Libertarian Reporting for 2026-07-01

Updated on June 30, 2026 at 7:08:36 PM GMT

Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 100 articles from 13 sites. We chose these from 1946 articles found on 36 sites.


Today's featured sites are:
Reason.com, Law & Liberty, LewRockwell, The Libertarian Institute, Cafe Hayek, John Locke Foundation, Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute, Americans for Limited Government, Libertarian Party, Main Feed, International Liberty, The Advocates for Self-Government, Antiwar.com Blog.

Article Keywords: administration, communist, conservative, crime, crisis, defense, economy, election, hollywood, immigration, invasion, judiciary, maga, migrant, migration, propaganda, protest, protest, republican, rule of law

My Family Fled Socialism. Then I Voted for Bernie Sanders.

An immigrant's journey to the radical left and back


Reason.com
Jun 30, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: chinese, conservative, crime, economy, election, gaza, immigration, kings, lawyer, migration, national security, observer, prison, riot, rule of law, trade, trump

The King in the North

Mayor Andy Burnham will have a different set of challenges than the lawyer, Keir Starmer, did.


Law & Liberty
Jun 30, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: administration, conflict, crime, enforcement, executive order, illegal migrant, immigration, law enforcement, maga, migrant, migrants, migration, supreme court, trade, trump

Supreme Court Rules Against Trump in the Birthright Citizenship Case

The 6-3 decision is right, and a contrary ruling would have had horrific effects.


Reason.com
Jun 30, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: border, conflict, congress, conservative, disarmament, iran, maga, mamdani, mamdani::2, nuclear, republican, tps, trump, voter id

Iran's Intransigence

Plus: Rent freeze, conservatism, breadwinners by gender, and more...


Reason.com
Jun 30, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  vance , conflict, crime, crisis, debt, economy, escalation, iran, maga, national security, nuclear, observer, riot, tps, trump

How Russia Can Defeat Ukraine and NATO

How Iran Defeated America Prof. John Mearsheimer of the University of Chicago ranks as one of our most distinguished political scientists. As early as the beginning of May he already declared that Pre...


LewRockwell
Jun 30, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords:  canad, administration, border, communist, congress, constitution, crisis, enforcement, federal judge, feds, kings, maga, republican, senate

How I Busted the Ruby Ridge Coverup

On this day in 1995, I helped shatter the coverup of federal killings at Ruby Ridge, Idaho. For millions of Americans, those brazen killings epitomized how the U.S. government had become a deadly peri...


The Libertarian Institute
Jun 30, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: biden, congress, conservative, economy, election, federal reserve, immigration, migration, scott bessent, supreme court, tariff, trade, trump, white house

Some Links

TweetGMU Econ alum Julia Cartwright, writing in the Washington Post, explains that the bill Congress passed to fix the alleged problem — which is currently waiting for President Donald Trump’s signatu...


Cafe Hayek
Jun 30, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Article Keywords: administration, conflict, congress, constitution, debt, defense, escalation, foreign policy, inflation, iran, national security, senate, spending bill

The NDAA Proposed Merger of the U.S. and Israeli Military Is Strategically Unwise and Inherently Unconstitutional

This article is Part 2 in a three part series on the proposed merger of U.S and Israeli intelligence, military and biotechnology. Read Part 1 here Prior to the American Revolution being fought on batt...


LewRockwell
Jun 30, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords:  canad, conflict, congress, conservative, constitution, maga, migrant, protest, protest, republican, riot, rule of law, trade

What Made Them Patriots

Brad Birzer talks about his new book and the Declaration of Independence ahead of its 250th birthday on the Law & Liberty Podcast.


Law & Liberty
Jun 30, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: chinese, constitution, executive order, immigration, maga, migrant, migrants, migration, republican, senate, supreme court, trump

Supreme Court Affirms Original Meaning of Birthright Citizenship, Strikes Down Trump's Executive Order

Understanding Trump v. Barbara.


