The Libertarian Party of Lancaster County conducts a series of guided discussions that are open to the public. Some of the sessions have been built around PowerPoint slide decks. Those decks are made available below for anyone to use. Feel free. These are also some of the topics that may be requested for LPLC speakers to present at your club meetings, dinners, and banquets.
The Six Pillars of the Free Market Economic System
Billions of people all over the globe have been lifted out of poverty by free market economies. The free market economic system is the most rapid creator of wealth possible. It is the goose that lays the golden eggs. It is good for everybody. Yet many do not understand how and why this is so, and sometimes even attack it.
Fixing Gerrymandering and Three Other Election Problems
Our elections have not been working well. Here are great solutions, but getting politicians to implement them is very difficult. Overwhelmingly strong public pressure is required, but unfortunately it is still unlikely.
Replacing the Plurality Voting Method
Our elections have not been working well. The largest single reason for this is continued use of the Plurality voting method. It has been known for 250 years that Plurality is a truly horrible method. In addition to not reliably choosing the winner that best satisfies voters, it is a major cause of the increasing polarization which threatens to tear our country apart. A new voting method named Approve/Approve/Disapprove Voting (AADV) can finally fix the problems decisively. The powerful tools of logic and modern digital computers have finally brought 250 years of confusion to a definitive conclusion.
Guaranteeing Airtight Election Integrity
Every citizen must be able to implicitly trust all election results! That is obviously not true today with millions questioning our elections. This is not only disruptive, it’s dangerous. What is required to achieve airtight election integrity?
The Non-Aggression Principe (NAP)
The NAP is more useful than the “golden rule.” It is a key underpinning of all libertarian philosophy. Applying the NAP to virtually any issue, however complex, will enable you to understand it and adopt a correct position that preserves liberty.
Money, Good and Bad
Money seems simple enough. We use it every day. But money has some confusing aspects that need to be well understood. We need sound money for our economy to function well. Money that changes value (e.g. inflation) is not sound money. What kinds of money are there and what functions must they perform well to be good money? Are cryptocurrencies good money?
Rational Thinking
Most people have the feeling that rational thinking is a good thing; probably even important. But precisely what is rational thinking and why is it important? This is a topic worth some rational thought!
Individual Rights
People talk about “rights” all the time as though they are really important. Do “rights” really exist? If so, what are they and from where do they come? Is there a list of them somewhere?
The U.S. Constitution
Our Founding Fathers created a ground-breaking new form of government. They wrote the Constitution over the summer of 1787 using quill pens (no word processor!). The Constitution deserves our admiration and respect. However, the best things are never written, they are RE-written. Some amendments have been important improvements, but others have been horrible mistakes. What problems does our current Constitution have and how might they be remedied?
Utilizing Modern Technology to Automate and Secure Elections
Many attempts to utilize modern technology have been steps backward and have risked election integrity. However, if properly done, modern computer technology not only can drastically improve efficiency, but it can also actually improve integrity! We are at least twenty-five years late (so far) on getting that done. It may surprise you to know that the software to completely automate and secure elections is already available. It is called Election Manager and it’s even FREE to use for public elections. Even better, Election Manager offers a choice of either plurality or Approve/Approve/Disapprove Voting (AADV).