Libertarian Reporting for 2026-05-03
Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources.
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TweetGeorge Will is no fan of the the “unitary executive theory.” A slice: Presidents may unilaterally extend recognition to foreign governments, thereby establishing relations. Treaties, however, est...
Cafe Hayek
May 2, 2026 - cafehayek.com
A Pointless War: How Iran Hawks Finally Got Their Way
President Donald Trump and his predecessors spent decades putting the U.S. on a path toward war against Iran.
Reason.com
May 2, 2026 - reason.com
Court Upholds Ban on Military Retirement Home Residents' Wearing Political Clothing in Public Spaces
The Court has in the past upheld restrictions on political activity (such as candidate speeches) on military bases, see Greer… The post Court Upholds Ban on Military Retirement Home Residents' Wearing...
Reason.com
May 2, 2026 - reason.com
Citing Bogus ‘Threats’ to US, Trump Expands Already Devastating Sanctions on Cuba
Citing Cuba’s ties with its ally Iran, President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order expanding the already crippling US sanctions regime against Cuban officials, as the US administration ...
Antiwar.com Blog
May 2, 2026 - antiwar.com
Court Finds AI Hallucinations in Filing by Former State Senate Candidate
From Jimenez-Fogarty v. Fogarty, decided Wednesday by Magistrate Gabriel W. Gorenstein (S.D.N.Y.); Lindsay had run for the N.Y. State Senate… The post Court Finds AI Hallucinations in Filing by Former...
Reason.com
May 2, 2026 - reason.com
Self-Checkout Is Under Fire Across the Country. Is Theft Really the Reason?
The restrictions are often framed as a crime prevention measure. But the fine print points to a different motivation: adding union jobs.
Reason.com
May 2, 2026 - reason.com
John Mearsheimer on The Fallout from the Iran Debacle
Reprinted from John’s Substack: On 30 April 2026, I was on “Deep Dive” with Lt. Col. (ret.) Danny Davis talking about what President Trump is likely to do in Iran over the next few weeks and the cons...
Antiwar.com Blog
May 2, 2026 - antiwar.com
Ep. 2757 Will the Billionaires Unseat Massie? Cliff Maloney’s Strategies for Election Victories
Cliff Maloney on the unsexy nuts and bolts of winning elections — plus, an update on the Thomas Massie campaign. Sponsors Whether you’re running a business, doing a side hustle,… Read More The post Ep...
Tom Woods
May 2, 2026 - tomwoods.com
"Multi-Figure Verdicts"
I am certain that this claim is accurate.
Reason.com
May 2, 2026 - reason.com
Today in Supreme Court History: May 2, 1927
5/2/1927: Buck v. Bell decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 2, 1927 appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
May 2, 2026 - reason.com
The Justice Department Indicts the Ministry of Love
The recent DOJ indictment of the Southern Poverty Law Center might be controversial, but what is not controversial is that the SPLC engaged in conduct that was more reminiscent of the Ministry of Love...
Mises Institute
May 2, 2026 - mises.org
Quotation of the Day…
Tweet… is from page 33 of my emeritus colleague Richard E. Wagner’s and the late James D. Gwartney’s excellent 1988 essay “Public Choice and Constitutional Order,” which appears as chapter 2 in Gwartn...
Cafe Hayek
May 2, 2026 - cafehayek.com
The Pension as Pretext: How the Blairite Clerisy Proposes to Loot the Old and Call It Reform
The Lifespan Fund: Reforming the State Pension for a More Affordable, Flexible and Fair Future, The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, London, 2026 There is a peculiar vice among the managerial c...
The Libertarian Alliance
May 2, 2026 - libertarianism.uk
DHS Funded
Plus: FISA reauthorization, driverless trucks in California, and an Epstein suicide note.
Reason.com
May 1, 2026 - reason.com
Zionists Are Gunning for Your Freedom of Speech
The First Amendment of the Bill of Rights in the Constitution of the United States guarantees the right to free speech. This right has long differentiated the United States from other Western nations ...
