Libertarian Reporting for 2026-07-09

Updated on July 8, 2026 at 7:10:37 PM GMT

Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 100 articles from 15 sites. We chose these from 1951 articles found on 36 sites.


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

Article Keywords: administration, asylum, asylum seekers, border, china, chinese, crime, enforcement, executive order, feds, immigration, invasion, jobs, law enforcement, lawyer, maga, migrant, migrants, migration, prison, propaganda, supreme court, surveillance, tps, trafficking, trump

New Homeland Security Task Forces Target Immigrants Over Sex Work

The Trump administration is protecting Americans from an invasion of illicit handjobs.


Reason.com
Jul 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, biden, congress, constitution, defense, disarmament, enforcement, explosive, federal judge, feds, gun rights, maga, second amendment, supreme court, trump, white house

Trump Administration Continues Push for Liberalized Gun Rules

The ATF is reconsidering some of its dumber regulations as the feds sue states with restrictive gun laws.


Reason.com
Jul 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: climate, conflict, congress, election, gaza, immigration, lawyer, migration, protest, protest, republican, riot, supreme court

Anti-Zionism Was Pioneered By Jews

Is it intrinsically antisemitic to call for a new political order between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea — where the State of Israel currently reigns over 7.5 million Jews and 7.5 million ...


LewRockwell
Jul 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: biden, debt, election, federal reserve, inflation, iran, maga, recession, recession, senate, tps, trump

Cuckoo

Plus: Stay-at-home daughters, stealthers for Senate, and more...


Reason.com
Jul 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, congress, crisis, debt, defense, election, fiscal, inflation, migration, recession, recession, taxes

US Debt Exceeds 100% of GDP for the First Time Since World War II

The United States has crossed a milestone that Washington has spent decades pretending would never arrive. Federal debt held by the public has now exceeded 100% of GDP for the first time since the aft...


LewRockwell
Jul 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords:  ice , conflict, congress, constitution, gun violence, jobs, migrant, migrants, minimum wage, nuclear, tariff, trump

Some Links

TweetReflecting on World Cup visitors’ amazement at American affluence, Rick Reilly rightly renews his pride in being American – pride, that is, in the American people acting privately, not politicall...


Cafe Hayek
Jul 8, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Article Keywords: administration, china, economy, executive order, inflation, iran, maga, riot, tariff, trump, white house

Trump Tries To Take Credit for a Walmart July 4 Grocery Sale

He understands economics about as well as he understands the limits of presidential power.


Reason.com
Jul 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: congress, economy, fiscal, jobs, kings, maga, republican, tax the rich, taxes, trade

Warren's Plan To 'Fix' Social Security Would Be Largest Tax Increase in Over 40 Years

Her plan is being pitched as a tax on the wealthy, but half the burden would fall on businesses. That would have dire consequences for the economy.


Reason.com
Jul 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: china, crisis, defense, escalation, invasion, iran, national security, nuclear, tariff, trump

The US War on Iran Continues

The US continues to playact diplomacy with Iran regarding the latest “memorandum of understanding” (MOU) signed, then immediately violated by the US, renegotiated, and supposedly agreed upon again — u...


LewRockwell
Jul 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, congress, constitution, defense, gun rights, maga, second amendment, supreme court, trump

Supreme Court Begins Answering Lingering Questions About Constitutional Constraints on Gun Control

After upholding the Second Amendment rights of drug users and carry permit holders, the justices will address the constitutionality of "assault weapon" bans.


Reason.com
Jul 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: congress, constitution, defense, election, enforcement, federal judge, republican, senate, voting rights

Consolidating Federal Power under the Civil Rights Act 1957

In January 2025, a lawsuit was filed by the NAACP against the Governor of Alabama and members of the University of Alabama Board of Trustees, seeking to injunct state legislation banning diversity, eq...


