[Lnc-business] Developing and approving new and revised literature

Richard Longstreth richard.longstreth at lp.org
Mon Jul 9 22:28:14 EDT 2018


I support a plan like this. We NEED to focus on membership.

On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 4:42 PM Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business <
lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

>    This is wonderful and the historical archives will be of use here.
>
>    On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 4:47 PM, James Lark via Lnc-business
>    <[1]lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
>
>         Dear colleagues:
>             I hope all is well with you.  In a previous message I
>      suggested the
>         consideration of various goals for the LNC during the 2018-2020
>      term.
>         In particular, I suggested that we consider adopting the
>      following
>         goal:
>         G4: The LNC will develop and approve new and revised outreach
>         literature, to be available no later than Dec. 31, 2018.  Some of
>      the
>         literature (e.g., issue pamphlets) should be available in the
>      form of
>         PDFs that can be downloaded from LP.org.
>             I believe the LNC should pursue this goal as part of a more
>      general
>         process of literature development and evaluation.  Specifically,
>      I
>         believe we should institute an ongoing process that will
>      accomplish the
>         following tasks:
>         1)  Evaluate our current literature needs
>             As part of this evaluation, we should address various
>      questions,
>         including the following:
>         *  Do we need new literature?  If so, what type of literature?
>      Types
>         of literature include:
>         (a)  Material focused upon a very narrow issue, such as the
>      problems
>         with the National Defense Authorization Act.
>         (b)  Material dealing with several issues bundled under a general
>      topic
>         heading, such as national defense, civil liberties, economic
>      liberties,
>         etc.  (A special case of this type involves literature that
>      targets
>         specific demographic groups.)
>         (c)  A general description of the Libertarian Party and a brief
>         overview of our positions on several topics.
>         (d)  Material that can be readily adapted by our candidates
>      (i.e.,
>         literature templates which our candidates can tailor to their
>      specific
>         needs).
>         (e)  "Inreach literature," which is designed to assist LP members
>      in
>         learning about the libertarian perspective, and to help our
>      members
>         become better advocates of liberty.
>         (f)  Material that is written in languages other than English
>         (especially Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, and Mandarin/Cantonese)
>         *  Is it sufficient for the LP to produce a PDF of the literature
>      that
>         can be downloaded?  Should the LP arrange to have the literature
>         printed in bulk in addition to making a PDF available for
>      download?  (I
>         suspect this will depend upon the particular piece of
>      literature.)
>         Note:  As part of our consideration, we may wish to discuss the
>         preparation of signs that can be used at rallies, protests,
>      information
>         tables, etc.  Such signs could be available for download (in the
>         appropriate format) from LP.org.
>         2)  Develop our literature
>             After ascertaining our literature needs, we must do the
>      following:
>         *  Determine whether what we need is already available (perhaps
>      in the
>         form of something that can be readily adapted to our needs).  To
>      assist
>         in this determination (an ongoing process), I suggest that we
>      build a
>         repository of LP and "LP-friendly" literature.  We should request
>      that
>         all LP-affiliated organizations (as well as some "friend of the
>      family
>         organizations") send electronic copies of their literature (or
>      perhaps
>         links to such electronic copies) to LPHQ.
>         *  If what we need is not already available, determine who will
>      design
>         the literature and authorize those chosen to prepare and submit
>      their
>         designs.  Note:  I believe we should establish a process in which
>      we
>         routinely solicit literature designs from our members and
>      "friends of
>         the family."  In some cases, we may wish to establish
>      competitions and
>         prizes to encourage participation and reward excellence.
>         *  Determine and implement the means by which material under
>         consideration will be "test-marketed" prior to selecting the
>      literature
>         to produce.
>         *  Determine the best designs and submit them for review to the
>         Advertising and Publication Review Committee (APRC).
>         *  Produce the literature and make it available.  (As part of
>      this
>         process, we should consider the pricing of our literature.)
>         3)  Evaluate the effectiveness of our literature
>             To the extent possible, we should seek to evaluate whether
>      our
>         literature is serving the purpose for which it was developed.
>      Thus, we
>         should design mechanisms to do the following:
>         (a)  Solicit and receive feedback about our literature from those
