Libertarian Reporting for 2026-07-20
Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 42 articles from 14 sites. We chose these from 1953 articles found on 36 sites.
Today's featured sites are:
Reason.com, C4SIF.org, Free the People, Cafe Hayek, The Libertarian Institute, The Libertarian Alliance, Main Feed, LewRockwell, Notes On Liberty, Antiwar.com Blog, Mises Institute, International Liberty, Americans for Limited Government, Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute.
Calling Cartels 'Narcoterrorists' Turns Drug Enforcement Into War Making
Brazil’s gangs show why the “narcoterrorist” label is tempting, misleading, and unlikely to stop drugs.
Reason.com
Jul 19, 2026 - reason.com
The Pseudoscience of Patent Law: IP Watchdog Panel: Patent Damages on Trial: Rule 702 and the Daubert Conundrum
I have pointed out before that patent and copyright law have only gotten worse over time, almost never better, except by some occasional judicial interpretations of the patent and copyright statutes,1...
C4SIF.org
Jul 19, 2026 - c4sif.org
There’s No Place for Tough Love in Politics
What politicians want more than anything is your vote, and in order to get your vote, they have to sell you a vision that appeals to you. The post There’s No Place for Tough Love in Politics appeared ...
Free the People
Jul 19, 2026 - freethepeople.org
Some Links
TweetThe Wall Street Journal‘s Editorial Board understandably is pessimistic about the coming consequences of the U.K.’s new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham. A slice: Alas, here Mr. Burnham appears to ha...
Cafe Hayek
Jul 19, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Is The Hawaii Supreme Court's "Aloha Spirit" Consistent With A Republican Form Of Government?
The Hawaii Supreme Court argued the 50th state's history was inconsistent with the Second Amendment. Perhaps the Constitution is inconsistent with the "Aloha Spirit."
Reason.com
Jul 19, 2026 - reason.com
7/17/26 John Mearsheimer on Iran, Ukraine and the Future of American Power
Download Audio. Scott interviews John Mearsheimer. They take a step back and take a big picture look at both the conflict with Iran and the ongoing war in Ukraine. They then take an even bigger step b...
The Libertarian Institute
Jul 19, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
My Vote for Trump and the Moral Catastrophe in Iran
Since taking over from my father in 1998, I have run a motel in what the people who matter in America call “Flyover Country.” It is a modest establishment that serves as a microcosm of the American in...
The Libertarian Alliance
Jul 19, 2026 - libertarianism.uk
The "Free Market" is More Popular than "Capitalism"
Such anomalies are common when polling often-ignorant voters. But libertarians would do well to take note, anyway.
Reason.com
Jul 19, 2026 - reason.com
From the Back Forty: Freebies for Immigrants and Rotini on the Rails
Why is Olive Garden more secure than our elections?
Main Feed
Jul 19, 2026 - libertynation.com
Today in Supreme Court History: July 19, 1949
7/19/1949: Justice Frank Murphy dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 19, 1949 appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Jul 19, 2026 - reason.com
The 1953 CIA Iranian Regime Change
—– Writes Bill Madden: Video below discussing our 1953 Iranian regime change. I tend to bludgeon this point to offset the MSM brainwashing which establishes the beginning of the Iranian hatred of the ...
LewRockwell
Jul 19, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Quotation of the Day…
Tweet… is the opening lines of William Graham Sumner’s brilliant January 1881 Princeton Review essay, “The Argument against Protective Taxes” The most absurd assertion which can be put into language i...
Cafe Hayek
Jul 19, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Trump's Pernicious Threat to Impose Tariffs on Canada in Response to Wildfires
The idea is simultaneously harmful and illegal.
Reason.com
Jul 18, 2026 - reason.com
Labor Unions Hate Robots—and It's Stopping Democrats From Delivering on Affordability
Labor unions almost always value union jobs over technologies that save time, money, and lives.
Reason.com
Jul 18, 2026 - reason.com
Election Integrity: Is Representative Democracy A Foolish Fantasy?
The US Constitution is perhaps the most significant historical and governmental document in a millennia. It established the modern conception of the western Republic, along with true representative go...
LewRockwell
Jul 18, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
The Global Economy’s Most Dangerous Decade Since 1945
For much of the past three decades, economic crises were generally viewed as isolated events. The Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s remained largely regional. The collapse of the dot-com bubble...
LewRockwell
Jul 18, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Trump's Harmful and Unjust New Restrictions on Foreign Students
They are likely to damage the US economy and deny many people valuable educational opportunities for no good reason.
