Libertarian Reporting for 2026-06-06
Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 88 articles from 15 sites. We chose these from 1943 articles found on 36 sites.
Today's featured sites are:
The Libertarian Institute, Reason.com, Law & Liberty, Cafe Hayek, Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute, John Locke Foundation, Libertarian Party, Notes On Liberty, International Liberty, Free the People, Main Feed, The Advocates for Self-Government, Tom Woods, Antiwar.com Blog, Mises Institute.
The Surveillance State Found Its Philosopher
There is a line in the Fourth Amendment that was supposed to settle this. The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures ...
The Libertarian Institute
Jun 5, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Add It to the Tab
Plus: Graham Platner scandal, L.A. can't get all their votes counted, Gowanus rezoned, and more...
Reason.com
Jun 5, 2026 - reason.com
Ayn Rand’s Italian Debut
Her first novel, produced as a film in fascist Italy, delivered a searing critique of totalitarianism.
Law & Liberty
Jun 5, 2026 - lawliberty.org
The Debate Over Israel Aid Is Coming. Congress Wants To Future-Proof the Relationship First.
The Israeli government is willing to phase out U.S. financial grants. But Mike Rogers and Tom Cotton want to lock in other forms of aid—without a debate in Congress.
Reason.com
Jun 5, 2026 - reason.com
Some Links
TweetMy intrepid Mercatus Center colleague, Veronique de Rugy, explains that European-style “single-payer” health coverage will simply not work in the U.S. if Americans insist on having anything close...
Cafe Hayek
Jun 5, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Section 301 and the problem of limitless tariff justifications
Earlier this week, the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced findings from a series of Section 301 tariff investigations concerning imports allegedly made with forced labor. Section 301 of the Trad...
Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Jun 5, 2026 - cei.org
California election ‘mess’ deserves SCOTUS review
M.D. Kittle of the Federalist urges US Supreme Court action in the wake of California’s latest election. As of the close of the business day Wednesday, California election officials had counted a litt...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 5, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Congress Needs To Investigate Judge Who Lied About Having Sex With Police Officer
[This essay is co-authored with Professor Arthur Hellman and Gabe Roth, Executive Director of Fix the Court. Their biographies are… The post Congress Needs To Investigate Judge Who Lied About Having S...
Reason.com
Jun 5, 2026 - reason.com
California Conservatives Champion 'Local Control' Until They Dislike the Results
Conservatives want local control over housing policy, but they're happy to let the state restrict when local governments can raise taxes.
Reason.com
Jun 5, 2026 - reason.com
The Tax You Never Voted For
The next time you sign a mortgage, finance a car, or open a credit-card statement and wonder why the number keeps creeping upward, here is your answer: you are paying a tax that no one in Washington h...
Libertarian Party
Jun 5, 2026 - lp.org
The Trump Administration Is Still Fighting To Keep Billions in Illegal Tariff Revenue
The administration has paid $20 billion in refunds. Now, it is asking a federal appeals court to limit which businesses will get the rest.
Reason.com
Jun 5, 2026 - reason.com
The Economist’s founder and the fight for free trade
My CEI colleagues Iain Murray and Ryan Young wrote in 2018 that tariffs benefit “domestic producers and the politicians they support,” at the expense of “everybody else in the economy.” If it were on...
Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Jun 5, 2026 - cei.org
Praising the end of the anti-weaponization slush fund
Editors at National Review Online are happy to see the end of a misguided Trump administration idea. Well, that didn’t take very long. Two weeks after we editorialized against the Trump administration...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 5, 2026 - johnlocke.org
An Arctic Deal of the Century: Why It’s Time to Liberate Greenland
The old way of running the world is broken. For decades, Washington politicians sat back while China bought up global supply chains and Russia re-militarized its frontiers from Eastern Europe to the H...
Notes On Liberty
Jun 5, 2026 - notesonliberty.com
Graham Platner Has Made #MeToo Democrats and Their Enemies Switch Sides
The Democratic candidate for Senate in Maine is accused by The New York Times of abuse and toxic behavior.
Reason.com
Jun 5, 2026 - reason.com
Youth Climate Plaintiffs Challenge Endangerment Repeal on Religious Liberty Grounds
Constitutional climate litigation seems to know no bounds.
Reason.com
Jun 5, 2026 - reason.com
A New Head for the Fed
Here's what new Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh might be thinking about right now.