LewRockwell
Jul 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: anti-american, communist, constitution, mamdani, mamdani::2, riot, taxes, trump

Supporting Trump’s call to crush communism

Brianna Lyman writes for the Federalist about President Donald Trump’s July 4 message to Americans. President Donald Trump delivered a historic speech commemorating America’s 250th birthday at Mount R...


John Locke Foundation
Jul 8, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: constitution, crime, federal judge, first amendment, invasion, maga, supreme court, surveillance

The Supreme Court's 'Reasonable Expectation of Privacy' Test Defies Expectations

Neil Gorsuch proposes an alternative to a Fourth Amendment standard that has proven to be an unreliable safeguard against government snooping.


Reason.com
Jul 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  canad, conflict, debt, defense, iran, propaganda, trump, white house

One Word Spoils the NATO Jamboree… Konstantinovka

The NATO instigators are tasting bitter fruit as they gather in Ankara. The NATO summit taking place in Turkey this week was already looking fraught with simmering tensions between Trump and Europe. N...


LewRockwell
Jul 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: congress, constitution, gun rights, maga, supreme court, trump

Can the Supreme Court Still Restrain Executive Power?

Clark Neily discusses the Supreme Court, executive authority, and why federal prosecutors wield too much power.


Reason.com
Jul 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: economy, jobs, maga, mamdani, mamdani::2

America 250: Our Great Challenge

I wonder if Mayor Mamdani and his aides and staffers realize that his July 2, 2026 speech tells us everything we need to know about the clueless bubble he and his DSA friends inhabit. He rails against...


LewRockwell
Jul 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, economic justice, mamdani, mamdani::2, trade

Mamdani team ‘scrambles’ to ease concerns about government supermarkets

Lisa Fickenscher writes for the New York Post about the city’s mayor trying to sell an unpopular socialist idea. The Mamdani administration is scrambling to ease concerns about its plans to open gover...


John Locke Foundation
Jul 8, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: administration, biden, constitution, executive order, federal judge, trump

Audit finds major oversight problems in government minority business program

Aaron Sibarium writes for the Washington Free Beacon about a disturbing new federal government audit. An Inspector General audit of the Minority Business Development Agency’s flagship program found th...


John Locke Foundation
Jul 8, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: conflict, conservative, explosive, invasion, iran, nuclear

The Seeing Stones of Modern Warfare

Would J. R. R. Tolkien be pleased to see new military technology named in honor of Middle-earth?


Law & Liberty
Jul 8, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: congress, conservative, debt, fiscal, republican, taxes

The Case for (and the Need for) Long-Overdue Spending Restraint in the United Kingdom

It’s depressing to be a libertarian in the United States. Democrats are embracing more statism and Republicans are embracing more statism. I imagine libertarians in the United Kingdom are equally unha...


International Liberty
Jul 8, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Article Keywords: crisis, economy, election, maga, observer

"AI Is the Democratic Party's Next Villain"

"We analyze roughly 280,000 candidate fundraising emails to trace the rise of anti-billionaire populism in the Democratic party and see how it is slowly merging with a new kind of anti-AI populism."


Reason.com
Jul 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: china, conflict, crisis, economy, national security

How the Global Economy Became the World’s Most Dangerous Battlefield

Editor’s Note The twenty-first century has introduced a form of confrontation that rarely appears on television screens, is seldom announced through diplomatic declarations, and almost never begins wi...


LewRockwell
Jul 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: constitution, crisis, foreign policy, iran, lawyer

The Kyle Anzalone Show: As the American Empire Collapses, Can We Salvage a Republic?

The Fourth of July is supposed to feel like a reset, but it hits differently when people look around and see a country that can fund anything abroad while families cut back at home. We start with a vi...


The Libertarian Institute
Jul 8, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: economy, kings, nuclear, tps, trade

Report shines the light on energy poverty in North Carolina

A new report from the John Locke Foundation’s Center for Food, Power, and Life gauges the extent of energy poverty in North Carolina and proposes several recommendations to return the state’s policy f...