Reason.com
Jun 30, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: asylum, asylum seekers, border, constitution, federal judge, immigration, migration, scotus, scotus::2, supreme court, trump

Thomas, Alito chide ‘rogue’ judges in recent opinions

Shawn Fleetwood writes for the Federalist about two Supreme Court justices who are sending messages to federal judges. The phenomenon of rogue judges ignoring the Constitution and the Supreme Court in...


John Locke Foundation
Jun 30, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords:  vance , border, conflict, crime, economy, escalation, iran, midterms, nuclear, observer, trump

Russia Hearing the European Clamour for War, Announces It Is Ready

Russia has now made the strategic decision in response to prepare for war in Europe. The de-escalation framework that unfolded in the U.S.-Iran Lucerne talks largely stayed true to the original Irania...


LewRockwell
Jun 30, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords:  vance , congress, constitution, defense, foreign policy, iran, nuclear, observer, republican, trump

Are There Really Iran-US Peace Talks?

No week goes by in Washington without another display of Trumpism, i.e. the expressed desire by the president to turn our constitutional republic into an expression of Trump-world that honors and glor...


LewRockwell
Jun 30, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: censoring, election, first amendment, foreign policy, maga, republican, senate, surveillance, white house

Democrats' First 'Project 2029' Proposal: More Government Control Over Social Media

Semafor reported on Project 2029’s "Kids Over Clicks" proposal, which outlines Democrats' plans to regulate social media and AI companies.


Reason.com
Jun 30, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: climate, conflict, defense, fossil fuels, iran, protest, protest, trump, white house

Addicted to War?

[Today, with this latest war, war, war piece of mine, let me recommend a book by retired Air Force Lt. Col. and once upon a time TomDispatch regular Bill Astore, American Militarism on Steroids: The M...


LewRockwell
Jun 30, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: congress, conservative, constitution, enforcement, maga, supreme court, trade, trump

Gorsuch Warns About Executive Overreach While Expanding Trump's Power

The Supreme Court extended presidential control over federal agencies. What could go wrong?


Reason.com
Jun 30, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, china, crisis, defense, election, national security, trade, trump

Is Taiwan’s President Playing with Political Fire?

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te (William Lai) appears to be missing signs from multiple sources that he lacks both international and domestic support for pursuing a more assertive policy regarding th...


The Libertarian Institute
Jun 30, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: administration, border, china, chinese, economy, trade, trump, white house

Beijing Is Helping Secure Trump’s Goal of Reducing So-called ‘U.S. Trade Deficits with China’

TweetI sent this letter to the Washington Post nine days ago; it was not published there. Editor: You’re correct that Beijing’s move “to lock as much money, technology and talent as possible inside it...


Cafe Hayek
Jun 30, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Article Keywords: crisis, debt, economy, election, federal reserve, republican, trump

The Fiat Money Maestro

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan passed away last week at the age of 100. Greenspan chaired the Fed from 1987 through 2006. Despite being a lifelong Republican, Greenspan refused to lowe...


LewRockwell
Jun 30, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: border, crime, election, first amendment, iran, migrant, riot

Time Out for Americans To Celebrate Not Their Independence but Their Captivity

This is the week Americans celebrate their independence, a false celebration as Americans are no longer independent, about which more will be said below.  The week leading into the Fourth of July in m...


LewRockwell
Jun 30, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: congress, economy, jobs, living wage, minimum wage, tariff, trade

A $25 minimum wage cannot legislate away the high cost of living

Affordability is the political buzzword for 2026. Last week, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) announced plans to introduce the Living Wage for All Act, which would raise the federal minimum wage to $25 per ho...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Jun 30, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: congress, constitution, illegal aliens, republican, senate, supreme court, trump

Catastrophic Supreme Court Ruling: Anchor Babies Away!

June 30, 2026, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. Barbara: “The Supreme Court...