Law & Liberty
Jun 5, 2026 - lawliberty.org
China’s Self-Sabotaging Industrial Policy and Lessons for America
I’ve written several columns (here, here, and here) criticizing industrial policy, which occurs when politicians provide special favors to specific firms or industries. And I’ve also written several c...
International Liberty
Jun 5, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Colbert the Martyr
Upon his long, drawn-out firing by CBS, Stephen Colbert ascended skyward. The post Colbert the Martyr appeared first on Free the People.
Free the People
Jun 5, 2026 - freethepeople.org
Plaintiffs Lack Standing to Sue over Notre Dame Law Clinic's Filing Amicus Brief Condemning China's Actions Towards Uyghurs
The plaintiffs had asked for (among other things) "$1.00 as an apology to every Chinese people live in mainland China, total $1.41 billion."
Reason.com
Jun 5, 2026 - reason.com
A Largely Dispiriting Performance by Five Prominent Economists
TweetHere’s a letter to the Wall Street Journal. Editor: You asked five prominent economists to offer ideas “for reducing income inequality” (“Five Ideas for Reducing Income Inequality,” June 5). Of t...
Cafe Hayek
Jun 5, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Most Civil Forfeiture Victims Never See the Inside of a Courtroom
Modest reforms have helped, but civil forfeiture remains legalized theft by government agencies.
Reason.com
Jun 5, 2026 - reason.com
A Big Win for Trump in The Senate - But Not a Total Victory
After pulling an all-nighter, the Senate passed the reconciliation bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol through the end of Donald Trump’s presidency.
Main Feed
Jun 5, 2026 - libertynation.com
Secretary Rubio Testifies on Foreign Policy Agenda, War in Iran Before Congress
Secretary of State Marco Rubio came to Congress to talk foreign policy and the war in Iran. Democrats played for gotcha moments on the president’s sleep schedule and shoes?
Main Feed
Jun 5, 2026 - libertynation.com
Obama helped create ‘radical, Jew-hating’ Democratic Party
Liel Leibovitz writes for the New York Post about a major factor driving today’s Democratic Party. Two hundred ten years ago this summer, a 19-year-old woman named Mary Shelley, bored one stormy after...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 5, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Reporter doesn’t want to hear Pratt voters’ real concerns
Arianna Hooker writes for the Daily Caller about an interesting case of major media disinterest. An NBC reporter abruptly pulled her microphone away from a supporter of Republican Los Angeles mayoral ...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 5, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Spanberger taps Soros-tied activist for key Virginia post
Jessica Schwalb writes for the Washington Free Beacon about the latest evidence that Virginia’s governor is no moderate. “Moderate” Virginia governor Abigail Spanberger (D.) appointed a leader of a le...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 5, 2026 - johnlocke.org
The General Assembly should consider leadership term limits
North Carolina’s General Assembly is unusually strong compared with the legislatures of other states. So, it is especially damaging when entrenched legislative leaders stymie legislation, including st...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 5, 2026 - johnlocke.org
"The TQ+ Threat To LGB Rights"
From Andrew Sullivan (The Weekly Dish): Governor Kathy Hochul has a decision to make by June 12. The New York… The post "The TQ+ Threat To LGB Rights" appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Jun 5, 2026 - reason.com
More Than 1,000 University of California Professors Want Standardized Tests Back
The letter, penned by U.C. Berkeley professors, claims STEM students are arriving to college severely underprepared.
Reason.com
Jun 5, 2026 - reason.com
A Rare Summary Judgment in Favor of Plaintiff in Libel Case
From Judge David Leibowitz (S.D. Fla.) in Mosler v. Wagner; plaintiff Warren Mosler is a hedge fund executive, author on… The post A Rare Summary Judgment in Favor of Plaintiff in Libel Case appeared ...
Reason.com
Jun 5, 2026 - reason.com
Review: Drunk History and the American Revolution
Hamilton, Jefferson, Franklin, and others appear in the irreverent TV series.
Reason.com
Jun 5, 2026 - reason.com
Today in Supreme Court History: June 5, 1916
6/5/1916: Justice Louis Brandeis takes the oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: June 5, 1916 appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Jun 5, 2026 - reason.com
Brickbat: 'Ultimate Authority'
Jefferson County, Alabama, Probate Judge Yashiba Blanchard has been suspended after a 120-page complaint accused her of serious misconduct and running… The post Brickbat: 'Ultimate Authority' appeared...
Reason.com
Jun 5, 2026 - reason.com
Voters Abandon Party Loyalty Over Data Centers
In one Texas community, Donald Trump supporters and lifelong conservatives are reportedly breaking ranks and voting for Democrats who disapprove of data centers.
