Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 100 articles from 16 sites. We chose these from 1958 articles found on 36 sites.
From executive power to civil liberties, what to make of a momentous year at SCOTUS?
On Friday morning the New York Times reported that America had launched waves of attacks on Iranian targets, one of the most intense rounds of strikes since the war had begun more than four months ear...
Are critics talking about a government-to-government weapons embargo, or are they trying to shut down private trade? There's a big difference.
Plus: YIMBY high schoolers, Vance alienates Jewish donors, AI for homework help, and more...
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams concludes that the case never presented a true "case or controversy" because both sides were controlled by the president.
Despite regularly denouncing the rising socialist menace, President Trump has been pursuing a policy arguably just as, if not more, dangerous to liberty and prosperity as anything proposed by Zohran M...
In my younger days conservatives and libertarians contrasted government unfavorably with private business. Government consisted of black hat guys and business of white hat guys. If government won, t...
America in the mid-1770s was a jumble of spontaneous formations amid the ruins of an empire.
“You had to live—did live, from habit that became instinct—in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized.”—George Orwell, 1984 While Am...
It’s common knowledge that Donald Trump always came across as the “peace candidate”. His sweeping criticism of America’s “forever wars” (particularly in the Middle East) reinforced the image of a real...
A market downturn in the U.S. – exacerbated by an energy crisis – could spell disaster for Trump’s midterm hopes. When the U.S. Navy, in co-ordination with Qatar and Oman, tried to slip a convoy of fo...
When the World Sleeps, a book (256 pages), was published by Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur for Gaza, in April 2026. It is a personal and political account of Palestine that combines ten hum...
Washington’s yearly defense measure has ground to a halt, and one buried clause explains why a widening bloc of lawmakers wants the whole thing pried back open. Members voted down the procedural rule ...
Many Americans dislike federal home appliance regulations, perhaps nobody more so than the current White House occupant, who routinely rails against them at his rallies. Trump has worked with Congress...
Editors at National Review Online react to the sudden death of South Carolina’s US Sen. Lindsey Graham. There might be senators who’ve had more zest for the job than Lindsey Graham, but we can’t think...
TweetThe Editorial Board of the Washington Post explains what shouldn’t – but, alas, what today nevertheless does – need explaining: U.S. tariffs are taxes on Americans. A slice: Many American compani...
My essay on the topic collects the available empirical research. There is support for the theory that, as police across the nation pulled back from some forms of proactive policing after protests surr...
President Donald Trump suggested Congress add Iran and Hezbollah to the bill that places massive sanctions on Russia. The legislation, authored by the late Lindsey Graham, has received renewed attenti...
Two decades ago, the first of what has evolved into a full baker’s dozen of my published books went under contract, marking a shift from my prolific writing of articles and book chapters to much longe...
America's most business-friendly states are proof that permitting reform works. Still, they have a bad habit of handing out tax breaks to favored industries.
I'm sure that readers are as anxious as I am to see how Todd Blanche explains this all away during his confirmation hearings.
Jessica Schwalb writes for the Washington Free Beacon about the latest evidence that Virginia’s governor is no moderate. A cabinet official “moderate” Virginia governor Abigail Spanberger (D.) tapped ...
A new volume of Russell Kirk’s writings shows how the traditionalist admired America without sentimentality or ideological passion.
Colin Kidd’s new book charts the fate of Britain’s elite intelligentsia in the postwar period.
The political mood across Europe is beginning to shift, and even governments that have strongly backed Ukraine are discovering that public opinion has its limits. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni...
In the fall of 1974, new “language arts” textbooks appeared throughout the school system in Kanawha County, West Virginia. They fostered a new value system, different from traditional morality. Parent...
n my previous article I wrote about the fact that, from the perspective of political science, the evidence shows that the so-called “economic elite” dominate a “biased pluralist” system of governance....
Arthur Schaper writes for American Greatness about a disturbing development in American politics. For decades, the Democratic Party exploited—but also restrained—its more liberal, anti-American activi...
The Supreme Court just told the copyright cartels that your ISP isn’t liable when you pirate something, because the ISP didn’t tell you to do it. So what’s Hollywood’s response? They’re openly demandi...
The agency pretends to loosen scientifically unjustified regulations but does nothing of the sort.
Developers rush to use California's new apartments-near-transit law, North Carolina eliminates parking requirements, and the federal housing bill finally becomes law.
This week, all the advanced thinkers agree that kids are reading less and we are entering a post-literate age. It must be true; the Atlantic says so. Kindergarten teachers say that many of their stude...
Just a day after announcing that the US would charge a 20% security fee for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump reversed his decision under pressure from US allies. On Monda...
