Ways the CLPVA differs from Democrats: championing abundance, free speech and immigration! This week, Brian, Chris and Andy focus on the differentiation of the Classical Liberal Party of Virginia (CLPVA) from the traditional Democratic and Republican parties. Andy outlines the plan to discuss how the CLPVA differs from both parties over the next two episodes. Brian opened with a discussion on abundance and housing. Chris focused on free speech and civil liberties. And Andy closed revisiting the topic of immigration. The discussion highlights the CLPVA's distinct positions, emphasizing that the Party is not centrist but rather aims to promote smart, responsible, classical liberal ideas.

Relevant links to today’s episode:

Brian on Abundance and Housing!

• Abundance, book by Ezra Klein (Author), Derek Thompson (Author) (here on Amazon)
• The Abundance Agenda
• Commonwealth Classical Liberal Podcast: Available, Affordable Housing -Supply, Demand and why the Vice-Presidential nominees are wrong, 09 Oct 2024
• Commonwealth Classical Liberal Podcast: Housing Supply and Opportunity for All (Housing and Commercial Reform), 07 May 2024
• Cato: Central Planning Will Not Solve California’s Housing Shortage

Chris on the First Amendment, free speech and civil liberties!

• Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum: Fairness Doctrine
• ACLU on Free Speech
• FIRE: Free Speech Makes Free People
• EFF on Free Speech
• Renée Diresta On Countering Disinformation, Spammers, And Scammers
• Online manipulation expert Renée DiResta: ‘Conspiracy theories shape our politics in extremely mainstream ways’

Andy on Immigration!

• Andy on Substack: Immigrants Are Way Less Dangerous Than Native-Born Americans; Politicians Suck. Native-born Americans are more criminal than iMmiGRaNtZzz. Everything’s Stupid in the BACU, from the Grifter in Chief to Stephen Miller. Bill Gates offers some hope.
• CATO Institute: Illegal Immigrant Incarceration Rates, 2010–2023 (24 April 2025, PDF)
• Commonwealth Classical Liberal Podcast: "A Renaissance of Liberalism." MAGA's meltdown. Celebrating immigration, peaceful protest and banjos!, 07 Jan 2025
• Commonwealth Classical Liberal Podcast: Bring on the immigrants! Pass on tariffs and trade wars, but an order of privacy rights, please., 03 Dec 2024
• Commonwealth Classical Liberal Podcast: The violent immigrant crime crisis doesn't exist, but the national debt crisis does..., 18 Sep 2024

Other items in the news:

• These non-traditional candidates say they represent the evolving politics of Virginia
• Republicans Try to Cram Ban on AI Regulation Into Budget Reconciliation Bill; Republicans try to use the Budget Reconciliation bill to stop states from regulating AI entirely for 10 years.
• John Curran relaunches lieutenant governor bid as write-in, alleging signature sabotage

We’re all over Bluesky!

• CLPVA on Bluesky: @clpvirginia.org
• Liberal Party USA on Bluesky: @liberalpartyusa.bsky.social
• Brian on Bluesky: @biodoss.bsky.social
• Chris on Bluesky: @frashure.bsky.social
• Andy on Bluesky: @andyjabbour.bsky.social

More:

• Classical Liberal Party of Virginia Open markets. Open minds. Free people. https://clpvirginia.org
• Liberal Party USA: ⁠https://www.liberalpartyusa.org⁠
• Facebook: Classical Liberal Party of Virginia
• Instagram: classicalliberalpartyva
• X, formerly Twitter: @clpvirginia
• Chris Frashure: The Open Mode
• Andy’s Substack: America’s Awesome