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Students For Liberty Hosts Largest Ever National Conference

Julie Ershadi - Bryn Mawr College — Tue, 18 Feb 2014 16:15:09 +0000

Estimates have it that over one thousand people came from multiple continents to attend this year’s International Students For Liberty Conference at the Grand Hyatt in downtown Washington, D.C. on Valentine’s Day weekend. This year’s gathering was the largest yet for the student-based libertarian organization. Growth has continued since the first conference, which had 100 attendees in 2008.

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Libertarians Mount Independence Day Protest Against NSA, PRISM Surveillance

Julie Ershadi - Bryn Mawr College — Fri, 05 Jul 2013 14:44:07 +0000

Disgruntled citizens from around the nation’s capital gathered on Independence Day to rally against the U.S. government’s domestic surveillance practices at a protest inspired by recent revelations of the breadth of these programs. “The abuse of power isn’t the problem,” Carla Howell, executive director of the Libertarian Party, told a crowd in downtown Washington, D.C.’s McPherson Square.

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Rand Paul Makes Waves at Historically-Black Howard University

Julie Ershadi - Bryn Mawr College — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:08:08 +0000

Sen. Rand Paul struggled to woo young people and minorities during his speech at the historically black Howard University on Wednesday morning. Nevertheless, a libertarian student group on the scene said many students signed up for its email list after the speech. The Kentucky senator met with skepticism and confrontation from students in the audience. As he entreated his listeners to see that…

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Libertarian Rock Star Dorian Electra Isn’t a Libertarian (VIDEO)

Julie Ershadi - Bryn Mawr College — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:06:26 +0000

How many libertarian rock stars does it take to make a roomful of economics and political science majors get up and dance? Not a single one, as it turns out. Dorian Electra Fridkin Gomberg, the keynote performer at this year’s International Students For Liberty Conference (ISFLC), said, “I don’t call myself a libertarian at all anymore, that’s just what other people call me for convenience.”…

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Like Republicans, Libertarians Turn Attention to Demographics

Julie Ershadi - Bryn Mawr College — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:53:45 +0000

Libertarians might be just as worried about demographics as conservatives and Republicans are right now. Something between 1,200 and 1,400 students, alumni, and supporters gathered at the Grand Hyatt hotel in downtown Washington, D.C. for the 2013 International Students For Liberty Conference (ISFLC 2013) this weekend. One of the dominant themes of conversation, from the escalators to the…

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College Libertarians Host Pre-Election Debate

Julie Ershadi - Bryn Mawr College — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:48:39 +0000

A rising libertarian group on college campuses around the country wrapped up its pre-election debate series at American University in Washington, D.C. on the evening of Nov. 1. Sarah Harvard, president of the Young Americans for Liberty chapter at American University (AU), said, “The whole main idea of this event is a lot of American students are not satisfied with the presidential debates.

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Romney Volunteers Stick It to Hurricane Sandy, Campaign Door-to-Door

Julie Ershadi - Bryn Mawr College — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:56:59 +0000

Grassroots activists took their support for the Republican presidential ticket to a key swing state Oct. 28. Both candidates President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney canceled their campaign events in Virginia due to the impending hurricane arrival. Nevertheless, a small but dedicated contingent hopped on a charter bus, sponsored by the Republican National Committee…

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Set To Retire, Ron Paul Confronts Ben Bernanke In Final Showdown

Julie Ershadi - Bryn Mawr College — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:10:31 +0000

At the House Financial Services Committee hearing today, sole witness Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke sparred for the last time with Rep. Ron Paul before the Congressman’s retirement from his career in public service, which began in 1976. Paul has long been a vocal critic of the Federal Reserve. In his remarks and questions for Bernanke today, he reiterated his position that the privacy…

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Candidate Ron Paul Seeks Student Support at Cal State Rally

Julie Ershadi - Bryn Mawr College — Thu, 03 May 2012 17:25:26 +0000

In the first of three campus town halls in California this week, presidential candidate Ron Paul spoke at California State University, Fullerton on Wednesday night. Though not as loud, raucous, or numerous as the crowd that greeted him at UCLA last month, last night’s showing filled half of Titan Stadium, which has capacity for 10,000 people. Another two hundred observers listened from outside…

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NYC Education Dept. Decides Not to Ban Inflammatory Words (Like “Dancing”)

Julie Ershadi - Bryn Mawr College — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 07:24:53 +0000

The New York City Department of Education has backed down on its decision to ban 50 words from standardized tests in the city. The department received widespread ridicule after a New York Post story revealed the existence of the list last week. The aim was to protect children from unpleasant feelings that could result from including potentially incendiary language in standardized test…

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