John Locke Foundation
Jul 8, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: administration, crisis, tariff, trade, trump

Hamilton Was No Trumpian

TweetIn the print edition of tomorrow’s Wall Street Journal, Phil Gramm and I defend Alexander Hamilton against the uninformed charge that he would support Trump’s tariffs. Two slices: Since Hamilton ...


Cafe Hayek
Jul 8, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Article Keywords: constitution, first amendment, maga, supreme court

Plaintiffs Alleges "Harassment by Posting of … News Accounts … Referenc[ing His] Ongoing Litigation … [with] His Ex-Wife"

A court refuses to order defendant to stop such posting.


Reason.com
Jul 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: crisis, maga, protest, protest

Arguing Like St. Thomas Aquinas

Last week was a tough one for Catholics. No matter where one stands regarding the Society of St. Pius X, announcements of excommunications and schisms don’t exactly foster interior peace. Emotions are...


LewRockwell
Jul 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: mamdani, mamdani::2, primaries

The Commies Are Coming! The Israel Factor Behind the New Red Scare

In June, a slew of progressive Democrats won primaries in some cases upending incumbents with long careers in Washington. Following in the footsteps Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral victory in New York City i...


Antiwar.com Blog
Jul 8, 2026 - antiwar.com
Article Keywords: defense, federal reserve, inflation, trade

The Economic Morality of Rotisserie Chicken

I am far from your typical, mainstream economist. Rather than focus on the broad aggregates that the state publishes in an effort to convince us that things are “just fine,” I choose to observe econom...


The Libertarian Institute
Jul 8, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: doj, election, trump

Trump DOJ Puts Election Officials on Notice…

—– Click here: The Gateway Pundit   The post Trump DOJ Puts Election Officials on Notice… appeared first on LewRockwell.


LewRockwell
Jul 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: constitution, iran, trump

RIP Tom Blanton, Antiwar Artist

One of America’s most talented antiwar artists and political satirists passed away last week. Tom Blanton did one of the best daily roundups of government oppression and outrages stories on the Intern...


The Libertarian Institute
Jul 8, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: election, propaganda, riot

The Art of Remembering

If we love our freedom and want to keep it, the first thing we must do is remember.


Law & Liberty
Jul 8, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: maga, supreme court

Today in Supreme Court History: July 8, 1941

7/8/1941: Justice James Byrnes takes oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 8, 1941 appeared first on Reason.com.


Reason.com
Jul 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: iran, trump

Trump Says US-Iran Ceasefire Is Over, Will ‘Give A Little Warning: Going To Hit Them Hard Tonight’

—– Click Here: Zero   The post Trump Says US-Iran Ceasefire Is Over, Will ‘Give A Little Warning: Going To Hit Them Hard Tonight’ appeared first on LewRockwell.


LewRockwell
Jul 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: protest, protest

Cardinal, Bishops Support Expanding Latin Mass Access After SSPX Consecrations

Since the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) consecrated four bishops without a papal mandate and the subsequent decree of excommunication by the Holy See, some Catholic bishops and a cardinal have said t...


LewRockwell
Jul 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: congress, trump

Congress to Stitch Together US & Israel’s Military Into a Genocidal Monster. Will Trump Stop It?

Comments open on YouTube The post Congress to Stitch Together US & Israel’s Military Into a Genocidal Monster. Will Trump Stop It? appeared first on LewRockwell.


LewRockwell
Jul 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: defense, indictment

When Truth Cannot Be Said, Justice Cannot Exist

The failure of Big Pharma-controlled medicine to acknowledge vaccines as causes of death and the power of money over medicine have led to a dilemma.  What happens if your vaccinated baby dies and you ...


LewRockwell
Jul 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: foreign policy, trade

Chapter 3: Liberal Foreign Policy

Liberalism applied to world affairs: national self-determination, free trade and freedom of movement as the foundations of peace, and critiques of nationalism, imperialism, and colonialism.


