Libertarian Reporting for 2026-06-20
Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 77 articles from 14 sites. We chose these from 1946 articles found on 36 sites.
Today's featured sites are:
The Libertarian Institute, Reason.com, John Locke Foundation, Cafe Hayek, Notes On Liberty, International Liberty, The Libertarian Alliance, Mises Institute, Antiwar.com Blog, Main Feed, Law & Liberty, Tom Woods, The Advocates for Self-Government, Free the People.
Supreme Court Ends Federal War on Gun-Owning Potheads
Yesterday, the Supreme Court unanimously struck down a pretext that the feds have used to nullify the constitutional rights of more than fifty million Americans. The Gun Control Act of 1968 prohibited...
The Libertarian Institute
Jun 19, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Fiddlers, Drunkards, Marijuana, and the Second Amendment
The Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Hemani.
Reason.com
Jun 19, 2026 - reason.com
ICE Largely Abandons Plan To Turn Warehouses Into Migrant Detention Facilities
The Department of Homeland Security plans to sell or offload seven warehouses it originally purchased to house migrants.
Reason.com
Jun 19, 2026 - reason.com
Celebrating American Freedom Means Celebrating Juneteenth
June 19 commemorates the day the final 250,000 people held in slavery gained their freedom. It deserves a place in any celebration of American liberty.
Reason.com
Jun 19, 2026 - reason.com
Is Mike Huckabee Putting Personal Faith Above National Duty?
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said in his keynote address to the graduating class of Yeshiva University on May 28, “I want you to know I’m not a Zionist because I’m Jewish.” It’s worth notin...
The Libertarian Institute
Jun 19, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
A Supreme Court Decision Restricting Appeal Waivers Underlines the Injustice of Coercive Plea Bargaining
The Supreme Court ruled that "an agreement not to appeal a sentence is unenforceable when it would result in a miscarriage of justice."
Reason.com
Jun 19, 2026 - reason.com
Bibi Tearing Up the Deal
Plus: Knicks appreciation, justice startup to watch the watchmen, M&Ms go natural, and more...
Reason.com
Jun 19, 2026 - reason.com
The law that Citizenship Clause litigation forgot: the 1872 Oregon Territory citizenship statute
A guest post from Elliott Wainwright.
Reason.com
Jun 19, 2026 - reason.com
Did California's Gubernatorial Race Reveal the Limits of 'Abundance' Politics on the Left?
Matt Mahon tried to chart a reform-minded path, but too often he came across as a mushy moderate in an election that will be determined by partisans.
Reason.com
Jun 19, 2026 - reason.com
Survey: More Americans Are Carrying Concealed Guns
Three in 10 Americans at least occasionally carry a firearm.
Reason.com
Jun 19, 2026 - reason.com
Second Amendment Roundup: Gun Ban for Pot Users Unconstitutional
Supreme Court decides 9-0 that marijuana use per se fails to support firearm prohibition.
Reason.com
Jun 19, 2026 - reason.com
Man Denied N.J. Gun Permit, Largely Based on Mental Health Records + Social Media Posts
"Petitioner's testimony confirmed his 2017 confrontation with his parents, he had authored the Reddit posts, and he had publicly uttered racial slurs and had made statements about raping women."
Reason.com
Jun 19, 2026 - reason.com
Some Senate Republicans won’t back SAVE America Act because of Trump
Ashley Brasfield writes for the Daily Caller about a surprising reason why the SAVE America Act has stalled in Congress. Senate Majority Leader John Thune admitted some Senate Republicans hate Preside...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 19, 2026 - johnlocke.org
American tied to communist China pushing anti-AI efforts
Eliana Johnson writes for the Washington Free Beacon about one American expatriate’s dubious dealings. A Shanghai-based American expatriate who works hand in glove with the Chinese Communist Party is ...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 19, 2026 - johnlocke.org
No Right to Videorecord in Tax Collector's Office
From Patrick v. Pasco County Fla. Tax Collector, decided Tuesday by Judges Kevin Newsom, Andrew Brasher, and Frank Hull: Plaintiff… The post No Right to Videorecord in Tax Collector's Office appeared ...
Reason.com
Jun 19, 2026 - reason.com
Guns, Aliens, Indians, Registration Numbers, and John Jay
From Craghtten v. U.S., decided Wednesday by the Ninth Circuit (Judges Kenneth Lee, Gabriel Sanchez, and Holly Thomas): Isaac Craghtten—a… The post Guns, Aliens, Indians, Registration Numbers, and Joh...
Reason.com
Jun 19, 2026 - reason.com
Multiculturalism now comes into conflict with free speech
Brianna Lyman writes for the Federalist about a conflict between competing principles. For years conservatives warned that multiculturalism and free speech are on a collision course. If a society star...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 19, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Some Links
TweetMy Mercatus Center colleague Jack Salmon exposes “the methodology laundering of minimum wage research.” Two slices: A question economist have been exploring for decades is whether we actually kno...
