Posted on 08.20.08 by Thomas L. Knapp
 Update, 08/20/08 – Thanks to contributor CRM, whose $60 payment yesterday (via ISIL) brings our running total to $1482.50 against our goal of $5,000! CRM writes: “I have resisted donating for at least five years because [PayPal] is such a PITA; how many other readers have the same problem?” That’s a good question. The answer is “I don’t know.” But I would like to explain why we use PayPal, and that we do offer other options. We use PayPal because it is popular, because its transaction costs are reasonable, and because so far it has been trustworthy. I’ve vetted other online payment processors, and have yet to find another (other than as mentioned below) that meets our needs … but I’m still looking. A couple of times a year, I investigate new services, look at old ones to see if they’ve changed in a way that makes them viable for us, etc. When I find one, we’ll add it (and perhaps eventually transition entirely away from PayPal … they’re anti-gun, among other things). We also accept e-gold. It’s not as popular as PayPal, but some people (including me) like it a lot. Prior to the government raids on Liberty Dollar, we accepted it (and still will, if you’ve got warehouse receipts you’d like to send!), but as of the last time I checked (before the raids) they had still not put out scripts and such for automated online contributions, so we didn’t stress that option. And, of course, I’m happy to take your check, money order, FRNs, gold bullion, car title, or collection of old baseball cards via snail, UPS, etc. (just email me for address information and such). We want to make it easy to support the freedom movement’s daily newspaper. Really! See that email link above if you have a suggestion on how we can - TLK —– Dear readers, Earlier this year, I told you that RRND/FND would be moving to a “twice-a-year” fundraising schedule — and we’re keeping our word. We’ve even waited almost a month past mid-year to start our first 2008 drive. But now it’s time. The goal is $5,000, and we’ll keep plugging until we reach it (even if that means extending into our year-end fundraiser, which we’d certainly prefer not to do!). You can support “the freedom movement’s daily newspaper” (and our offshoot publications — 2nd Amendment News Digest, Liberty Action News Digest and Progressive News Digest) in any of several ways: One-Time Payments Online
Become a Subscribing Contributor! [Note: All subscription payments received during the fundraiser will be credited toward its total]
Other Options If you prefer to support RRND/FND through the International Society for Individual Liberty, to target your contribution to this project. Please drop me a line so that I can thank you and add your contribution to our total (ISIL doesn’t send us a daily report). If you’d like to send a check, money order, cash or other valuable thing via US Snail, again, write me so I can send you the address and instructions. And Now For Something Completely Different Would you like to see NO MORE RRND/FND fundraisers for nearly a year? So would we … so here’s a “side bet.” Up-front disclaimer: This mid-year fundraiser WILL continue until the goal is met, even if that’s some time next year (hopefully it will be some time next month!). But, we’re running a simultaneous “contingent pledge drive” through Fundable.Com to raise ANOTHER $5k … and if we make it, our next fundraiser won’t be until at least mid-2009. It’s a simple concept: You pledge the amount of money you’re willing to contribute to that second $5k. If we raise $5k in pledges like yours, you pay. If we don’t, you don’t. That simple. Click here to make your pledge. Yours in liberty, Filed under: 2AM News and Feature Articles and LAND News and PND News and RRND News | |
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Posted on 06.09.08 by Thomas L. Knapp
Guest column by Barry Klein. How free market activists can achieve a pattern of victories ———————————————- … Recognize that money to fund an organization office with staff is critical. The following package of ideas probably cannot be done well without a budget of This is a strategy to reach the small number of opinion setters in each urbanized area. I call this group the “political village.” They are the civic activists and members of business groups who are watching the issues, developing opinions and sometimes trying to shape policy. It is much more affordable to reach and educate this relatively small number of people than a whole population of voting adults. I estimate 10,000 people fit this description in the Houston area where I live, and people are entering and leaving the village continuously. Filed under: Feature Articles and Guest Columns | |
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Posted on 06.01.08 by Michelle L
I have recently heard from many wonderful folks in the Libertarian Party that support the Barr-Root ticket; people that say we need to rally round the candidates and that I’m committing the cardinal sin of “cut and run” rather than putting the Party first. While I have utmost respect for all members of the Libertarian Party, I am having a very hard time believing that these particular leopards can change their spots. Filed under: Guest Columns | |
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Posted on 05.28.08 by Michelle L
“IT’S NOT ME, IT’S YOU” Please don’t act surprised, we both know it’s been over for a long time — it’s just that now, after Denver; I can’t pretend otherwise. Some people are thrilled when their exes make fools of themselves — fortunately for you, I am not one of them. That was, until you decided to announce to the world that your new BFF is Bob Barr; that he is the one you’d rather been seen around town with and who is being marketed as the chosen one to finally put you into the mainstream of political parties. I mean, seriously … Bob Barr?? And to think, I put your signs in my yard for all the world to see. I can’t honestly say that the warning signs weren’t there — the way you seemed to disregard my loyalty in favor of the prospect of national coverage; the way you looked at other parties when you thought I wasn’t looking, the way you were never there for our children; Liberty, Freedom and Values like you once were — just paying them enough lip service to make it appear that they (and I) were still important to you but really only using us for photo ops. I felt betrayed because of how much I had believed in you; how honorable you seemed compared to the other parties — how, when all the cool kids asked how I could possibly stand by you when you had zero chance of winning, I defended you and told everyone that you were different — that you had real values! (more…) Filed under: Guest Columns | |
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Posted on 05.21.08 by Thomas L. Knapp
Update: Well, folks, this is it — the final edition of RRND/FND before our first “group vacation” in 5 1/2 years! If you’re attending the Libertarian Party’s national convention in Denver, be sure to clip the coupon below for a nice discount at the ISIL/Laissez Faire Books table … and to look up myself and my fellow RRND/FND editor, R. Lee Wrights. If you’ve decided that discretion is the better part of valor, enjoy the holiday weekend and we’ll be back next Wednesday. LAISSEZ FAIRE BOOKS 10% OFF YOUR PURCHASE OF $50 OR MORE GOOD ONLY AT THE LFB BOOTH COUPON RRNDW Yours in liberty, Filed under: Feature Articles and RRND News | |
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