Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources.
TweetGeorge Will explains what shouldn’t – but, alas, what nevertheless does – need explaining: “The Constitution doesn’t make an exception for misusing police powers.” Two slices: In 2022, Amy Hadley...
The State Department and ICE claimed to have caught Islamic Republic nepo babies “enjoying a lavish lifestyle.” Instead, they tore apart an innocent family.
Plus: skyway socialism, reconsider the lobster, D.C.'s urban growth, and more...
About 1,100 Afghans currently stranded at a military base in Qatar could be relocated to the crisis-addled African country.
In an AI age, wealth taxes are not merely bad tax policy. They are downright dangerous.
The burden of Trump's illegal tariffs was spread across the American economy. The refunds likely won't cover all those costs.
A flashback to New Year's Eve 2013 in Chapter 15 of "Unraveled."
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's distinction between medical and recreational cannabis is hard to reconcile with the relevant scientific and statutory criteria.
The 5th Circuit upheld a controversial law requiring Texas schools to display the Ten Commandments.
"Why'd you invite Nazis? Jew to Jew, Shame on You."
Hayden Daniel writes for the Federalist about one of the latest bad ideas from the political left. The left has tried to put Donald Trump in prison for the last decade. So far, they have not succeeded...
Plus: Does Trump expect to lose the birthright citizenship case?
Senate Republicans kicked off a vote-a-rama late Wednesday night after launching a $70 billion plan to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol through the end of President Don...
From U.S. v. Demeo, decided Tuesday by Judge Sheri Polster Chappell (M.D. Fla.); compare the recent "See MAGA, Shoot MAGA"… The post Prosecution for Threats to Kill Muslims (and Blacks, Immigrants, an...
Editor’s Note: The following article is not intended as tax advice. For such advice consult a licensed professional. Further, while not a tax professional, the following was reviewed by a tax attorney...
In this week’s episode we cover the dwindling number of US public companies (via Todd Zywicki of George Mason University), a pro-consumer merger in California (via our Episode 168 guest Jessica Melugi...
As I wrote last month, the key defining definition of socialism is government ownership of the means of production. In other words, a country is socialist when government is the full or part owner of ...
A merger with JetBlue could have saved the company. Instead, taxpayers will now be forced to pick up the bill.
So the Ninth Circuit held yesterday.
Those who don't like how the Supreme Court handles requests for interim relief might like solutions to the problem even less.
U.S. troops are training for chemical and nuclear fallout while fresh forces and warships surge toward the Middle East, and I can’t shake the feeling that those “routine drills” are happening for a re...
Josh Christenson writes for the New York Post about a significant charge against a leading left-wing group. The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that a grand jury indicted the Southern Poverty ...
Brittany Bernstein writes for National Review Online about a significant vote this week among North Carolina’s northern neighbors. On Tuesday, Virginia voters approved a measure that will allow lawmak...
Globalization helped make everyone else much richer, too.
Gideon Rachman comments on the current state of the Iran war: Escalation is likely because both the US and Iran seem to feel that they can force the other side to crack first. US vice-president JD Van...
As Kevin Warsh undergoes his confirmation process for Fed Chair, one of the most consequential yet least straightforward issues in modern monetary policy is returning to the forefront: the Federal Res...
even though (as the full article explained) the conviction was for attempt to commit stalking, not for conspiracy to commit murder.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that Tel Aviv was waiting on Washington’s approval to break the ceasefire and attack Iran. “Israel is prepared to renew the war against Iran. The IDF is read...
President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that the US Navy had full control over the Strait of Hormuz. However, Tehran continues to restrict traffic through the Strait. “We have total control over...
Thomas Catenacci writes for the Washington Free Beacon about the money behind a new climate study in Maryland. The left-wing environmental nonprofit Rockefeller Family Fund (RFF) is bankrolling a stud...
Editors of National Review Online decry the latest political shenanigans in Virginia. Well, they did it. It wasn’t pretty, but the will to power doesn’t require moral victories; it just needs to win. ...
"Schools are free to determine the content of those sessions, even (if they so choose) teaching on the harms of diversity requirements or on the importance of religious liberty."
From McVeigh v. Kelly, decided last week by Chief Judge Allen Winsor (M.D. Fla.): The facts come from the complaint,… The post Claim Over Firing for Kirk-Assassination-Related Post Can Go Forward, Cou...