Americans for Limited Government
Jun 30, 2026 - getliberty.org
Article Keywords: congress, election, mamdani, mamdani::2, midterms, primaries

Mamdani believes democratic socialists can win anywhere

Julia Cherner writes for ABC News about a disturbing prediction from New York City’s mayor. After the candidates he backed swept their Democratic congressional primaries, New York City Mayor Zohran Ma...


John Locke Foundation
Jun 30, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: administration, biden, foreign policy, migrant, migrants, migration, trump

Biden envoy pushed LGBTQ issues in all foreign policy

Adam Kredo writes for the Washington Free Beacon about a disturbing revelation involving the Biden administration. The Biden administration’s special envoy for “LGBTQI+ Persons,” gender activist Jessi...


John Locke Foundation
Jun 30, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: congress, constitution, defense, election, gop, republican, tps

The GOP Can’t Win on Ideas — So They’re Suing Our Candidates Off the Ballot

Fellow Libertarians, If you’re a Libertarian candidate in America right now, the Republican Party doesn’t want to debate you. They want to sue you. When Republicans know they can’t win on ideas, they ...


Libertarian Party
Jun 30, 2026 - lp.org
Article Keywords: constitution, defense, maga, republican, taxes, trade

Archives: July 2026

Excerpts from Reason’s bicentennial vaults


Reason.com
Jun 30, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: communist, economy, maga, primaries, republican

Support for Graham Platner Is an Elite Phenomenon

Susan Collins is beating Platner among working-class voters.


Reason.com
Jun 30, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: crisis, defense, jobs, maga, sanctuary

Dead Fathers

Father’s Day, which we recently celebrated, is a dangerous day. It’s dangerous because fatherhood itself is controverted in contemporary society. Consider how The New York Times marked the observance:...


LewRockwell
Jun 30, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: conflict, escalation, observer, rubio, trump

Lavrov vs. Rubio: Who’s Telling the Truth About the ‘Spirit of Anchorage’?

Some understanding was clearly agreed to at Anchorage even though it wasn’t an “official” one, but Trump reneged on his commitments, so Rubio is playing dumb by denying that any agreement existed. Sec...


LewRockwell
Jun 30, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: kings, maga, supreme court, tps

The World Cup Experience Lives Up to the Hype

Plus: How sportsbooks moved online and changed sports betting forever.


Reason.com
Jun 30, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: scotus, scotus::2, trump

BREAKING: SCOTUS Strikes Down Trump Order on Birthright Citizenship

The court deals Trump a major blow.


Main Feed
Jun 30, 2026 - libertynation.com
Article Keywords: dhs, migrant, migrants, tps

TPS Migrants Must Legalize or Leave – And Nobody’s Happy

DHS Secretary Mullin manages to irritate both the left and the right.


Main Feed
Jun 30, 2026 - libertynation.com
Article Keywords: administration, executive order, tariff, trump

Mid-year 2026: Is Washington actually deregulating?

It’s June 30, mid-year 2026 — almost America’s birthday. In terms of conventional issuance of rules and regulations in the Federal Register, the Trump administration continues to set records for “inac...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Jun 30, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: jobs, living wage, minimum wage, trade

Murphy’s minimum wage bill would stiff waiters and waitresses

Among its other bad features, Sen. Chris Murphy’s (D-CT) proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $25 an hour would also eliminate the subminimum wage for tipped workers. That provision would lik...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Jun 30, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: border, constitution, election, midterms

Soros, son already have pumped $103M into midterms

Gabrielle Fahmy, Rich Calder, and David Spector write for the New York Post about a left-wing billionaire’s involvement in this year’s elections. Billionaire Democratic kingmaker George Soros and his ...


John Locke Foundation
Jun 30, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: conflict, iran, nuclear

Russia Has Red Lines & Nuclear Weapons

On 25 June 2026, I was on the”Deep Dive” with Lt. Col. (ret.) Danny Davis. We talked at some length about events in Iran, where the US and Iran are once again engaged in tit-for-tat attacks. One might...


