Libertarian Reporting for 2026-05-10
Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources.
Venezuelan Victims of Socialism Are Using RuneScape To Make Money
Venezuelan players mine in-game resources and turn hours of gameplay into dollars or cryptocurrency.
Reason.com
May 9, 2026 - reason.com
Some Links
TweetMarc Wheat and Joel Griffith report that Trump’s tariffs punitive taxes on Americans’ purchases of imports are – surprise! – raising the prices that Americans pay for automobiles. A slice: The ta...
Cafe Hayek
May 9, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Right-Wing Influencers Don't Understand What Makes America Great
The Dissident Right is furious with Neil Gorsuch for saying America is a creedal nation. That just goes to show how out of touch its obsessions are.
Reason.com
May 9, 2026 - reason.com
$5K Sanctions for Repeated Mis-Citation in Coomer v. Lindell / My Pillow Election-Related Libel Suit
“Mr. Kachouroff's statements to the Court in this case do not inspire confidence.”
Reason.com
May 9, 2026 - reason.com
New Jersey's Iconic Diners Are Dying. This Is the Wrong Way To Save Them.
Democratic state lawmakers want to give tax carveouts to certain restaurants. The real problem is New Jersey's tax code itself.
Reason.com
May 9, 2026 - reason.com
Israel’s Nuclear Secrecy is Finally Being Questioned
On Tuesday, May 5th, The Washington Post reported that twenty-nine House Democrats had sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio advocating that Washington changes its’s policy in relation to Is...
Antiwar.com Blog
May 9, 2026 - antiwar.com
Trump: US Taking Over Cuba On the Way Back from Iran
On this edition of Liberty Nation Radio, the United Kingdom’s King Charles III visits the nation’s Capitol ahead of America’s 250th anniversary. The monarch gets a standing ovation from the NO KINGS p...
Main Feed
May 9, 2026 - libertynation.com
Quotation of the Day…
Tweet… is from pages 171-172 of Menzie Chinn’s and Douglas Irwin’s excellent 2025 textbook, International Economics: The Lerner Equivalence Theorem – that an import tariff is equivalent to an export t...
Cafe Hayek
May 9, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Malta: A Free-Market Success Story
I’m in Malta for a bit of research before speeches in Amsterdam and Reykjavik as part of the Free Market Road Show. So today is a good opportunity for a column on Malta’s rather-successful economy (so...
International Liberty
May 9, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Today in Supreme Court History: May 9, 1974
5/9/1974: Resolution to impeach President Nixon introduced in the House of Representatives. On 7/24/1974, the Supreme Court would decide U.S.… The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 9, 1974 appe...
Reason.com
May 9, 2026 - reason.com
Three Investitures in Two Days
Congratulations to Justices Sullivan and Hawkins of the Supreme Court of Texas and Judge Taibleson of the Seventh Circuit.
Reason.com
May 9, 2026 - reason.com
Virginia Ruling Devastates Democrats Amid GOP Redistricting Wins
The Virginia Supreme Court dealt a devastating blow to Democrats nationwide.
Main Feed
May 9, 2026 - libertynation.com
America Humbled, England Saved: A Schoolboy Manifesto
Though I have not written much about it, I do not dissent from my closer colleagues at the Libertarian Alliance on the Iran War. Together with Messrs Bickley, Godwyn, Pozeram and Wang—not forgetting M...
The Libertarian Alliance
May 9, 2026 - libertarianism.uk
Let's Talk about Neal Katyal's TED Talk
He takes a shot at Michael McConnell as "that guy" and compares the Court's questions to Harvey AI.
Reason.com
May 8, 2026 - reason.com
ATF Rule Changes Could Ease Restrictions for Gun Owners and Dealers
While not groundbreaking, the regulatory shifts offer some welcome relief.
Reason.com
May 8, 2026 - reason.com
Kill the Kill Switch!
Back in November 2021, Congress quietly added a clause to the sprawling “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act” that would make Orwell blush. Section 24220 authorizes the National Highway Traffic Saf...
The Libertarian Institute
May 8, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Secret ICE Memo Tells Local Police Not To Disclose Immigration Enforcement Info Without ICE's Permission
The agency's transparency policies may undermine federal and state laws designed to ensure the free flow of information necessary to hold government actors accountable.