Cafe Hayek
Jun 19, 2026 - cafehayek.com
AI Agents and the CFAA: Amazon.Com Services v. Perplexity AI
Just a preliminary injunction stage, but an important case to follow.
Reason.com
Jun 19, 2026 - reason.com
Brickbat: Without a Prayer
Daniel Grand, an Orthodox Jewish man living in University Heights, Ohio, has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up… The post Brickbat: Without a Prayer appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Jun 19, 2026 - reason.com
How Greenland’s Independence Could Catalyze Canada’s Balkanization
The Westphalian map of North America is fracturing before our eyes. For over a century now, the establishment has treated our continent’s borders as permanent, sacred lines etched immutably into polar...
Notes On Liberty
Jun 19, 2026 - notesonliberty.com
Economic Freedom Coming to Cuba?
Cuba is an example of true socialism (government control of the means of production) and it is – unsurprisingly – horribly impoverished. Over the years, I’ve shared several multi-decade comparisons of...
International Liberty
Jun 19, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Chief Judge Pryor's Non-Order in the Eleanor Ross Judicial Misconduct Proceedings: Why It Is So Problematic and What Might Be Done About It
A guest post from Professor Arthur Hellman.
Reason.com
Jun 19, 2026 - reason.com
Tarnished Towers and the University Extinction Event
Tarnished Towers: Fixing England’s Broken Higher Education System by Iain Mansfield, Natasha Feldman and Ben Sweetman (Policy Exchange, 2026) Policy Exchange’s Tarnished Towers is one of the most impo...
The Libertarian Alliance
Jun 19, 2026 - libertarianism.uk
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 19, 2026 - mises.org
Iran deal ‘lopsided’ in the enemy’s favor
Editors at National Review Online critique the results of President Donald Trump’s latest negotiation. State Department official John Negroponte made the droll comment after Richard Nixon’s 1972 Chris...
John Locke Foundation
Jun 19, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Quotation of the Day…
Tweet… is from page 86 of Douglas Irwin’s remarkable 2017 history of U.S. trade policy, Clashing Over Commerce: Indeed, [Alexander] Hamilton was skeptical of high protective tariffs because they shelt...
Cafe Hayek
Jun 19, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Wisconsin S. Ct. Strikes Down Race-Based College Aid Program
The decision, in yesterday's Rabiebna v. Higher Ed. Aids Bd., was written by Justice Annette Kingsland Ziegler, and joined by… The post Wisconsin S. Ct. Strikes Down Race-Based College Aid Program app...
Reason.com
Jun 19, 2026 - reason.com
Writings on Juneteenth and its Significance for American Liberty
Compendium of links to my writings relevant the holiday celebrating the abolition of slavery.
Reason.com
Jun 19, 2026 - reason.com
Today in Supreme Court History: June 19, 1992
6/19/1992: New York v. U.S. is decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: June 19, 1992 appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Jun 19, 2026 - reason.com
Ukraine, Russia, and the Danger of Nuclear Attack on Europe
Reprinted with permission from Benjamin Abelow’s Substack. Why I’m Writing I’m writing to recommend a remarkable discussion between John Mearsheimer (an endowed professor of political science at the U...
Antiwar.com Blog
Jun 19, 2026 - antiwar.com
Trump, Congress, and the FISA Fiasco
From the SAVE America Act to the Bill Pulte Push.
Main Feed
Jun 19, 2026 - libertynation.com
Plants, Aliens, and Aristotle
A traditional taxonomy can yield new insights into the natures of living things.
Law & Liberty
Jun 19, 2026 - lawliberty.org
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
Supreme Court Makes It Clear There Is No Drug Exception to the Second Amendment
The unanimous decision upholding the gun rights of cannabis consumers is striking given the Supreme Court's long history of accommodating the war on drugs.
Reason.com
Jun 18, 2026 - reason.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
Plaintiff Can't Litigate Claim That "Security Clearance Process" Was Used "as a Pretextual Weapon to Execute an Ideological Purge"
From Judge Kyle Dudek (M.D. Fla.) today in Reilly v. U.S. Att'y Gen.: This case presents a conflict between individual… The post Plaintiff Can't Litigate Claim That "Security Clearance Process" Was Us...
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
Netanyahu Reaffirms Israel Won’t Withdraw From Lebanon Despite US-Iran MoU
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed that Israel won’t withdraw from southern Lebanon, despite the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding that calls for an end to the conflict.
The Libertarian Institute
Jun 18, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.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
CENTCOM Announces End of US Blockade on Iran
US CENTCOM announced that the Pentagon would lift its blockade on Iranian ports in line with the Memorandum of Understanding signed by President Trump and his Iranian counterpart to end the conflict b...
The Libertarian Institute
Jun 18, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.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
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
Senator Rick Scott Is Anti-American
As if there were no Congressional business awaiting our elected officials’ attention, Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) set his sights on the very document to which he raised his right hand and swore to ...
Antiwar.com Blog
Jun 18, 2026 - antiwar.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
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
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
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
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
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
"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
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
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...