LewRockwell
Jun 30, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: debt, economy, foreign policy

The US Economy In a Nutshell: Privatize the Gains, Socialize the Costs

Correspondent Simons Chase insightfully summarized this dynamic: Privatize the Gains, Socialize the Costs. In my post Five Dynamics That Make Sense of an Increasingly Chaotic World, #3 is the distribu...


LewRockwell
Jun 30, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: apartheid, crime, trump

64 Arguments Against Democratic Socialism

Watch on X Odysee Internet Archive Rumble Spotify Hyper-individualism Universality He Who Pays the Piper, Calls the Tune Welfare State Turns Humans From Assets to Liabilities Against Me Trump Test Zer...


The Libertarian Institute
Jun 30, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: scotus, scotus::2

States Win in Trans Athlete Case at SCOTUS- READ IN FULL

Read the ruling in full here.


Main Feed
Jun 30, 2026 - libertynation.com
Article Keywords: election, supreme court, trump

Supreme Court Stumps Trump on Mail-In Ballots

Counting votes after Election Day is the new normal.


Main Feed
Jun 30, 2026 - libertynation.com
Article Keywords: administration, economy, nuclear

What kept North Carolina cool during a recent heat emergency

The forecast in North Carolina for June 11–12, 2026, called for extreme heat. A heat advisory was issued for most of the state. WNCN reported that in Raleigh on June 12, the high was “103 degrees with...


John Locke Foundation
Jun 30, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: debt, fiscal, taxes

Spending Restraint Beats Tax Increases, Even According to the IMF

Since it frequently advocates for tax increases, I’m not a huge fan of the International Monetary Fund. Indeed, I had a former intern with artistic talent create a cartoon mocking the IMF (along with ...


International Liberty
Jun 30, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Article Keywords:  ice , maga

No One Owns the Word Meat

Government shouldn't let incumbents monopolize language.


Reason.com
Jun 30, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: maga, supreme court

NPR Announces, and Retracts, Alito Retirement Story

There needs to be more of an explanation what happened.


Reason.com
Jun 30, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: maga, supreme court

Today in Supreme Court History: June 30, 2014

6/30/2014: Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores is decided.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: June 30, 2014 appeared first on Reason.com.


Reason.com
Jun 30, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: border, trade

It’s time for another ‘Great Relearning’

Marian Tupy writes for National Review Online about the need to revisit some fundamental political facts. The novelist Tom Wolfe gave us the phrase in a 1987 essay about the hippies of Haight-Ashbury,...


John Locke Foundation
Jun 30, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: conservative, defense

The Center Can Hold

Modernity is more than mere anarchy.


Law & Liberty
Jun 30, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords:  vance , administration, biden, border, border security, conflict, congress, crime, debt, defense, economy, election, gop, immigration, inflation, iran, jobs, maga, migration, newsom, newsom::2, primaries, propaganda, republican, riot, senate, tariff, taxes, trump, tulsi, young voter

Marjorie Taylor Greene: 'You're Not Being Represented!'

Marjorie Taylor Greene discusses the future of the Republican Party, the resurgence of democratic socialism, and why the political establishment always wins


Reason.com
Jun 29, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  vance , administration, biden, conservative, constitution, defense, economy, enforcement, executive order, hollywood, kings, law enforcement, maga, mamdani, mamdani::2, migrant, migrants, prison, protest, protest, republican, riot, rule of law, supreme court, tariff, taxes, trade, trump

The American Revolution Isn't Over

Washington’s troops won the ground war, but today's left and right are waging war on the ideals of the Revolution.


Reason.com
Jun 29, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, conflict, constitution, crisis, debt, defense, election, enforcement, fiscal, immigration, migrant, migrants, migration, murderer, observer, protest, protest, riot, rule of law

America’s Promise and Achievement

When I first arrived in the United States, I loved an idealized image of the country. Today, I love a more complicated reality.