>      who
>         are distributing our literature and those who are reading our
>         literature.
>         (b)  Solicit and receive feedback about our literature from
>      selected
>         target populations.
>         (c)  Evaluate the feedback and develop recommendations concerning
>      our
>         literature.
>         4)  Evaluate our future literature needs
>            Perhaps it would be appropriate for the LNC to reconstitute
>      the
>         Outreach Committee for the purpose of overseeing the literature
>         development and evaluation process, with the understanding that
>      the LNC
>         will make the final choices concerning what literature to
>      produce.
>         Presumably the literature development and evaluation process will
>      be
>         guided by the goals and strategies the LNC adopts.
>             In considering the more narrow issue of what new and revised
>         literature we should produce prior to Dec. 31, 2018, allow me to
>      offer
>         the following comments and suggestions:
>             As we proceed, we should determine what we really need in
>      terms of
>         a pamphlet.  That is, perhaps what we really need is to develop
>      an
>         extensive series of issue papers for LP.org.  We would also
>      develop
>         associated pamphlets/flyers that provide basic info about a given
>      issue
>         and direct the reader to LP.org for more detailed information.
>             By "issue paper" I do not mean a long, scholarly treatise
>      along the
>         lines of an academic journal article or a Cato Policy Analysis.
>      Rather,
>         I mean a reasonably short article that lays out the LP position
>      and (if
>         appropriate) contains relevant graphics and photographs to
>      illustrate
>         the main points of the article.  If possible, the issue paper
>      would be
>         linked to an assortment of scholarly articles to assist those
>         interested in pursuing the matter in depth.
>             If we choose to develop pamphlets that are more detailed than
>      the
>         "basic info + point the reader to LP.org" model mentioned above,
>      it may
>         be best to proceed by developing an extensive issue paper about a
>      topic
>         and designing a pamphlet based upon that issue paper. I suggest
>      this
>         because the marginal cost of designing a pamphlet based upon an
>         extensive issue paper may be relatively small.
>             Based upon my seat-of-the-pants empirical analysis, I believe
>      we
>         should consider producing pamphlets on the following topics
>      (listed in
>         no particular order):
>         *  Government involvement in health care and insurance markets
>         *  American foreign policy (in particular, the various conflicts
>      in
>         which we are currently (or were recently) engaged)
>         *  Immigration/emigration issues
>         *  Government efforts to eviscerate Fourth Amendment rights
>         *  Police and prosecutorial misconduct (perhaps in the context of
>      a
>         discussion of the doctrine of qualified immunity for government
>         officials)
>         *  The massive amount of federal government spending
>         *  Efforts by governments to prevent people from monitoring the
>         behavior of government officials (especially efforts to
>      criminalize
>         videotaping the conduct of police officers)
>         *  The extraordinary costs of Drug Prohibition, along with the
>         increasing militarization of police
>         *  "Crony Capitalism"
>         *  Eminent domain abuses
>         *  "Food freedom" issues
>             Some additional topics we should consider include the war on
>      gaming
>         (especially online gambling), government involvement with
>      marriage,
>         increasing efforts to regulate the Internet and tax Internet
>      commerce,
>         and government destruction of jobs via licensing laws.
>      Unfortunately,
>         there is a depressingly long list of topics about which we can
>      prepare
>         literature.
>             As always, thanks for your work for liberty, and for your
>         consideration of my comments and suggestions.  I hope these
>      comments
>         and suggestions are helpful to you.
>             Take care,
>             Jim
>             James W. Lark, III
>             Professor, Dept. of Systems and Information Engineering
>             Professor, Applied Mathematics Program, Dept. of Engineering
>      and
>         Society
>             Affiliated Faculty, Dept. of Statistics
>             University of Virginia
>             Advisor, The Liberty Coalition
>             University of Virginia
>             Region 5 Representative, Libertarian National Committee
>
>    --
>    --
>    In Liberty,
>    Caryn Ann Harlos
>    Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee Secretary
>    - [2]Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org or Secretary at LP.org.
>    Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee - LPedia at LP.org
>    A haiku to the Statement of Principles:
>    We defend your rights
>    And oppose the use of force
>    Taxation is theft
>
> References
>
>    1. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
>    2. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org
>
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   I support a plan like this. We NEED to focus on membership.

