact that Davis and Abbot have been in politics for several years.
When asked if she thinks she has a chance to win the election, Glass. a Houston attorney, said she is not predicting anything, but she thinks she has an opportunity. Most of the state polls on the governor's are only asking voters about Davis and Abbot, excluding Glass who political experts say will get less than 4 percent of the vote.
For this election, Glass said she is not looking to get more than 50 percent of the votes because there will not be a runoff. All she needs is a little bit more than 33 percent of the votes to win the race, she said.
Glass ran for governor in 2010 and got 2.2 percent of the votes.
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Kathie Glass, Libertarian candidate for Texas governor, campaigns in El Paso
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -
There will be no audience or other media outlets inside the News4Jax studios for Tuesday night's debate, but that isn't keeping them from watching and meeting the candidates.
Dozens of reporters have set up shop downtown at the Omni Jacksonville Hotel and several television station satellite trucks are parked outside WJXT.
Meanwhile, there is a visual protest of sorts in front of the Supervisor of Elections Office -- an ark representing big oil money and politics. It's from members of NextGen Climate, a political action group talking about what they believe is the governor's lack of interest in climate change and other environmental issues.
It's something the group and state Sen. Audrey Gibson believe should be discussed.
"Many Floridians, as a matter of fact, are extremely concerned about environmental issues," Gibson said.
Libertarian candidate Adrian Wyllie has also come to Jacksonville, upset he's not included in the debate. Wyllie said 2 million Libertarians in Florida are being left out.
"It's beyond unfair. It's an outrage," he said. "To say a candidate who is polling anywhere from 10-18 percent, depending on the polls, is not worthy of inclusion. You know, we are out there working just as hard, if not harder, than Charlie Crist and Rick Scott on the campaign trail."
Wyllie has set up shop in Jacksonville's Wyndham Riverwalk Hotel less than a mile from where studio where the debate will be held. He invited reporters and use his workspace to file their stories and watch as he and his lieutenant governor candidate, Greg Roe, will hold their own, parallel debate at 7 p.m., answering the questions poised to Crist and Scott. That will be streamed on their website: WyllieForGovernor.com.
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Libertarian candidate Adrian Wyllie in town, not allowed in debate
ROANOKE (WSLS) - For those that know him, there are a variety of opinions about Libertarian Senate candidate Robert Sarvis. That's especially true for his opponents.
"I think Mr. (Robert) Sarvis brings an eclectic set of views," said Sen. Mark Warner (D-Virginia. "I think he pushes both candidates."
"People are free to run here," said Republican candidate Ed Gillespie. "I think at the end of the day Virginians are going to look at this race and say either Ed Gillespie or Mark Warner is going to be the next Senator from Virginia."
Believe it or not, Sarvis agrees.
The Libertarian once again finds himself running for statewide office.
Last year it was the governor's race against Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Ken Cuccinelli. This year it's the Senate.
"I think I have a lot of support that carries over to another statewide race," Sarvis said. "But also, I wanted to recruit other candidates."
Seven Libertarian candidates will be on the ballot in Congressional races in Virginia. They're all considered heavy underdogs.
Sarvis is keeping his campaign simple, focusing on improving the job market, respecting civil liberties and fixing healthcare.
"Both of those parties have given us 100 years of bad regulations which has increased the cost of healthcare," he said. "The best thing to do is deregulate and have open and competitive markets."
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Libertarian Bill Wohlsifers Highlights from the Florida Attorney General Debate
Libertarians always out perform their expectations when they #39;re included in debates. This time it was Bill Wohlsifer #39;s turn to convince Floridians that they have a real third choice in this...
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