Libertarian Reporting for 2026-06-12
Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 91 articles from 16 sites. We chose these from 1945 articles found on 36 sites.
Today's featured sites are:
The Libertarian Institute, Reason.com, John Locke Foundation, Cafe Hayek, Libertarian Party, Law & Liberty, Main Feed, Tom Woods, International Liberty, Antiwar.com Blog, C4SIF.org, Americans for Limited Government, Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute, Free the People, Mises Institute, Tenth Amendment Center.
The Iran War’s Hidden Tax on American Households
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its May 2026 Consumer Price Index (CPI) report on June 10, confirming what many Americans already feel at the pump and in their wallets. Headline CPI rose 0.5% ...
The Libertarian Institute
Jun 11, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Is It the Phones?
Plus: Knicks victorious, Iran is angry, and more...
Reason.com
Jun 11, 2026 - reason.com
Op-Ed: North Carolina and Virginia should declare a gerrymandering truce
This op-ed originally appeared in the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the Greensboro News & Record. It is reprinted here with their permission. 2026 has become an unexpectedly fierce mid-decade continuati...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 11, 2026 - johnlocke.org
National Review says no to Blanche for AG
Editors at National Review Online explain their opposition to making Todd Blanche the permanent US attorney general. Todd Blanche has been everything President Trump wants in an attorney general, and ...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 11, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Some Links
TweetReem Ibrahim reports on the U.S. House of Representatives just passing “a ‘pro-worker’ bill that takes power away from workers.” Two slices: On Tuesday evening, the House of Representatives passe...
Cafe Hayek
Jun 11, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Gordon Wood's Enduring Defense of the American Revolution
Plus: When tattoos meet copyright law
Reason.com
Jun 11, 2026 - reason.com
Two Senators Offer a Bipartisan Solution to Censorship by Proxy
The JAWBONE Act would let Americans sue government officials who try to restrict their speech by pressuring social media platforms, broadcasters, or AI companies.
Reason.com
Jun 11, 2026 - reason.com
Some Question for Todd Blanche's Upcoming Confirmation Hearing
It's hard to think of a better illustration of the dramatic changes that our President has wrought in the world… The post Some Question for Todd Blanche's Upcoming Confirmation Hearing appeared first ...
Reason.com
Jun 11, 2026 - reason.com
Warnock fans flames with over-the-top SCOTUS rhetoric
Shawn Fleetwood writes for the Federalist about a Georgia senator’s indefensible comments. It’s no secret that there’s been an uptick in left-wing threats against the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 11, 2026 - johnlocke.org
The Economist Who Wants To Make the World Poorer
Thomas Piketty's plan is a comprehensive program for global managed decline dressed up in the language of climate justice and equality.
Reason.com
Jun 11, 2026 - reason.com
Blockbuster NYT Reveal About Judge Ross Scandal
The Times spoke to three of Judge Ross's clerks and obtained the "offensively vague" apology letter.
Reason.com
Jun 11, 2026 - reason.com
'Find Some Kids': How Health Officials Drummed Up Fake Support for Tobacco Bans in Massachusetts Towns
State health officials scouted towns, scripted hearings, recruited teen witnesses, and celebrated each ban as a "win."
Reason.com
Jun 11, 2026 - reason.com
Libertarian Party Condemns GOP Intimidation Campaign Against Ballot-Qualified Iowa Candidates
National party vows to use “all available methods and resources” to defend Iowa Libertarians from threats, bribes, and bogus challenges by high-priced Republican operatives WASHINGTON, D.C. The nation...
Libertarian Party
Jun 11, 2026 - lp.org
Social Security Is Going Bankrupt Because Its Benefits Are Too Generous
Social Security's approaching insolvency is usually talked about as a revenue problem. It's actually a spending problem.
Reason.com
Jun 11, 2026 - reason.com
ACLU Sues After Facial Recognition Falsely Identifies Florida Man as a Child Abductor
Police arrested and charged Robert Dillon with a heinous crime based on nothing more than a faulty image search.
Reason.com
Jun 11, 2026 - reason.com
When Statesmen Command Soldiers
How worried should we be about civil-military relations?
Law & Liberty
Jun 11, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Beyond Orgasm: OneTaste Case Is About Freedom of Conscience, Says European Religious Freedom Group
Influence isn't a crime.
Reason.com
Jun 11, 2026 - reason.com
2 Texas Grandmothers Who Overcame Addiction Wanted To Become Social Workers. The State Wouldn't Let Them.
Now Katherin Youniacutt and Tammy Thompson are taking their fight to become licensed master social workers to the Texas Supreme Court.
