Libertarian Reporting for 2026-05-31
Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 66 articles from 13 sites. We chose these from 1950 articles found on 36 sites.
Today's featured sites are:
Reason.com, Cafe Hayek, Main Feed, International Liberty, The Libertarian Alliance, John Locke Foundation, The Libertarian Institute, Liberty International (New), Free the People, Law & Liberty, Antiwar.com Blog, Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute, Libertarian Party.
Trump Loves Accusing Critics of Treason. U.S. Law Makes That Charge Hard To Prove—for Good Reason.
The president’s habitual attempts to criminalize dissent hark back to tyrants of yore.
Reason.com
May 30, 2026 - reason.com
Some Links
TweetThe Wall Street Journal‘s Collin Levy decries the autocratic-like spread of the image of Trump. A slice: This sort of leader-worship is common among autocrats. In Cuba, Vietnam and China, images ...
Cafe Hayek
May 30, 2026 - cafehayek.com
What's Next for Judge Eleanor Ross? A 2009 Impeachment May Provide Some Clues
A guest post from Professor Arthur Hellman
Reason.com
May 30, 2026 - reason.com
Jamieson Greer’s Ignorance of Economics and History Is Alarming
TweetHere’s a letter to F&D Magazine, a publication of the IMF. Editor: U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer wrote more than 2,100 words about trade yet managed to get correct approximately nothin...
Cafe Hayek
May 30, 2026 - cafehayek.com
DOJ Moves To Disqualify Judge Ross In Election Interference Case
The Eleventh Circuit's decision to identify a conflict of interest, but not identify the conflicted judge, leaves litigants guessing.
Reason.com
May 30, 2026 - reason.com
Libel Suit by "King of Vape" Against N.Y. Post, Over Allegations of Misconduct and Anti-Israel Actions, Thrown Out
"Plaintiff's allegations in [an earlier] complaint let the cat out of the bag that he is a public figure. He cannot put the cat back into the bag in the hope of keeping his case alive."
Reason.com
May 30, 2026 - reason.com
America's Debt Surpasses the Economy
America’s debt is now larger than the world’s largest economy. President Donald Trump and administration officials have ostensibly given up hope that the $39 trillion national debt
Main Feed
May 30, 2026 - libertynation.com
The Satanic Temple Loses Libel Suit Against Newsweek Over "Accounts of Sexual Abuse Being Covered up" Allegation
From Thursday's decision in The Satanic Temple, Inc. v. Newsweek Digital LLC, written by Judge Alison Nathan and joined by… The post The Satanic Temple Loses Libel Suit Against Newsweek Over "Accounts...
Reason.com
May 30, 2026 - reason.com
Aloha, Soldier – C5 TV
Tulsi Gabbard, the Director of National Intelligence is leaving the Trump Administration.
Main Feed
May 30, 2026 - libertynation.com
Don’t Exaggerate China’s Economy
I’m a cheerleader for Chinese economic success. In part, that’s because I want all people to enjoy more prosperity. But it’s also because I believe China will be peaceful if it becomes more capitalist...
International Liberty
May 30, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Today in Supreme Court History: May 30, 1865
5/30/1865: Justice John Catron dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 30, 1865 appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
May 30, 2026 - reason.com
Close But Not There Yet on Iran
President Donald Trump, in a May 29 morning Truth Social post, made crystal clear what must happen for peace to be restored between the US and Iran.
Main Feed
May 30, 2026 - libertynation.com
Quotation of the Day…
Tweet… is from page 7 of Richard Salsman’s paper, “Alexander Hamilton As Economist: A Proper Verdict,” which is a chapter in the hot-off-the-press book Unsung Heroes of the Market: The 24 Underrated E...
Cafe Hayek
May 30, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Inflation: Only Those Who Understand it will Escape
Taken from Dr. Thorsten Polleit’s BOOM & BUST REPORT, May 21, 2026, 55th edition. The podcast is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnhcLSfP4kc Let us begin by clarifying what is meant by the term “infl...
The Libertarian Alliance
May 30, 2026 - libertarianism.uk
Markwayne Mullin's Less 'Flashy' DHS Is Using the Same Thuggish Tactics
Mullin's latest idea is to stop processing international arrivals at airports in sanctuary cities.
