Ep 136: Reason Magazine, the Mises Caucus, and the Libertarian Party with Zach Weissmueller

July 16, 2024
Protestant Libertarian Podcast

Ep 136: Reason Magazine, the Mises Caucus, and the Libertarian Party with Zach Weissmueller

In this episode I talk with Zach Weissmuller, senior producer at Reason magazine and cohost of the ‘Just Asking Questions’ podcast with Liz Wolfe. Wolfe recently published a piece for reason entitled ‘How the Libertarian Party Lost It’s Way’, which is critical of the current direction of the LP. It generated a lot of conflict between Reason staffers and Mises Caucus-oriented libertarians, and Zach discusses the article, the controversy surrounding it, and his own video work on the Mises Caucus. We discuss the purpose of the Libertarian Party, the controversial messaging coming from some LP state affiliates such as the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire, the Chase Oliver campaign, the rift within the libertarian movement between so-called ‘left’ and ‘right’ libertarians, where Reason is located on that spectrum, and the prospects for libertarian unity and advancing libertarian ideas. We then discuss the current state of the 2024 presidential race and the potential for electoral chaos.

Additional Resources

Zach Weissmueller on X: @TheAbridgedZach
Liz Wolfe Article: https://reason.com/2024/06/25/how-the-libertarian-party-lost-its-way/
Zach’s ‘Reno Reset’ Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsgFdPqOAhk
Zach’s 2024 LP Convention Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky63JKjIBzE
Just Asking Questions podcast: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBuns9Evn1w9K02WT8x-gzSI-UdeeXFG9&si=LSQaKOht85ZjkV81
Reason TV: https://www.youtube.com/@ReasonTV

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