Mises Institute
Jul 8, 2026 - mises.org
Article Keywords: republican, senate

Dissecting current reaction to Democrat Platner

Jeffrey Blehar writes for National Review Online about Democrats’ rush to distance themselves from Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner. So now after Independence Day, just in time for final calls to...


John Locke Foundation
Jul 8, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords:  ice , conservative, constitution, crime, department of homeland security, enforcement, first amendment, immigration, law enforcement, maga, migrant, migrants, migration, protest, protest, supreme court

FIRE Files Lawsuit Against ICE Violations of the First Amendment

ICE is a menace to freedom of speech, as well as other civil liberties.


Reason.com
Jul 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: climate, congress, crisis, economy, enforcement, executive order, law enforcement, maga, newsom, newsom::2, prison, republican, riot, supreme court, trump

Europe, A.C., and the Housing Exception to America's Economic Success Story

Plus: L.A. criminally charges contractors offering to build an ADU in the Palisades, South Carolina streamlines squatter removal, and a Florida city uses eminent domain to thwart state housing law.


Reason.com
Jul 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, border, china, conflict, enforcement, foreign policy, gaza, iran, lawyer, maga, mamdani, mamdani::2, observer, prison, trump

Trump's World Cup Intervention Shows His Sore Loser Philosophy

In sports as in foreign policy, he treats cheating as a virtue. And it doesn’t even work.


Reason.com
Jul 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, border, communist, conflict, conservative, constitution, election, enforcement, maga, republican, rubio, senate, supreme court, trump

Democrats' Maine Problem

Plus: NYC's construction boom, how the DSA was hijacked by communists, and more...


Reason.com
Jul 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  ice , administration, constitution, department of homeland security, dhs, enforcement, first amendment, immigration, maga, migration, supreme court, surveillance, trump

He Compared ICE's Chief to a Nazi, so ICE Tracked Him Down on Vacation With His Daughter

A new lawsuit accuses the Trump administration of violating the First Amendment rights of its critics by issuing warning notices to them.


Reason.com
Jul 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  canad, economy, foreign policy, gop, immigration, maga, migrant, migrants, migration, republican, senate, trade, trump

The U.S. Could Eventually Win a Men's World Cup—With Enough Immigration and Capitalism

Plus: Should Folarin Balogun have been allowed to play? The simple fix for red card suspensions.


Reason.com
Jul 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, biden, conservative, constitution, debt, gop, gun rights, maga, republican, supreme court, tariff, trump, turning point

The Roberts Court vs. the Trump Court

Why Trump lost big in the Supreme Court cases he cared the most about


Reason.com
Jul 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  ice , asylum, congress, detainees, enforcement, immigration, maga, migrant, migrants, migration, trump

Afghan Special Forces Veteran Died in ICE Custody After Officers Denied Him an Inhaler

The death certificate blames an adverse drug reaction and meth. His family calls that impossible.


Reason.com
Jul 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: china, congress, election, foreign policy, gop, iran, maga, republican, senate, trump, white house

Mitch McConnell's Absence Sparks Thomas Massie Senate Speculation

Rumors surrounding McConnell’s health are putting new attention on one of the GOP’s most unconventional lawmakers.


Reason.com
Jul 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  vance , china, constitution, crisis, disarmament, election, iran, nuclear, rubio, trump, white house

MoU Stacked in Holding Pattern as U.S. Pivots to Plan ‘B’

With Hormuz still squeezed and White House factions at war, who’s really playing whom? Plan ‘A’ was to topple the Islamic Republic which was seen as nothing more than a fragile house of cards. That co...


LewRockwell
Jul 7, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: border, conflict, crime, crisis, economy, escalation, iran, nuclear, observer, propaganda, riot

Would a Billion People Watch the “High-Tech Duel” That Decided the Ukraine War?

