[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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