Reason.com
May 8, 2026 - reason.com
D.C. Circuit Seems Disinclined To Let Pete Hegseth Punish a Senator for His Speech
The defense secretary argues that military retirees like Sen. Mark Kelly are not allowed to say things he unilaterally deems "prejudicial to good order and discipline."
Reason.com
May 8, 2026 - reason.com
“No Kings!” Boom the Boomers
The Boomer can go to his maker in peace, knowing that Donald Trump never got his diadem. The post “No Kings!” Boom the Boomers appeared first on Free the People.
Free the People
May 8, 2026 - freethepeople.org
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
A late-night knock at the door, unregistered silencers, and a prison-drone conspiracy.
Reason.com
May 8, 2026 - reason.com
Just Don't Call It a War
Plus: AOC says you can't earn a billion dollars, Mythos, hantavirus, and more...
Reason.com
May 8, 2026 - reason.com
What Can Be Done To Stop Campus Disruptions?
Judge Ho draws a direct line between Yale and UCLA.
Reason.com
May 8, 2026 - reason.com
Is the California Coastal Commission Finally Losing Some of Its Regulatory Powers?
The commission has tormented property owners and localities ever since it was created in 1976. Finally, legislative and legal efforts are undoing some of its abuses.
Reason.com
May 8, 2026 - reason.com
Virginia Supreme Court Voids Virginia Gerrymander
The extreme partisan gerrymander of Virginia's congressional districts will not go into effect after all.
Reason.com
May 8, 2026 - reason.com
The Declaration and Civic Friendship
[This post is excerpted from the new book, National Treasure: How the Declaration of Independence Made America (Avid Reader Press/Simon… The post The Declaration and Civic Friendship appeared first on...
Reason.com
May 8, 2026 - reason.com
How Mortal Kombat Went From National Panic to Nostalgic Camp
Even with copious gore, the new movie is too tame to be a controversy. There's a lesson in its trajectory.
Reason.com
May 8, 2026 - reason.com
Biden DOJ was ‘in cahoots with’ SPLC, extremist groups
Brianna Lyman writes for the Federalist about an interesting admission from a former Obama administration official about the Biden Justice Department’s actions. The Biden administration’s Department o...
John Locke Foundation
May 8, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Quiet, children. The grown ups are talking.
Accelerationists believe that things have to get worse before they get better and that the faster things get worse, the sooner people will wake up and demand radical change.I've always been sceptical ...
Velvet Glove, Iron Fist
May 8, 2026 - velvetgloveironfist.blogspot.com
Reform Wins Big in British Local Elections, Reshaping the U.K. Right
Labour and the Tories both suffered huge blows. Is a political realignment underway?
Reason.com
May 8, 2026 - reason.com
Contra AOC, You Don't Have To Be a Billionaire To Be a Leech
There are makers and moochers on every rung of the income ladder.
Reason.com
May 8, 2026 - reason.com
Gabbard launches investigation into misleading election security reports
John Solomon and Jerry Dunleavy write for JustTheNews.com about an interesting new investigation. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has spurred an investigation into evidence that spy ag...
John Locke Foundation
May 8, 2026 - johnlocke.org
A King and No Kings
President Donald Trump hosts King Charles III. The monarch addresses Congress, and takes shots at MAGA. And Democrats – the party of the ‘No Kings’ protests – rise to their feet for King Charles.
Main Feed
May 8, 2026 - libertynation.com
The Education of a Cook County Originalist
Randy Barnett’s memoir of his time as a prosecutor reveals something about the relationship between theory and practice—and gratitude and cynicism.
Law & Liberty
May 8, 2026 - lawliberty.org
ALG Praises Virginia Supreme Court For Striking Down Unconstitutional Redistricting
May 8, 2026, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement praising the Virginia Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the redis...
Americans for Limited Government
May 8, 2026 - getliberty.org
A Venezuelan Mother's Desperate Search for Her Dead Son Is Representative of Ongoing Human Rights Violations
Meanwhile, Trump claims Venezuelans are “dancing in the streets.”
