Libertarian Reporting for 2026-04-26
Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources.
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TweetRyan Bourne and Nathan Miller remind us that “greedflation” is economics that’s every bit as lousy when it’s peddled by the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans as when it’s peddled...
Cafe Hayek
Apr 25, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Thought Experiment: It's 2030, and the Newsom Justice Department Indicts a Conservative Group for Paying Antifa Leaders
I blogged Wednesday about the indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center for, among other things, supposedly defrauding donors. The… The post Thought Experiment: It's 2030, and the Newsom Justice D...
Reason.com
Apr 25, 2026 - reason.com
Hobohemian Rhapsody
Author Brian Barth explores the makeshift tent cities of Silicon Valley.
Reason.com
Apr 25, 2026 - reason.com
Eighth Circuit Upholds Ban on Trespassing for Surveillance Purposes
From PETA, Inc. v. Reynolds, decided Thursday by the Eighth Circuit (Judge Steven Grasz, joined by Judges James Loken and… The post Eighth Circuit Upholds Ban on Trespassing for Surveillance Purposes ...
Reason.com
Apr 25, 2026 - reason.com
A $33 Burger? As New York City Eyes $30 Minimum Wage, Restaurants Brace for Impact
The proposal would eliminate the tipped-wage credit and send labor costs skyrocketing in an industry notorious for its tight margins.
Reason.com
Apr 25, 2026 - reason.com
AI Forecasts the 2028 Presidential Election
After all, if it can create breakthroughs in everything from the performance of household chores to fast-tracking new medicines to war strategy, AI should certainly be able to look into its crystal ba...
Main Feed
Apr 25, 2026 - libertynation.com
Today in Supreme Court History: April 25, 1938
4/25/1938: United States v. Carolene Products decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 25, 1938 appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Apr 25, 2026 - reason.com
Trump’s Planned Dinner Appearance Puts the Press on Edge
President Donald Trump, after years of boycotting the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, will attend the charity event tonight (April 25).
Main Feed
Apr 25, 2026 - libertynation.com
Golden State Political Backfires
Democrats are getting antsy now that two Republican contenders could be making their way to the final election. Golden State
Main Feed
Apr 25, 2026 - libertynation.com
Ep. 2755 Judge Napolitano: Trump Is Not of Sound Mind
Judge Andrew Napolitano, host of Judging Freedom and godfather to Sarah Woods, Woods daughter #5, discusses second-term Trump. Sponsors Getting clobbered by your competitors? Invisible in the search ...
Tom Woods
Apr 25, 2026 - tomwoods.com
Quotation of the Day…
Tweet… is from page 150 of Columbia University economics professor Arvind Panagariya’s brilliant 2019 book, Free Trade and Prosperity: In India, Bihar is the poorest state and Kerala one of the riches...
Cafe Hayek
Apr 25, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Vigilantes, less-lethal munitions, and a bananas ID theft case.
Reason.com
Apr 24, 2026 - reason.com
'Shoot and Kill'
Plus: California fails to unmask ICE agents, the illogic of medical-only marijuana rescheduling, driverless cars in D.C., and more...
Reason.com
Apr 24, 2026 - reason.com
The Pontiff and the Postliberals
Sohrab Ahmari tries to blame neoconservatives for the failings of his own movement.
Law & Liberty
Apr 24, 2026 - lawliberty.org
ICE Wants Tech Companies To Identify Anonymous Online Critics. Civil Liberties Groups Are Demanding More Info.
The feds have been demanding that tech companies identify the administration's anonymous online critics. That violates the First Amendment.
Reason.com
Apr 24, 2026 - reason.com
Ignore FISA 702 Rhetoric—Republicans Love Warrantless Government Spying
To see warrantless government spying come to an end, Donald Trump and the Republican Party need to strike FISA from the books. The post Ignore FISA 702 Rhetoric—Republicans Love Warrantless Government...
