Libertarian Reporting for 2026-04-30
Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources.
Government Shouldn't Be Important Enough To Fight Over
America’s political factions hate each other and torment each other when in power. Violence results.
Reason.com
Apr 29, 2026 - reason.com
Fauci Aide Charged
Plus: A dicey FISA reauthorization, kingly quips about burning down the White House, the world's narrowest tax breaks, and more...
Reason.com
Apr 29, 2026 - reason.com
Trump’s Idolatry of Israel Is Too Clever By Half
Some called it “Operation Grim Beeper.” That may seem clever to adolescents, but there is nothing funny about the promiscuous mutilation of human beings. On the afternoon of September 17, 2024, thousa...
The Libertarian Institute
Apr 29, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
A SCOTUS Case Exposes the Dangers of 2 Misguided Fourth Amendment Doctrines
"Geofence" searches illustrate the perilous combination of modern technology and deference to law enforcement.
Reason.com
Apr 29, 2026 - reason.com
Some Links
TweetPhil Gramm and Mike Solon decry “the Trump tax increase of 2026.” A slice: Republicans are counting on voters being pleasantly surprised by larger-than-expected tax refunds this spring thanks to ...
Cafe Hayek
Apr 29, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Why We Need Nonproliferation
Washington must lead the way to a new era of nuclear diplomacy.
Law & Liberty
Apr 29, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Corn Belt Politicians Are Using High Gas Prices To Push Even More Carveouts for Ethanol
“The sale of E15 year-round would help the ethanol industry and no one else,” says one agricultural policy expert.
Reason.com
Apr 29, 2026 - reason.com
Bankers Scouring Porn Sites. Payment Processors Punishing Journalists. Here's How 'Big Finance' Is Chilling Speech
Financial censorship should worry us all, suggests Rainey Reitman in Transaction Denied.
Reason.com
Apr 29, 2026 - reason.com
The Civil War, Lockdowns, and the Next Civil War
Civil war can be averted, but the crux of America’s quandary must first be acknowledged: the more that the federal government controls, the greater the chances of civil war. The post The Civil War, Lo...
Free the People
Apr 29, 2026 - freethepeople.org
"Making Negative Statements" About People to Their Employers = Criminal Harassment
"[S]tatements made to third parties can be 'directed at' the victim," and thus criminal harassment if they're repeated and likely to cause serious annoyance or distress, "when they are designed to pro...
Reason.com
Apr 29, 2026 - reason.com
White House Tasks Intel Community With Assessing How Iran Would Respond to US Ending War Without a Deal
The White House has asked the intelligence community to assess how Iran would respond to the US declaring victory and ending the conflict. According to multiple sources speaking with Reuters, senior ...
The Libertarian Institute
Apr 29, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
The political left’s dangerous support of violence
John Daniel Davidson of the Federalist explores the political left’s significant violence problem. In the immediate aftermath of the fourth assassination attempt on President Trump this past weekend a...
John Locke Foundation
Apr 29, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Unanimous Supreme Court Affirms Standing to Challenge Subpoena for Info on Financial Supporters
The Court dispatches with an easy case the lower courts should have gotten right.
Reason.com
Apr 29, 2026 - reason.com
Vance Questions Pentagon’s Assessment of Iran War
Vice President JD Vance has been questioning the assessments coming out of the Department of War about the success of the US military in Iran. According to two senior White House officials speaking w...
The Libertarian Institute
Apr 29, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
The Kyle Anzalone Show [Guest] Larry Johnson: Trump vs. Iran: Is the Ceasefire DOOMED?!
A single image can crack a political storyline wide open. We start with the viral clip of an Israeli soldier smashing a Jesus statue and follow the uncomfortable question it forces for many American C...
The Libertarian Institute
Apr 29, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Latest high-profile shooting suspect influenced by Dems
Andrew Stiles of the Washington Free Beacon explores the factors motivating the suspect in the White House correspondents dinner assassination attempt. Cole Tomas Allen, the gunman who tried to murder...
John Locke Foundation
Apr 29, 2026 - johnlocke.org
All New Cars Could Have Mandatory Surveillance Tech Unless Congress Stops This Mandate.