The Libertarian Institute
May 1, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Victims of Communism Day - 2026
May Day should be a day to honor victims of an ideology that took tens of millions of lives. But we should also be open to alternative dates if they can attract broad enough support.
Reason.com
May 1, 2026 - reason.com
War in Iran: Remembering The Lessons of Regime Change
Christians must be discerning when our leaders call for another war. Our last interventions in places like Iraq and Syria didn’t bring stability or liberation. They devastated ancient Christian commun...
Libertarian Christian Institute
May 1, 2026 - libertarianchristians.com
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Smart meters, bad metaphors, and the color of state law
Reason.com
May 1, 2026 - reason.com
SCOTUS boosts good week for rule of law with redistricting ruling
M.D. Kittle writes for the Federalist about the significance of the US Supreme Court’s high-profile redistricting decision this week. It’s been a long week for the gerrymandering Democrats. … … [T]he...
John Locke Foundation
May 1, 2026 - johnlocke.org
The Major Questions Doctrine Constrains Presidential Power Over Elections
It limits executive power grabs in this field, as well as others.
Reason.com
May 1, 2026 - reason.com
Trump's Iran War Continues to Violate the Constitution - and Now Also the War Powers Act of 1973
The administration is wrong to claim that the 60-day time limit in the Act is "stops" due to the ongoing ceasefire.
Reason.com
May 1, 2026 - reason.com
America’s Post-Deliberative Wars
The Iran War may be the first genuinely “post-deliberative” war in American history.
Cato Recent Op-eds
May 1, 2026 - cato.org
Trump Had 60 Days To End the Iran War. Instead, He's Just Pretending It's Over.
Legally, Trump must either cease operations or ask Congress for approval. He did neither, and Congress just went on recess.
Reason.com
May 1, 2026 - reason.com
Latest SCOTUS redistricting ruling described as ‘righteous blow’
Editors at National Review Online assess the US Supreme Court’s latest redistricting decision. The era of racial gerrymandering to segregate black voters in their own districts has been a long, ugly c...
John Locke Foundation
May 1, 2026 - johnlocke.org
AI in an Age of Humanity
The good and the bad news is, we're in charge.
Law & Liberty
May 1, 2026 - lawliberty.org
COVID Conniving Receives First Federal Indictment
David Morens, a former top advisor to COVID Czar Tony Fauci was indicted this week and “charged with conspiracy against the United States; destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in feder...
The Libertarian Institute
May 1, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
5th Circuit Panel Blocks 2023 Mifepristone Telemedicine Approval
This case will go to the Supreme Court very quickly.
Reason.com
May 1, 2026 - reason.com
Gov. Newsom's Defamation Lawsuit Against Fox News Over "Gavin Lied About Trump's Call" Claim Can Go Forward
An excerpt from Delaware Superior Court Judge Sean Lugg's 42-page opinion yesterday in Newsom v. Fox News Network, LLC: In… The post Gov. Newsom's Defamation Lawsuit Against Fox News Over "Gavin Lied ...
Reason.com
May 1, 2026 - reason.com
National Review wants to ’86’ Comey indictment
Editors at National Review Online pan the recent criminal indictment of a former FBI director. Seashells? Really? Embarrassingly, the Department of Justice indicted James Comey for a stupid social med...
John Locke Foundation
May 1, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Prosecuting Fauci, Pirate Economy, and Mr. Beast's Red Button Blues
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss how Sen. Rand Paul is ready to go after Anthony Fauci's pardon and how Mr. Beast blew up the internet, again.
Reason.com
May 1, 2026 - reason.com
Donald Trump's Deeply Disappointing Would-Be Assassin
Cole Tomas Allen's actions just don't make sense, even in his own words, or in a time of political polarization.
Reason.com
May 1, 2026 - reason.com
The Federal Government Once Tried To Restrict Prediction Markets. Now It's Suing States To Save Them.
In a bid to “reaffirm its exclusive jurisdiction” over prediction markets such as Kalshi, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is suing six states for interfering in federally regulated financial ...
