Libertarian Reporting for 2026-06-18
Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 79 articles from 17 sites. We chose these from 1948 articles found on 36 sites.
Today's featured sites are:
Reason.com, Cafe Hayek, The Libertarian Institute, John Locke Foundation, Law & Liberty, International Liberty, Free the People, Antiwar.com Blog, The Libertarian Alliance, Tenth Amendment Center, C4SIF.org, Main Feed, Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute, Mises Institute, Liberty International (New), Libertarian Party of North Carolina Latest News, The Advocates for Self-Government.
No, Trump Isn't 'Paying' Iran $24 Billion To End the War
There’s a lot of confusion about sanctions relief and the U.S.-Iranian deal on the table. Hawks are exploiting it to sabotage the peace.
Reason.com
Jun 17, 2026 - reason.com
The Trump Administration Seriously Considered Unilaterally Suspending the Writ of Habeas Corpus
The proposal was nixed only after White House Staff Secretary Will Scharf explained why it was legally dubious.
Reason.com
Jun 17, 2026 - reason.com
Carded Before Sexting?
The U.K. says tech companies have three months to stop minors from sending or receiving nude images—and universal identity checks for phone users may be the only way forward.
Reason.com
Jun 17, 2026 - reason.com
Some Links
TweetEric Boehm breaks down the meaning of the Trump administration’s proposed use of tariffs to combat what it calls “structural excess capacity.” A slice: Every year, there are many more airplanes m...
Cafe Hayek
Jun 17, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Texas Landowners Face a Difficult Decision: Allow Border Wall or Lose Right to Property
Recent reporting from The Texas Tribune details shocking accounts of government overreach against landowners along the southern border.
Reason.com
Jun 17, 2026 - reason.com
Turn to Europe
Plus: MAID contagion, nationalization of AI, Genesis verses for the Giants, and more...
Reason.com
Jun 17, 2026 - reason.com
Tulsi Gabbard's Not-So-Shocking Revelation of U.S.-Funded Veterinary Biolabs in Ukraine
Trump's director of national intelligence revives a Russian disinformation campaign on her way out.
Reason.com
Jun 17, 2026 - reason.com
Is Europe Finally Taking Responsibility for Its Own Defense?
The annual G7 summit comes at a pivotal time in U.S.-European relations, as the continent grapples with an American foreign policy that demands greater European autonomy.
Reason.com
Jun 17, 2026 - reason.com
Bipartisan JAWBONE Act Targets Government Censorship Threats
Government agencies would have to report communications and could be sued for bullying.
Reason.com
Jun 17, 2026 - reason.com
Pennsylvania S. Ct. Finds Pattern of "Lack of Candor" in Philadelphia D.A. Krasner's Filings Urging Reversal of Murder Convictions
It therefore concludes (exercising its supervisory power over Pennsylvania state court proceedings) that the state Attorney General's office must be given a chance to intervene in all such proceedings...
Reason.com
Jun 17, 2026 - reason.com
Can Trust Exist Between the United States and Iran?
One of the biggest obstacles to peace negotiations with Iran is history. Three quarters of a century of experience with the United States has taught Iran caution, starting with the 1953 betrayal that ...
The Libertarian Institute
Jun 17, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
FBI raids left-wing group with dubious voter registration actions
M.D. Kittle writes for the Federalist about a law enforcement action promoting election integrity. Democrats are decrying last week’s FBI raid on the headquarters of an Ohio “voting rights” group as a...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 17, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Progressive Dogma Is Fueling Academic Dishonesty
Nigel Biggar’s newest book exposes the ideological rot undermining higher education in the West.
Law & Liberty
Jun 17, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Shrexting: Free Speech or Criminal Harassment?, on Free Speech Unmuted
Jane and I discuss whether sending a sexually explicit image of Shrek to a politician can constitute criminal harassment.
