Former FSP president Carla Gericke and early movers from the Bardo Project in Croydon are interviewed about life in New Hampshire as part of the Free State Project in THIS CLIP from Deutsche Welle.

Today, two FSP early movers are featured in two of New Hampshire's largest newspapers. First, is an excellent piece in the Union Leader about school choice called "NH education goes through the looking glass" by Ian Underwood of Bardo Farm. In the Concord Monitor is Edward Smith's "Libertarians have solutions for high prescription prices." Do libertarian ideas get published in your local newspapers? Bet not! Just another reason to join the Free State Project and move to New Hampshire as part of the most innovative and effective liberty movement in the world. The art of persuasion is way more fun when you are in good company, and surrounded by folks who are willing to listen and learn.

Nick Gillespie from Reason.TV sat down with the Free State Project's new President Matt Philips at FreedomFest. At the end, Nick says, "Move to New Hampshire, you won't be sorry!" Thanks Nick!

"Finding the right place to live a richer life isn’t easy, so GOBankingRates researched and evaluated all 50 states and the District of Columbia to identify which states provided the best income, housing, healthcare and schooling opportunities." Guess which state ranks best? You got it! New Hampshire, of course. The Granite State is the best state for families to live a richer life. With low crime rates, highly rated schools, low unemployment, and low child care costs, New Hampshire is impossible to beat. When will YOU be moving?

New Hampshire (counterintuitively, click on 51 here to see all of New Hampshire's details): Jobs and Income Score: 87; Housing Score: 42; Lifestyle Score: 83; Healthcare Score: 39; Safety Score: 69.

Guess which place came in dead last? Washington DC. Surely this is proof positive that our overlords are bad at everything!

Photo credit: Glen Aldrich

Manchester, NH: According to the latest "Freedom in the 50 States" report released by the Cato Institute today, New Hampshire is once again the freest state in the U.S. This report ranks American states by looking at more than 230 public policy variables affecting individual freedoms in the economic, social, and personal spheres.

New Hampshire’s economic freedom ranking has improved continuously since 2008, and its personal freedom ranking has increased significantly since 2006. Factors influencing New Hampshire's improved ranking include: tax cuts after the 2010 elections; the repeal of the certificate of need requirement for new hospital construction; telecom deregulation; liberalization of same-sex partnerships well before federal court decisions required it; enactment of a new tax credit program for school choice; and a new medical marijuana law. More...

Today's Union Leader article by John Stossel mentions PorcFest.

Says Stossel:

"I recently paid a visit to an annual libertarian gathering in New Hampshire called PorcFest. Porc refers not to politicians’ wasteful and self-serving pork-barrel spending, but to porcupines, a libertarian mascot.

Porcupines leave you alone, unless you attack them, and they have sharp quills for self-defense.

The people at PorcFest don’t believe in waiting for good politicians to come along. They know that rarely happens. They try to live their lives as much as possible as if government doesn’t exist.

Many carry guns for self-defense, enjoy weed without checking local laws and use digital currency instead of government-printed dollars. For the most part, local authorities tolerate it, knowing the PorcFest participants behave well and clean up after themselves. More...

There’s an old saying: nothing endures but change. Here at the Free State Project, things they are a-changin’:

After more than five years on the board, Jody Underwood is stepping down. We would like to thank her for her years of service. During her tenure, Jody served as Secretary, acted as a voice of reason, and was a valuable contributor to the organization in many different ways. She travelled to conferences to promote the FSP and got scores of people to pledge to move, she arranged speakers for our events bringing in subject matter experts to share their wisdom with us, she made significant financial contributions, she spoke frequently at FSP events, and, as part of the Bardo Farm crew, managed PorcFest’s annual Newbie Shoot and Pig Roast. And, of course, you’ve probably seen her dancing somewhere. Jody is an inspiration to us all for her ability to exert the fullest practical effort toward achieving Liberty in Our Lifetime. She is owed a great debt of gratitude, and we wish her well on her future adventures. Can’t wait to see what she does next! (Hint: It will probably have something to do with school choice.) More...

Today the Free State Project turns 15! Check out this excellent independently made interview with Dr. Jason Sorens, founder of the FSP. He chats to early mover and cookbook author Randy Clemens about the organization's past, present, and future. They delve into a myriad of topics--well worth a watch!

Recently Retta Fontana of Strike the Root did an exclusive interview with FSP new(ish) mover Cameron Barr. She says:

"I love to see a young man follow his heart, especially when it is for such a noble concept like freedom. It takes courage and tenacity. So few people do it these days.

I met Cameron Barr back in Detroit a few years ago at the Statist Recovery House, one of my favorite haunts. He impressed me as a good, intelligent young man who was thoroughly disgusted with tyranny. He has an open mind, he’s a lot of fun and he became my good friend. Did I mention that he’s humble? (Yes - that rarest of qualities!) Cameron is the kind of man you want on board the cause of 'liberty in our lifetime.'

Cameron relocated to New Hampshire to join the Free State Project. Or rather, he joined and then moved to New Hampshire. The following is from an interview he recently granted me."

Liberty activists and West Manchester residents came together yesterday to address the escalation and use of militarized police tactics in Manchester.

Approximately 60 people peacefully gathered at City Hall Plaza holding signs like “More Mayberry, Less Fallujah,” “Lock Downs are for Prisons,” and “Free People Move Freely.”

Former FSP president, Carla Gericke, addressed the crowd as a West Manchester resident affected by the recent neighborhood lockdown (see speech below). Several city residents also testified before the mayor and city council.

Says the Union Leader:

"A liberty activist said the New Hampshire Attorney General should make a legal inquiry into the shelter-in-place order issued last month by the Manchester police after they arrested a suspect for the non-fatal shooting of two police officers.