According to the Gemini AI, the most streamed event in history was the November 15, 2024 professional boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson, which attracted an estimated global audience of jus...


LewRockwell
Jul 7, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: congress, conservative, constitution, defense, economy, enforcement, maga, republican, riot, rule of law, trade

The Harmony of the American Founding

Hans Eicholz joins the Law & Liberty Podcast to discuss the second edition of his book, Harmonizing Sentiments, and the Declaration.


Law & Liberty
Jul 7, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: apartheid, congress, economy, gop, immigration, iran, jobs, migration, primaries, republican

Republican primary voters retain strong support for Israel

Eliana Johnson writes for the Washington Free Beacon about interesting poll results. Anti-Israel radicals are ascendant in the Democratic Party, but Republican primary voters remain deeply supportive ...


John Locke Foundation
Jul 7, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: administration, biden, conservative, election, elon musk, immigration, lawyer, migration, surveillance

Billionaire Welfare Queens and Their Sycophants

We’ve all seen the memes: “You do not earn a billion dollars. You steal it. Nobody works a billion times harder than a nurse, a teacher or a farmer. That wealth comes from underpaying the people who a...


The Libertarian Institute
Jul 7, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: communist, congress, economy, foreign policy, gaza, iran, nuclear, propaganda, trump

The Kyle Anzalone Show guest Jim Webb: Commies or Trump? Who Is a Threat to the American Dream

Calling everything “communism” might win a news cycle, but it doesn’t explain why so many Americans feel the ladder to a stable life is disappearing. Kyle sits down with Jim Webb to sort propaganda fr...


The Libertarian Institute
Jul 7, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: administration, border, communist, conflict, defense, escalation, explosive, global order, nuclear

My Realist Journey, Part 3: Strategy After Hiroshima (State of Doom).

As I updated and expanded my States of Mind series in the 2000s and 2010s, I found the need for a fourth, then a fifth, then a sixth, and finally a seventh volume to complete my treatise. What became ...


Notes On Liberty
Jul 7, 2026 - notesonliberty.com
Article Keywords: administration, constitution, election, federal judge, first amendment, judiciary, maga, supreme court

Eleventh Circuit Panel Strikes Down (by 2-1 Vote) Florida University Professor Speech Restrictions

The restrictions appeared in the law that Gov. Ron DeSantis promoted as the "Stop W.O.K.E. Act."


Reason.com
Jul 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: crime, defense, kings, maga, prison, supreme court, trade

The Man Who Invented Online Sports Betting—and Went to Prison for It

The father of the World Sports Exchange tells his story.


Reason.com
Jul 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  ice , border, crime, federal judge, migrant, of color, racial equity

There Will Not Always Be an England

White liberals have been working for many decades teaching that all white ethnics are racists.  They have been as successful in teaching white people to see themselves as racists as they have been in ...


LewRockwell
Jul 7, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, constitution, enforcement, first amendment, maga, supreme court

$150K Settlement as to Community College "Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility" Requirements for Teaching

The Institute for Free Speech, which represented Bakersfield College Prof. Daymon Johnson, reports: Johnson has secured a settlement that makes… The post $150K Settlement as to Community College "Dive...


Reason.com
Jul 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conservative, constitution, election, maga, prison, trump

Nigel Farage Resigns His Parliamentary Seat—and Is Standing for Election Again

The Reform U.K. leader wants to reframe questions over his undeclared gifts as a “people vs. the establishment” fight. But a fresh mandate from Clacton won’t answer whether he followed parliamentary r...


Reason.com
Jul 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: enforcement, first amendment, maga, protest, protest, surveillance

Lawsuit by Khymani James ("Be Grateful That I'm Not Just Going Out and Murdering Zionists") Against Columbia Dismissed

As to James' discrimination claim, "James, who was on disciplinary probation leading up to the suspension, admits that Columbia suspended students involved in the encampment and fails to identify anot...