   On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 4:42 PM Caryn Ann Harlos via Lnc-business
   <[1]lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:

        This is wonderful and the historical archives will be of use
     here.
        On Mon, Jul 9, 2018 at 4:47 PM, James Lark via Lnc-business
        <[1][2]lnc-business at hq.lp.org> wrote:
             Dear colleagues:
                 I hope all is well with you.  In a previous message I
          suggested the
             consideration of various goals for the LNC during the
     2018-2020
          term.
             In particular, I suggested that we consider adopting the
          following
             goal:
             G4: The LNC will develop and approve new and revised
     outreach
             literature, to be available no later than Dec. 31, 2018.
     Some of
          the
             literature (e.g., issue pamphlets) should be available in
     the
          form of
             PDFs that can be downloaded from LP.org.
                 I believe the LNC should pursue this goal as part of a
     more
          general
             process of literature development and evaluation.
     Specifically,
          I
             believe we should institute an ongoing process that will
          accomplish the
             following tasks:
             1)  Evaluate our current literature needs
                 As part of this evaluation, we should address various
          questions,
             including the following:
             *  Do we need new literature?  If so, what type of
     literature?
          Types
             of literature include:
             (a)  Material focused upon a very narrow issue, such as the
          problems
             with the National Defense Authorization Act.
             (b)  Material dealing with several issues bundled under a
     general
          topic
             heading, such as national defense, civil liberties, economic
          liberties,
             etc.  (A special case of this type involves literature that
          targets
             specific demographic groups.)
             (c)  A general description of the Libertarian Party and a
     brief
             overview of our positions on several topics.
             (d)  Material that can be readily adapted by our candidates
          (i.e.,
             literature templates which our candidates can tailor to
     their
          specific
             needs).
             (e)  "Inreach literature," which is designed to assist LP
     members
          in
             learning about the libertarian perspective, and to help our
          members
             become better advocates of liberty.
             (f)  Material that is written in languages other than
     English
             (especially Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, and
     Mandarin/Cantonese)
             *  Is it sufficient for the LP to produce a PDF of the
     literature
          that
             can be downloaded?  Should the LP arrange to have the
     literature
             printed in bulk in addition to making a PDF available for
          download?  (I
             suspect this will depend upon the particular piece of
          literature.)
             Note:  As part of our consideration, we may wish to discuss
     the
             preparation of signs that can be used at rallies, protests,
          information
             tables, etc.  Such signs could be available for download (in
     the
             appropriate format) from LP.org.
             2)  Develop our literature
                 After ascertaining our literature needs, we must do the
          following:
             *  Determine whether what we need is already available
     (perhaps
          in the
             form of something that can be readily adapted to our
     needs).  To
          assist
             in this determination (an ongoing process), I suggest that
     we
          build a
             repository of LP and "LP-friendly" literature.  We should
     request
          that
             all LP-affiliated organizations (as well as some "friend of
     the
          family
             organizations") send electronic copies of their literature
     (or
          perhaps
             links to such electronic copies) to LPHQ.
             *  If what we need is not already available, determine who
     will
          design
             the literature and authorize those chosen to prepare and
     submit
          their
             designs.  Note:  I believe we should establish a process in
     which
          we
             routinely solicit literature designs from our members and
          "friends of
             the family."  In some cases, we may wish to establish
          competitions and
             prizes to encourage participation and reward excellence.
             *  Determine and implement the means by which material under
             consideration will be "test-marketed" prior to selecting the
          literature
             to produce.
             *  Determine the best designs and submit them for review to
     the
             Advertising and Publication Review Committee (APRC).
             *  Produce the literature and make it available.  (As part
     of
          this
             process, we should consider the pricing of our literature.)
             3)  Evaluate the effectiveness of our literature
                 To the extent possible, we should seek to evaluate
     whether
          our
             literature is serving the purpose for which it was
     developed.
          Thus, we
             should design mechanisms to do the following:
             (a)  Solicit and receive feedback about our literature from
     those
          who
             are distributing our literature and those who are reading
     our
             literature.
             (b)  Solicit and receive feedback about our literature from
