What does the Mises Caucus really want? Live with Michael Heise

"It is time to accept our failures and strategic mistakes if we are going to grow into a viable political vehicle," writes Aaron Harris, author of "Project Decentralized REVOLution: For a New Libertarian Party," a document laying out the political strategy of the Mises Caucus that took control of Libertarian Party last May. The document declares that the party must accept "certain realities about the political landscape in the United States, and where third parties are within that landscape" and that although "some of this may be bitter medicine….it's crucial that we get real with ourselves."

So what are the goals and strategies of the new Libertarian Party? What does it mean for the party to "get real" about electoral politics? To help answer these questions, Reason will speak with Michael Heise, the chair and founder of the Mises Caucus, this Thursday at 1 p.m. eastern.

Chapter Markers
0:00 — What is Project Decentralized rEVOLution?
7:32 — Breaking the Team Red/Blue paradigm
13:33 — The case for focusing on local elections
16:06 — Community organizing
15:58 — What's the point of an Libertarian campaign for governor or senate?
21:05 — What did Mike Heise think of the Chase Oliver campaign?
25:10 — Libertarianism's relationship to Left and Right
27:50 — Crafting a "grand narrative" for the Libertarian Party
31:55 — Viewer comments
38:20 — Does the right want to enforce morality using the state?
49:07 — The importance of Harry Browne
52:00 — What's the strategic purpose of a presidential campaign?
57:05 — Using single issues to advance the Libertarian Party
1:05:10 — Teaching locals to flout the feds
1:08:50 — LP membership is shrinking. What' the Mises Caucus going to do about it?
1:10:00 — Is the new Libertarian Party social media presence damaging libertarian ideas?
1:29:25 — Ron Paul vs. Rand Paul
1:37:01 — Why does Michael Heise like Jordan Peterson?
1:45:00 — Can decentralization also work to hurt liberty?
1:53:20 — Mises Caucus trainings
2:00:15 — Edwin Vieira’s proposal to legalize gold/silver

Show Notes
Project Decentralized REVOLution: https://lpmisescaucus.com/libertarianism/project-decentralized-revolution-for-a-new-libertarian-party/
Denver Just Decriminalized Magic Mushrooms. Activists Say This is Just the Beginning.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOXkV2Adv6k&t=265s
Harry Browne speech at the 1996 Libertarian Party Convention: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QxpaOCbkJQ
Inside the Mises Caucus Takeover of the Libertarian Party: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsgFdPqOAhk
Historic Libertarian Party Membership Data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uCXRSQpxnVqIPI6VI2zz-VE1DHcHNV-T/edit#gid=1131352910
Recent Libertarian Party Membership Data: https://11484554196470929702.googlegroups.com/attach/604e5f0409195/MEMBERSHIP-DEC-22.pdf?part=0[…]lJTamH71Z5TzmOKZSZec8kn7CzYbJqBo9I4JWdtXRYQeSfpFvw