Main Feed
Jun 5, 2026 - libertynation.com
Towards a Less-Anxious Age
Byung-Chul Han explains how people can root their lives in hope.
Law & Liberty
Jun 5, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Todd Blanche Hates 'Weaponization' of Government Unless It Benefits His Boss
Blanche is happy to pervert justice in service of the president's personal agenda. No wonder Trump wants to keep him as attorney general.
Reason.com
Jun 4, 2026 - reason.com
Lawsuit Says a Memphis Police Task Force Waged a Harassment Campaign Against People Who Filmed Them
The American Civil Liberties Union is asking a judge to block the Memphis Safe Task Force from retaliating against anyone who exercises their First Amendment right to record the police.
Reason.com
Jun 4, 2026 - reason.com
Political Philosophy and Government Corruption
As demonstrated by my First Theorem of Government, as well as by my four-part “Wretched Hive” series (see here, here, here, and here), I assume that corruption is a natural feature of government. And ...
International Liberty
Jun 4, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Trump's Dubious New Section 301 Tariffs
They appear to be yet another illegal power grab, one that should be challenged in court.
Reason.com
Jun 4, 2026 - reason.com
The $35 Million Primary
The most expensive House primary in American history offers a revealing look at what happens when local representation collides with national power.
The Advocates for Self-Government
Jun 4, 2026 - theadvocates.org
A Timely Impeachment Primer
Keith Whittington’s new book is an occasion to wonder whether impeachment is a legal or political power.
Law & Liberty
Jun 4, 2026 - lawliberty.org
If Judge Ross's "Improper Sexual Activity" "Greatly Damage[s] [Her] Credibility as a Judge," Does That Satisfy the Standard for Impeachment?
Another guest post from Professor Arthur Hellman.
Reason.com
Jun 4, 2026 - reason.com
Will the Supreme Court Review Judge Newman's Stealth Impeachment?
The Court should grant cert on the important separation of powers issue raised by her long-running, allegedly "temporary suspension" from case assignments.
Reason.com
Jun 4, 2026 - reason.com
How Do You Define Ceasefire?
Plus: Lunchtime bullying, the decline of H-1B visas, orgy mating, and more...
Reason.com
Jun 4, 2026 - reason.com
Activists push ‘Keep Nine’ amendment to block court packing
Shawn Fleetwood writes for the Federalist about a campaign to preserve the current size of the US Supreme Court. When President Trump returned to office last year, Democrat calls to pack the U.S. Supr...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 4, 2026 - johnlocke.org
NJ Democrats inflame anti-ICE protests
Editors at National Review Online critique Garden State Democrats. New Jersey Senator Andy Kim is distraught. In a video message to his constituents, the senator denounced the “chaos in the streets th...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 4, 2026 - johnlocke.org
The Government Wants a Monopoly on Conservation
The Department of the Interior embraces its inner statism by banning conservation groups from leasing public land.
Reason.com
Jun 4, 2026 - reason.com
Mousetrapped: Trump Takes the Bait
The mousetrap motif plays a major role in tales and literature, from Shakespeare’s Hamlet who set one to find his father’s murderer, to Agatha Cristie’s famous play, The Mousetrap, that opened in Lond...
The Libertarian Institute
Jun 4, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
GOP outsiders ‘rattle’ deep-blue California elections
Susan Crabtree writes for Real Clear Politics about two Republicans who fared well in this wek’s California primary elections. In a state that hasn’t elected a Republican governor in nearly two decade...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 4, 2026 - johnlocke.org
AI Won’t Stave Off the Debt Disaster
The political class hopes in vain for a miracle.
Law & Liberty
Jun 4, 2026 - lawliberty.org
How Is the U.S. Economy Affected by Chinese Forced-Labor?
TweetHere’s a letter to the Washington Post. Editor: The Trump administration’s latest excuse – of which you’re wisely skeptical – for imposing, this time under Section 301, broad punitive taxes (a.k....
Cafe Hayek
Jun 4, 2026 - cafehayek.com
The Feds Wasted $186 Billion on 'Improper Payments' Last Year
That total is a low-ball estimate because some federal agencies didn't report their totals to the Government Accountability Office.
Reason.com
Jun 4, 2026 - reason.com
After 40 Years, No One Has Produced a Workable Single-Payer Health Care Plan
Vermont passed single-payer legislation in 2011 and abandoned the plan after three years of failure. Why?