Law & Liberty
Jun 29, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: administration, assault weapons ban, constitution, department of homeland security, election, enforcement, feds, illegal aliens, immigration, kristi noem, law enforcement, maga, migrant, migration, republican, sanctuary, second amendment, trump

Local Officials Vow To Shield the Public from Virginia's Authoritarian New Gun Laws

A new chapter in the never-ending battle between centralized power and local control.


Reason.com
Jun 29, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  ice , administration, congress, constitution, crime, enforcement, first amendment, immigration, law enforcement, maga, migration, prison, protest, protest, trump

ICE Warns Syracuse Poll Worker To Delete a Political Instagram Post

Federal law can punish true threats, and doxing intended to facilitate violence. But this woman simply named a government agent, which is not a crime.


Reason.com
Jun 29, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: biden, congress, constitution, crime, election, federal judge, invasion, lawyer, migrant, prison, proof of citizenship, trump

Biden Judge Rules Privacy Rights of Illegals More Important Than Honest Elections

Yesterday I wrote about how immigrant-invader federal judge Sparkle Sooknanan from Trinidad and Tobago, a Biden last-minute DEA appointment, blocked President Trump from using the federal database to ...


LewRockwell
Jun 29, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: conflict, congress, escalation, hollywood, iran, kings, maga, mamdani, mamdani::2, trump

Is Socialism Going Mainstream?

Plus: the DSA's policy agenda, Trump's chaotic Iran strategy, and America's 250th birthday


Reason.com
Jun 29, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: congress, conservative, constitution, economy, federal reserve, inflation, maga, second amendment, supreme court, trade, trump

Can the Supreme Court Slaughter Slaughter Without Cooking Cook?

Tensions between today's two major presidential removal power decisions.


Reason.com
Jun 29, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, congress, federal reserve, maga, scotus, scotus::2, supreme court, trade, trump

Can the President Fire Anyone He Wants? Yes, Unless the Target Is Part of the Federal Reserve.

In a pair of decisions on Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that presidents have full authority to fire heads of executive branch agencies—but that the Fed is different.


Reason.com
Jun 29, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: border, conflict, crisis, disarmament, enforcement, escalation, invasion, iran, migration, observer

New Clash Over Strait Passage – Lebanon’s Capitulation Ignites New Civil War

In the last days there were two developments in Lebanon and Iran that will likely cause the war to reignite into a much larger conflagration. Iran insists on having control over the Strait of Hormuz. ...


LewRockwell
Jun 29, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, china, chinese, congress, defense, escalation, iran, national security, propaganda, trump

Pentagon Claims It’s Already Testing ‘Golden Dome’, Now Projected at $1.2 Trillion

The “Golden Dome” is effectively obsolete long before it ever materializes and becomes operational. The Trump administration describes hypersonic missiles as “the most catastrophic threat facing the U...


LewRockwell
Jun 29, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: congress, conservative, constitution, defense, election, foreign policy, kings, supreme court, trade, trump

The 250th Anniversary Of…What, Exactly?

In a few days, Americans will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. There will be fireworks, concerts, speeches, and millions of backyard barbecues. But what precisely ar...


The Libertarian Institute
Jun 29, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: administration, climate, climate crisis, conflict, crisis, economy, fossil fuels, global warming, maga, propaganda

RCP8.5: Climate establishment officially retires extreme scenario (Part II)

Part I can be found here. Victim of its own success? Perhaps to save face or even boast of being right all along, some climate researchers claim RCP8.5 started out plausible but then motivated policym...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Jun 29, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: congress, conservative, constitution, crisis, debt, election, fiscal, inflation, republican, trade

The Fiscally Conservative Revolution

The first published history of the American Revolution made the case for fiscal prudence as a pillar of self-government.