Reason.com
May 29, 2026 - reason.com
Maybe This Time
Plus: Russian drone hits Romania, DeSantis' property tax proposal, and more...
Reason.com
May 29, 2026 - reason.com
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Fabricated evidence, terminated grants, and taxes on jets.
Reason.com
May 29, 2026 - reason.com
Republicans Shrug at Trump's Outrageous Corruption
Any self-styled advocate for limited government should be furious about Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund, but few Republicans are willing to denounce it.
Reason.com
May 29, 2026 - reason.com
Hate Speech at a High School
In my last post on the VC, I would like to say a bit about so-called "hate speech" (which I… The post Hate Speech at a High School appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
May 29, 2026 - reason.com
Elon Did DOGE. Now Mamdani Is Trying COGE.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s COGE sounds like DOGE, but New Yorkers should not expect the mayor to shrink the city’s bureaucracy.
Reason.com
May 29, 2026 - reason.com
Iran Is Turning America's Sanctions Playbook Against It
The U.S. Treasury is trying to fight the kind of trade embargo that it usually imposes on other countries.
Reason.com
May 29, 2026 - reason.com
For America's 250th Birthday, Give Us the Gift of Renewed Federalism
The country should rediscover its decentralized roots to revive freedom and national pride.
Reason.com
May 29, 2026 - reason.com
Trump Cut Nuclear Red Tape. Now His Administration Is Picking Winners.
The Trump administration can build on its success in the nuclear industry by getting out of the way.
Reason.com
May 29, 2026 - reason.com
The Least Surprising Headline Ever: 'Blowing Up Boats Hasn't Slowed Cocaine Traffic to U.S.'
After nine months of murdering suspected cocaine smugglers, the Trump administration has no evidence that the strategy is working as advertised.
Reason.com
May 29, 2026 - reason.com
My New Liberalism.Org Article on "Liberalism's Uneasy Relationship with Democracy"
The article addresses the interlinked problems of widespread voter ignorance, tyranny of the majority, and illiberal anti-democratic movements coming to power through elections.
Reason.com
May 29, 2026 - reason.com
NASA might have violated law repeatedly in work with China
Steven Richards writes for JustTheNews.com about an interesting revelation involving the American government’s space program. A House investigation has identified hundreds of scientific publications i...
John Locke Foundation
May 29, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Trump's Proposed $250 Bill Is Everything the Founders Despised
George Washington actively opposed the U.S. Mint putting his face on coinage, as it would've resembled the reverence reserved for monarchs.
Reason.com
May 29, 2026 - reason.com
Review: Racism, Immigration, and the American Dream in This Ragtime Revival
The musical contemplates the best way to achieve social change in the face of injustice.
Reason.com
May 29, 2026 - reason.com
We Must End the TSA ‘License to Loot’
For more than a decade, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents have plundered passengers at airport security checkpoints on the flimsiest or most shameless pretexts. If you get stopped at...
The Libertarian Institute
May 29, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Labour Hopes the ‘King in the North’ Will Pull Them Out of Electoral Fire
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, was given a thumping in the recent local elections across the United Kingdom where voters turned out en masse to turf out their Labour councillo...
The Libertarian Institute
May 29, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
It’s time to tell the truth about NCAE
A national report which saw big drops in teacher union membership and strength in North Carolina has raised some interesting responses from local media outlets in the Tar Heel State. The report, commi...
John Locke Foundation
May 29, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Evidence mounts of UN group’s Hamas ties
Adam Kredo writes for the Washington Free Beacon about disturbing revelations involving a United Nations group. The federal investigation into staff at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency—the U...
John Locke Foundation
May 29, 2026 - johnlocke.org
The Libertarian Party's New Leader Has No Interest in Playing Kingmaker
"There's no deals that can be made for a cabinet position when you're sacrificing our set of principles in our platform," says Evan McMahon.
Reason.com
May 29, 2026 - reason.com
The Art of the Deal, cont'd
Thirty-five retired federal judges ask the court to re-open Trump's case against the IRS because the dismissal of the claims constitutes, put simply, a fraud.