Reason.com
May 8, 2026 - reason.com
California Spent $450 Million on a Failed 911 System. Now, the State Is Restarting the Project.
The state’s attempt to overhaul its antiquated 911 system resulted in delays and lost calls.
Reason.com
May 8, 2026 - reason.com
The Mifepristone Briefs Are In, But One Dog Did Not (Yet) Bark
It appears the Supreme Court will decide the fate of telemedicine prescriptions for mifepristone without the benefit of an FDA filing.
Reason.com
May 8, 2026 - reason.com
Today in Supreme Court History: May 8, 1884
5/8/1884: President Harry S. Truman's birthday. He would make four appointments to the Supreme Court: Chief Justice Vinson, and Justices… The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 8, 1884 appeared ...
Reason.com
May 8, 2026 - reason.com
New Progressive Rallying Cry: Just Steal It
Microlooting. Survival technique. Political protest. Over the years, we have learned that progressive dogma can justify any odious act by deluding the public that everyone they do not like is the wors...
Main Feed
May 8, 2026 - libertynation.com
Unnatural Disasters: How the State Makes Wildfires Bigger and Deadlier
Connor O'Keeffe argues that California's wildfire crisis is not simply a climate story but a government failure story.
Mises Institute
May 8, 2026 - mises.org
Justice Department finds racial discrimination at UCLA med school
Aaron Sibarium writes for the Washington Free Beacon about the US Justice Department’s latest target. The Department of Justice said on Wednesday that an investigation into the University of Californi...
John Locke Foundation
May 8, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Rubio describes his hope for America
Michael Strain writes for National Review Online about the secretary of state’s latest remarks. Marco Rubio filled in yesterday as the temporary White House press secretary. He was asked by a reporter...
John Locke Foundation
May 8, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Stiglitz Gets History Wrong
TweetHere’s a letter to The Economist. Editor: Only by overlooking key historical facts is Joseph Stiglitz able to argue that “John Maynard Keynes saved capitalism from itself” (April 8). Perhaps the ...
Cafe Hayek
May 8, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Baseball’s Mystic Chords of Memory
Baseball is more than a sport—it ties together generations of Americans.
Law & Liberty
May 8, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Two Great Moments in Local Government
Almost 15 years ago, I shared a cartoon that was very amusing, but incomplete. Yes, it is bad to be on a cross-post below the president, below the two parties, and below state politicians. But what ab...
International Liberty
May 8, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
The Empire on My Desk: Microsoft, American Hegemony and the Problem of Digital Dependence
There are prejudices acquired in youth that melt away under the discipline of reading, and there are convictions that reading only hardens. My aversion to the American Empire belongs, I fear, to the l...
The Libertarian Alliance
May 8, 2026 - libertarianism.uk
Federal Court: Trump's Newest Tariffs Are Also Illegal
Trump's use of Section 122 ignored the plain language of the law and invoked a broad executive power where Congress clearly provided a narrow one.
Reason.com
May 7, 2026 - reason.com
DHS Reportedly Weighs Closing Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' Over Mounting Costs
Sources say the immigration detention center costs more than $1 million a day to run.
Reason.com
May 7, 2026 - reason.com
US Court of International Trade Rules Against Trump's Section 122 Tariffs
The 2-1 decision concludes Trump's massive new tariffs are illegal because there is no "balance of payments deficit" of the kind needed to authorize them.
Reason.com
May 7, 2026 - reason.com
Expect the Data Center Backlash To Get Worse
Despite their limited negative externalities and extreme economic importance, people's hatred of data centers is only growing.
Reason.com
May 7, 2026 - reason.com
Important Takings Challenge to Los Angeles Historic Preservation Law "Monument" Designation
Historic preservation laws often violate constitutional property rights, and block construction of new housing.
Reason.com
May 7, 2026 - reason.com
Did The New York Times Discriminate Against a White Male Employee?
Read the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit here.
Reason.com
May 7, 2026 - reason.com
CIA Assesses that Iran Can Withstand US Blockade for Months
The CIA provided an assessment to the White House that Iran would be able to hold out against the US blockade for months before suffering more severe economic hardships. President Donald Trump has cla...