Libertarian Reporting for 2026-06-19
Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 84 articles from 18 sites. We chose these from 1950 articles found on 36 sites.
Today's featured sites are:
Reason.com, Cafe Hayek, The Libertarian Institute, Law & Liberty, Mises Institute, John Locke Foundation, Main Feed, Tom Woods, The Advocates for Self-Government, International Liberty, Free the People, Antiwar.com Blog, The Libertarian Alliance, Tenth Amendment Center, C4SIF.org, Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute, Liberty International (New), Libertarian Party of North Carolina Latest News.
ICE Says It's Moved Detainees Out of 'Alligator Alcatraz' For Hurricane Season
Civil rights and environmentalists vowed to keep fighting in court until the detention camp is torn down and returned to its original state.
Reason.com
Jun 18, 2026 - reason.com
Some Links
TweetWall Street Journal columnist Barton Swaim decries the hubris-swollen belief that government should be given vast powers to determine our economic destiny and, more specifically today, to regulat...
Cafe Hayek
Jun 18, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Supreme Court Rules Government Cannot Bar Marijuana Users From Owning Guns
A notable 9-0 Second Amendment decision that features three concurring opinions, all of which make good points.
Reason.com
Jun 18, 2026 - reason.com
Strategic Ambiguity (If We Must)
In recent years, critics on both sides of the aisle have taken aim at the longstanding policy of strategic ambiguity toward Taiwan. They argue that Washington should abandon ambiguity and embrace “str...
The Libertarian Institute
Jun 18, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
A Slow Thursday At The Court
And a tour around town.
Reason.com
Jun 18, 2026 - reason.com
Who Can't Afford Food?
Plus: Iran deal, J.D. Vance on morality, L.A. hemorrhages population, and more...
Reason.com
Jun 18, 2026 - reason.com
Colorado Gun Owners Sue Over New Law Allowing Warrantless Access to Dealer Records
Law enforcement in Colorado can now inspect the records of any firearms dealer in the state "at all times" without a warrant, probable cause, or limits.
Reason.com
Jun 18, 2026 - reason.com
The Founders Revered the Right to Trial by Jury. Will SCOTUS Now Follow Their Example?
Understanding the stakes in Kian v. Florida
Reason.com
Jun 18, 2026 - reason.com
Trump Has Used Taxpayer Money To Purchase Stakes in Dozens of Companies. Congress Is About to Make It Easier.
Lawmakers should be blocking Trump's corporate socialism, not making it a permanent fixture.
Reason.com
Jun 18, 2026 - reason.com
SCOTUS Says Federal Prosecution of Marijuana-Using Gun Owner Violates the Second Amendment
A landmark win for the right to keep and bear arms in United States v. Hemani.
Reason.com
Jun 18, 2026 - reason.com
Dining with Dalrymple
Theodore Dalrymple's latest book is full of insights, but humility may be its finest characteristic.
Law & Liberty
Jun 18, 2026 - lawliberty.org
GOP "mutiny" against Trump: Pro-Israel warmongers mad at Trump
President Trump's Iran deal has opened an explosive second front in MAGA's civil war, waged by hawkish allies who view U.S. concessions as an existential betrayal of Israel.
Mises Institute
Jun 18, 2026 - mises.org
Media blame conservatives again for left-wing violence
Brianna Lyman writes for the Federalist about another case of legacy media malfeasance. When a burning cross was found at a Chicago park last week, the media and Democrats already apparently knew who ...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 18, 2026 - johnlocke.org
How Serious Is Trump About National Security?
TweetHere’s a letter to a long-time patron of Café Hayek. Mike: Thanks for sending along Kim Ruhl’s argument that national-security considerations require a “rethinking” of – that is, a retreat from –...
Cafe Hayek
Jun 18, 2026 - cafehayek.com
The Tripartite University
A separate division for social activism would at least allow for truth in advertising.
Law & Liberty
Jun 18, 2026 - lawliberty.org
6/15/26 Trita Parsi on the Israeli Panic over Trump’s Peace Deal
Download Audio. Scott interviews Trita Parsi about the deal Trump has apparently made with the Iranians to end the war. They discuss the panic we’re seeing about it from the Israelis and what Trump mu...
The Libertarian Institute
Jun 18, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Cooke proclaims his love for America
Charles Cooke of National Review Online expresses his love for his adopted country. When asked to express what I feel about America, I am reminded of hungry parents at a kids’ birthday party when they...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 18, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Peace deal wouldn’t mean Iranians are our friends
Editors at National Review Online assess America’s relations with one of the worst political actors in the Middle East. In early March, the White House put out a document, posted on the websites of U....
John Locke Foundation
Jun 18, 2026 - johnlocke.org
The Most Interesting Supreme Court Opinion Line-Up You Will See This Year
Leave it to the Rooker-Feldman doctrine to divide the justices in an unusual way.
Reason.com
Jun 18, 2026 - reason.com
Americans Still Believe in the Founding—and Want Schools To Teach Capitalism
A new report found that 82 percent of Americans want the benefits of free markets taught in high school.
Reason.com
Jun 18, 2026 - reason.com
The War on Economic Growth Is a War on the Poor
No poor country has ever achieved decent living standards without first getting richer.
Reason.com
Jun 18, 2026 - reason.com
Libel by "Buddy Comedy"
From yesterday's Complaint in Spatz v. Stewart & TheaterMania (S.D.N.Y.): This is an action for libel per se, and false… The post Libel by "Buddy Comedy" appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Jun 18, 2026 - reason.com
FedSoc Forum: "No Enemies to the Right? Antisemitism and the Big Tent"
Jesse Merriam and I discuss the conservative tent and antisemitism.