Law & Liberty
Jun 29, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: administration, communist, congress, feds, iran, maga, supreme court, trump, white house

Dire Strait

Plus: A federal flip-flop on AI innovation, the beauty of America as seen through World Cup tourists' eyes, and more...


Reason.com
Jun 29, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: biden, congress, constitution, scotus, scotus::2, supreme court, trade, trump

With apologies to The Who, agencies just met the new boss, not the same as the old boss

The Supreme Court overruling Humphrey’s Executor restores an important constitutional principle: those who exercise executive power are not protected from at-will removal and should ultimately be acco...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Jun 29, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: conflict, crime, debt, defense, inflation, kings, prison, surveillance, trade

A Day in the Life of Alex in AnCapville

Could everyday life function without government? Follow one ordinary citizen through a stateless society built on contracts, markets, insurance, and voluntary cooperation.


The Advocates for Self-Government
Jun 29, 2026 - theadvocates.org
Article Keywords: congress, constitution, enforcement, federal reserve, maga, supreme court, trump, white house

Can Trump v. Slaughter be Used to Challenge the Continued Legality of Executive Agencies Congress Intended to be Independent?

If the laws requiring such agencies to be independent are unconstitutional, it may be that very existence of those agencies is also now illegal.


Reason.com
Jun 29, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: federal reserve, maga, scotus, scotus::2, supreme court, trade, trump

Chief Justice Roberts (Likely) Ordered The Release Of Cook 30 Minutes Before He Announced It

Slaughter and Cook were bundled together, as the Chief (likely) instructed.


Reason.com
Jun 29, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: congress, constitution, enforcement, federal reserve, maga, supreme court, trade, trump

Supreme Court Ends Agency "Independence," Save for the Federal Reserve

As expected, the Supreme Court overturns Humphrey's Executor, but reaffirms the independence of the Federal Reserve.


Reason.com
Jun 29, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, conflict, crime, crisis, economy, iran, nuclear, trump

Assessing a Memorandum That Never Should Have Been Necessary

Going into the illegal war against Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump had four key goals: regime change, ending Iran’s nuclear program, eradicating Iran’s missile program, and cutting Iran off from its...


The Libertarian Institute
Jun 29, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: constitution, enforcement, first amendment, law enforcement, lawyer, maga, supreme court

In Big Win for Fourth Amendment Advocates, the Supreme Court Says 'Geofence Warrants' Count as a 'Search'

Understanding Chatrie v. United States.


Reason.com
Jun 29, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, debt, jobs, kings, maga, supreme court, taxes

The Mob Used To Run Sports Betting. Now DraftKings and FanDuel Do.

How sports betting moved online and started a debate about its benefits and negatives.


Reason.com
Jun 29, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: constitution, crime, defense, first amendment, lawyer, maga, supreme court

Should the Clergy-Penitent Privilege Be Abolished in Child Sexual Abuse Cases?

My new law review article defends long-standing principles: The privilege is not only constitutionally required, but it also helps to protect abuse victims by bringing sexual abuse to light.


Reason.com
Jun 29, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: constitution, crime, first amendment, maga, supreme court, surveillance

In Chatrie, Neil Gorsuch Reiterates His Critique of 2 Dubious Fourth Amendment Doctrines

The justice argues that the "reasonable expectation of privacy" test and the third-party doctrine are indefensible in theory and unworkable in practice.


Reason.com
Jun 29, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: climate, crisis, fossil fuels, invasion, maga, nuclear

I Survived Europe's Heat Wave Without AC—No Thanks to Regulation

European countries are stubbornly refusing to adapt to warming weather, with deadly results.


Reason.com
Jun 29, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conflict, conservative, constitution, convictions, maga, prison

"Employees Actually Do Not Have the Right to Believe That LGBTQ Rights Are 'Immoral'"

The Ninth Circuit allows a religious discrimination claim against Alaska Airlines to go forward, based on its firing of Christian flight attendants who objected on a company-run intranet to the compan...


