Around this time he took an interest in Ayn Rand 's philosophy of Objectivism . Later he joined Young Americans for Freedom . In the 1970s , he became active in the Libertarian Party . He " joined the party in 1974 , and was active in Roger MacBride 's 1976 presidential campaign , the LP 's second White House bid . " He co-founded ( along with Eric Garris ) the " Radical Caucus " , which persuaded the Libertarian Party to support gay rights . It brought them to the attention of the libertarian theorist Murray Rothbard . He came to the defense of the White Night riots , which followed manslaughter conviction of Dan White ( for the deaths of San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone ) . In 1983 , after a schism in the Libertarian Party , Raimondo left the party and attempted to organize a libertarian faction in the Republican Party known as the Libertarian Republican Organizing Committee . After 1989 , Raimondo again began working with Rothbard in the anti-war , paleoconservative John Randolph Club , part of the Rockford Institute
White Night riots
White Night riots
Justin Raimondo