Reason.com
Jun 17, 2026 - reason.com
Dissecting Democrats’ attack on billionaires
John Puri writes for National Review Online about a current obsession among leading national Democrats. Democrats have coalesced around a target to pile onto this election cycle: billionaires — plus t...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 17, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Can Employer Fire You for Self-Defense on the Job?
Sometimes no, holds the Colorado Supreme Court.
Reason.com
Jun 17, 2026 - reason.com
How the FDA Created a Peptide Black Market
Because the agency has banned most peptides, products from overseas labs dominate the market. How does that protect Americans?
Reason.com
Jun 17, 2026 - reason.com
A New Bipartisan Bill Promises Innovation and Choice. It Will Deliver Neither.
The recently reintroduced American Innovation and Choice Online Act is a departure from America’s current antitrust regime, not an improvement.
Reason.com
Jun 17, 2026 - reason.com
Freedom 250 event doesn’t hide Trump’s problems
Jeffrey Blehar writes for National Review Online about last weekend’s White House spectacle. This week we’re headed on down to that million-dollar bash, performing from inside a hastily erected Octago...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 17, 2026 - johnlocke.org
A Nordic Nightmare for AOC
In 2015, I wrote a column entitled “A Nordic Nightmare for Bernie Sanders.” Today, let’s do something similar, but this time I’ll explain why economic data from northernmost Europe is bad news for Ale...
International Liberty
Jun 17, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
A Bloody Mess on Our Hands
Nature is not Bacon's prisoner whose secrets we can get by torture.
Law & Liberty
Jun 17, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Hey Grok, Turn My Senator Into Superman
Thanks to the forward-thinking of an aide, Mike Rogers went from heavyset papa to bulging bruiser, all in one tweet. The post Hey Grok, Turn My Senator Into Superman appeared first on Free the People...
Free the People
Jun 17, 2026 - freethepeople.org
What 1976 Got Right About America
Matt Welch discusses the forgotten reality of the bicentennial, the cultural impact of Roots, and why America doesn't need a single national story.
Reason.com
Jun 17, 2026 - reason.com
Israeli Desperation Leading to Enormous Sums for Lobbying, Media Manipulation
Things aren’t going so well these days for Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu. While his partner President Trump is working actively to end the war with Iran by inking a memorandum of understanding to halt t...
Antiwar.com Blog
Jun 17, 2026 - antiwar.com
Today’s protests have disturbing level of violence
Editors at the Washington Free Beacon assess a disturbing trend within today’s American political protests. The indictments brought in the Eastern District of Michigan last week against eight 20-somet...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 17, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Quotation of the Day…
Tweet… is from page 418 of Frank W. Fetter’s September 1933 American Economic Review paper on the Smoot-Hawley tariff – a paper titled “Congressional Tariff Theory“: With nearly every member of both H...
Cafe Hayek
Jun 17, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Tax the Rich, Free the Middle Class
There is a question that ought always to be asked whenever anyone proposes a new tax. Before we discuss rates, thresholds, exemptions, enforcement mechanisms, or projected revenues, we should ask a si...
The Libertarian Alliance
Jun 17, 2026 - libertarianism.uk
Today in Supreme Court History: June 17, 1963
6/17/1963: Sherbert v. Verner is decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: June 17, 1963 appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Jun 17, 2026 - reason.com
‘Slash the Pentagon Act’ Would Cap Trump’s Military Budget To Fund Healthcare, Education, and More
Democratic US Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts took aim Monday at President Donald Trump’s illegal war of choice on Iran and request for a record $1.5 trillion in total military-related spending author...
Antiwar.com Blog
Jun 17, 2026 - antiwar.com
They’re not Grievances. They’re STOLEN Power
Declaration of Independence: That long list of charges against the king aren’t mere “grievances.” That word isn’t even in the text. They Founders didn't secede and fight a long, bloody war over mere c...