Reason.com
Jun 29, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: border, china, climate, communist, economy, nuclear

Europe’s Boiling Frogs

We all know the myth – to boil frogs, slowly increase the temperature so they won’t realize it until it’s too late to jump out of the pot and save themselves. This summer, it appears the frogs are sta...


LewRockwell
Jun 29, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords:  canad, administration, china, chinese, conflict, trade

China Poised To Overtake the US in AI Development

A recent international survey has highlighted shifting global perceptions of the race for leadership in artificial intelligence. According to the AI Global 2026 study by the British consultancy Public...


LewRockwell
Jun 29, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, biden, china, conflict, executive order, trump

Avoiding quantum computing mistakes

Chris Miller and Joshua Zoffer write in the Economist about the Trump administration’s approach to an important technological issue. The Trump administration has deployed industrial-investment policie...


John Locke Foundation
Jun 29, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: congress, conservative, gaza, maga, supreme court

Coffee Shops and Political Combat

A controversy in Brooklyn


Reason.com
Jun 29, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: debt, economy, inflation, national security, trade

The Quiet Machine

“The difficulty lies not in the new ideas, but in escaping the old ones.” — John Maynard Keynes If you have a 401(k), buy gas, or wonder why your grocery and utility bills keep rising, look no further...


LewRockwell
Jun 29, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords:  canad, conflict, defense, economy, nuclear

The Day the Lights Never Came Back

“Seventy percent of power transformers are 25 years or older, 60% of circuit breakers are 30 years or older, and 70% of transmission lines are 25 years or older.” — ASCE 2025 Infrastructure Report Car...


LewRockwell
Jun 29, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: apartheid, crime, defense, gaza, iran

Should the State of Israel Be Defascistized?

We are becoming aware, often belatedly, of the crimes committed by the Benjamin Netanyahu government against civilians in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and Iran. No other government in the world considers the...


LewRockwell
Jun 29, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: conflict, crisis, federal judge, maga

Court Will Hear Parental Rights Case Related to Minors Seeking "Gender-Affirming Treatment"

The Question Presented from the petition, which the Court just granted: The "interest of parents in the care, custody, and… The post Court Will Hear Parental Rights Case Related to Minors Seeking "Gen...


Reason.com
Jun 29, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: congress, iran, protest, protest

Ron Paul on The Most Unpopular War in History

On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: It’s official: the US war against Iran is now the most unpopular major war in US history. Support for the war started underwater in February and only went downhill ...


Antiwar.com Blog
Jun 29, 2026 - antiwar.com
Article Keywords: conflict, defense, iran, trump

Defense Minister Says Israel Ready to Return to War with Iran ‘Tomorrow’

Defense Minister Israel Katz said Tel Aviv would conduct a large attack on Iran if Tehran fired a missile at Israel. Iran has attacked Israel over Israeli ceasefire violations in Lebanon.  “If Iran fi...


The Libertarian Institute
Jun 29, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: climate, crisis, economy, global warming

RCP8.5: Climate establishment officially retires extreme scenario (Part I)

Thanks to the scholarship, courage, and perseverance of a handful of independent researchers, notably Roger Pielke, Jr., Justin Ritchie, and Hadi Dowlatabadi, the UN-centric climate science establishm...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Jun 29, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: congress, election, republican, supreme court

Election Month Ruling By Supreme Court Regrettable

June 29, 2026, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Watson v. Republican National Commit...


Americans for Limited Government
Jun 29, 2026 - getliberty.org
Article Keywords: china, iran, nuclear, surveillance

The battle between heartland and ‘rimland’

Hal Brands and Michael Beckley write in Foreign Affairs about important geopolitical shifts. At first glance, today’s strategic map seems familiar. A bloc of land-based powers, clustered around the ce...


