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29-546: LeFevre bought Glenrose Park, a 320-acre ranch south of Larkspur in Douglas County, Colorado , in September 1955, using an inheritance from his mother, and started enrolling students in 1956. He purchased the property explicitly in order to establish a school to teach free-enterprise principles. Rising to over 7,000 feet above sea level, the forested land contained several cabins of questionable condition. In addition to LeFevre,

58-545: A libertarian lifestyle. His book How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World gave a detailed explanation of how one can bring libertarian concepts to every aspect of one's life. His posthumously released 1960s lecture series, "The Art of Profitable Living," was released as a 20-CD album titled, "Rule Your World." Browne was the presidential nominee of the United States Libertarian Party in the elections of 1996 and 2000 . He received 485,798 votes or 0.5% of

87-491: A plan to turn the service from a subsidized program into a profit-making service. It sold "Americanist" features, in competition with all the recognized syndicates. His own column, The American Way, appeared in over 200 newspapers throughout America. In the summer of 1962, Browne was named the advertising manager for the Liberty Amendment Committee's bimonthly American Progress for Economic Freedom . In October he

116-545: Is also the site of the historic headquarters building of Universal Co-Masonry According to the town's website, Larkspur's Vision Statement is "Larkspur, a small friendly town in Colorado. A town that works together by: Fostering a Government of Integrity that Responds to its People, Directing Future Growth within Larkspur´s Small Town Values, Providing Community Facilities and Activities for All Ages, and Preserving

145-473: Is held in the hills just west of the town. The town is served by Larkspur Elementary School , a K-6 school in the Douglas County school district . The according to William Bright the town was named for the plains larkspur ( Delphinium geyeri ). A post office called Larkspur has been in operation since 1871. The community was named for the abundance of larkspur near the original town site. Larkspur

174-594: The United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km ), all land. The city is Served by I-25 . It was once served by SH-18 (now Upper Lake Gulch Road). In addition to the highways, the Colorado Joint Line (which is served by Union Pacific and BNSF ) also runs through the town with a large Santa Fe bridge at the south end of town. Harry Browne Harry Edson Browne (June 17, 1933 – March 1, 2006)

203-520: The Army Reserves on July 1, 1961. Browne worked as an advertising and sales executive in the 1960s. He then devoted himself full-time to the " Americanist " cause. He believed that the newspapers of America would willingly buy material promoting the American way of life; so, in 1961 he took on the proprietorship of American Way Features, Inc., a newspaper feature service, and as managing editor inaugurated

232-622: The Freedom School campus, were sold. The property was bought by a religious organization, the Mennonites , who had been searching for a location to use for educational purposes. According to Jeff Riggenbach , who visited the former school in 1981, the facilities looked more like a retreat for troubled boys. In November 1968, LeFevre moved to Southern California and took possession of the 7,000 square feet house on two acres in Arcadia, California, under

261-562: The Natural Environment that is Unique to the Larkspur Area." Larkspur is located in southern Douglas County in the valley of East Plum Creek. Interstate 25 passes along the eastern edge of the town, with access from Exits 172, 173, and 174. I-25 leads north 11 miles (18 km) to Castle Rock , the Douglas County seat, and 39 miles (63 km) to Denver , as well as south 32 miles (51 km) to Colorado Springs . According to

290-524: The Palmer Range above Rampart College on June 16, 1965, and caused a torrent of water to fill the cabins with mud halfway to the roof, causing $ 150,000 in damages. The flooding and mudslides destroyed most of the campus, which halted its operations. With the school’s total indebtedness of close to $ 700,000, it became apparent that the entire 320-acre campus had to be sold. Near the end of 1968, the land and facilities of Rampart College, still often referred to as

319-448: The college since 1966. Leon focused on organizing speaking tours for author Harry Browne , managed a series of libertarian programs, and arranged media interviews to promulgate libertarian principles. Within a few years, Leon was unable to make rental payments to keep Rampart College afloat and the college closed its doors. In 1980, LeFevre and others attempted to revive the institution by establishing another school and Freedom library under

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348-572: The controversy. After the 2000 election, Browne continued to work to increase the popularity of libertarian goals. In addition to writing and making appearances on behalf of the Downsize DC Foundation (an organization he helped to co-found and for which he served as director of public policy for a year and a half), he hosted two weekly network radio shows, one on Saturdays dealing with politics, which he often called "The Libertarian Conversation" (since listeners were encouraged to call in), and

377-485: The end of his life, he worked on a book called The War Racket: The Lies, Myths, and Propaganda that Feed the American War Machine . War, he contended, was just another government program, and was essentially flawed because "government never solves anything." According to Jim Babka , "As Harry explained to me, the book was unlike any other he had ever written. Harry was well-read in his history, but after starting on

406-431: The first board of directors included Ruth Dazey, William J. Froh, Lois LeFevre, Majorie Llewellin, Robert B. Rapp, and Edith Shank. During the winter of 1964, the trustees of the Freedom School decided to officially rename the educational institution Rampart College after the nearby Rampart Range mountains. Froh assumed the position of president, while LeFevre was named dean and put in charge of instruction. By October 1964,

435-430: The institution stated that over 730 students had completed courses at Freedom School since 1956. From 1965 to 1968, Rampart College published its primary publication— Rampart Journal of Individualist Thought —which according to Brian Doherty ran a number of stories "favorable to individualist anarchism ", such as Roy Child’s article that explained why Ayn Rand 's Objectivism “necessarily implied anarchism". In addition,