Cars are already spying on drivers. A 2021 law requires manufacturers to install more tracking technology.
Reason.com
Apr 29, 2026 - reason.com
Is Ukraine Helping Al Qaeda Conquer West Africa?
The proliferation of drones to Malian rebels is a bizarre, unexpected form of blowback.
Reason.com
Apr 29, 2026 - reason.com
Pentagon Develops Plan to Resume Strikes on Iran
US Central Command (CENTCOM) has prepared battle plans for a round of strikes against Iran. Axios spoke with three people familiar with the Department of War’s planning to resume strikes against Iran...
The Libertarian Institute
Apr 29, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Immigration Battle Returns Yet Again to the US Supreme Court
The immigration battle between the Trump administration and activist judges will once again be brought before the nation’s highest court today (April 29).
Main Feed
Apr 29, 2026 - libertynation.com
Delaying reappraisals, not tax increases: What Senate Bill 889 would do
A proposal in the North Carolina Senate would temporarily delay recent property reappraisals in 12 counties. While the measure may affect how property values are applied, it would not limit local gove...
John Locke Foundation
Apr 29, 2026 - johnlocke.org
A Final Few Words on My Disagreement with John Tamny on Deficit Financing of Government Spending
TweetPondering my latest disagreement with John Tamny on deficit financing of government spending, I realize that I did indeed misunderstand his argument. My misunderstanding was a careless, if innoce...
Cafe Hayek
Apr 29, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Zyn Pouches Are Safer Than Cigarettes. Why Are Some Politicians Targeting Them?
Making less harmful products harder to get pushes people toward more dangerous ones.
Reason.com
Apr 29, 2026 - reason.com
Solicitor General Asks Supreme Court to Eighty-Six Energy Conservation Rule
The Trump Administration is refusing to defend a D.C. Circuit decision upholding a flawed energy conservation ruie.
Reason.com
Apr 29, 2026 - reason.com
The Fuel Protests in Ireland: Their Lights and Shadows
There are fuel protests in Ireland, which are not surprising given the havoc Trump’s Iran war has caused in oil markets. They also should be protesting against the government policies that make the si...
Mises Institute
Apr 29, 2026 - mises.org
Compliance Isn’t Safety. It’s Surrender.
American Independence was built on the understanding that compliance with arbitrary power isn’t safety - or peace - it’s surrender. On this episode, it’s the foundation of the revolution: Laws made ou...
Tenth Amendment Center
Apr 29, 2026 - blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com
Drinking on the job
“Churchill tries to find luck in drink, but the bottle distorts the view.” - Nazi propaganda, 1942 The online British public are having one of their fits of moral outrage because they have discovered,...
Velvet Glove, Iron Fist
Apr 29, 2026 - velvetgloveironfist.blogspot.com
READ IN FULL: Supreme Court Rules on Racial Gerrymandering
The ruling has broad implications for how the Voting Rights Act is enforced and followed.
Main Feed
Apr 29, 2026 - libertynation.com
Mamdani pension plan similar to those that pushed NYC toward bankruptcy
New York Post editors pan the latest bad idea from the city’s socialist mayor. Despite a $7.1 billion hole, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has pushed back against any serious cutting to his budget and instead w...
John Locke Foundation
Apr 29, 2026 - johnlocke.org
America getting something right on energy
Editors at National Review Online tout high points of American energy policy. Today’s trip to the gas station will be an unwelcome reminder of the imbroglio in the Persian Gulf. The average price nati...
John Locke Foundation
Apr 29, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Religious Freedom Before Locke
Lactantius, a fourth-century apologist and advisor to Constantine, offers a firmer foundation for protecting religious liberty.
Law & Liberty
Apr 29, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Part III: Will California Commit Economic Suicide?
Maybe this makes me a bad person, but I sometimes root for bad things to happen. In my defense, I don’t like bad things, but in some cases I think bad outcomes will generate powerful evidence against ...
International Liberty
Apr 29, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Journal of Free Speech Law: "A New Frontier for an International Right with No Frontiers: Freedom of Expression & Generative AI Outputs," by Evelyn Mary Aswad
The article is here; the Introduction: In recent years, a lively scholarly discourse has emerged about whether and how the… The post Journal of Free Speech Law: "A New Frontier for an International Ri...