Reason.com
Jun 11, 2026 - reason.com
Proposed New Rules Show European Immigration at Breaking Point?
Mass protests in some EU states, along with surges in violent crime rates, indicate that European immigration may be at breaking point.
Main Feed
Jun 11, 2026 - libertynation.com
Ep. 2768 The Israel Lobby: You’re Anti-Semitic if You Notice Us
On Dave Benner’s Liberty Vault, Dave and I discuss the significance of the Israel Lobby’s defeat of Thomas Massie (while they call you anti-Semitic for commenting on it), as well as… Read More The pos...
Tom Woods
Jun 11, 2026 - tomwoods.com
1776 All-Stars: Why Thomas Jefferson Is the Most Fascinating Founder
The author of the Declaration of Independence may have written "the greatest sentence ever."
Reason.com
Jun 11, 2026 - reason.com
The House Just Passed a 'Pro-Worker' Bill That Takes Power Away From Workers
The Faster Labor Contracts Act promises quicker union agreements, but it would let federal arbitrators impose contracts workers never approved.
Reason.com
Jun 11, 2026 - reason.com
North Korea Is Not an “Economic Success Story”
If asked to pick the worst country in the world, North Korea would be at or near the top of the list. It suffers from severe material deprivation and has a horribly repressive government. The failure ...
International Liberty
Jun 11, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Brickbat: 'Less Serious' Theft
Former San Luis Obispo County, California, probation officer Fallyn Rollins was sentenced to 270 days in county jail after she… The post Brickbat: 'Less Serious' Theft appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Jun 11, 2026 - reason.com
Hanson pans California’s ongoing election problems
The Daily Signal highlights an interview with Californian Victor Davis Hanson about his state’s electoral woes. The theft or the alleged theft or the irregularities are not actually in the counting. T...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 11, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Hamas uses Gaza hospitals, schools for torture
Adam Kredo writes for the Washington Free Beacon about the latest evidence of Hamas’ outrageous conduct. Hamas has built makeshift torture chambers inside Gazan hospitals and schools where its men are...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 11, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Quotation of the Day…
Tweet… is from page xxvii of Michael Boskin’s Foreword to the 1986 volume, edited by Dwight Lee, Taxation and the Deficit Economy: The short-run horizon of our political process is particularly pernic...
Cafe Hayek
Jun 11, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Standing Downstream from Dobbs
Good constitutional interpretation must distinguish invented liberties from written ones.
Law & Liberty
Jun 11, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Today in Supreme Court History: June 11, 1993
6/11/1993: Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye v. City of Hialeah decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: June 11, 1993 appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Jun 11, 2026 - reason.com
Ron Paul on Trump: ‘I Will Attack Iran Every Night Until They Make a Deal!’
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: While supposedly Iran is “begging to make a deal,” Trump has resumed large-scale bombing on the country because it has not yet made a deal. This is not the only ope...
Antiwar.com Blog
Jun 11, 2026 - antiwar.com
Ep. 0288: ‘The Mad Dream of Conquest,’ Pt. II
Here it is — the 2nd installment of CJ’s already-epic mini-series, ‘The Mad Dream of Conquest,’ set in the Peloponnesian War in 5th-century BC Greece. Join CJ as he shares an overview of some of the e...
The Libertarian Institute
Jun 11, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Middle East Peace Eludes Trump Amid Tit-for-Tat With Iran
President Donald Trump ordered US Central Command (CENTCOM) to launch multiple strikes against targets in Iran on Wednesday.
Main Feed
Jun 11, 2026 - libertynation.com
Trump, Ballots, and National Debt – Full Episode – LN Radio
On this edition of Liberty Nation Radio we tackle what it means to have a federal list of eligible voters, ballots, and why the debt balloon just keeps expanding.
Main Feed
Jun 11, 2026 - libertynation.com
Fender Stratocaster Guitar Using Copyright to Attack Competitors and Users
[Cross-posted at PFS Blog] Congrats, pro-IP libertarians. This is the kind of fascist bullshit you support. https://t.co/Om2WrqIbRI — Stephan Kinsella (@NSKinsella) June 11, 2026 Related: FENDER WINS ...
C4SIF.org
Jun 11, 2026 - c4sif.org
Notice of LNC Executive Committee Meeting June 11, 2026
The LNC will have an Executive Committee Meeting on June 11, 2026 at 8:30pm EST, via Zoom. Advance registration is required at least one hour before the meeting. Agenda: Executive session discussion o...
Libertarian Party
Jun 11, 2026 - lp.org
Maine Kampf
Plus: Risky play, strikes on Iran, Steve Hilton advances, and more...
