Political Theory

Re: How does one become a libertarian political speaker?

cab21 — Wed, 01 May 2013 21:26:31 GMT

one's speech

no credentials, one just needs a audiance

so your speech plus and audiance willing to pay.

Re: How does one become a libertarian political speaker?

Jonathan M. F. Catalán — Wed, 01 May 2013 20:46:54 GMT

What Monroe said. Put your ideas out there. Try to get websites that enjoy relatively heavy traffic to publish your stuff. Start a blog. Use YouTube. Academic credentials obviously help, but you don't need them. I've been "hired" to do talks on economics by several organizations (one of them thought I had a masters degree, and I had to correct them), and I barely have a bachelors. I just put my stuff out there through my blog and, at one point, Mises.org.

Re: How does one become a libertarian political speaker?

Monroe — Wed, 01 May 2013 18:15:35 GMT

Sure, YouTube channels are a good way to establish consistency in your message. Maybe work on a book/blog or really any publication to practice articulating thoughts to an audience. In terms of credentials, yes a degree or degrees would help, but I venture to say even if you were a student, you could join community clubs or start your own movement with backing by some other contacts with degrees and experience in both speaking and libertarianism. Campuses are great places to start as well as civic centers or even historical museum halls...

Re: How does one become a libertarian political speaker?

Smiling Dave — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:14:56 GMT

Aim the camera at your face. Upload to Youtube. Done.

Catch: You can't pay yourself.

Re: How does one become a libertarian political speaker?

Autolykos — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:03:42 GMT

Wheylous:
Maybe start with local organizing. Go to some Democratic or Republican meetings, drop some ideas in a respectable way.

Did you mean this to be tongue-in-cheek?

Re: How does one become a libertarian political speaker?

Nielsio — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:45:29 GMT

Aim the camera at your face. Upload to Youtube. Done.

Re: How does one become a libertarian political speaker?

Wheylous — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:52:35 GMT

Maybe start with local organizing. Go to some Democratic or Republican meetings, drop some ideas in a respectable way.

Re: How does one become a libertarian political speaker?

Michelangelo — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:53:01 GMT

You join a think tank. David Boaz has a BA from Vanderbilt University. No PhD to my knowledge needed, but it's rare to see someone in a think tank these days without at least some graduate training.

Alternatively you join the Libertarian party or the liberty wings of either the Dems or Reps and work your way up the ranks. No education required for this approach.

There is always the academic approach; e.g. Thomas Woods. You better have a PhD though if you expect to be taken seriously.

How does one become a libertarian political speaker?

fakename — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 21:45:44 GMT

What sorts of credentials are needed and how and where, does one "set up shop" so to speak?