Free the People
Apr 24, 2026 - freethepeople.org
Allowing Censorship of Military Retirees Like Sen. Mark Kelly Would Set a Chilling and Dangerous Precedent
To justify punishing a legislator for his speech, a FIRE brief notes, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth relies on a Supreme Court precedent that is clearly inapposite.
Reason.com
Apr 24, 2026 - reason.com
After Viktor Orbán's Defeat in Hungary, the 'New Right' Needs a New Foreign Despot To Admire
Hungary is Europe's basket case, a nation that saw little economic progress under Orbán—as well as diminishing freedoms.
Reason.com
Apr 24, 2026 - reason.com
Congress Still Has a Chance To Curb Section 702 Surveillance Abuses
Sen. Ron Wyden warns that Americans would be “stunned” at how officials have used the law.
Reason.com
Apr 24, 2026 - reason.com
Eleventh Circuit Rejects Roy Moore's Libel Suit Over "Banned from … Mall … for Soliciting Sex from Young Girls" / "One He Approached Was 14" Ad
From the long opinion in Moore v. Cecil, decided today by Judge Elizabeth Branch, joined by Judges Jill Pryor and… The post Eleventh Circuit Rejects Roy Moore's Libel Suit Over "Banned from … Mall … f...
Reason.com
Apr 24, 2026 - reason.com
An All-American Retort to Israel’s Invasion of Lebanon
Israel’s bombing of Lebanon has reportedly killed more than a thousand civilians this year. Israel also drove out more than a half million civilians from southern Lebanon as part of an effort to comma...
The Libertarian Institute
Apr 24, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
The Education Democracy Requires
If we want less polarization in our country, we need more history and virtue in our classrooms.
Law & Liberty
Apr 24, 2026 - lawliberty.org
The FDA Fast-Tracks Its Review of Psilocybin and Methylone, 2 Promising Psychedelics
The agency issued "national priority vouchers" for the two drugs six days after President Donald Trump promised to facilitate approval of psychedelic therapies.
Reason.com
Apr 24, 2026 - reason.com
Hasan Piker and Jia Tolentino: The Leftists Who Think Stealing Is Great
Actually, shoplifting is bad.
Reason.com
Apr 24, 2026 - reason.com
Mamdani blamed for Mets’ recent woes
Andrew Stiles offers Washington Free Beacon readers a humorous take on the New York City mayor’s latest offense. New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani is under fire for inflicting what many have describe...
John Locke Foundation
Apr 24, 2026 - johnlocke.org
It’s a Floor Cleaner AND a Dessert Topping!
TweetHere’s a letter to the Wall Street Journal. Editor: Rightly decrying Trump’s escalation of what you call his “tariff blitz,” you reveal – but don’t comment on – an internal contradiction in the a...
Cafe Hayek
Apr 24, 2026 - cafehayek.com
The Difficulty of the Search Question: More Thoughts on Chatrie
Another in a series.
Reason.com
Apr 24, 2026 - reason.com
More proof that DEI is not dead
Fred Lucas writes for the Daily Signal about the lingering negative impact of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. Diversity, equity, and inclusion policies may only look dead in corporate Ameri...
John Locke Foundation
Apr 24, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Tax-deductible donations helped the Klan, neo-Nazis, and other bad guys
Jim Geraghty of National Review Online discusses recent legal action against a prominent left-wing group. The Southern Poverty Law Center is not a law enforcement agency. It is not an intelligence age...
John Locke Foundation
Apr 24, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Why Homewrecking in North Carolina Could Cost You Millions
Some states still allow vengeful spouses to sue a third party for destroying their marriages.
Reason.com
Apr 24, 2026 - reason.com
Michael Is a Brutally Dull Biopic With Nothing to Say About Michael Jackson
This one's no thriller.
Reason.com
Apr 24, 2026 - reason.com
Can Zohran Mamdani Make NYC Affordable?
Zephyr Teachout and John Ketcham debate the mayor of the Big Apple.
Reason.com
Apr 24, 2026 - reason.com
Today in Supreme Court History: April 24, 1963
4/24/1963: Sherbert v. Verner argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 24, 1963 appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Apr 24, 2026 - reason.com
Review: A Novel About a Tradwife Influencer Taken Back in Time
The protagonist in Yesteryear wakes up one day in what appears to be a real 1800s homestead.