4/23/1985: Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc. argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 23, 1985 appeared first on Reason.com.
A federal judge sentenced former Baltimore City Schools Police Officer Lawrence Smith to one year and one day in jail.… The post Brickbat: Hard at Work appeared first on Reason.com.
U.S. troops are training for chemical and nuclear fallout while fresh forces and warships surge toward the Middle East, and I can’t shake the feeling that those “routine drills” are happening for a re...
The 11-count indictment, which includes bank and wire fraud charges and a money-laundering kicker, was lodged against the SPLC as an organization.
With President Trump demanding people in the armed forces as well as in other government offices do his bidding no matter what the law might be, it is time for people to learn the lesson of Captain Ve...
Dave Smith and I talk a little gossip (the insane Laura Loomer meltdown), and then launch into: Mark Levin and the Boomercons, the topics the Right’s censors don’t want discussed,… Read More The post ...
The Feast of St. George is a red-letter day for lovers of flowers and literature.
There are wars that rearrange the furniture of power, and there are wars that expose the furniture as matchwood. The conflict that Donald Trump has now suspended sine die belongs firmly in the second ...
Deaths in ICE detention have hit a two-decade high, and allegations of medical neglect and poor conditions continue to surge.
Palantir CEO Alex Karp’s book, The Technological Republic, is a clarion call for Silicon Valley to abandon its consumer trinkets and rush headlong into the arms of the military-industrial complex. Acc...
America is a global empire that needs information about itself in order to function.
Plus: Tit-for-tat gerrymandering, D.C.'s flowing fountains, more war in the Strait of Hormuz, and more...
President Donald Trump spent a once-in-a-lifetime political surplus on feeding more sand into the war machine. The post The Outlaw President Goes Straight appeared first on Free the People.
"The New Deal made investment in America a risky project," says economist Donald J. Boudreaux, author of The Triumph of Economic Freedom.
Republicans picked this fight, and Democrats responded by drawing some egregiously gerrymandered districts. In the end, voters lose.
While one party may publicly fret about the abuses of the other, neither, as institutions, sincerely wants to roll back the power of the imperial presidency.
From today's decision by Judge James S. Moody, Jr. (M.D. Fla.) in Loomer v. Maher: Plaintiff Laura Loomer is a… The post Laura Loomer Loses Defamation Suit Against Bill Maher Over "Who's Trump Fucking...
Has the Cold War-era military alliance outlived its usefulness?
Contrary to what some believe, the Clean Power Plan was not the first executive branch action stopped on the "Shadow Docket."
More of what's been absent from discussions of the recently released Supreme Court memoranda, with commentary by Davis and Re.
Plus: The war with Iran is raising condom prices, increased legal liability for chatbot advice could backfire, and more...
The Trump administration is stuck in a standoff that is unstable and damaging to the entire world.
Your assets may be more exposed than you think. From lawsuits to new taxes, the rules are shifting—and structure is the difference between risk and protection.
California still leads in talent and innovation—but rising taxes, regulation, and political pressure could push it toward decline.
The US found a more efficient way to project power than simple conquest.
The governor is threatening to defund the police because of an ordinance noting that an ICE administrative warrant "does not justify a stop, arrest, or continued detention" by city officers.
"The SPLC is manufacturing racism to justify its existence," said acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
When it costs more to build a house, it also costs more to rebuild one.
Mollie Hemingway writes for the Federalist about her favorite US Supreme Court justice. Justice Samuel Alito marks his 20th year on the Supreme Court, a milestone that coincides with the release of my...
Editors at National Review Online scrutinize communist China’s economy. As sour as Americans are about the current economy, they should be profoundly grateful they don’t have China’s instead. Headline...
On 22 February 2026, Mexican special forces killed Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes in the mountain town of Tapalpa, Jalisco, with U.S. intelligence support. He was captured by the Mexican Army ...
The order came in a peculiar context—a civil lawsuit over the custody of a child born in Afghanistan—but its logic extends further.
Economist Jennifer Doleac discusses why long sentences don’t reduce crime, how first-time defendants benefit from leniency, and why clearance rates are key to crime reduction.
