Libertarian International Organization

 The Libertarian Tool paradigm of Charter Cities is spreading, and now being rediscovered as "new" by economists such as Paul Romer at the TED meeting of world innovators.

Variously called mini-archisms, designed communities, autonomous c...

Mayor Art Olivier cut crime over 40% with citizen teams.

The paradigm is Libertarian voluntary methods cannot address crime...only more police, punishments and prisons can as the core job of government. Think again.

As mayor, Libertarian Art Olivier cut crime over 40% in 2 years while by refusing to expand police functions or rais...

Left: Liberal-Libertarian Carlos Lemos Simmonds, former President of Colombia and author of "The Thief State," held early high-level  colloquia on drug and personal rights policy, as LIO advisor and former LIO Advisory Chair, with many Latin and EC leaders. Calling for "common sense for harmless users" he was also famed for risking his life and leading the fight that put major v...

St. Petersburg, Florida, Ongoing, first published October 2007--The paradigm is Libertarians don't lead change by not getting into the community...or if they do, 'car wash' Libertarian activists are Libertarian lightweights who blindly attack government structures. Change your paradigm. For while courts from California t...

Costa Rica, October 2008--The myth is that Libertarians can't get elected to high office and are right-wing anyway. Change your paradigm.

Libertarian centrists are pushing conservatives and progressive wings to think anew with a hardening  line as they declare choice an inherent theme of human right...

(Photo: Mongolian Prime Minister Elbegdorj Tsakhia, known as EB to friends, addresses the ISIL world Libertarian conference on improvements there using Libertarian tools.)

Ulan Bator, Mongolia, February 2008--T...

Seminole County, USA, July 2007--The paradigm is that social change can only be done by elected Libertarians...and environment hating Libs can't get elected to anything locally important. Change your paradigm.

Bookseller Mike Barr is one of the growing number of Libertarians being elected to county Soil & Water...

Left: Laid-back but determined Spanish Libertarians have revived the Red Liberal-Libertaria, founded by LIO in 1970,  as part of the effort. They publish numerous columns and articles, and are working to expand that country's relative drug liberalization, to lower taxes, and raise awareness of things like Libertarian-oriented Austrian Economi...

(Photo) Libertarian in local public office architect Bill Sachs successfully testifies on abuses in restoring voting rights that led to legal changes as part of coalition effort.

Tampa Bay, Florida, USA, November 2006--The myth is Libertarians can't form...

(Photo) Liberals and Libertarians meet in the Phillippines to start new civic think tank in  this later 2008 photo, advised by Libertarians from India.

Prague, Czech Republic, July 2006--The myth is that Libertarian-oriented think tanks aren't spreading. Change your paradigm.

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Austin, Texas, USA--The paradigm is that Libertarianism is about just politics. Think again.

"As a result of the LIO communities project, over 2000 Libertarian and Libertarian-oriented or using  communities have been developed and registered since effectively zero in 1976, when the project began."

So says LIO advisor  and project co-ordinator  Terry Parker, who is preparing a short overview and manual on the subject and himself created a cl...

(Repost of previous 2002 LIO advisory)

Portugal, EC--The paradigm is voluntary drug use is hopeless. Think again.

In 1999 a contact group led by LIO advisor Dr. J. Figueres Gomes de Lemos successfully implemented a plan for decriminalization of all drugs in Portugal. This goes beyond the de facto decriminalization in Spain, and is a "major step of transition" according to LIO advisor nobelist Dr. Milton Friedman, who expressed the hope that it will be neutrally m...

Costa Rican Libertarian Congressman Otto Guevara talks about Libertarianism at local High School. "The first job of a Libertarian Party is to educate, especially on where we're suceeding, and local problem solving activism is also  critical," he says. Costa Rica LP, in a country of 4 MM,  has 5 people in Congress.

Ronald Reagan appoints Libertarian John McClaughry to public office as a Federal Commissioner. Libertarians are now regularly appointed by Presidents and officials of other parties.

The paradigm is ...

 H. Suzman, LIO Advisor, addresses UN. Besides  Apartheid,  Liberals and Libertarians in South Africa were working on many other issues as well, emblematic of Libertarian initiatives everywhere "A-Z."

The paradigm: Libertarians have a narrow focus and don't work well in issues such as Apartheid or broad bundles ...