Reason.com
Apr 24, 2026 - reason.com
Costs, Balances, and the Iran War – Full Episode – LN Radio
On this week’s edition of Liberty Nation Radio we tackle the latest CPI and inflation numbers, the blockade in Iran, and a whole lot more.
Main Feed
Apr 24, 2026 - libertynation.com
Leninism, Democracy, and Immigration
Ryan McMaken looks in detail at an important essay by historian Ralph Raico in which Raico critiques Ludwig von Mises's views on democracy, fascism, and immigration.
Mises Institute
Apr 24, 2026 - mises.org
Javier Milei has "wonderful" meeting with spy-state oligarch Peter Thiel
Perhaps Thiel will help build a surveillance state for for the Argentine regime similar to the illegal American spy state that Trump and Thiel wholeheartedly support.
Mises Institute
Apr 24, 2026 - mises.org
What Does Dani Rodrik Think of Consumers?
TweetOn page 13 of their 2017 brief in support of “green industrial policy,” Tilman Altenburg and Dani Rodrik write: However, it should be noted that consumers do not respond perfectly to price signal...
Cafe Hayek
Apr 24, 2026 - cafehayek.com
The EU Tobacco Tax Directive
The European Commission is pressing on with its plans to have an EU-wide tax on nicotine pouches and e-cigarette fluid, in addition to a sharp increase in the minimum tax rate on tobacco. Epicenter's ...
Velvet Glove, Iron Fist
Apr 24, 2026 - velvetgloveironfist.blogspot.com
Two Cheers for Abundance Liberalism
This emerging school of thought has its flaws. But it's a potentially valuable ally for libertarians and other free market advocates.
Reason.com
Apr 23, 2026 - reason.com
What's the Point of Telling Middle Schoolers Not To Commit Adultery?
Texas might have the right to post the Ten Commandments in public classrooms, but it shouldn't bother.
Reason.com
Apr 23, 2026 - reason.com
The FBI's Alleged Probe of a Reporter for 'Stalking' Breaks New Ground in Criminalizing Journalism
The bureau reportedly investigated the author of a New York Times story that made FBI Director Kash Patel look bad.
Reason.com
Apr 23, 2026 - reason.com
America's Debt Problem Is a Health Care Problem
And the government's "solution" is making it worse.
Reason.com
Apr 23, 2026 - reason.com
Lawmakers Seem Unlikely To Back RFK's $16 Billion Cuts to HHS
As Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defends his HHS budget, the modest cuts suggest shrinking government isn’t his real priority.
Reason.com
Apr 23, 2026 - reason.com
Chaos with the SPLC, Hasan Piker Endorses Violence, and Predictions Markets Run Amok
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi break down this week’s bizarre turn of events: The SPLC got indicted, and Hasan Piker made more violent comments.
Reason.com
Apr 23, 2026 - reason.com
So There Was More To The Story
Kannon Shanmugam and Masha Hansford move from Paul Weiss to Davis Polk.
Reason.com
Apr 23, 2026 - reason.com
Do the Supreme Court "Shadow Papers" Reveal Supreme Court Hypocrisy?
William Baude and Richard Re respond to a common narrative
Reason.com
Apr 23, 2026 - reason.com
The unseen costs of banning PBM-owned pharmacies in Tennessee
Tennessee lawmakers recently passed the FAIR Rx Act, which would bar companies from owning pharmacies while also operating a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) and a health insurer in the state, targeting...
Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Apr 23, 2026 - cei.org
USS George HW Bush Arrives in the Middle East
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said that the USS George HW Bush aircraft carrier arrived in its area of responsibility. The US now has three aircraft carrier strike groups in the Middle East. “Nimitz-cl...
The Libertarian Institute
Apr 23, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Spotting Scammers with "Verified" Dating App Profiles
Understanding what photo verification means on a dating app (and what it doesn't)