Reason.com
Apr 29, 2026 - reason.com
Today in Supreme Court History: April 29, 1745
4/29/1745: Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth was born. The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 29, 1745 appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Apr 29, 2026 - reason.com
Brickbat: Don't Take Your Guns to Town
In Texas, a judge sentenced former Dallas Police Sergeant Thomas Fry to 28 months in federal prison for possession and… The post Brickbat: Don't Take Your Guns to Town appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Apr 29, 2026 - reason.com
Ron Paul: Trump Orders ‘Extended Blockade’ – Will Iran Shoot First?
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Left with no easy options, President Trump seems to be settling in for an extended period of the US “blockade” of Iran, banking on Iran blinking first. With several...
Antiwar.com Blog
Apr 29, 2026 - antiwar.com
Daniel Larison on Two Months of Senseless, Unnecessary War
The U.S. and Israel started a senseless, criminal war of aggression against Iran two months ago, and that war set much of the rest of the region on fire. The aggressors failed to achieve anything beyo...
Antiwar.com Blog
Apr 29, 2026 - antiwar.com
The Kyle Anzalone Show [Guest] Larry Johnson: Trump vs. Iran: Is the Ceasefire DOOMED?!
A single image can crack a political storyline wide open. We start with the viral clip of an Israeli soldier smashing a Jesus statue and follow the uncomfortable question it forces for many American C...
Antiwar.com Blog
Apr 29, 2026 - antiwar.com
AI and Quasi-Marxist Fears
Here’s an existential fear regarding AI: companies in the economy will invest in AI to such an extent that the result will be massive layoffs of highly-skilled, high-wage technical employees and a sev...
Mises Institute
Apr 29, 2026 - mises.org
Rethinking Conservative Approaches to Executive Power
Conservative legal commentator Gregg Nunziata outlines reasons why conservatives should reject broad views of executive power.
Reason.com
Apr 28, 2026 - reason.com
Trump's Shameful Effort to Deport Russian Dissenters Fleeing Putin
The administration seeks to deport them back to Russia, in spite of overwhelming, moral, legal, and strategic reasons not to do so.
Reason.com
Apr 28, 2026 - reason.com
Why the Federal Government Can't Charge Anyone With 'Domestic Terrorism'
Federal law defines the term but there is no federal statute to charge someone with "domestic terrorism."
Reason.com
Apr 28, 2026 - reason.com
War Hawks' 'Credibility' Obsession Makes America Less Credible
Trump is making the same mistakes Nixon did, doubling down on pointless threats to save face.
Reason.com
Apr 28, 2026 - reason.com
Sabastian Sawe's Sub-2 Marathon Is What Human Progress Looks Like—and Capitalism Helped Build It
Plus: governments get deeper and deeper into horse racing, fiscally conservative Republicans keep subsidizing stadiums, and Full Swing is in a doom spiral
Reason.com
Apr 28, 2026 - reason.com
Taxing the Rich
Plus: New York City's persistent budget problems, the crony capitalist scramble for Venezuelan oil, senseless trafficking PSAs, and more...
Reason.com
Apr 28, 2026 - reason.com
How Cognitive Science Explains Our Looming Nuclear Crisis
Bombs have been falling on Iran for fifty-nine days. As of now a ceasefire is holding, just barely, brokered under pressure from Pakistan. But before it came, a girls’ primary school in the southern c...
The Libertarian Institute
Apr 28, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
The party is over for Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Of all the Trump administration cabinet officials who have exited early and unceremoniously, Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer can arguably be said to have done the least damage....
Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Apr 28, 2026 - cei.org
Reviving Civilization
Sir Niall Ferguson received Liberty Fund's third annual George F. Will Award for the Advancement of Liberty and the Free Society.
Law & Liberty
Apr 28, 2026 - lawliberty.org
SCOTUS Weighs 'Geofence Warrants' and the Future of Digital Privacy
The government wants access to millions of cell phone location histories. The Supreme Court will decide what the Fourth Amendment allows.
Reason.com
Apr 28, 2026 - reason.com
Defending the White House Ballroom, the DOJ Files a Trump Tantrum Masquerading As a Motion
The brief, which asks a federal judge to reconsider an injunction blocking the project, reads like it was transcribed from the president's Truth Social account.