Tenth Amendment Center
Jun 17, 2026 - blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com
Feds don’t know if government is paying people on ‘do not pay’ list
Nicole Silverio writes for the Daily Caller about bad news for federal government accountability. A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the government cannot tell if it...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 17, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Who owns the law?: Copyright, Statutes, Cases, and the Public Edicts Doctrine
From Duke University Libraries blog. Related Utah legislative summary materials 17 U.S.C. § 105, “Copyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government.” ...
C4SIF.org
Jun 17, 2026 - c4sif.org
Trump and the Peace: America Has Found Its Churchill
I have been given a purported copy of the Memorandum of Understanding that the Americans will sign this week in Geneva to end their war with Iran. I cannot assure you that it is genuine: we must all w...
The Libertarian Alliance
Jun 17, 2026 - libertarianism.uk
Tinfoil Hats in the White House
Stephen Knott discusses conspiracy theories from America's founding to present day on this episode of the Law & Liberty Podcast.
Law & Liberty
Jun 16, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Even an AI-Sparked Economic Miracle Will Not Save the Federal Budget
Congress cannot sit by and hope for AI to fix the deficit.
Reason.com
Jun 16, 2026 - reason.com
Pick Your YIMBY
The D.C. mayoral race offers two leading candidates who are saying a lot of the right things about housing supply.
Reason.com
Jun 16, 2026 - reason.com
Trump Sees World Cup Visitors as a Threat, But America Sees a Chance for Hospitality
Plus: How the UFC and MMA went from outsiders to the sporting and political establishment—to the point where they’re being used for “diplomacy.”
Reason.com
Jun 16, 2026 - reason.com
Trump, Scalia, and the Unitary Executive
How a four-decade-old dissent may now help the president fire independent federal agency heads at will
Reason.com
Jun 16, 2026 - reason.com
Sports Fans Don't Complain Their Championship-Winning Team Employs Too Many Immigrants
Critics of high-skilled immigration should take note.
Reason.com
Jun 16, 2026 - reason.com
Did Everyone Lose?
Plus: Anthropic drama, Biden delusion, and more...
Reason.com
Jun 16, 2026 - reason.com
Airbnb takes dubious political stances
Peter Hasson writes for the Washington Free Beacon about disappointing political choices from a major American company. Home rental giant Airbnb is silent after its chief legal officer, former Biden W...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 16, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Police Kill 1-Year-Old Boy by Shooting Into Car of Suspected Shoplifters
The suspects—his mother and aunt—were accused of shoplifting diapers from Walmart.
Reason.com
Jun 16, 2026 - reason.com
Trump's Ceasefire Definition Sounds Wrong. History Sadly Suggests Otherwise.
The history of ceasefires is plagued by continued violence, ranging from "moderate shooting" to full-scale offensives.
Reason.com
Jun 16, 2026 - reason.com
Radio Free Europe, the Cold War ‘Weapon’ Congress Still Funds
“Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty were critically important weapons in the free world’s competition with Soviet totalitarianism—and without them the Soviet bloc might even have not disintegrated.” ...
The Libertarian Institute
Jun 16, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
The Trump Administration Wants More Tariffs To Combat 'Structural Excess Capacity.' Here's What That Means.
When businesses in other countries produce more goods than their domestic markets can use, is that a conspiracy against America? Of course not.
Reason.com
Jun 16, 2026 - reason.com
1776 All-Stars: Why George Mason Is Extremely Underrated
I'm not saying that just because I teach at the university named after him.
Reason.com
Jun 16, 2026 - reason.com
Judge Ross Recuses From Election Interference Case
"[P]erceived support of Willis's position on election integrity could cause an objective observer to significantly doubt the undersigned's impartiality in this case"
Reason.com
Jun 16, 2026 - reason.com
Circumstances suggest deficit reduction could be on the way
Michael Strain ponders whether the normal democratic process can lead to a reduction in federal deficits. In Washington, analysts and politicians alike seem increasingly resigned to the idea that the...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 16, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Media outlets show selective outrage over White House stunts
Brianna Lyman of the Federalist places the latest White House controversy in context. For weeks the propaganda press has been clutching their pearls about President Donald Trump’s decision to host a U...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 16, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Turning the Clock Back
Richard Weaver understood that the best defense of tradition also requires a defense of liberty.