Reason.com
Jul 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, biden, gas price, iran, maga, trump

How Both Biden and Trump Helped Kill Spirit Airlines

No single factor is wholly responsible for the low-cost airline's failure, but the government certainly didn't help.


Reason.com
Jul 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conflict, invasion, migrant, migrants, sanctuary, surveillance

Home Invasion: Fenced off, Priced Out, Digitised and Occupied

Traditionally considered a space of rest, intimacy and autonomy, the ‘home’ has been integrated into the market by capitalism and digital technology, becoming an object of surveillance and manipulatio...


LewRockwell
Jul 7, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: china, congress, economy, maga, trade, trump

If America Has Been Abused by Foreigners Through Trade, Why Are Foreign Visitors to America Gobsmacked by American Prosperity?

TweetHere’s another note to a regular correspondent who, in his words, knows “for sure President Donald Trump is right about trade.” Mr. McKinney: Thanks for passing along U.S. Trade Representative Ja...


Cafe Hayek
Jul 7, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Article Keywords: conflict, crisis, election, escalation, invasion

The Kyle Anzalone Show guest Scott Horton: How Evil Is the American Empire?

Putin says Russia is in a “challenging period,” but the more revealing question is what comes next when a war stops feeling like a crisis and starts running on autopilot. We unpack why Russia can look...


The Libertarian Institute
Jul 7, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: administration, congress, defense, trump, white house

Trump Says US Will Lift Sanctions on Turkey

President Donald Trump told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that he would lift sanctions. In 2020, Trump imposed sanctions on Turkey because Ankara agreed to buy an advanced Russian missile def...


The Libertarian Institute
Jul 7, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: biden, defense, invasion, iran, trump

Zelensky Renews Demand for NATO Membership

President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed his argument for Ukraine to join the North Atlantic alliance.  “I have a question for you. Do you really believe it? Do you really believe it would be right to lea...


The Libertarian Institute
Jul 7, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: conflict, foreign policy, gaza, iran, tps

7/3/26 Kyle Anzalone on Where Things Actually Stand in the Middle East

Download Audio. Scott brings Kyle Anzalone on the show to run through where things stand with the fighting in Lebanon, the talks between the US and Iran, the flare-up between the Houthis and the Saudi...


The Libertarian Institute
Jul 7, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: administration, kings, nuclear, trump, white house

The Rulemakers: Which federal agencies dominate Trump’s 2026 Agenda?

Over the Independence Day holiday, the Trump administration released its 2026Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions (Agenda), which we first examined in this...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Jul 7, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: conflict, crisis, defense, economy, trade

Why Does the Earth Need More Fences to Stay Green?

Walk down any residential street and you will notice a curious, common pattern. A homeowner’s private garden is often a well-tended space filled with blooming flowers and vibrant life. In contrast, th...


Blog - Students For Liberty
Jul 7, 2026 - studentsforliberty.org
Article Keywords: constitution, crime, lawyer, supreme court, surveillance

Chatrie and the Long and Winding Road to Privacy

A Supreme Court ruling on cell phone location data may signal a deeper shift in how courts define privacy under the Fourth Amendment.


Law & Liberty
Jul 7, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: economy, fiscal, jobs, rule of law, trade

Norway Is a Rich, Market-Oriented Country, but it’s Not a Role Model

Other than the recently-imposed (and awful) wealth tax, I don’t think of Norway as a nation with terrible policy. Yes, it it is a high-tax welfare state (like other Nordic nations). But all of those c...


International Liberty
Jul 7, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Article Keywords: constitution, first amendment, maga, observer

"Addiction to Constitutionally Protected Activity: Speech, Press, and Religion

This new article of mine has just been published by the Emory Law Journal. Here's the Abstract; readers might recall that… The post "Addiction to Constitutionally Protected Activity: Speech, Press, an...