Reason.com
Apr 28, 2026 - reason.com
"Gossip," "Abusive Language," and "Soft Beta Males" in Public Comments at School Board Meetings
Blanchard v. Augusta Bd. of Ed., decided yesterday by Judge Stacey Neumann (D. Me.), held that the First Amendment was… The post "Gossip," "Abusive Language," and "Soft Beta Males" in Public Comments ...
Reason.com
Apr 28, 2026 - reason.com
Analyzing Indictment of James Comey for "86 47" Post
From today's indictment: On or about May 15, 2025, in the Eastern District of North Carolina, the defendant, JAMES BRIEN… The post Analyzing Indictment of James Comey for "86 47" Post appeared first o...
Reason.com
Apr 28, 2026 - reason.com
The Origins and Influence of Zero-Sum Thinking
A new study highlights the power of zero-sum thinking as a determinant of political views - and also should lead some to rethink immigration.
Reason.com
Apr 28, 2026 - reason.com
Adams the Lawgiver
John Adams was more than the chief architect of American independence—he also gave the new states a constitutional vision for republican government.
Law & Liberty
Apr 28, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Trump Administration's Review of ABC's Broadcast Licenses Looks Like 'Illegal Jawboning'
When he returned to the White House, Trump vowed to protect free speech from the government. The FCC's latest move against ABC and Disney looks like the opposite.
Reason.com
Apr 28, 2026 - reason.com
Trade Deficit Illiteracy, Part III
Looking at Part I and Part II, and considering the focus of today’s column, this series should actually be entitled “Trade Deficit Literacy.” That’s because the material I cite explains that a trade d...
International Liberty
Apr 28, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Historic Taking
The owners of the house that Marilyn Monroe died in claim in a lawsuit that the city took their property when it landmarked it.
Reason.com
Apr 28, 2026 - reason.com
Does Roundup Cause Cancer? Monsanto's Supreme Court Case Could Have Big Impacts on the Food Industry.
The Court’s glyphosate case could reshape legal liability—and undermine evidence-based regulation.
Reason.com
Apr 28, 2026 - reason.com
The Federal Minimum Wage Is Irrelevant. Good.
The national wage floor is so low that it might as well not exist.
Reason.com
Apr 28, 2026 - reason.com
D.C. Circuit Lets Pentagon Require That Journalists Be Escorted While in Pentagon
The panel (by a 2-1 vote) stayed a district court order that, among other things, blocked the newly established escort requirement.
Reason.com
Apr 28, 2026 - reason.com
The Monetary Origins of the American Revolution
The economic roots of the American Founding deserve to be understood on their own terms.
Law & Liberty
Apr 28, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Published Article: A Historical Record Of Special Counsels Before Watergate
"This Article presents a corpus of primary sources that were written by presidents, attorneys general, United States attorneys, special counsels, and others between the 1850s and the 1950s."
Reason.com
Apr 28, 2026 - reason.com
Loper Bright and Preemption
An unexpected roundabout in the Roundup case.
Reason.com
Apr 28, 2026 - reason.com
Democrats’ role in presidential assassination attempts
David Catron writes for the American Spectator about the role of Democrats’ rhetoric in today’s political violence. As Jesus of Nazareth put it, “You shall know them by their fruits.” This brings us t...
John Locke Foundation
Apr 28, 2026 - johnlocke.org
COVID Discriminations
During the COVID-19 crisis, people who were not vaccinated faced all kinds of social discrimination, and health authorities went so far as to take drastic measures against the unvaccinated due to thei...
The Libertarian Institute
Apr 28, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
White House correspondents dinner shooting suspect posted loony ideas
Collin Anderson writes for the Washington Free Beacon about the man arrested in the shooting at the White House correspondents dinner. The suspected White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner shoo...
John Locke Foundation
Apr 28, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Conservative Voices Tout ALG Whitepaper on Disconnect Between Union Bosses, MAGA-Aligned Members
In case you missed it, last month, Americans for Limited Government (ALG) released a follow-up white paper with new findings uncovering how labor union leaders are out of touch with their rank-and-fil...