Reason.com
May 1, 2026 - reason.com
The Self-Driving Car Fight in Congress Isn't Really About Safety at All
Bootleggers, Baptists, and the fight over who gets to write America's self-driving car rules.
Reason.com
May 1, 2026 - reason.com
California Lawmakers Are Ignoring History by Boosting Pension Benefits as the State's Economy Teeters
After California made this same mistake in 1999, it took 12 years to dig out of the hole. Taxpayers footed the bill.
Reason.com
May 1, 2026 - reason.com
California Can't Define 'Hate Speech' But May Mandate Workplace Training Anyway
The term “hate speech” gets thrown around a lot, but it’s legally protected in the U.S.
Reason.com
May 1, 2026 - reason.com
Callais Right Away!
It makes no difference when the Court issues its judgment.
Reason.com
May 1, 2026 - reason.com
The Last Rationalist
The young Jürgen Habermas believed in the triumph of Enlightenment liberalism. As he aged, the case got weaker.
Law & Liberty
May 1, 2026 - lawliberty.org
A State Suicide Pact, Part III
This series (click for Part I and Part II) examines the states that are on the wrong side of the major tax divergence that has taken place and is taking place. And “wrong side” is defined, unsurprisin...
International Liberty
May 1, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Zimmerman on "The President and the Universities"
The first step in recovery is recognizing that you have a problem.
Reason.com
May 1, 2026 - reason.com
Mamdani unveils door-knocking campaign for rent freeze
Ira Stoll writes for the Washington Free Beacon about the New York City mayor’s latest bad idea. The mayor of New York, Zohran Mamdani, who got elected in part by mobilizing a campaign army of volunte...
John Locke Foundation
May 1, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Workers Voted on Decertifying Unions 1,600 Times in the Past Decade. Teamsters Are the Most Common Target.
Unionization efforts at Starbucks and Amazon get front-page media coverage. But dozens of workplaces discard their unions every year, often with little fanfare.
Reason.com
May 1, 2026 - reason.com
$800K Defamation Damages in "Israeli Spy" Allegations Against Consultant Involved in Examining Hunter Biden's Laptop
See Monday's jury verdict, which awards $75K in compensatory damages plus $125K in punitive damages for each of two statements,… The post $800K Defamation Damages in "Israeli Spy" Allegations Against ...
Reason.com
May 1, 2026 - reason.com
Congress After Callais – How Many Seats Might the GOP Pick Up?
Congress could look very different after the midterms thanks to a Supreme Court ruling.
Main Feed
May 1, 2026 - libertynation.com
CEI leads coalition supporting OCC preemption of Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act
CEI today sent a letter to Jonathan Gould, the Comptroller of the Currency, cosigned by 22 other free market groups, supporting his office’s efforts to preempt the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition...
Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
May 1, 2026 - cei.org
A Journalism Tax Is a New Front in Australia's War on American Tech
A new bill would compel Meta, Google, and TikTok to pay for Australian journalism.
Reason.com
May 1, 2026 - reason.com
United Arab Emirates Law and Maine Courts
An interesting illustration of how American courts handle (correctly, I think) foreign marriages.
Reason.com
May 1, 2026 - reason.com
GOP Congressmen Seek to Extend US Veterans Benefits to Israeli Soldiers
Once reserved to actual American servicemen, Republicans now seek taxpayer funded benefits for Americans who fight for Israel.
Mises Institute
May 1, 2026 - mises.org
Why Wealth Taxes Fail
Eat the rich…then what?
Reason.com
May 1, 2026 - reason.com
Is The Devil Wears Prada 2 the Great Millennial Journalism Movie?
This 20-years-later sequel traces a generation's economic fortunes through the decline of magazine journalism.
Reason.com
May 1, 2026 - reason.com
Today in Supreme Court History: May 1, 1871
5/1/1871: Knox v. Lee decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 1, 1871 appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
May 1, 2026 - reason.com
Ron Paul on The Costs of Trump’s War: How Long Until They’re Unbearable?
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: President Trump started a war that he was voted to avoid, and that the American people do not support. The quagmire drags on, and continues to impose tremendous cos...