A bloc of Kiev allies will hold war games in states that border Ukraine in preparation for deploying troops to the country once a ceasefire is reached with Russia. On Monday, the Coalition of the Wil...
Last week, on the sidelines of the NATO summit, Volodymyr Zelensky repeated his demand that Ukraine be invited to join NATO, which was bold, considering that Ukraine’s president wasn’t even invited to...
TweetHere’s a letter to a commenter at my Facebook page. Mr. Beveridge: In a comment on this Facebook post of mine – a post in which I criticize Trump’s tariffs – you write that my post “seems to igno...
Nine years ago, I shared some depressing charts about Medicaid. The fiscal outlook today is even worse, as illustrated by this chart based on national health expenditure data from the Centers for Medi...
Robby Soave and Amber Duke discuss the strange turn of events in the congressman's trip.
From yesterday's Illinois Appellate Court decision in Grasso v. Mottl, decided by Justice Matthew Bertani, joined by Justices Linda Davenport… The post Political Defamation Case Can Go to Jury as to "...
The briefs in the transgender sports cases were styled as "By next friend" but the Court captioned the case as "By her next friend."
A jury in Wales convicted Detective Inspector Emma Gardner of the North Wales Police of unauthorized access to computer material,… The post Brickbat: Making Myself Useful appeared first on Reason.com....
Former Trump attorney and dedicated loyalist Robert Barnes joins George Gammon of Rebel Capitalist to discuss the decline and fall of the imperial Trump administration. Not only is Robert Barnes a mas...
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: While Trump Administration officials continue to provide low-ball figures for how much the Iran war has cost the United States, a thorough look at this “most unpopu...
Critics from both sides of the political aisle on Monday denounced President Donald Trump’s effort to construct a facade of legality for the illegal US-Israeli war of choice on Iran by notifying Congr...
Plus: a survey on fixing soccer, the Home Run Derby’s format changes again, and a goal you have to see to believe
7/14/1913: President Gerald R. Ford's birthday. He would appoint Justice John Paul Stevens to the Supreme Court. The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 14, 1913 appeared first on Reason.com.
Is Trump at the end of his patience?
Editors at National Review Online analyze the latest information about Charlie Kirk’s murder. Within hours of Charlie Kirk’s tragic assassination, conspiracy theories started spreading on social media...
We thought we had killed Chat Control. Germany opposed it, Parliament rejected it, talks collapsed, yet headlines now say it just passed the EU Parliament. Confusing?
Mass surveillance has expanded dramatically in the name of public safety, but the technologies that promise greater security also give governments unprecedented insight into private lives. As liberal ...
They can also search it without a warrant if you're flying abroad. Yes, even if you're an American citizen.
Half a century after approving coercive plea bargaining, the Supreme Court is beginning to recognize its costs.
The one thing Graham was consistent about was his enthusiasm for foreign wars.
Plus: Trump's escalating war with Iran, the bipartisan congressional housing bill, and Graham Platner's campaign collapse
The government says the reporters are not targets of the investigation, but such subpoenas can still have a chilling effect on the press.
Jack Goldsmith assesses the impact of recent US Supreme Court decisions involving the limits of executive power. About a year ago the Trump administration appeared to have defied legal restraints on t...
The judge contradicted Supreme Court precedents by ruling that a student's "privacy interests" trumped "the severe constitutional presumption" against prior restraints.
The Federal Reserve reports that small businesses were less likely to be able to avoid tariff costs during 2025 and are more pessimistic about employment and revenue in 2026.
Downloads Misesian May June 2026 rev.pdf Murray N. Rothbard was a system builder in the mode of Ludwig von Mises, Frank H. Knight, and Friedrich A. Hayek. Like these eminent economists, Rothbard concl...
There is a good thing about having Donald J Trump as president and that is how during a normal week he will say or do a number of incredibly stupid things that make one want to smile or even laugh out...
Important progress has been made on repaying illegally collected tariffs. But serious problems remain, including some caused by the Trump Administration's efforts to keep some of the illegally collect...
U.S. v. Baxter, decided today by the Eighth Circuit, upheld a conviction for "possessing a firearm as an unlawful drug… The post Court Upholds Conviction for Possessing Gun as Unlawful Drug User (Who ...
Plus: The state tries babysitting, Lindsey Graham dies, and more...
Magnifica Humanitas could address contemporary questions more effectively if it had sounder economics.
Let's simplify this system instead of making it even more complicated.
From Count Binface to AI Steve, Britain’s novelty candidates use costumes, absurd promises, and electoral loopholes to puncture the self-importance of politics.
From Rowley v. Finstad, decided Friday by Judge Eric Tostrud (D. Minn.); I think this is correct—if people disapprove of… The post Lawsuit Challenging Military Aid to Israel Thrown Out appeared first ...