The decision is at odds with a recent ruling by the Fifth Circuit.
From Smiley v. Jenner, decided yesterday by Seventh Circuit Judge Michael Scudder, joined by Judges Candace Jackson-Akiwumi and Doris Pryor:… The post Indiana Ban on "Instruction" "on Human Sexuality"...
Abundanauts remind us that collectivism by any other name is still collectivism.
and thus presumptively a First Amendment violation (though here the presumption was rebutted by national security interests).
The referendum language gave voters no indication of what they were voting for
Jeffrey Blehar writes for National Review Online about a clear goal for Virginia Democrats. Democrats are fully content to reap 100 percent of the rewards, as they transform Virginia into what they be...
You can read it here; here's the opening paragraph plus another paragraph, though the indictment offers considerably more details as… The post Southern Poverty Law Center Indictment appeared first on ...
The medical model assumes that people should be allowed to use psychedelics only for government-approved reasons.
A coalition of veterans groups gathered in the nation’s capitol on Monday to express their deep opposition to the U.S. war on Iran. One hundred and thirty (130) veterans and military family members he...
A blockade of the Strait of Hormuz sounds like a clean, decisive move until you run it through the real world: geography, international law, ship insurance, and the uncomfortable question of what happ...
In Chiles v. Salazar, the Centennial State continues its losing streak in First Amendment cases.
The preemption case may affect the Roundup argument next week.
A report by the Washington-based think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) found that the US depleted half of its missile interceptors. According to CSIS, the US military had 2...
When looking at Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R-MO) GUARD Act (S. 3062 – Guidelines for User Age-verification and Responsible Dialogue Act), the puns write themselves. By requiring age verification for some AI ...
Three US officials speaking with Axios claimed that President Donald Trump does not plan to have an open-ended ceasefire with Iran, and is planning to give Tehran under a week to present a proposal to...
White House after scheduled peace talks between the United States and Iran were put on hold. Things changed quickly, though. Vice President JD Vance
against his Republican opponent, Michael Whatley, in a crucial US Senate race. But GOP state representatives are fighting back on another front as November draws closer.
The conservatives finally got their populist victory for middle-American working-class voters. The result is more federal spending, more federal power, and Israel-first foreign policy.
President Trump is not only angering Iranians and most of Europe. He also is making new enemies in both North and South America. Perhaps it is time for policy reset.
Matt Kibbe sits down with Rep. Thomas Massie to talk about the importance of protecting American citizens from government surveillance. The post FISA 702 is Unconstitutional | Guest: Rep. Thomas Massi...
From Monday's decision in Doe v. Yale Univ., by Dennis Jacobs, Richard C. Wesley, and Michael H. Park: Plaintiff Jane… The post Second Circuit Upholds Decision Denying Pseudonymity for Law Doctorate S...
4/22/1992: Planned Parenthood v. Casey argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 22, 1992 appeared first on Reason.com.
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Once again, President Trump has put off re-starting the Iran war after his deadline passed last night. The impasse for renewed talks is his refusal to lift the emba...
Data from the shipping tracking firm Vortexa found that at least 34 Iranian ships have bypassed the US blockade since President Donald Trump imposed it on April 13. The US has only stopped two Iranian...
Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s Fed nominee, made his case to the Senate Banking Committee for his April 21 confirmation hearing.
The UAE, one of the US regime's favorite dictatorships in the gulf, may get a currency-swap bailout similar to the Trump bailout for Argentina.
It's just the latest move from this anti-capitalist administration for which bailouts, easy money, and war are the answer to everything.
America was built on a foundation that constitutional violations are a deadly disease. Give government an inch - they’ll take a few thousand miles and they’ll never stop. Before too long, it’ll get to...
Armando Simon writes for the American Thinker about one of the political left’s most prominent targets. A curious characteristic of totalitarian communist regimes is the dearth, if not the total absen...
Alana Goodman writes for the Washington Free Beacon about a media bias group’s interesting personnel choice. A former paid scribe for an Iranian state-affiliated newspaper now works for a U.S. media w...
You think you’re choosing what to see. Algorithms are choosing for you, sorting you into silos that shape your reality
Part of being a libertarian is that you believe all people have a right to life, liberty, and property, and that you support their right to make their own choices – even choices you don’t like – so lo...