Reason.com
Jun 10, 2026 - reason.com
A DOJ Brief Preposterously Insists That Trump's 'Anti-Weaponization Fund' Was Politically Neutral
The president himself has repeatedly contradicted that claim.
Reason.com
Jun 10, 2026 - reason.com
Trump's Position in the White House Ballroom Case Reflects His General Resistance to Judicial Review
The president has repeatedly argued that courts have no business deciding whether his actions are legal.
Reason.com
Jun 10, 2026 - reason.com
My New Lawfare Article on "Why Callais Doesn't Justify Court-Packing"
Court-packing would cause great harm, including by boosting power-grabbing presidents like Trump. Callais's flaws are better addressed by other means.
Reason.com
Jun 10, 2026 - reason.com
Prof. Michael Broyde (Emory) on "When Judges Stop Behaving Well"
"Article III life tenure is not a shield for misconduct in chambers. It is a constitutional trust conditioned on good behavior."
Reason.com
Jun 10, 2026 - reason.com
Inflation Reaches 4.2% as Prices Outpace Paychecks
The Iran war and Trump's tariffs are pushing prices higher, and neither will be easy to undo.
Reason.com
Jun 10, 2026 - reason.com
Author Matt Taibbi's Libel Claim Over House Member's Social Media Posts Dismissed
From Taibbi v. Kamlager-Dove, decided Monday by Judge Evelyn Padin (D.N.J.): Representative Kamlager-Dove … is … the Ranking Member of… The post Author Matt Taibbi's Libel Claim Over House Member's So...
Reason.com
Jun 10, 2026 - reason.com
Democrats’ Shutdown To Nowhere Finally Over As Congress Fully Funds ICE, Border Patrol Through 2028
June 9, 2026, Fairfax—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement praising the House and Senate for completing its work on a second reconcili...
Americans for Limited Government
Jun 10, 2026 - getliberty.org
The Oppenheimer of AI
Great scientists probably cannot be relied upon to control the perils of new technologies by exercising personal restraint.
Law & Liberty
Jun 10, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Why Did the President’s Son-In-Law Acquire A Nuclear Fortress in Albania?
The Old Right journalist Garet Garrett, writing in 1952, understood that empires do not arrive with heralds. They come instead through “quiet aggrandizements of power,” accretions so gradual and so dr...
The Libertarian Institute
Jun 10, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
SCOTUS could thwart EPA’s unconstitutional actions
Margot Cleveland writes for the Federalist about a signification opportunity for the nation’s highest court. The EPA under the Biden Administration crafted a cap-and-trade scheme to allocate market sh...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 10, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Why Are Republicans and Democrats Abandoning Economic Freedom?
"It's really important that people step back, look at economic history," says economist Donald Boudreaux. "They'll see that we prosper more the more economically free we are."
Reason.com
Jun 10, 2026 - reason.com
Hegseth Threatens: Cuba Seeking Weapons Invites Confrontation
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth traveled to the US military base at Guantanamo Bay and threatened to attack the Cuban government if it acquired weapons that could strike the American military facility o...
The Libertarian Institute
Jun 10, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Social Security’s $78.3 Trillion Problem
Just like the swallows return every year to Capistrano, I write every year (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, etc) about the horrible fiscal outlook for Social Security. Since the Social Security Ad...
International Liberty
Jun 10, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
The Smartphone Theory of Birth Rate Decline Still Doesn't Hold Up
A new NBER study suffers from the same flaws plaguing previous research on phones and fertility rates.
Reason.com
Jun 10, 2026 - reason.com
The Next AI Success Story Might Be Nepal
A market-friendly ruling party, abundant energy, and ample talent could jumpstart a new tech hub in the Himalayas.
Reason.com
Jun 10, 2026 - reason.com
Oren Cass Continues to Err Grievously About Trade
TweetHere’s a letter to a Facebook friend. Keith: Thanks for sending along Oren Cass’s and Daniel Kishi’s attempt to rationalize Trump’s punitive taxes – a.k.a. tariffs – on Americans’ purchases of im...
Cafe Hayek
Jun 10, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Google Isn't a Common Carrier, Ohio Court of Appeals Rules
From State ex rel. Yost v. Google, LLC, decided Monday by the Ohio Court of Appeals (Judge Andrew J. King,… The post Google Isn't a Common Carrier, Ohio Court of Appeals Rules appeared first on Reason...
Reason.com
Jun 10, 2026 - reason.com
BEAD and the cost of conditions
Last month the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that Nebraska had connected one of the first households in the country to broadband using Broadband Equity, A...
Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Jun 10, 2026 - cei.org
Hegseth raises important issues in Normandy speech
Brad Essex writes for RedState.com about an important speech the sight of the D-Day invasion. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stood at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer on the 8...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 10, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Should ICE Deport All Illegal Aliens?
Simon Hankinson and Bryan Caplan debate immigration enforcement.
Reason.com
Jun 10, 2026 - reason.com
No Pseudonymity for Accountant Challenging Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Disciplinary Proceedings
From yesterday's D.C. Circuit decision in Doe v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (Judges Karen LeCraft Henderson, Justin Walker, and… The post No Pseudonymity for Accountant Challenging Publ...
Reason.com
Jun 10, 2026 - reason.com
Mitch McConnell's Hemp Ban Betrays the Industry He Helped Create
Federal prohibition of hemp-derived THC products would destroy a $37.5 billion industry to solve a problem states are already handling.
Reason.com
Jun 10, 2026 - reason.com
The Kyle Anzalone Show: Scott Horton Breaks Down What’s Really Happening
The Iraq War didn’t just “happen” it was sold with a storyline, staffed by specific operators, and justified by a strategy that had been circulating for years. I’m joined by Scott Horton of the Libert...
The Libertarian Institute
Jun 10, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Rosihan Anwar and the Tradition of Constitutional Liberalism in Indonesia
Rosihan Anwar’s legacy invites reflection on the current state of Indonesian democracy. The post Rosihan Anwar and the Tradition of Constitutional Liberalism in Indonesia appeared first on Free the Pe...
Free the People
Jun 10, 2026 - freethepeople.org
The FDA Finally Approved a New Sunscreen Ingredient. It Only Took Over 25 Years.
The FDA's burdensome regulatory process has throttled sunscreen innovation.
Reason.com
Jun 10, 2026 - reason.com
Remembering Gordon Wood
Gordon Wood was a towering scholar in every way. He was the best historian of the American Revolution and of… The post Remembering Gordon Wood appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Jun 10, 2026 - reason.com
Magistrate Judge Declines to Recuse Herself in Trump v. BBC Libel Lawsuit
The judge had, before she was appointed a judge in 2024, represented an adverse party in a different lawsuit brought by Trump in 2022.
Reason.com
Jun 10, 2026 - reason.com
Gareth Porter Gets Into the Primordial Ooze of Iran Nuclear Scare
I’m lucky that veteran investigative journalist Gareth Porter decided to take a break from his latest project on the Cold War to talk about how his 2014 book, Manufactured Crisis: The Untold Story of ...
Antiwar.com Blog
Jun 10, 2026 - antiwar.com
The 'R' Word Comes to Canada – Liberty Road
Canada is in a recession, but there is more to the Great White North's economy than back-to-back quarters of negative GDP growth.
Main Feed
Jun 10, 2026 - libertynation.com
Congress wants to retrain workers for the AI economy. The private sector is already doing it
Last week, Reps. Jay Obernolte (R-CA) and Lori Trahan (D-MA) released a discussion draft of the Great American AI Act, an AI policy framework addressing frontier model safety, cybersecurity, and notab...
Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Jun 10, 2026 - cei.org
Upcoming National Constitution Center Annual Supreme Court Review
Three different VC bloggers are among the speakers: Jonathan Adler, Keith Whittington, and myself.
Reason.com
Jun 10, 2026 - reason.com
Why So Many People Feel Lost
Rebecca Goldstein discusses the search for meaning, the roots of modern discontent, and how people build purpose in a secular age.
Reason.com
Jun 10, 2026 - reason.com
President Trump Storms Out of NBC Interview
Pressed on election fraud claims and a proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, the president abruptly ended a tense exchange with NBC’s Kristen Welker.
Reason.com
Jun 10, 2026 - reason.com
Illinois Just Adopted a Half-Baked Scheme to Tax Social Media
A lack of comprehension and sloppy language make a mess of a new tax scheme.
Reason.com
Jun 10, 2026 - reason.com
Trump Proposed Allowing Iran to Downblend Enriched Uranium
According to US officials, the latest proposal President Donald Trump sent to Tehran included allowing Iran to downblend its stockpile of 60% enriched uranium. Axios reported speaking with US officia...
The Libertarian Institute
Jun 10, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Trump Says Iran Refused to Make a Deal, Will Now ‘Pay the Price’
President Donald Trump claimed that Iran has been militarily defeated and will not pay the price for refusing to negotiate. “Iran’s Military is a complete and total mess. Much of it, like their Navy ...
The Libertarian Institute
Jun 10, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Jill Biden Book Sparks More Outrage on the Left
And this time it comes from the hand of Jill Biden, whom many on the left blame for allowing Donald Trump back in the White House.