Reason.com
Jun 4, 2026 - reason.com
This Was the Moment the COVID-19 Experts Betrayed Us
A special six-year anniversary.
Reason.com
Jun 4, 2026 - reason.com
D.C.'s Crime Drop Didn't Require a Military Deployment
A new study finds the National Guard deployment to Washington, D.C., cost taxpayers over $300 million and failed to return even $1 for every dollar spent.
Reason.com
Jun 4, 2026 - reason.com
CJ Roberts Agrees with AT&T and Verizon, But Rules For FCC
The SG flipped positions on appeal, and the Chief Justice whips up a blue plate special to deny the carriers a refund.
Reason.com
Jun 4, 2026 - reason.com
More on the Southern Poverty Law Center Allegedly Funding the American Nazi Party and Other Racists
"[The National Socialist Party of America leader] used [SPLC] donors' money to, among other things, travel to extremist rallies, host extremist rallies, donate money to leaders of other extremist orga...
Reason.com
Jun 4, 2026 - reason.com
Trump Says House War Powers Vote Is ‘Meaningless’
President Donald Trump dismissed a War Powers Act resolution that aimed to end the war against Iran as meaningless. “Yesterday, in a meaningless vote, the House voted, 4 bad Republicans and all of th...
The Libertarian Institute
Jun 4, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Lao Tzu Called It “Poking the Fish”
What if many of society’s problems are caused by too much intervention? Lao Tzu’s “small fish” offers a timeless lesson in self-government.
The Advocates for Self-Government
Jun 4, 2026 - theadvocates.org
Hayek Helps Explain the Difficulties of the Iran War
War planners face the same knowledge problem as economic planners. The information needed for success is dispersed, local, and impossible to fully centralize.
The Advocates for Self-Government
Jun 4, 2026 - theadvocates.org
Second Annual Aspiring Free Speech Scholars Workshop
Second Annual Aspiring Free Speech Scholars Workshop jointly sponsored by the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law (ASU) and the… The post Second Annual Aspiring Free Speech Scholars Workshop appeared f...
Reason.com
Jun 4, 2026 - reason.com
Court Reverses Child Porn Convictions, Finding Material Was Non-Lewd Family Photos and Videos
From People v. Nichols, decided Tuesday by Justice Mark Clarke, joined by Justices John Barberis and Barry Vaughan: [The] charges… The post Court Reverses Child Porn Convictions, Finding Material Was ...
Reason.com
Jun 4, 2026 - reason.com
Brickbat: A Friend on the Inside
A federal judge sentenced former New York Police Department Detective Saul Arismendy De La Cruz to six years and three… The post Brickbat: A Friend on the Inside appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Jun 4, 2026 - reason.com
John Thune Makes a Last Establishment GOP Stand Against Trump
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), it is probably fair to say, is currently the least popular Republican on Capitol Hill
Main Feed
Jun 4, 2026 - libertynation.com
Mamdani’s Election Machine Finds a Second Life – Thanks to Taxpayers
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is taking heat lately for earmarking more than $5 million for his Office of Mass Engagement
Main Feed
Jun 4, 2026 - libertynation.com
Dead on Arrival – Full Episode – C5 TV
A hail of bullets at the White House has everyone jumpy and pointing fingers. And there’s an oyster farmer that is decidedly interesting running as the US Senate in the great state of Maine. We also s...
Main Feed
Jun 4, 2026 - libertynation.com
Ep. 2766 Does Israel “Drag America into War”? Scott Horton Explains
Scott Horton of the Scott Horton Academy joins us to discuss whether and exactly how Israel and its neoconservative allies have drawn the United States into war. Sponsors Whether you’re… Read More The...
Tom Woods
Jun 4, 2026 - tomwoods.com
California Elections, Graham Platner, Recalling COVID Insanity
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi are hoping socialism doesn’t make the leap from New York City to Los Angeles to D.C.
Reason.com
Jun 4, 2026 - reason.com
Ron Paul: House Votes To End Iran War – Will Trump Ignore Congress?
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Last night the US House for the first time was able to pass a Concurrent Resolution on the Floor instructing the President to remove US Troops from the combat arena...
Antiwar.com Blog
Jun 4, 2026 - antiwar.com
Copernicus at 500
Famed for his contributions to the hard sciences—most notably his theory of heliocentricity—the sixteenth-century astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was also an acute analyst of monetary policy. To that e...