Reason.com
Jul 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: defense, iran, propaganda, riot

The Myth Of A Turning Tide In Ukraine

The Ukrainian Armed Forces were in trouble. Russian assaults and Ukrainian desertions had left a weakened force with an unsolvable manpower shortage. Weapons were running out, and America’s war on Ira...


The Libertarian Institute
Jul 7, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: congress, executive order, trump, white house

Wind, solar meet taxpayers’ ‘breaking point’

David Manney writes for PJMedia.com about an inconvenient truth for wind and solar energy advocates. A family paying the electric bill doesn’t care how noble a subsidy sounds in Washington. They care ...


John Locke Foundation
Jul 7, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: constitution, maga, republican

The American Revolution Was Fought With Muskets and Ink

As John Adams said, the war was both an effect and a consequence of a revolution in the minds of the people.


Reason.com
Jul 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: crime, election, maga

Requesting Absentee Ballots with Fictitious Names = Crime, Even if Ballots Are to Be Sent to Legislator for "Whistleblowing"

From State v. Zapata, decided May 12, by Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge Sara Geenen, joined by Chief Judge Joseph… The post Requesting Absentee Ballots with Fictitious Names = Crime, Even if Ballots...


Reason.com
Jul 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: chinese, jobs, maga

Brickbat: Leave the Driving to Us

German politicians are promising to block Volkswagen's plan to cut about 100,000 jobs and close four factories in Germany. The… The post Brickbat: Leave the Driving to Us appeared first on Reason.com....


Reason.com
Jul 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: border, migrant, migrants

Illegal Immigrants Caused Major Spike in Housing Prices: Fed Economists

Open borders have consequences.


Main Feed
Jul 7, 2026 - libertynation.com
Article Keywords: congress, elon musk, rule of law

‘Envious leftists’ pose greater threat than a trillionaire

Nathanael Blake writes for the Federalist about the left’s costly antagonism toward the wealthy. The billionaires are not the problem, and neither is the trillionaire — but Democrats disagree. There a...


John Locke Foundation
Jul 7, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: maga, supreme court

Today in Supreme Court History: July 7, 1893

7/7/1893: Justice Samuel Blatchford dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 7, 1893 appeared first on Reason.com.


Reason.com
Jul 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: constitution, economy

Birth Tourism Has Economic Benefits?

That’s what a Cato adjunct scholar claims. Birthright citizenship, which certainly includes birth tourism anchor babies, is, according to Michelangelo Landgrave, not only “enshrined in the United Stat...


LewRockwell
Jul 7, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: crisis, unemployment

How the Great Depression Forged the Modern World

History has seldom unfolded with the theatrical violence that popular imagination so readily associates with catastrophe. Civilizations have more often succumbed not beneath the thunder of artillery o...


LewRockwell
Jul 7, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: apartheid, propaganda

Manipulators Do Not Use Language the Same Way Normal People Do

The world would be a much better place if everyone understood that manipulators do not use language the same way normal people do. Normal people use language to communicate and connect, while manipula...


LewRockwell
Jul 7, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: conflict, iran

Three Tankers in the Strait of Hormuz Hit By Drones

Three ships attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz were hit by drones, causing some damage to the vessels.  Iranian state media reported that one tanker traveling near the Omani coast was hit afte...


The Libertarian Institute
Jul 7, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: foreign policy, tps

7/3/26 Michael Boldin on How the American Revolution Has Been Betrayed

Download Audio. Scott interviews Michael Boldin of the Tenth Amendment Center about his new book about how the efforts and accomplishments of the American revolutionaries have been betrayed, bringing ...


The Libertarian Institute
Jul 7, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: conservative, taxes

How permitting is a hidden tax on housing

Imagine being a housing developer so entangled in permits, legal challenges, and environmental reviews that it takes five decades to have a housing project approved. That is what happened at the Saddl...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Jul 7, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: administration, appeals court, constitution, crime, defense, doj, enforcement, law enforcement, maga, second amendment, supreme court, trade, trump

The DOJ Challenges Virginia's 'Assault Firearm' Law and California's Glock Ban

Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon argues that both laws are unconstitutional because they prohibit arms in common use for lawful purposes.


