Criticism[edit]
The Mises Caucus has been highly controversial within and outside the Libertarian Party.[6][12] The caucus has been accused of harboring
racists,
[12] anti-semites,
[37] and
transphobes,
[12][28] although the caucus strongly denies this claim.
[a]
In his resignation letter as LNC chair, Bishop-Henchman accused the Mises Caucus of having a "toxic culture" and "bad actors" that is "destroying and driving people away from the party".
[7][12][28] In June 2021, former congressman
Justin Amash criticized the Mises-controlled New Hampshire affiliate for "
edgelording" and being unprofessional in their messaging.
[38][39]
Former
New Hampshire legislator Caleb Dryer criticized the caucus for claiming neutrality in the
culture war "while picking the right-wing side", and called it disingenuous.
[12]
In December 2021, Jeremy Thompson,
Libertarian Party of Massachusetts Director of Operations explained to the Libertarian National Committee how the comments from Mises-controlled
Libertarian Party of New Hampshire were not just "mean words" but “actual harassment”.
[40]
In May 2022, the
Southern Poverty Law Center claimed "Members of the Libertarian Party are concerned about the Mises Caucus winning control of the party at the May 26 national convention, ushering in an era of collaboration between the U.S.'s largest third party and the hard-right movement inside
Republican Party”.
[41] The SPLC also claimed Caucus chair and founder Michael Heise took donations from
Patrick M. Byrne and endorsed Daryl Brooks for Governor of Pennsylvania.
[41] Both Byrne and Brooks promoted the alleged conspiracy theory that the
2020 presidential election was stolen from
Donald Trump.
[42][43]