464-551: The island of Catalina and the Carmel Valley area. In addition, the institute produced two home study courses, the Fundamentals of Liberty and Raising Children for Fun and Profit, along with 50 thirty-minute lectures on cassette tape based on LeFevre’s Fundamentals of Liberty home study course. In January 1973, LeFevre resigned from Rampart College and turned over its assets and presidency to Leon, an instructor and administrator of

493-459: The journal featured an article that proposed a new way of looking at the political spectrum , which was to become an early version of what was later to be known as the Nolan Chart . By 1968, Rampart College had come to a point where they believed they could offer master's degrees to the general public. Over 50 teachers, guest instructors and guest lecturers taught at the school in Colorado. Some of

522-469: The more notable lecturers included Milton Friedman , Ludwig von Mises , Leonard Read , F. A. Harper , Elgie Marcks, Ellis Lamborn, Frank Chodorov , Hans Sennholz , Raymond C. Hoiles , Percy L. Greaves Jr. , Ruth Maynard, Oscar W. Cooley, Raymond C. Hoiles , A. Neil McLeod, and Butler D. Shaffer . According to Doherty, some of the other speakers included Rose Wilder Lane , Gordon Tullock, James M. Buchanan , and Childs. Over 14 inches of rain drenched

551-516: The name of Rampart Institute . LeFevre passed away in 1986, before he was able to acquire a new site for a libertarian-orientated college. Larkspur, Colorado Larkspur is a home rule municipality in Douglas County , Colorado , United States. The town population was 206 at the 2020 census . Each year, on weekends in June, July and August, the Colorado Renaissance Festival

580-792: The name of Rampart College. He planned to hold college courses and lectures at the residential property, but was unable to convince city officials to re-zone the property to establish a small college. To resolve this and other problems, LeFevre signed a six-year lease for a suite of offices on the top floor of the First Western Bank Building in Santa Ana and sold the Arcadia property. During this time period, Rampart College produced two 16mm color documentary films, such as Property: A Basis for Morality and The Meaning of Responsibility and Obligation , which were narrated by LeFevre. A number of seminars were conducted across California, including some on

609-607: The other on Sundays, called "The Money Show", dealing with financial topics. Both of these radio programs were on the Genesis Communications Network . Browne also worked with the Free Market News Network, of which he was the president for much of 2005 and a senior political analyst. Via Free Market News, he had his own internet-based television show called This Week in Liberty , which ran for 25 episodes. Near

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638-413: The project he realized that 'well-read' wasn't enough." According to Browne's wife, Pamela, he collected over 400 books, read almost all of them, and made copious notes. He was struggling with the book's structure at the time of his death. Browne also authored thousands of articles and was a contributor to the news and opinion blog LewRockwell.com , to Antiwar.com , and to World Net Daily . He published

667-816: The trough after having denounced the Republicans and Democrats for doing so." During both of these elections, the Libertarian Party was on the ballot in all fifty states and the District of Columbia . Browne did not appear on the 2000 Arizona ballot, however, as the Arizona Libertarian Party instead chose to run L. Neil Smith , whose candidacy was a protest against that of Browne. Claims of wrongdoing by Libertarian National Committee staffers during Browne's 1996 presidential campaign surfaced during his second run in 2000. Browne responded to allegations surrounding

696-560: The vote in 1996 and 384,516 votes or 0.4% of the vote in 2000. His campaign qualified for matching funds during each election but did not accept them, per his campaign platform. Browne's refusal to accept matching funds won him expected praise from libertarians and those who are against the concept of federal matching funds, but also earned him somewhat greater exposure in the "mainstream" media. Browne said he needed to be true to what he had preached in his libertarian speeches and that "it would be highly inappropriate for me to stick my nose in

725-574: Was an American writer, politician, and investment advisor . He was the Libertarian Party 's presidential nominee in the U.S. elections of 1996 and 2000 . He authored 12 books that in total have sold more than 2 million copies. He was inducted into the U.S. Army on May 5, 1953. He went to the Southwestern Signal Corps Training Center at Camp San Luis Obispo , California to study cryptography . On October 4, 1953, he

754-539: Was an investment advisor for much of his life and developed the so-called " permanent portfolio " investment strategy, which claims to identify the four types of economic conditions that can apply over a given investment period, and the appropriate asset classes that give both profit from the upside of these conditions, and some measure of protection when they cease to prevail. Browne published his first book, How You Can Profit From The Coming Devaluation , in 1970. Browne's second book, How I Found Freedom in an Unfree World ,

783-610: Was named associate editor, and in November he was the editor. The following Spring the magazine was renamed Freedom Magazine , and Browne continued as its editor until February 1964 when he turned his full-time attention to the American Way Features, Inc. Also in the 1960s, Browne taught courses such as: The Economics of Freedom, The Tools of Success, Tools of the Market, The Economics of Success, and The Art of Profitable Living". Browne

812-563: Was published in 1973. You Can Profit from a Monetary Crisis was Browne's third book. He continued to write and publish books including his personal finance book, Fail-Safe Investing: Lifelong Financial Security in 30 Minutes , published in 2001. According to Browne's web site, he was a consultant to the Permanent Portfolio Fund which utilizes some of the investment strategies described in his book, Fail-Safe Investing . Browne also authored books and gave lectures on actively living

841-488: Was sent to Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands , where the 1954 Operation Castle hydrogen bomb tests were conducted. In 1955, Browne was sent to Eniwetok to finish his tour of duty and afterwards was transferred to the Army Reserves at Fort Huachuca , Arizona. He was released from active military service on July 17, 1956. He was honorably discharged from the armed forces on February 28, 1961, and discharged from

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