Maximum Libertarian

Derrick Michael Reid joins Maximum Libertarian to lay out his plan to secure the Libertarian Party’s 2028 presidential nomination. He breaks down his views on economics, ending the national debt and the Fed, avoiding foreign wars and entanglements, and analyzes the results of Tuesday’s election—and what it all means for liberty going forward. Learn more at: https://reidforpresident.com/ Maximum Li...

With just five days until the November 3 election, Maximum Libertarian welcomes back Michigan Libertarian candidates Jennifer Long (House District 77) and Brandon Crabill (Senate District 28). They join us for a final-stretch conversation on limited government, local issues, breaking the two-party grip, and why their races matter for liberty in Lansing. Jennifer: votejenniferlong.com Brandon: bran...

Lydia Lynn Christensen, Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan (2026), joins us from Ironwood in the Upper Peninsula. A tech entrepreneur (founder of Iron Fortress LLC) who grew up in foster care, she discusses civil liberties, ending surveillance, protecting the Great Lakes, and challenging the two-party system. Website: lydialynnchristensen.com Email: senator@lydialynnchristensen.com Ma...

Caleb Ticer, lifelong Oregonian and Libertarian Party candidate for Oregon State Senate District 6 (Dexter area), joins us to discuss accountability, education, property rights, rural jobs, and practical solutions for his community. Contact/campaign info: TicerForOregonSenate.com Facebook: facebook.com/caleb.ticer.18 Maximum Libertarian Social media: website: www.maximumlibertarian.com Facebook: h...

Dr. Kasie Whitener, Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in South Carolina, joins Maximum Libertarian to discuss the national debt, individual liberty, and why voters need an alternative to the two-party system. Website: kasiesouthcarolina.com X: @KasieWhitener Campaign: kasiesouthcarolina.com Maximum Libertarian Social media: website: www.maximumlibertarian.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/s...

Independent 2028 presidential candidate Diane Sare is running to restore peace, economic stability, and truth in leadership — a campaign built on constitutional responsibility, scientific progress, and ending the endless-war era. Website: https://sareforpresident.com Donate: https://secure.sareforpresident.com/donate All links: https://linktr.ee/DianeSare X: https://x.com/DianeSare Facebook: https...

Ben DeJong, Lake Odessa village council member and Libertarian nominee for Michigan House District 78, is running on local issues in a strongly Republican open seat against Brandon Strong and Rachel Gross. His campaign is unfolding alongside a public split between the Libertarian Party of Michigan and its gubernatorial nominee, Anthony Hudson, whom party leaders disavowed in late September 2026 af...

Navy veteran, licensed Professional Engineer, and Northern Virginia mom Shelly Arnoldi is the Libertarian candidate for Virginia’s 8th Congressional District — taking on longtime incumbent Don Beyer on November 3. We talk parental rights after COVID school closures and mandates, cutting government waste from the inside, medical freedom, civil liberties, and why she says no seat should be written o...

Two Michigan Libertarians. Two races on Lansing’s doorstep. Attorney Jennifer Long is the Libertarian nominee for House District 77. Brandon Crabill is the Libertarian nominee for Senate District 28. Both are on the November 3, 2026 ballot. We talk about why they skipped the two-party trap, what limited government actually looks like in Michigan, and how third-party candidates can still break thro...

Join Brian on Maximum Libertarian as he sits down with Mike Sertic, President of the Advocates for Self-Government — the nonprofit behind the World’s Smallest Political Quiz, taken more than 30 million times. They talk about how a 10-question quiz helps people discover what they actually believe, Operation Politically Homeless, Quiz in the Classroom, and why self-government beats defaulting to a p...

Dean Davison and Mitchell Bupp break down Speaker Johnson sending the House home early as Thomas Massie presses for votes, Ross Ulbricht’s public thanks to President Trump after his pardon, and more than 20 current and former Republicans backing James Talarico in the Texas Senate race. Straight talk on what’s happening in Washington and why it matters. Hear Mitch on Revolution. Radio, freedomslips...

New York Times bestselling author and veteran talk-radio host Charles Goyette joins Maximum Libertarian. A longtime Ron Paul collaborator (Ron Paul’s America on 125 stations) and former Phoenix radio host who was pushed off the air for opposing the Iraq War, Goyette is the author of The Dollar Meltdown, Red and Blue and Broke All Over, and his latest, Empire of Lies: Fragments from the Memory Hole...

