Libertarian Reporting for 2026-05-01
Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources.
How High
Plus: FISA reauthorization passes the House, a very capitalist museum, escalation in the redistricting wars, and more...
Reason.com
Apr 30, 2026 - reason.com
Europe Has Too Few Workers and Too Many Retirees. Cutting Immigration Will Make the Math Worse.
Europe’s resistance to immigration is a path to budgetary disaster.
Reason.com
Apr 30, 2026 - reason.com
Some Links
TweetGMU Econ alum Romina Boccia decries the U.S. government’s inflation-fueling fiscal incontinence. A slice: When debt grows persistently faster than the economy, it eventually forces difficult choi...
Cafe Hayek
Apr 30, 2026 - cafehayek.com
SCOTUS Narrows the Reach of the Voting Rights Act
Plus: The Supreme Court says “demands for a charity’s private member or donor information” raises First Amendment problems.
Reason.com
Apr 30, 2026 - reason.com
No, Zelensky Is Not ‘the Leader of the Free World’
Just when sensible people might conclude that American or European members of Ukraine’s sycophantic fan club cannot become even more detached from reality, a prominent member of the club proves the op...
The Libertarian Institute
Apr 30, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Even Laws That Haven't Passed Can Have Unintended Consequences
Mere proposals can change the risk calculus for business and investors. Politicians, and the public, should be wary.
Reason.com
Apr 30, 2026 - reason.com
NYC mayor busts city’s bank, seeks bailout
Ben Smith writes for RedState.com about the New York City mayor’s latest failure. New York City’s self-described democratic socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has made history, just not the kind worth b...
John Locke Foundation
Apr 30, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Liberty in Hungary?
There is something intrinsically foolish about Americans hyperbolically praising either Hungarian democrats or Russian autocrats.
Law & Liberty
Apr 30, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Waylay Callais!
Some preliminary thoughts.
Reason.com
Apr 30, 2026 - reason.com
Group targets bureaucratic bloat in red-state governments
Shawn Fleetwood writes for the Federalist about efforts to root out bureaucratic waste in governments run by conservative elected officials. The general political consensus is that, because a state is...
John Locke Foundation
Apr 30, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Justice John Marshall Harlan and Birth Tourism
Justice Harlan provides a middle ground for the Supreme Court on the question of birthright citizenship.
Reason.com
Apr 30, 2026 - reason.com
Abundance Liberalism’s Statist Heart
There are deep and intractable problems in abundanista-land.
Law & Liberty
Apr 30, 2026 - lawliberty.org
The Marriage Gap Is America's Most Overlooked Source of Inequality
Every dollar of well-intentioned government assistance comes with a behavioral price tag that we've largely refused to count.
Reason.com
Apr 30, 2026 - reason.com
"[Anti-Harassment] Injunctions Are Not a Remedy for Interpersonal Conflict"
So reasons a Florida appellate court, though other courts in other states seem to take a different view.
Reason.com
Apr 30, 2026 - reason.com
Trump’s US-Iran War Powers Deadline Looms
President Donald Trump’s war in Iran hits its 60th day on Friday, setting up a showdown with Congress over whether he can continue the conflict without lawmakers’ approval.
Main Feed
Apr 30, 2026 - libertynation.com
Left ignores negative impact of its over-the-top rhetoric
Jeffrey Blehar of National Review Online probes the factors motivating the armed man arrested at the White House correspondents dinner. What we do know, however, is that the shooter was a progressive ...
John Locke Foundation
Apr 30, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Polo Officials Ban Genetically Enhanced Ponies To Save 'the Magic of Breeding'
(Don't) hold your genetically enhanced horses.
Reason.com
Apr 30, 2026 - reason.com
USAID Funded Aid Programs Abroad, But Mainly Was a Jobs Program for Progressives
The Trump administration’s downsizing USAID has brought the usual claims: that without US aid, millions of poor people around the world will die of starvation and disease. Not surprisingly, the claims...
Mises Institute
Apr 30, 2026 - mises.org
New DOJ report details how Biden's FBI targeted Christians
Biden's FBI "diligently attempted to use its enforcement authority against parents who defended their children’s safety at local school board meetings."
Mises Institute
Apr 30, 2026 - mises.org
Ep. 2756 Let’s Put Lindsey Graham in a Home
Businessman Mark Lynch on his campaign to unseat Lindsey Graham. Sponsors Whether you’re running a business, doing a side hustle, flipping real estate, or just sick of handing over half… Read More Th...
Tom Woods
Apr 30, 2026 - tomwoods.com
Against the Political Clerisy
Contributing Editor Luke Sheahan's keynote talk at Law & Liberty's recent event on conservatism and constitutionalism.
Law & Liberty
Apr 30, 2026 - lawliberty.org
The "stickiness" of betting shop customers
It was only six months ago that Carsten Jung from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) was telling the Treasury Select Committee not to listen to those silly gambling industry lobbyists who...
Velvet Glove, Iron Fist
Apr 30, 2026 - velvetgloveironfist.blogspot.com
Court: No Rule That "a Transgender Parent Should Not Be Awarded Tiebreaking Authority over a Cisgender Parent on Matters of Gender Identity and Expression"
An excerpt from Turner v. Abelle-Kiser, decided Tuesday by the Maryland Appellate Court (Judge Douglas Nazarian, joined by Chief Judge… The post Court: No Rule That "a Transgender Parent Should Not Be...
Reason.com
Apr 30, 2026 - reason.com
CRISPR Genome Editing and the Future of Down Syndrome Treatment
The ethics of using safe gene therapies to improve the health and cognition of Down syndrome children and adults.
