I am sorry to announce that David Bergland has died at the age of 83. He had been battling prostate cancer.
Bergland was the 1984 presidential candidate of the Libertarian Party. He was also the 1976 candidate for Vice-President.
I met David in 1973 and worked closely with him during my time in the Libertarian Party. He was a principled promoter of freedom and peace and was a leader in the anti-interventionist wing of the Libertarian Party during the 1970s and 1980s. He was the author of Libertarianism in One Lesson.
h/t Mark Hinkle
A truly great man.
I was a fresh, new, libertarian in 1976, and I got to meet Mr. Bergland when he visited Ann Arbor and gave a speech at the Student Union. A fine, principled speech. He was also a gentleman.
RIP