Antiwar.com Blog
May 1, 2026 - antiwar.com
Trump Retirement Savings Program to Roll Out Next Year
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, April 30, aimed at expanding access to retirement savings accounts for Americans without employer-provided programs.
Main Feed
May 1, 2026 - libertynation.com
Jerome Powell Is Right – US Economy Is 'Quite Resilient'
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, at his final press conference as the central bank chief, declared that the US economy is “quite resilient.”
Main Feed
May 1, 2026 - libertynation.com
NCAE teacher rally points the finger in the wrong direction
The North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE), the largest professional teacher organization in the state, is hosting a rally today — May 1 — in Raleigh to urge lawmakers to choose “kids over cor...
John Locke Foundation
May 1, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Pondering when speech becomes dangerous
Ben Shapiro writes for PJMedia.com about the acceptable bounds of speech. Americans love arguing about free speech. We invoke the First Amendment as a kind of political force field: You can say whatev...
John Locke Foundation
May 1, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Throwing Gasoline to the Fire: Costa Rica’s War on Nicotine
If Costa Rica were to ban all oral nicotine products, it would be the first country in America to do so. The post Throwing Gasoline to the Fire: Costa Rica’s War on Nicotine appeared first on Free the...
Free the People
May 1, 2026 - freethepeople.org
Canada's New 'Sovereign Wealth Fund' Is Actually a Debt-Fueled Spending Scheme
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is marketing his new Canada Strong Fund as a "sovereign wealth fund," but it is one of many ways the government can waste taxpayer money.
Reason.com
Apr 30, 2026 - reason.com
China Blocks Tech Acquisitions To Weaken America. The U.S. Shouldn't Follow Suit.
China ordered Meta to roll back its acquisition of AI startup Manus on Monday.
Reason.com
Apr 30, 2026 - reason.com
Free the Economy podcast: The business of Federalism with Derek Kreifels
In this week’s episode we cover childcare in the 50 states, how to fix rising healthcare costs, the new Institute for Consumer Financial Choice at George Mason University, and increasing burdens of cl...
Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Apr 30, 2026 - cei.org
ImmigrationProf Blog Symposium on the Birthright Citizenship Oral Arguments
A compilation of posts by various legal scholars, including myself.
Reason.com
Apr 30, 2026 - reason.com
Trump Considers Pulling Troops Out of Germany as Punishment for Merz’s Remarks on Iran
President Donald Trump said that he was mulling a reduction of US troops in Germany following Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s saying Iran had humiliated the US. “The United States is studying and reviewi...
The Libertarian Institute
Apr 30, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Yes, Jason Momoa Is Actually Good Looking
Envy doesn’t just make people unhappy. It fuels crime, resentment, and even mass violence—and choosing something better starts with the individual.
The Advocates for Self-Government
Apr 30, 2026 - theadvocates.org
You Should Press the Red Button, Never the Blue Button
A MrBeast post is going viral on X, and the correct answer is obvious.
Reason.com
Apr 30, 2026 - reason.com
Iranian Supreme Leader: The Future of the Persian Gulf Will Be Without the US
In a rare statement, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said that the future of the Middle East will be “bright” without the US. “A new chapter for the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Ho...
The Libertarian Institute
Apr 30, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Candace Owens Sued for Defamation Over Claims of Conspiracy to Assassinate Charlie Kirk
Some excerpts from the long Complaint in Harpole v. Owens (M.D. Tenn.), just filed today (of course, recall that these… The post Candace Owens Sued for Defamation Over Claims of Conspiracy to Assassin...
Reason.com
Apr 30, 2026 - reason.com
CENTCOM Requests Pentagon Send Hypersonic Missiles to the Middle East
US Central Command (CENTCOM) is requesting the Department of War deploy a hypersonic missile system to the Middle East. Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that CENTCOM, the regional command responsible ...
The Libertarian Institute
Apr 30, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Seven Vices Rotting Civilization from Within
When a culture stops resisting vice and starts rewarding it, decay sets in. Seven rising habits reveal how moral failure becomes institutionalized.