The Libertarian Institute
Jun 4, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Free the Economy podcast: State budgets and bailouts with Thomas Savidge
In this week’s episode we cover promising new classroom technology, increasing productivity (and avoiding layoffs) with AI, and the repeal of the SEC’s climate disclosure rule. Our guest this week is ...
Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Jun 4, 2026 - cei.org
Court Refuses to Release Auto-Generated Transcript in Justin Fairfax Child Custody Trial, Citing AI Transcription Errors
An interesting May 22 order from the court in the Justin Fairfax child custody trial, Fairfax v. Fairfax (Judge Timothy… The post Court Refuses to Release Auto-Generated Transcript in Justin Fairfax C...
Reason.com
Jun 4, 2026 - reason.com
Today in Supreme Court History: June 4, 1923
6/4/1923: Meyer v. Nebraska decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: June 4, 1923 appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Jun 4, 2026 - reason.com
War Is Too Easy: Tyranny of the Warmongers
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Making war shouldn’t be this easy. With the Iran War, two men determined America’s attack on Iran, and one was a foreign leader. The latest a...
Antiwar.com Blog
Jun 4, 2026 - antiwar.com
Hezbollah, IDF Reject Trump-Backed Ceasefire in Lebanon
Officials in Hezbollah and the IDF said that their forces are not engaging in the ceasefire that is backed by President Donald Trump. Lebanon announced the ceasefire on Wednesday after Washington med...
The Libertarian Institute
Jun 4, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Khamenei: US-Israeli System of Domination Has Been Defeated
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Khamenei said that the US and Israel had suffered a humiliating defeat. In a statement published on Thursday, Khamenei said the US and Israel’s “system o...
The Libertarian Institute
Jun 4, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
BREAKING: John Bolton Reportedly Taking a Plea Deal on Document Mishandling
President Donald Trump’s former national security advisor, John Bolton, has reportedly accepted a plea deal in his classified documents mishandling case.
Main Feed
Jun 4, 2026 - libertynation.com
The Federal Reserve is Why the People are Unhappy
According to the University of Michigan’s latest Index of Consumer Sentiment, a record number of Americans have negative views of the economy. This is yet more evidence that the American people are di...
Mises Institute
Jun 4, 2026 - mises.org
Notice of LNC Executive Committee Meeting June 7, 2026
The LNC will have an Executive Committee Meeting on June 7, 2026, immediately following the LNC Special Monthly Meeting via Zoom. Advance registration is required at least one hour before the meeting....
Libertarian Party
Jun 4, 2026 - lp.org
Republican Hawks Don't Want an Iran Deal—and Opportunist Democrats Are Helping Them Along
Bipartisan pressure is keeping the war alive.
Reason.com
Jun 3, 2026 - reason.com
Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Lighthiser v. Trump Kids' Climate Suit
Yet another federal court opinion dismissing constitutional climate change claims.
Reason.com
Jun 3, 2026 - reason.com
House Dems Are Upset Rep. Tlaib Will Force War Powers Vote on Lebanon
Several House Democrats expressed anger with Rep. Rashida Tlaib after the Democratic Congresswoman introduced a War Powers Resolution that would force President Donald Trump to halt Israel’s war again...
The Libertarian Institute
Jun 3, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Slush Fund, We Hardly Knew Ye
I have bad news for the Acting Attorney General: This shitshow is not going away any time soon.
Reason.com
Jun 3, 2026 - reason.com
The Kyle Anzalone Show: Trump Meeting in Situation Room to Decide on Iran Deal
A deal with Iran sounds simple until you read the fine print. We dig into the reports of a memorandum of understanding that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and lift parts of the pressure campaign, t...
The Libertarian Institute
Jun 3, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
The Faster Labor Contracts Act would force workers into unions they never voted for
Unions and their allies in Congress say that the Faster Labor Contracts Act is needed to prevent businesses from endlessly delaying workers’ efforts to secure representation. But the push has another ...
Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Jun 3, 2026 - cei.org
Iran Drones Damage Kuwaiti Airport in Response to Attack on Iranian Tanker
Kuwait reports that its airport suffered significant damage during an Iranian drone attack. Iran launched the attack shortly after the US targeted an Iranian ship. “A number of hostile drones targete...
The Libertarian Institute
Jun 3, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Netanyahu: Trump Greatest Friend Israel Ever Had in the White House
Amid reports of a rift between Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump, the Israeli leader said the current President is the “greatest friend that Israel has ever had in the White House.” When asked about...