Michael Plumhoff — “The Clerk” of Deschedule. Earth — joins Maximum Libertarian to make the case for full federal descheduling of cannabis, not another half-measure reschedule. He explains why cannabis belongs off the Controlled Substances Act, how prohibition blocks food, medicine, and research, and what the Food First nutritional study is trying to prove. Learn more at: deschedule.earth website:...

Returning guest Ramon Perez of the Digital Democracy Project is back on Maximum Libertarian. We talk real-time voter input on legislation, tech-driven accountability, what the campaign taught him, and how ordinary people can still force representatives to listen. Learn more about Ramon: https://digitaldemocracyproject.org/ Maximum Libertarian Social media: website: www.maximumlibertarian.com Faceb...

Libertarian Taner Lopez (VA-07) says mass deportation is a trillion-dollar fantasy that would tear cities apart—and open-ended chaos isn’t a solution either. His proposed American Controlled Immigration Workforce and Security Act would require undocumented immigrants to submit to full background and security vetting. Those who are not criminals would register, disclose where they live, pay taxes,...

Michael Murphy, Libertarian candidate for Cook County Board President, discusses his campaign to fight corruption, reduce government waste, enhance transparency, and defend individual freedoms in one of the nation’s largest counties. As a technologist and community advocate from Chicago’s Austin neighborhood, Michael brings a practical, people-first approach to tackling bureaucracy, improving serv...

Join Brian on Maximum Libertarian as he sits down with Jamie Frost Remmey, the Libertarian Party nominee for Pennsylvania’s First Congressional District. Jamie is running to give Bucks County voters a real alternative to the establishment candidates and restore the promise of liberty, accountability, and equal justice under the law. Visit Jamie’s website: jamiefrostremmey.com • Follow her campaign...

Hannah Henriksen, President of Respect America, joins Maximum Libertarian to talk about the power of human respect, voluntary solutions, and real stories of people hurt by government overreach. We dig into why storytelling beats lectures, how activists can learn from sports, and building a freer culture without coercion. To learn more about Hannah go to: https://www.respectamerica.org/aboutus Maxi...

What comes next for the Libertarian Party? In this forward-looking conversation, former LNC Chairman Dr. Jim Lark shares his vision for the path ahead. Drawing on decades of experience in leadership, campus organizing, and party-building, he explores the concrete steps needed to break old cycles, strengthen local affiliates, grow a new generation of activists, and position the LP for lasting influ...

Deanna L. Martin is the Libertarian Party candidate for Michigan’s 68th House District, covering parts of Genesee County (including Davison, Grand Blanc, Burton, and surrounding townships). A lifelong Davison resident, retired accountant, and small business owner in Grand Blanc, she brings decades of hands-on financial and management experience to the race. Martin emphasizes fiscal responsibility,...

n this in-depth interview, Jeremy Todd — the Libertarian Party candidate for U.S. House in Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District — explains why he jumped into the race after Thomas Massie’s primary loss and how a rapid grassroots effort got him on the November 2026 ballot. A husband, father, Christian, and experienced business leader who has managed teams of over 300 people, Jeremy shares his prin...

Rick Stewart is a lifelong champion of individual liberty and personal responsibility. An entrepreneur, former law enforcement officer, problem-solver, and consensus-builder from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he is the Libertarian candidate for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District in the 2026 election. A native Iowan (born in Postville), Stewart founded and led Frontier Natural Products Co-op into a major busi...

Long-time Libertarian activist and repeat candidate Ken Krawchuk returns to discuss his 2026 run for Governor of Pennsylvania. With a proven track record of building support for liberty-minded ideas, Ken shares his platform for better schools, lower taxes, honest elections, economic freedom, and reducing government overreach in the Keystone State. Hear why he believes Pennsylvania needs a principl...

Addison Liberty Patrick, Libertarian candidate for Jacksonville City Council At-Large Group 1, joins us to discuss her bold campaign for limited government, fiscal responsibility, and real solutions at the local level. A former Duval County Libertarian Party Chair and community organizer, Addison shares her vision for empowering residents, cutting wasteful spending, protecting individual rights, a...

Retired police officer, former White House economist, and 2024 Libertarian vice presidential nominee Mike ter Maat discusses his decision to join the Republican Party and the Republican Liberty Caucus. He shares his vision for advancing limited government, fiscal responsibility, criminal justice reform, sound money, and individual liberty from within the GOP. Learn more at his website: miketermaat...