Law & Liberty
Jun 16, 2026 - lawliberty.org
The Economic Burden of Protectionism, Part IV
As documented in Part I, Part II, and Part III of this series, Trump’s protectionism has been a massive “own goal” against the American economy. Today, let’s add to evidence against his big tax increa...
International Liberty
Jun 16, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
The Coroner "Kept Several Skulls as Trophies from the Deceased He Examined"
A very short excerpt from yesterday's Seventh Circuit opinion in Betts v. Boone County, written by Chief Judge Michael Brennan… The post The Coroner "Kept Several Skulls as Trophies from the Deceased ...
Reason.com
Jun 16, 2026 - reason.com
Robocalls Are Annoying. Eroding Privacy Is Not the Right Way To Stop Them.
A proposed FCC rule would require Americans to share more personal information with phone service providers. Bye, bye burner phones?
Reason.com
Jun 16, 2026 - reason.com
Court Rejects Sealing of Summary-Judgment-Related Filings in Trump Media Libel Suit Against Washington Post
"Highlighting the absurdity of the sealing requests, one of the exhibits TMTG seeks to seal is the Post’s 2023 article, which was widely disseminated to the public when it was published and has been o...
Reason.com
Jun 16, 2026 - reason.com
‘Profound Moral and Legal Failure’: Israeli Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya
Defenders of Palestine, human rights, and the rule of law denounced the Israeli Supreme Court’s rejection Tuesday of an appeal from Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the Gaza hospital director imprisoned by Isra...
Antiwar.com Blog
Jun 16, 2026 - antiwar.com
Democrats Coy About Possible Trump Impeachment as Midterms Loom
There’s a large and very vocal faction on the left who will settle for nothing less than retribution for all the perceived wrongs the Trump administration
Main Feed
Jun 16, 2026 - libertynation.com
"Needless Cost Increases" from "Both Counsels' Choices to Follow the Path of Most Resistance"
From Judge April Perry (N.D. Ill.) today in Doe v. Thomas. Some context: Plaintiff's motion for a protective order [51]… The post "Needless Cost Increases" from "Both Counsels' Choices to Follow the P...
Reason.com
Jun 16, 2026 - reason.com
Disbarred Lawyer Can't Pseudonymously Challenge Her Disbarment
From the Tenth Circuit today in Roe v. Colo. Jud. Dep't, decided by Judge Richard Federico and Judges Scott Matheson… The post Disbarred Lawyer Can't Pseudonymously Challenge Her Disbarment appeared f...
Reason.com
Jun 16, 2026 - reason.com
Lawyers' Bar Journal Article Discussing Their AI-Hallucination Errors Doesn't Entirely Satisfy Judge, but …
the judge declines to issue sanctions, in part because “their expressions of repentance are made in good faith.”
Reason.com
Jun 16, 2026 - reason.com
A Colorado Town Will Pay $675,000 To Settle a Lawsuit After a Police Officer Shot a Family's Dog
The family's attorney says it's the largest settlement for a dog shooting case in Colorado history.
Reason.com
Jun 16, 2026 - reason.com
'Unmasking, Naming, and Shaming': This Academic Freedom Group Is Pushing for Campus Censorship
Public records obtained by City Journal show the Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom has taken a bizarrely censorial approach to its mission.
Reason.com
Jun 16, 2026 - reason.com
Birthright Citizenship, the Common Law, and the 39th Congress
A new paper with Ben Keener on the original meaning of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
Reason.com
Jun 16, 2026 - reason.com
Brickbat: Keeping a List
Zack Polanski, leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, has signed a letter calling on the British government… The post Brickbat: Keeping a List appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Jun 16, 2026 - reason.com
Sanders Says ‘We Must’ Strip Section on US-Israeli Military Integration From Pentagon Budget
US Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday urged congressional lawmakers to strike a highly controversial provision from next year’s military spending authorization bill that is aimed at deepening integration o...