Reason.com
Apr 30, 2026 - reason.com
Today in Supreme Court History: April 30, 1789
4/30/1789: President Washington's inauguration. He would appoint eleven members to the Supreme Court: Chief Justices Jay, Rutledge, and Ellsworth, and… The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 3...
Reason.com
Apr 30, 2026 - reason.com
Edited Version of Louisiana v. Callais
For the 2026 Barnett/Blackman supplement.
Reason.com
Apr 30, 2026 - reason.com
Ron Paul on Betrayal: House Votes for More Warrantless Spying on Americans
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: After slipping some unrelated measures to sweeten the pot, House Republicans – joined by many Democrats – voted to extend Section 702 of FISA. That means the US gov...
Antiwar.com Blog
Apr 30, 2026 - antiwar.com
As Hegseth Touts Autonomous Warfare Command, Human Rights Expert Pushes Civilian Protections
As the US military accelerates its adoption of autonomous weapons systems amid a growing global artificial intelligence arms race, one expert told Common Dreams on Wednesday that “greater action needs...
Antiwar.com Blog
Apr 30, 2026 - antiwar.com
The limits of balance sheet runoff at the Fed
At his confirmation hearing last week, Kevin Warsh called for a smaller Federal Reserve balance sheet. This statement revives debate over how the Fed should unwind its post-crisis footprint, and by ho...
Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Apr 30, 2026 - cei.org
Homeless policy favors certain races, ‘sexual identities’
Aaron Sibarium of the Washington Free Beacon reports on the discrimination embedded in a dark blue county’s homeless policies. The homelessness crisis in Multnomah County, Oregon, is among the worst i...
John Locke Foundation
Apr 30, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Labeling Donald Trump indomitable
Rich Lowry of National Review takes stock of the president’s approach to his job. Trump isn’t a former general or wizened old Indian fighter like [Andrew] Jackson, but he partakes of the same spirit o...
John Locke Foundation
Apr 30, 2026 - johnlocke.org
This Supreme Court Case Could Determine the Fate of More Than 1.3 Million Migrants
If Trump can end temporary protected status for Haitian and Syrian nationals, don't expect it to stop there.
Reason.com
Apr 29, 2026 - reason.com
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
The James Comey Indictment Looks Like Vindictive Prosecution
Such claims are hard for most defendants to prove. But most defendants haven't drawn the public ire of the president.
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
Why We Need Nonproliferation
Washington must lead the way to a new era of nuclear diplomacy.
Law & Liberty
Apr 29, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Have Trump's Tariffs Brought Manufacturing Jobs Back to America? New Study Says No.
However, the tariffs did shift supply chains away from China and towards other countries with low-cost manufacturing, like Vietnam, Malaysia, and India.
Reason.com
Apr 29, 2026 - reason.com
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
Free Speech Unmuted: "Defamacast" and More: How American Defamation Law Works
Jane and I lay out the structure of American defamation law, using the recent lawsuits brought by FBI Director Kash Patel as a launching point. Special bonus: Almost no discussion of New York Times v....
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
Lindsey Graham Wants You To Pay $400 Million for Trump's New Ballroom
The president had promised that private donations would cover the East Wing renovation.
Reason.com
Apr 29, 2026 - reason.com
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
The Kyle Anzalone Show [GUEST] AMB. Chas Freeman: Trump TACO’s Again—Ceasefire Extended, Huckabee Under Fire! – Worst AMB ever?
The Strait of Hormuz is the kind of choke point people talk about in theory, right up until it closes and the whole global economy starts to feel it. We’re joined by Ambassador Chas Freeman, a veteran...
The Libertarian Institute
Apr 29, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
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
Supreme Court Strikes Down Racist Gerrymandering—The Constitution Is Clear
April 29, 2026, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement agreeing with the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais...
Americans for Limited Government
Apr 29, 2026 - getliberty.org
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 now realize that I did indeed misunderstand his argument. My misunderstanding was a careless, if in...
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
Is Reason's Video on Climate Change Alarmism a 'Masterclass in Manipulation'?
A response to the popular science communicator Hank Green
Reason.com
Apr 29, 2026 - reason.com
The Kyle Anzalone Show [GUEST] AMB. Chas Freeman: Trump TACO’s Again—Ceasefire Extended, Huckabee Under Fire! – Worst AMB ever?
The Strait of Hormuz is the kind of choke point people talk about in theory, right up until it closes and the whole global economy starts to feel it. We’re joined by Ambassador Chas Freeman, a veteran...
Antiwar.com Blog
Apr 29, 2026 - antiwar.com
One Aircraft Carrier Strike Group to Leave the Middle East
The USS Gerald R. Ford will return to the US after nearly a year at war. The Ford is one of three aircraft carrier strike groups in the Middle East. The Washington Post reported speaking with US offi...
The Libertarian Institute
Apr 29, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
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
Supreme Court rules against race-based gerrymandering
Alito wrote that “allowing race to play any part in government decisionmaking represents a departure from the constitutional rule that applies in almost every other context.”
Mises Institute
Apr 29, 2026 - mises.org
HUD and CFPB help housing by restoring free speech
Thanks to the commendable actions of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), April has been a red-letter month for free speech and be...
Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Apr 29, 2026 - cei.org
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
The Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza – A Cry at Sea to the World’s Dormant Conscience
While the world’s attention has been hijacked by the new American, made-for-Israel war against Iran, a quieter act of resistance is gathering on the deep blue waters of the Mediterranean Sea. An act o...
Antiwar.com Blog
Apr 29, 2026 - antiwar.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
Gas prices hit $4.23 per gallon, a new high for the year
The milestone comes as oil prices have surged higher over the past week amid a dual blockade by the United States and Iran of the Strait of Hormuz.
Mises Institute
Apr 29, 2026 - mises.org
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...