          selected
             target populations.
             (c)  Evaluate the feedback and develop recommendations
     concerning
          our
             literature.
             4)  Evaluate our future literature needs
                Perhaps it would be appropriate for the LNC to
     reconstitute
          the
             Outreach Committee for the purpose of overseeing the
     literature
             development and evaluation process, with the understanding
     that
          the LNC
             will make the final choices concerning what literature to
          produce.
             Presumably the literature development and evaluation process
     will
          be
             guided by the goals and strategies the LNC adopts.
                 In considering the more narrow issue of what new and
     revised
             literature we should produce prior to Dec. 31, 2018, allow
     me to
          offer
             the following comments and suggestions:
                 As we proceed, we should determine what we really need
     in
          terms of
             a pamphlet.  That is, perhaps what we really need is to
     develop
          an
             extensive series of issue papers for LP.org.  We would also
          develop
             associated pamphlets/flyers that provide basic info about a
     given
          issue
             and direct the reader to LP.org for more detailed
     information.
                 By "issue paper" I do not mean a long, scholarly
     treatise
          along the
             lines of an academic journal article or a Cato Policy
     Analysis.
          Rather,
             I mean a reasonably short article that lays out the LP
     position
          and (if
             appropriate) contains relevant graphics and photographs to
          illustrate
             the main points of the article.  If possible, the issue
     paper
          would be
             linked to an assortment of scholarly articles to assist
     those
             interested in pursuing the matter in depth.
                 If we choose to develop pamphlets that are more detailed
     than
          the
             "basic info + point the reader to LP.org" model mentioned
     above,
          it may
             be best to proceed by developing an extensive issue paper
     about a
          topic
             and designing a pamphlet based upon that issue paper. I
     suggest
          this
             because the marginal cost of designing a pamphlet based upon
     an
             extensive issue paper may be relatively small.
                 Based upon my seat-of-the-pants empirical analysis, I
     believe
          we
             should consider producing pamphlets on the following topics
          (listed in
             no particular order):
             *  Government involvement in health care and insurance
     markets
             *  American foreign policy (in particular, the various
     conflicts
          in
             which we are currently (or were recently) engaged)
             *  Immigration/emigration issues
             *  Government efforts to eviscerate Fourth Amendment rights
             *  Police and prosecutorial misconduct (perhaps in the
     context of
          a
             discussion of the doctrine of qualified immunity for
     government
             officials)
             *  The massive amount of federal government spending
             *  Efforts by governments to prevent people from monitoring
     the
             behavior of government officials (especially efforts to
          criminalize
             videotaping the conduct of police officers)
             *  The extraordinary costs of Drug Prohibition, along with
     the
             increasing militarization of police
             *  "Crony Capitalism"
             *  Eminent domain abuses
             *  "Food freedom" issues
                 Some additional topics we should consider include the
     war on
          gaming
             (especially online gambling), government involvement with
          marriage,
             increasing efforts to regulate the Internet and tax Internet
          commerce,
             and government destruction of jobs via licensing laws.
          Unfortunately,
             there is a depressingly long list of topics about which we
     can
          prepare
             literature.
                 As always, thanks for your work for liberty, and for
     your
             consideration of my comments and suggestions.  I hope these
          comments
             and suggestions are helpful to you.
                 Take care,
                 Jim
                 James W. Lark, III
                 Professor, Dept. of Systems and Information Engineering
                 Professor, Applied Mathematics Program, Dept. of
     Engineering
          and
             Society
                 Affiliated Faculty, Dept. of Statistics
                 University of Virginia
                 Advisor, The Liberty Coalition
                 University of Virginia
                 Region 5 Representative, Libertarian National Committee
        --
        --
        In Liberty,
        Caryn Ann Harlos
        Libertarian Party and Libertarian National Committee Secretary
        - [2]Caryn.Ann. Harlos at LP.org or Secretary at LP.org.
        Chair, LP Historical Preservation Committee - LPedia at LP.org
        A haiku to the Statement of Principles:
        We defend your rights
        And oppose the use of force
        Taxation is theft
     References
        1. mailto:[3]lnc-business at hq.lp.org
        2. mailto:[4]Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org

References

   1. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
   2. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
   3. mailto:lnc-business at hq.lp.org
   4. mailto:Caryn.Ann.Harlos at LP.org


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