Americans for Limited Government
Apr 28, 2026 - getliberty.org
The Evidence Revolution: Why 'Take Nobody's Word for It' Really Matters
Beyond Belief explains how the "evidence revolution" is helping practitioners, policymakers, and the public understand what really works.
Reason.com
Apr 28, 2026 - reason.com
Newsom Spent $1.5 Million on a Memoir – Is He Running for President?
California Governor Gavin Newsom has become the latest to publish a book, but that isn’t the news.
Main Feed
Apr 28, 2026 - libertynation.com
Apparent Surge in Self-Represented Litigation Using AI
From Anand V. Shah & Joshua Y. Levy, Access to Justice in the Age of AI: Evidence from U.S. Federal Courts… The post Apparent Surge in Self-Represented Litigation Using AI appeared first on Reason.com...
Reason.com
Apr 28, 2026 - reason.com
Today in Supreme Court History: April 28, 2015
4/28/2015: Obergefell v. Hodges argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 28, 2015 appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Apr 28, 2026 - reason.com
Why AI Isn't Like a Law Clerk
A response to Daniel Solove.
Reason.com
Apr 28, 2026 - reason.com
John Mearsheimer says Iran Plays Tough With Trump
Reprinted from John’s Substack: On 28 April 2026, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with the Judge about Iran, paying special attention to how Russia is now committed to making sure Iran prevails ag...
Antiwar.com Blog
Apr 28, 2026 - antiwar.com
Ron Paul: US Desperate To Open Hormuz Strait That Was Open Before US Attack!
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Fox News that Iran cannot be allowed to continue controlling the Strait of Hormuz. The US is particularly angry that Iran has se...
Antiwar.com Blog
Apr 28, 2026 - antiwar.com
If Science Is a Public Good, Let China Pay for It
While there is a public uproar about China having access to the work of American scientists, there is a bigger issue at stake: Is science “owned” by “the public”? If not, why are we so worried about t...
Mises Institute
Apr 28, 2026 - mises.org
Bring out your dead! Elections boards to remove 34,000 deceased voters
The North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBE) approved rules for removing non-citizens from voter rolls on a 3-2 party-line vote in April. Part of that process involves matching voter rolls with t...
John Locke Foundation
Apr 28, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Backlash growing as legal marijuana’s effects hit home
Jennifer Galardi and Scott Yenor write for the Federalist about the impact of legalized marijuana. In a recent podcast, Andrew Huberman interviewed Dr. Natalie Crawford, a reproductive endocrinologist...
John Locke Foundation
Apr 28, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Tamny Is Mislead On Government Debt by a Collectivist Assumption
TweetHere’s a letter to a reader who sent to me John Tamny’s latest essay on deficit financing of government spending. Mr. L__: Thanks for passing along John Tamny’s latest piece on government debt. I...
Cafe Hayek
Apr 28, 2026 - cafehayek.com
The Shooter's Manifesto Was Uncomfortably Normal
Plus: Mamdani’s city-run grocery plan, the Trump administration considers a Spirit Airlines bailout, and Iran peace talks drift without a clear endgame
Reason.com
Apr 27, 2026 - reason.com
By Dropping Her Criminal Probe of Jerome Powell, Jeanine Pirro Confirms Its Political Motivation
Even Republican critics of the Federal Reserve chairman's performance rejected the notion that he had broken the law by lying about the renovation of the central bank's headquarters.
Reason.com
Apr 27, 2026 - reason.com
Your Data Is Not Yours. Here’s How To Take It Back.
You didn’t just click “accept.” You handed over a detailed profile that’s bought, sold, and used to shape your choices—often without your knowledge.
The Advocates for Self-Government
Apr 27, 2026 - theadvocates.org
The Healing Free Market
U.S. healthcare isn’t failing from too much market—it’s the wrong kind. Real competition on outcomes could lower costs, raise quality, and expand access.
The Advocates for Self-Government
Apr 27, 2026 - theadvocates.org
This Film Shaped Our Very First Impressions of Israel
Alright, you caught me red handed! I missed last week’s email. I did, however, spend a solid hour, hour and a half, writing an article about how the film The Prince of Egypt framed 90s kids’ first imp...