On the eve of the Libertarian Party's national convention in Reno, the Southern Poverty Law Center launched an attack on the Mises Caucus. It was an obvious attempt to associate the Caucus with white nationalism.
I cover this and other recent events in “Randostream” format.
But first, Henry Kissenger has spoken out against the war effort in Ukraine.
Veteran US statesman Henry Kissinger has urged the West to stop trying to inflict a crushing defeat on Russian forces in Ukraine, warning that it would have disastrous consequences for the long term stability of Europe.
The former US secretary of state and architect of the Cold War rapprochement between the US and China told a gathering in Davos that it would be fatal for the West to get swept up in the mood of the moment and forget the proper place of Russia in the European balance of power.
And then, we have the SPLC's hit piece against the LP Mises Caucus.
Members of the of the Libertarian Party (LP) are concerned about the Mises Caucus (MC) winning control of the party at the May 26 national convention, ushering in an era of collaboration between the U.S.’s largest third party and the hard-right movement inside the Republican Party.
High-profile MC members espouse hateful rhetoric and collaborate with white nationalists and individuals linked to former President Donald Trump. Should they win control of the LP, they will take over a party that averages over 1% of the vote in national elections, peaking at 3.3% in 2016. Commentators argue libertarian candidates cost Trump at least three crucial swing states in the 2020 election – Arizona, Georgia and Wisconsin – all of which President Joe Biden won by less than 1%.
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Henry Kissenger: Ukraine must give Russia territory by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Mises Caucus: Could It Sway the Libertarian Party to the Hard Right? by Creede Newton
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