Reason.com
Jun 18, 2026 - reason.com
Today in Supreme Court History: June 18, 1787
6/18/1787: Alexander Hamilton introduces his plan to the Constitutional Convention. The post Today in Supreme Court History: June 18, 1787 appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Jun 18, 2026 - reason.com
1776 All-Stars: Why a Pseudonymous Anti-Federalist Is My Favorite Founder
The man known only as "A Farmer" warned against the "sword of government."
Reason.com
Jun 18, 2026 - reason.com
6/12/26 Jason Jones on Life for Christians in the West Bank and Gaza
Download Audio. Scott brings Jason Jones of the Vulnerable Peoples Project back on the show for an update on life for Christians living under the thumb of the IDF and Zionist settlers in the West Bank...
The Libertarian Institute
Jun 18, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
China’s Industrial Policy: Ambition, Inefficiency, and a Cautionary Tale for America
While China’s economy has boomed, many people wrongly associate that success with the Chinese government’s industrial policies. Intervention has created many problems there—just as it has done elsewhe...
Mises Institute
Jun 18, 2026 - mises.org
Quotation of the Day…
Tweet… is from Samuel Gregg’s brilliant July 2024 paper, “A Free, Prosperous and Secure America”: Protectionism … gradually dulls our awareness of our comparative advantages as well as opportunities t...
Cafe Hayek
Jun 18, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Supreme Court Backs Gun Rights for ‘Casual’ Drug Users
The ruling doesn’t completely invalidate the law in question, but it’s one more step in that direction.
Main Feed
Jun 18, 2026 - libertynation.com
Iran War Ends as Trump Signs Controversial Deal
Every thorn has its rose.
Main Feed
Jun 18, 2026 - libertynation.com
The Real Fiscal Culprit Is Spending, Not Taxes
Mises Institute
Jun 18, 2026 - mises.org
Spanberger boosts trans activist after avoiding topic during campaign
Jessica Schwalb of the Washington Free Beacon highlights the latest evidence that Virginia’s governor is no moderate. “Moderate” Virginia governor Abigail Spanberger (D.) tapped a left-wing activist w...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 18, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Ep. 2770 Are You Starting to Wonder About the Civil Rights Movement?
Jeremy Carl, senior fellow at the Claremont Institute, joins us to discuss the state of the civil rights establishment in light of racially motivated juries and the divisions that the… Read More The p...
Tom Woods
Jun 18, 2026 - tomwoods.com
How Worried Should We Be About a Socialist Mayor in D.C.?
In Tuesday's Democratic primary, voters overwhelmingly voted for Janeese Lewis George, a socialist who's promised to resist Donald Trump.
Reason.com
Jun 17, 2026 - reason.com
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
Adam Schiff Wants Federal Tax Credits for Movie and TV Production
Studies repeatedly show the credits aren't worth the cost.
Reason.com
Jun 17, 2026 - reason.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
The Next Great Transformation of Work
From factory machinery to personal computers, new technologies have always changed how people work. AI may be the next chapter in that story.
The Advocates for Self-Government
Jun 17, 2026 - theadvocates.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
Louisiana Cops Threatened To Arrest a Man for Handing Out Religious Leaflets. They Got Qualified Immunity.
Richard Hershey is asking the Supreme Court to overrule a 5th Circuit decision that blocked the lawsuit provoked by that obvious First Amendment violation.
Reason.com
Jun 17, 2026 - reason.com
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
New York City Has a History of Public Bathroom Failures. Will This New Plan Flush Away More Tax Dollars?
Throne Labs won a $4 million contract to bring 17 new bathrooms to New York City.
Reason.com
Jun 17, 2026 - reason.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
"The President is Legally Barred from Waiving Iranian Sanctions as Pledged in the Iran [Memorandum of Understanding]"
So argues Prof. Jack Goldsmith (Harvard) in his Executive Functions post. An excerpt: The United States in the MOU pledges… The post "The President is Legally Barred from Waiving Iranian Sanctions as ...
Reason.com
Jun 17, 2026 - reason.com
Disclosing One's HIV+ Status Isn't Criminal Harassment of Ex
From In re Gregorwicz v. Villa-Kennedy, decided today by Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Veronika Fabian, joined by Presiding Judge… The post Disclosing One's HIV+ Status Isn't Criminal Harassment of E...
Reason.com
Jun 17, 2026 - reason.com
Over 100,000 Kids Have Died Due to Greenpeace Blocking Genetically Enhanced Rice, New Calculation Shows
Anti-technology activists have blocked the adoption of Golden Rice, which is genetically enhanced to produce the vitamin A precursor beta-carotene, for over two decades.
Reason.com
Jun 17, 2026 - reason.com
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
An important step toward housing abundance in North Carolina
North Carolina’s housing affordability crisis is fundamentally a supply problem. Demand continues to grow as people and businesses move to the state, but housing production has struggled to keep pace....
John Locke Foundation
Jun 17, 2026 - johnlocke.org
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
Democracy Also Fails at the Local Level
A dispute over bike lanes in a small town raises a larger question: does local democracy reflect the will of the majority, or the demands of the loudest voices?
The Advocates for Self-Government
Jun 17, 2026 - theadvocates.org
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
We Were Lied into War with Iran | Guest: Joe Kent | Ep 391
It looks like President Trump may finally have reached a peace deal that will put an end to the war in Iran, but that doesn’t change the fact that it’s a war that Joe Kent says never should have start...
Free the People
Jun 17, 2026 - freethepeople.org
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
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
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
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
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
‘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
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
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
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...