Antiwar.com Blog
Jun 16, 2026 - antiwar.com
The house doesn’t always win: Why prediction markets aren’t gambling
“If it talks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it must be a duck.” That phrase is not reserved for ducks. It is often invoked about prediction markets, where some view them as akin to gambling. Pred...
Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Jun 16, 2026 - cei.org
Bionic Mosquito: Intellectual Property Brouhaha (2013) (IP as contract; Kinsella v. Wenzel)
Just came across this old post from bionic mosquito (whose name is apparently Jonathan Goodwin, according to Danny Ajamian;1 I am not really sure) about IP and my then-upcoming debate with Werewolf We...
C4SIF.org
Jun 16, 2026 - c4sif.org
Today in Supreme Court History: June 16, 1960
6/16/1960: The 23rd Amendment is submitted to the states. The post Today in Supreme Court History: June 16, 1960 appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Jun 16, 2026 - reason.com
Farm Worker Killings Shed Light on Migrant Abuse in Italy
The abject cruelty of harnessing migrants as cheap labor is currently on horrid display in Italy.
Main Feed
Jun 16, 2026 - libertynation.com
Raising Interest Rates Does Not Counter Inflation
When inflation surges, the first thing on the government's agenda is for the Federal Reserve to try to force up interest rates. However, as Frank Shostak writes, that might not be the best strategy.
Mises Institute
Jun 16, 2026 - mises.org
ActBlue probe highlights Democrats’ election hypocrisy
Editors at the New York Post highlight bad news for Democrats who complain about fair elections. Last week exposed the utter hypocrisy of Democrats who scream about “free and fair elections” and deman...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 16, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Social Security insolvency creeps closer to reality
Editors at National Review Online explore the future of major American entitlement programs. Politicians in both parties have behaved as if old-age entitlement programs are infinitely sustainable and ...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 16, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Liberty Chit-Chat in Mahendranagar: Exploring Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic Freedom
The Language of Liberty Institute hosted a Liberty Chit-Chat in Mahendranagar, where 17 young Nepalis explored entrepreneurship and economic freedom. The post Liberty Chit-Chat in Mahendranagar: Explo...
Liberty International (New)
Jun 16, 2026 - liberty-intl.org
Bonus Quotation of the Day…
Tweet… is from page 70 of Douglas Irwin’s vital 2017 history of U.S. trade policy, Clashing Over Commerce; Doug here is writing of the United States very soon after the Constitution was ratified: Most...
Cafe Hayek
Jun 16, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Troubling Election Law Changes Buried in a Broader Reform Package
At a time when Unaffiliated voters represent the largest and fastest growing voting bloc in North Carolina, politicians in the NC legislature are proposing new obstacles for independent voters.A North...
Libertarian Party of North Carolina Latest News
Jun 16, 2026 - lpnc.org
The Tradition of Spontaneous Order
Language, law, markets, and social norms often emerge without central design. The idea of spontaneous order helps explain why.
The Advocates for Self-Government
Jun 15, 2026 - theadvocates.org
Bernie Sanders Is Wrong About Trillionaires
Plus: the Supreme Court's biggest pending decisions, renewed court-packing debates, and the economic fallout from the Iran war
Reason.com
Jun 15, 2026 - reason.com
Cash Limits Are One Step Closer to Digital Currency
As Europe limits cash transactions and prepares for a digital euro, concerns are growing over privacy, autonomy, and financial surveillance.
The Advocates for Self-Government
Jun 15, 2026 - theadvocates.org
Britain Wants To Ban Teens From Social Media. The Evidence Suggests It Won't Work.
Britain is following Australia into a policy that has already struggled to keep children off social media, while forcing adults through intrusive age checks.
Reason.com
Jun 15, 2026 - reason.com
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