Mises Caucus

Not to be confused with the Mises Institute or Ludwig von Mises.
Mises Caucus
Libertarian Party Mises Caucus
AbbreviationLPMC[1]
Named afterLudwig von Mises
Formation2017
FounderMichael Heise
TypeParty caucus
Registration no.C00699785[2]
Legal statusPolitical Action Committee
PurposePolitical realignment of the US Libertarian Party behind the ideas of Ron Paul
HeadquartersNorristown, Pennsylvania[2]
Revenue (2021)
Increase US$568,890.55[4]
DisbursementsIncrease US$484,907.97[4]
Websitelpmisescaucus.com

The Libertarian Party Mises Caucus (LPMC) is a caucus within the Libertarian Party in the United States that promotes paleolibertarianism,[5] Fusionism,[6][7] as well as a more conservative version of American libertarianism associated with the presidential campaigns of former U.S. congressman Ron Paul. It was founded in 2017 by Michael Heise, mainly in opposition to Nicholas Sarwark's position as party chairman and the pragmatic faction of the party associated with the presidential campaigns of former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson. It is named after economist Ludwig von Mises.

The caucus has support of some prominent libertarians, such as comedian Dave Smith, political commentator Tom Woods, and radio host Scott Horton.[8][9] Ron Paul once called the caucus "the libertarian wing of the Libertarian Party."[10][11] The caucus has also been highly controversial, and has been accused by their critics of harboring bigotry or being plants of the Republican Party, which the Mises Caucus denies.[12]

The Mises Caucus has shifted the Libertarian Party further toward the right ever since their party’s national convention in May 2022.[11] As of 2024, the Mises Caucus controls the positions of Secretary and Chair on the Libertarian National Committee as well as 37 state affiliates.[13][14]

  1. ^ Rozsa, Matthew (15 February 2021). "Marjorie Taylor-Greene's anti-Semitism is as American as apple pie (but Trump made it worse)". Salon. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Statement of Organization – Mises PAC" (PDF). Federal Election Commission. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Meet the Team". Libertarian Party Mises Caucus. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Mises PAC Report of Receipts and Disbursements – Year-End 2021 (amended)". Federal Election Commission. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  5. ^ Mas, Frederic (2022-06-01). "United States: the libertarian party veers to the right". Contrepoints (in French). Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  6. ^ "'By Our Fruits, You'll Know Us': The Mises Caucus Mastermind". Reason.com. 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  7. ^ "Libertarians Tell White Nationalists, Racists to Leave Party". IVN.us. 2017-08-18. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  8. ^ Molinari (2018-07-13). "Tom Woods, Dave Smith, and Jason Stapleton Join the Libertarian Party". The Libertarian Republic. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  9. ^ Aaron (2018-09-09). "Rejoining the Libertarian Party with the Mises Caucus". Things Not Seen. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
  10. ^ Ron Paul's Message to the Mises Caucus. LP Mises Caucus. 2021-01-17. Archived from the original on 2021-10-02. Retrieved 2021-10-14 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ a b "Libertarian Party Is Fighting a Civil War Over Its Right-Wing Mises Caucus". The Daily Beast. 2023-02-22. Archived from the original on 2023-02-22. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  12. ^ "Libertarian Party Is Fighting a Civil War Over Its Right-Wing Mises Caucus". The Daily Beast. 2023-02-22. Archived from the original on 2023-02-22. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
  13. ^ Cite error: The named reference :5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  14. ^ "'By Our Fruits, You'll Know Us': The Mises Caucus Mastermind". Reason.com. 2022-06-16. Retrieved 2022-09-12.