Reason.com
May 29, 2026 - reason.com
The Kyle Anzalone Show Trump Has Allowed Netanyahu to Control Negotiations, and it’s hurting Americans
Memorial Day brings out a lot of scripted lines, but we want to talk about the part that gets avoided: what American wars actually cost, who pays, and how often the public is left holding the bill whi...
The Libertarian Institute
May 29, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Markets, Government, and the Middle Path: LLI Nepal’s Liberty Chit-Chat in Butwal
Amet minim mollit non deserunt ullamco est sit aliqua amet sint. Velit officia consequat duis enim velit mollit. Exercitation veniam consequat sunt nostrud amet... The post Markets, Government, and th...
Liberty International (New)
May 29, 2026 - liberty-intl.org
The Woke Train Rolls On
Woke isn’t on life support; its mandate is being fulfilled by armed and angry foot soldiers. The post The Woke Train Rolls On appeared first on Free the People.
Free the People
May 29, 2026 - freethepeople.org
Is Private Equity Really 'Buying Up the Rituals of American Childhood'?
Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy says that capitalism is killing youth hockey and fueling a "crisis of resentment." But who exactly is pissed?
Reason.com
May 29, 2026 - reason.com
James Talarico vs. Ken Paxton, the Pope on AI, and Caves
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss James Talarico changing his tune and how the Pope views artificial intelligence.
Reason.com
May 29, 2026 - reason.com
State Board of Elections proposes rules changes for absentee voting and voting sites
This is the second of a two-part series on proposed election rules changes. Part one covered proposed rules for recounts and voter ID. The North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBE) has proposed a ...
John Locke Foundation
May 29, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Don’t treat data centers as an enemy
Rich Lowry of National Review Online assesses the recent public outcry against data centers. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stole the show at a recent congressional hearing with two jars of brown water. She...
John Locke Foundation
May 29, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Panel on Free Speech at the Library of Congress This Tuesday (June 2), 5:30 to 7:30 pm (Moderated by David Lat)
Mary Anne Franks (GW), Emerson Sykes (ACLU), and I will be discussing a wide range of free speech matters.
Reason.com
May 29, 2026 - reason.com
The US Appears to Be Closing on a Deal With Iran: Is it? – Liberty Road
President Donald Trump says the US and Iran are close to an agreement. But the deal he's working on is tough on Tehran, re-opens the Strait of Hormuz, and ends the Iranian pursuit of nuclear weapons. ...
Main Feed
May 29, 2026 - libertynation.com
Trump Wins Big With Mail-In Voting EO Ruling – Or Does He?
A federal judge on Thursday, May 28, declined to block President Donald Trump’s executive order regarding mail-in ballots.
Main Feed
May 29, 2026 - libertynation.com
SCOTUS: Florida Can’t Sue Blue States Over Illegal Alien Drivers
The State of Florida just lost its attempt to hold California and Washington accountable for flooding the roads with deadly drivers.
Main Feed
May 29, 2026 - libertynation.com
Assisted suicide in Canada brings predictable problems
Editors at National Review Online assess Canada’s experience with government-sanctioned assisted suicide. Encouraging doctors to get involved in people killing themselves in a society with socialized ...
John Locke Foundation
May 29, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Freedom Without Borders: Growing a Global Movement
Amet minim mollit non deserunt ullamco est sit aliqua amet sint. Velit officia consequat duis enim velit mollit. Exercitation veniam consequat sunt nostrud amet... The post Freedom Without Borders: Gr...
Liberty International (New)
May 29, 2026 - liberty-intl.org
Beyond Babel
Perhaps AI is reminding us why humanity matters.
Law & Liberty
May 29, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Acton’s Case for Federalism
Lord Acton’s lectures on the French Revolution underscore the significance of federalism for reconciling liberty and democracy.
Law & Liberty
May 29, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Alabama Basketball Player's Libel Lawsuit Against New York Times Can Go to a Jury
From Judge Annemarie Carney Axon (N.D. Ala.) in yesterday's Spears v. N.Y. Times Co.: Plaintiff Kai Spears was a walk-on… The post Alabama Basketball Player's Libel Lawsuit Against New York Times Can ...
