Libertarian Reporting for 2026-06-21
Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 48 articles from 11 sites. We chose these from 1945 articles found on 36 sites.
Today's featured sites are:
Cafe Hayek, Reason.com, Antiwar.com Blog, Main Feed, The Libertarian Alliance, The Libertarian Institute, John Locke Foundation, Notes On Liberty, International Liberty, Mises Institute, Law & Liberty.
Some Links
TweetPhil Gramm and Mike Solon bust myths about Reagan’s tax cuts. Two slices: No major economic policy in modern American history is as misunderstood or inaccurately portrayed as President Reagan’s 1...
Cafe Hayek
Jun 20, 2026 - cafehayek.com
America Spent a Fortune Shooting Down Cheap Drones. Now the Missile Stores Are Bare.
After burning through interceptors in the Iran war, the U.S. faces a dire math problem: Enemies can build drones faster than America can build missiles.
Reason.com
Jun 20, 2026 - reason.com
A Dinger of Misinformation
TweetHere’s a letter to The American Conservative. Editor: To justify his latest round of tariffs – that is, his latest barrage of punitive taxes on Americans’ purchases of imports – President Trump r...
Cafe Hayek
Jun 20, 2026 - cafehayek.com
The Mayor Who Loves Bodegas Is Building Taxpayer-Funded Competitors
Zohran Mamdani's administration has not studied how New York City's government-backed grocery stores will affect nearby mom-and-pop outlets, which operate on thin profit margins.
Reason.com
Jun 20, 2026 - reason.com
Israel, Lebanon, and the Fragility of the MoU
Flanked by French President Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump triumphantly signed the official U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Wednesday night in Versailles. This move reflects a dramatic s...
Antiwar.com Blog
Jun 20, 2026 - antiwar.com
Today in Supreme Court History: June 20, 1837
6/20/1837: Justice David Josiah Brewer's birthday. The post Today in Supreme Court History: June 20, 1837 appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Jun 20, 2026 - reason.com
All Trump Is Saying Is Give Peace a Chance
The agreement with Iran is not a blank check.
Main Feed
Jun 20, 2026 - libertynation.com
The Fed — The “Mothership of The Globalists” — Has a New High Priest. And What It Means For Your Money
Thorsten Polleit’s The U.S. central bank (the Federal Reserve, or Fed for short) is the most powerful and influential central bank in the world. The Fed issues the U.S. dollar, the world’s reserve cur...
The Libertarian Alliance
Jun 20, 2026 - libertarianism.uk
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
The U.S. and Iran Are Exchanging Nuclear Concessions for Economic Relief. That's Compromise, Not Surrender.
Hawks don’t understand what diplomacy is: Both sides give something up and both sides get something in return.
Reason.com
Jun 19, 2026 - reason.com
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
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Rum, time travel, and inappropriate trophies.
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
Bernie Sanders Proposes AI Tax To Give Everyone $1,000 a Month. His Bill Would Do a Lot More Than That.
The Vermont senator's American A.I. Sovereign Wealth Fund Act would also create an entirely new regulatory regime for the tech industry.
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
The Supervisory Power Of The Supreme Court As A Form Of Virtue Signaling
Only Justice Thomas was willing to look past the difficult consequences of an appellate waiver.
Reason.com
Jun 19, 2026 - reason.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
Major League Baseball Teams Have the Right To Offer Pride Uniforms. Should They?
The league’s conduct is indisputably protected by the First Amendment. But that doesn't make it wise.
Reason.com
Jun 19, 2026 - reason.com
When Justice Professor Merged With Justice Barrett
Hunter presented a weird syncretism between Amy Coney Barrett's scholarship and her jurisprudence.
Reason.com
Jun 19, 2026 - reason.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
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
Why I’m Writing I’m writing to recommend a remarkable discussion between John Mearsheimer (an endowed professor of political science at the University of Chicago) and the influential, religiously cons...
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
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
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
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 ...