Main Feed
Jun 10, 2026 - libertynation.com
Trump’s Iran Predicament Is His Own Fault
Trump is trapped in a genuinely difficult situation as he tries to reach a deal with Iran. But it is a crisis of his own making. Also, the establishment figures now condemning him should not be allowe...
Mises Institute
Jun 10, 2026 - mises.org
It’s not Treason. It’s Self-Defense.
“For transporting us beyond seas, to be tried for pretended offences.” From the Declaration of Independence, one of the charges against the King that justified secession. It was built on a violent Ame...
Tenth Amendment Center
Jun 10, 2026 - blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com
The trouble with rational basis review, part three
Note: This is the third in a series of research briefs discussing rational basis review, a judicial doctrine that is being used to shield economic regulations from constitutional challenges. How shoul...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 10, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Today in Supreme Court History: June 10, 1916
6/10/1916: Justice Charles Evans Hughes resigns. The post Today in Supreme Court History: June 10, 1916 appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Jun 10, 2026 - reason.com
Brickbat: Rats and Roosters
Denver Golmon, a police officer in Hammond, Louisiana, is facing federal charges for allegedly exposing the identity of a confidential informant… The post Brickbat: Rats and Roosters appeared first on...
Reason.com
Jun 10, 2026 - reason.com
Ron Paul says Not Again! Senate Moves To Force Intel Sharing With Israel!
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Just days after news broke that the National Defense Authorization Act for next year would virtually merge the US and Israeli militaries, we now are hearing that th...
Antiwar.com Blog
Jun 10, 2026 - antiwar.com
John Mearsheimer says Ukraine Is Doomed To Lose the War
Reprinted from John’s Substack: On 9 June 2026, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with the Judge about the Iran and Ukraine wars. On Iran, I emphasized that President Trump has no good option. His be...
Antiwar.com Blog
Jun 10, 2026 - antiwar.com
Trump claims Iran peace deal imminent — for 38th time
President Donald Trump claims a peace deal with Iran is only "two or three" days away.
Mises Institute
Jun 10, 2026 - mises.org
Platner smeared former Navy SEAL
Chuck Ross writes for the Washington Free Beacon about the latest disturbing revelations involving a US Senate candidate from Maine. Maine Democrat Graham Platner accused former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttr...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 10, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Away from the Buzzing of Flies
So much of the chaos of the present has to do with abandoning our own judgment for the judgment of others.
Law & Liberty
Jun 10, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Bitcoin Is Here to Stay | Guest: Saifedean Ammous | Ep 390
While skeptics tend to dismiss Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as a fad that is only useful for speculation, they overlook the important role the digital currency plays in breaking the government's...
Free the People
Jun 10, 2026 - freethepeople.org
Trump's $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee Is an Unconstitutional Tax, a Federal Judge Rules
U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin struck down the fee, saying it exceeds the president's statutory authority and violates the separation of powers.
Reason.com
Jun 9, 2026 - reason.com
Why You Can't Settle Mars or Colonize the Moon Without Real Property Rights
The Outer Space Treaty and other legal obstacles could block our sci-fi future.
Reason.com
Jun 9, 2026 - reason.com
My New Washington Post Op ed on NYC Mayor Mamdani's Unconstitutional Housing Policy
His plan to expropriate rental housing violates the Takings Clause, and would exacerbate the City's housing crisis rather than alleviate it.
Reason.com
Jun 9, 2026 - reason.com
Office of Legal Counsel Concludes That Disparate Impact Liability Under Title VII Is Unconstitutional
Two decades after Justice Scalia's Ricci concurrence, the "war between disparate impact and equal protection will be waged" very soon.
Reason.com
Jun 9, 2026 - reason.com
J.D. Vance and Mike Johnson Slam L.A. Mayoral Primary Outcome
Robby Soave and Amber Duke discuss renewed Republican criticism of California's slow election results.
Reason.com
Jun 9, 2026 - reason.com
The EU ran the experiment, America should not repeat it
“I worry a lot about the broad scope and the vague language that [AICOA] contains that I believe would lead to an untold number of unintended and unforeseen consequences, like harming many of the very...
Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Jun 9, 2026 - cei.org
"Desire to Undo the Past" Can't Justify Libel Claim Over "Indisputably Truthful" Articles About Criminal Charges + Expungement
An excerpt from Sunar v. Gray Local Media, Inc., decided today by Judge Kenneth Bell (W.D.N.C.): Defendants Gray Local Media,… The post "Desire to Undo the Past" Can't Justify Libel Claim Over "Indisp...