John Locke Foundation
Jun 29, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: constitution, first amendment, maga

Still Just Two Votes (No Evidence of More) for Overruling "Actual Malice" Test in Defamation Cases

From today's dissent from the denial of certiorari in Dershowitz v. CNN, Inc., written by Justice Thomas, joined by Justice… The post Still Just Two Votes (No Evidence of More) for Overruling "Actual ...


Reason.com
Jun 29, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: iran, trump, white house

Trump Sends Kushner, Witkoff to Qatar for Talks with Iran

President Donald Trump said that he was sending his son-in-law Jared Kushner and envoy Steve Witkoff to Qatar for discussions with Iran. The President claimed the talks were coming at Tehran’s request...


The Libertarian Institute
Jun 29, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: climate, jobs, taxes

One in Four Employers Consider Leaving Washington State

As Washington becomes a more difficult place to build and grow, entrepreneurs are choosing friendlier environments, raising important questions about economic freedom and long-term prosperity.


The Advocates for Self-Government
Jun 29, 2026 - theadvocates.org
Article Keywords: conservative, maga

Recap of Today's Opinions and Predictions For The Final Four Cases

My predictions from last Thursday panned out well. The Chief Justice wrote the majority opinion in both Cook and Slaughter. There… The post Recap of Today's Opinions and Predictions For The Final Four...


Reason.com
Jun 29, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: defense, maga

Christian Flight Attendants' Religious Discrimination Case Against Union Can Go Forward

As I noted this morning, on Wednesday the Ninth Circuit allowed a religious discrimination claim against Alaska Airlines to go… The post Christian Flight Attendants' Religious Discrimination Case Agai...


Reason.com
Jun 29, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: maga, trump

Follow-On Libel Case Stemming from President Trump's 2023 N.Y. Civil Fraud Trial Thrown Out

From Friday's opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Fredin v. Klasfeld (the opinion doesn't… The post Follow-On Libel Case Stemming from President Trump's 2023 N.Y. Civil Fra...


Reason.com
Jun 29, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: maga, supreme court

Today in Supreme Court History: June 29, 1992

6/29/1992: Planned Parenthood v. Casey is decided.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: June 29, 1992 appeared first on Reason.com.


Reason.com
Jun 29, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: iran, trump

Donald Trump and the Iran Deal. Fraud and Deception?

Did President Trump really make a deal or rather betray the public at large again – for the umpteenth time? The deliberate confusion on where to sign the “Deal,” first Geneva, Then at President Macron...


LewRockwell
Jun 29, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords:  canad, national security

Attack With AI, Defend With AI: Intel Agencies Warn of Cyber Attacks Within Months

Western intelligence agencies warn that the world’s top artificial intelligence models are becoming so advanced that in a few months they’ll pose serious cybersecurity risks to the United States. “(AI...


LewRockwell
Jun 29, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: border, election

Public comment on proposed voting site rules

The North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBE) has proposed changes to the rules governing voting sites, specifically addressing buffer zones next to voting sites, electioneering zones, and noise t...


John Locke Foundation
Jun 29, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: administration, trump

Assessing the future of ‘legacy’ higher ed

Benjamin Storey and Jenna Silber Storey write in National Affairs about the future of America’s traditional universities. “Legacy higher ed” has become a term of derision on the political right. These...


John Locke Foundation
Jun 29, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: conflict, iran

Poland, Japan, and Iran: A Story of Convergence and Divergence

I’ve written columns about Iran’s awful economic policy. I’ve written columns about Japanese economic challenges. And I’ve written columns about Poland’s recovery from communism. So let’s look at a ch...


International Liberty
Jun 29, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Article Keywords: escalation, gaza, iran, propaganda, republican, rubio

The Kyle Anzalone Show: Will Iran Force the US Out of the Middle East?

Tucker Carlson saying “I’m out” on the Republican Party is not just a headline, it is a stress test for how American voters think about loyalty, war, and who our politics actually serves. I walk throu...


The Libertarian Institute
Jun 28, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org