Reason.com
Jul 6, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  canad, china, congress, crime, defense, economy, enforcement, federal reserve, protest, protest, surveillance, trade

The Currency They Are Building Has an Off Switch. Here Is What You Need to Know.

Central bank digital currencies promise convenience, but they also raise profound questions about financial privacy, personal autonomy, and the future of economic freedom in a programmable world.


The Advocates for Self-Government
Jul 6, 2026 - theadvocates.org
Article Keywords: gun rights, maga, mamdani, mamdani::2, riot, scotus, scotus::2, second amendment, supreme court

Can You Hate the Government and Still Love America?

Plus: World Cup tourists embrace America, the Supreme Court expands gun rights, and Europe's resistance to air conditioning


Reason.com
Jul 6, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: border, china, house majority leader, iran, maga, republican, trade, trump

Shipping Thrived After Trump Waived the Jones Act

Perhaps it's time to scuttle the law once and for all.


Reason.com
Jul 6, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conservative, maga, protest, protest, republican, senate

Graham Platner Accused of Sexual Assault, Campaign Likely Doomed

The latest allegation from Jenny Racicot is very serious and difficult to reject.


Reason.com
Jul 6, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: biden, defense, iran, riot, trump

Ukraine Lacks Interceptors to Shoot Down Russian Ballistic Missiles

President Volodymyr Zelensky admitted that his forces were unable to down any of the Russian ballistic missiles fired at Ukraine over the weekend. Ukraine is facing a shortage of Patriot interceptors....


The Libertarian Institute
Jul 6, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: conflict, defense, iran, riot, trump

NATO to Sideline Zelensky, Ukraine Issue at Upcoming Summit

The North Atlantic alliance will keep discussions on Ukraine to a minimum, and President Volodymyr Zelensky will not be allowed to address the attendees at this week’s summit in Turkey. The steps are ...


The Libertarian Institute
Jul 6, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: constitution, crime, enforcement, law enforcement, surveillance

Resolution on the Warrantless Dragnet Surveillance of Personal Electronic Devices

WHEREAS, the Libertarian Party fundamentally defends the right of the individual to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, and asserts that the Fourth Amendment strictly prohibits un...


Libertarian Party
Jul 6, 2026 - lp.org
Article Keywords: defense, iran, rubio, trump

Just 43% of Americans Believe NATO Would Assist If the Country Were Attacked

Most Americans do not believe that European members of the North Atlantic Alliance would come to the United States’ aid if attacked.  Politico reported that a NATO poll found that just 43% of American...


The Libertarian Institute
Jul 6, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: economy, election, kings, prison

Should Smartphones Be Banned in Schools?

Smartphone bans can reduce classroom distractions, but the evidence on academic performance, student well-being, and long-term outcomes is mixed. This article examines what the research actually says....


The Advocates for Self-Government
Jul 6, 2026 - theadvocates.org
Article Keywords: conflict, congress, constitution, supreme court

Resolution on Tribal and National Sovereignty

WHEREAS, the Libertarian Party affirms as foundational the principles of individual liberty, self-determination, and the sanctity of voluntary agreements and contracts; and WHEREAS, Native American tr...


Libertarian Party
Jul 6, 2026 - lp.org
Article Keywords: first amendment, maga, republican

Pew Poll: 56% of U.S. Adults Support Social Media Ban for Everyone Under 16

The anti-social media crusaders have popular support. That should worry online freedom advocates.


Reason.com
Jul 6, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: crime, hollywood

The United States of Underwriters

Insurance companies rarely make headlines, yet their underwriting decisions increasingly shape the choices of businesses, institutions, and individuals. This essay explores how private risk management...


The Advocates for Self-Government
Jul 6, 2026 - theadvocates.org