Philip Hamburger explores the implications of a major recent US Supreme Court ruling. When Donald Trump fired a Joe Biden–appointed member of the Federal Trade Commission, Rebecca Slaughter, she sued ...
Colin Dueck explores the future of American military alliances. The American experience with military alliances has been informed by two competing impulses: a nationalist emphasis on US sovereignty an...
The European Parliament has become a Nazi whitewashing machine. European lawmakers appeared to back Poland over grievances with the Kiev regime’s honoring of WWII-era Nazis. But a closer look at the w...
The language a society uses can powerfully shape how its members perceive reality, organize their thoughts, and prioritize values—steering cultural norms, institutions, and collective decisions in las...
This is mainly about profit and posturing, but there’s also a strategic restructuring element to it. Namely, Washington DC sees such deals as a way to hit (at least) two birds with one stone. It keeps...
The State Department announced a “whole-of-government” effort to systematically dismantle the International Criminal Court’s ability to target Americans with war crimes charges. “Secretary of State M...
For decades, many assumed economic growth inevitably harms the environment. New research argues that freer markets, stronger property rights, and innovation can promote prosperity while improving envi...
In the U.S., government officials aren’t allowed to fight ideas they don’t like with censorship.
That is how much the federal government is paying on its debt. The deficit for the current fiscal year has now hit $1.4 trillion. Trump and the Republicans have no restraint. And yet, conservatives, a...
If the Art of the Deal fails, threaten them with total destruction. That’s what Trump did Friday night with another irrational post to his Truth Social. 1000 Missiles are Locked and Loaded and aimed a...
Trump goes from ceasefire language to “it’s over” in a matter of hours, and the Strait of Hormuz becomes the pressure point again. Host Kyle Anzalone and guest LtCOL Karen Kwiatkowski walk through the...
The October 2025 Term of FantasySCOTUS finally came to a close. On the whole, this term was a one of… The post Congratulations To Kirill Muzyka, Repeat Chief Justice of FantasySCOTUS for OT 2025 appea...
A pair of bills on early voting were submitted in the General Assembly during this year’s short session. Neither went anywhere, but they exposed the mindsets of legislators from both parties on what s...
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Among other things, "Don't do things that shift work from lawyer to judge."
Yemen said that Saudi Arabia bombed the airport in the capital city as a plane attempted to return from Iran. It is the second time this month that Sanaa reported Riyadh attempted to interfere with a ...
Every year, health insurers participating in the Exchanges (Obamacare) must announce their planned premium increases for the following year well in advance, so federal regulators can assess whether th...
Audrye Wong offers a warning about the role of Chinese spies in America. Eileen Wang was the mayor of Arcadia, a sunny Southern California town — until May, when she pleaded guilty to acting as an ill...
Liberty International's global webinar explored the Declaration of Independence's legacy, natural rights, property rights, and freedom worldwide. The post Liberty Beyond Borders: Exploring the Global ...
As I explained in 2017 (see here, here, and here), it is unfair and destructive when politicians and bureaucrats require that people get permission from the government before working in a profession. ...
Can we trust the federal government and its ever-changing nutrition guidelines, to teach us how and what to cook?
Good intentions, bad results.
From Judge Donald Middlebrooks (S.D. Fla.) in Ahmed v. Dist. Bd. of Trs. for Indian River State Coll., decided June… The post Muslim College Instructor's First Amendment Retaliation / Title VII Claim ...
At least that is so in California, a California appellate court holds
7/13/1787: The Articles of Confederation Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance. The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 13, 1787 appeared first on Reason.com.
President Donald Trump announced that the US was reimposing a blockade of Iranian ports. He added that the US military will become the “guardians” of the Strait of Hormuz and charge ships a 20% protec...
Keynesians claim that recessions occur because of a lack of consumer demand. However, demand comes from what we produce, so a growing economy needs more production.
TweetSee also Veronique de Rugy, “New Protectionism: Still Protectionism and Bad Economics,” Mercatus Center, November 6, 2019. Editor, Wall Street Journal 1211 6th Ave. New York, NY 10036 Editor: Rev...
A nice line from Daniel Webster, quoted by Judge Joshua Wolson (E.D. Pa.) July 8 in Estate of Funkhouser v. Delaware… The post He Who "Would Be a Great Lawyer" "Must First Consent to Become a Great Dr...
Carla Louise Collins, a Tennessee Department of Human Services employee, was arrested and charged with identity theft and fraudulent use of… The post Brickbat: Bargain Shopping appeared first on Reaso...
John F Kennedy was correct when he said “Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.” That’s why police robots are being aggressively normalized today. The e...
There is growing global momentum toward mandatory age verification and stricter internet safety regulations. A recent Pew Research Center survey found that 56 percent of American adults support bannin...