Reason.com
May 29, 2026 - reason.com
Court Awards $400M Default Judgment Against North Korea to Victims of 1968 Attack on U.S.S. Pueblo
A short excerpt from the long opinion in Does v. Democratic People's Republic of N. Korea, decided yesterday by Judge… The post Court Awards $400M Default Judgment Against North Korea to Victims of 19...
Reason.com
May 29, 2026 - reason.com
California Judge "Cited and Relied on a Fictitious Case" Submitted by Lawyer, Even Though …
opposing counsel had "directly and swiftly pointed the errors out to the trial court."
Reason.com
May 29, 2026 - reason.com
Today in Supreme Court History: May 29, 1917
5/29/1917: President John F. Kennedy's birthday. He would appoint two Justices to the Supreme Court: Byron R. White and Arthur… The post Today in Supreme Court History: May 29, 1917 appeared first on ...
Reason.com
May 29, 2026 - reason.com
John Mearsheimer: Will Russia Strike Targets in Europe?
Reprinted from John’s Substack: On 28 May 2026, I was on “Deep Dive” talking with Lt. Col. (ret.) Danny Davis about the possibility of getting a ceasefire in Gaza as well as the prospects of Russia at...
Antiwar.com Blog
May 29, 2026 - antiwar.com
Bessent Unveils Launch of Trump Accounts App
Well, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has good news: Now there’s an app for that!
Main Feed
May 29, 2026 - libertynation.com
Call for Papers (Seriously)
TweetI’m serving as guest editor for a forthcoming issue of the Journal of New Finance. Here’s the call for papers. ……….. We invite you to submit proposals for original papers to be published in a spe...
Cafe Hayek
May 29, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Red States vs. Blue States, Part VI
In my series on red states vs blue states (previous editions available here, here, here, here, and here), I’m not taking sides between Republicans and Democrats. Instead, I’m showing that states with ...
International Liberty
May 29, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
DHS Directs ICE To Crack Down on Allegedly Fraudulent Asylum Claims
It's President Donald Trump's latest attempt to restrict a form of humanitarian relief sought by millions.
Reason.com
May 28, 2026 - reason.com
Rejected Search Warrant Applications Raise Further Questions About the Federal Case Against Don Lemon
After a magistrate judge said a DHS investigator had failed to establish probable cause, the government decided it did not need the YouTube and iPhone records after all.
Reason.com
May 28, 2026 - reason.com
California Public Sector Union Threatens Environmental Lawsuit Over Gavin Newsom's Return-to-Office Policy
Unionized state workers say agencies need to study the additional emissions that would be caused by requiring employees to come into the office four days a week.
Reason.com
May 28, 2026 - reason.com
US Kills Two Men on Boat in the Eastern Pacific
US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) says it killed two “narco-terrorists” with an airstrike in the Eastern Pacific. “Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated b...
The Libertarian Institute
May 28, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Report: US-Iran Deal Nearly Complete, Waiting on Final Approval from Donald Trump
Axios reports speaking with American officials who claimed that Iranian and US negotiators had reached a framework for an agreement to end the war, and that the signing of the document was awaiting Pr...
The Libertarian Institute
May 28, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Should You Be Allowed To Sell a Kidney? Economist Explains 'Repugnant Markets'
Alvin Roth, Nobel Memorial Prize–winning economist, wants us to think more about how controversial freedoms can become commonplace.
Reason.com
May 28, 2026 - reason.com
Marco Rubio: The Neocons’ Golden Boy
Marco Rubio has increasingly been pushed by the neocons to become the 2028 presidential nominee, and they seemingly view him as their “golden boy” who will keep the wheels of the war machine turning. ...
Antiwar.com Blog
May 28, 2026 - antiwar.com
The Railway Safety Act would shift freight from safer rails to deadlier roads
More than 36,000 Americans died on US roads in 2025. Fewer than 1,000 died on the rail system. Yet while highway fatalities rarely attract sustained attention, a single freight-train derailment can do...
Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
May 28, 2026 - cei.org
Evan McMahon Elected Chair at 2026 Libertarian National Convention
Grand Rapids, MI, May 28, 2026 — The 2026 Libertarian National Convention, which took place in Grand Rapids, MI, May 21st-25th, ushered in a new era of leadership as Evan McMahon was elected as Chair ...