Reason.com
Jul 18, 2026 - reason.com
The Hidden Problem With Democrats' $25 Minimum Wage Bill
The legislation would eliminate the tip credit for restaurant workers and other tipped employees—which has not worked out well in the past.
Reason.com
Jul 18, 2026 - reason.com
My Arctic Journey, Part 3: On Thin Ice (2009)
On Thin Ice: The Inuit, the State, and the Challenge of Arctic Sovereignty (2009) was conceived as part two of a three-part series on Arctic geopolitics, international relations (IR) theory, and Indig...
Notes On Liberty
Jul 18, 2026 - notesonliberty.com
Lindsey Graham Was Not a Patriot
De mortuis nihil nisi bonum, goes the adage of the ancient Romans that every schoolboy knows. Regrettably, in the case of the recently departed Senator Lindsey Graham finding laudatory words is a near...
LewRockwell
Jul 18, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
The Trump Caesarship
Trump has a disapproval rating of 61%, which indicates that many MAGA Americans have turned against him. Trump brought this rejection of his presidency on himself by renewing America’s 21st-century f...
LewRockwell
Jul 18, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Academia Embarrasses Itself…Again
Over at Twitchy, a publication that curates the news in funny yet insightful ways, a headline reads, “Head of Medical School Tells Congresswoman the Vast Majority of Pregnancies Occur in Women.” Sure...
LewRockwell
Jul 18, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
The Documents Washington Never Wanted Released
The White House has now released a series of declassified election-integrity documents that the administration says expose what it describes as the largest compromise of American voter data in history...
LewRockwell
Jul 18, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Don’t Blame the Billionaires, Change the Incentives
If you read enough commentary you’ll find various versions of the idea that our ruination is the result of powerful private interests driving government decisions that benefit them at our expense. Si...
LewRockwell
Jul 18, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Trump Accounts and the Coming Raid on Retirement Savings
International Man: The government is now offering “Trump Accounts” for children, with a $1,000 federal contribution for eligible kids born from 2025 through 2028. Why do you think the government wants...
LewRockwell
Jul 18, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
What The US Senate Showed America About COVID-19 Vaccine Toxicity
One of the things which has always fascinated me about the world is how certain invisible laws govern the “spontaneous” events that occur around us (e.g., radioactive decay). For example, to quote one...
LewRockwell
Jul 18, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Inspired by Trump, Israel Advances Plan for Crocodile-Ringed Prison for Palestinians
The Israeli government this week stripped Nile crocodiles of their protected status in order to advance a proposal that National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said was inspired by the Trump admini...
Antiwar.com Blog
Jul 18, 2026 - antiwar.com
Sanctuary Cities: Leave Your Ambition and Entrepreneurial Skills at the Border
While many immigrants bring entrepreneurial skills, they often settle in US cities governed by leftists who are hostile to private enterprise.
Mises Institute
Jul 18, 2026 - mises.org
John Mearsheimer: Up the Eascalation Ladder
Reprinted from John’s Substack: On 16 July 2026, I was on Danny Haiphong’s popular podcast talking mainly about the Iran war but also the conflict in Ukraine. It is clear that the tit-for-tat strikes...
Antiwar.com Blog
Jul 18, 2026 - antiwar.com
Appeals Court Throws Out New Jersey Assault Weapons Ban
Gun rights advocates score another major victory.
Main Feed
Jul 18, 2026 - libertynation.com
Today in Supreme Court History: July 18, 1942
7/18/1942: Justice George Sutherland dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 18, 1942 appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Jul 18, 2026 - reason.com
For Shame: Trump’s Election Integrity Speech Almost Entirely Censored
That the mainstream media ignored such a crucial topic tells you everything you need to know.
Main Feed
Jul 18, 2026 - libertynation.com
Mixing Class Warfare and and Keynesian Economics
When trying to educate the class-warfare crowd, the main challenge is helping them understand that the economy is not a fixed pie. More specifically, I try to show them that it’s possible for all grou...
International Liberty
Jul 18, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Financial surveillance, impaired contracts, and games of gotcha.
Reason.com
Jul 17, 2026 - reason.com
Video Shows Fort Worth Cop Ticketing a Preacher for 'Offensive' Speech at Pride Event
“The First Amendment does not allow government officials to shut down speech simply on account of it being ‘offensive,’” says a legal expert at FIRE.
Reason.com
Jul 17, 2026 - reason.com
ALG Urges Senate To Pass SAVE America Act To Remove Illegal Aliens From Voter Rolls
July 17, 2026, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement urging the Senate to follow the House’s lead in passing the SAVE Amer...
Americans for Limited Government
Jul 17, 2026 - getliberty.org
Site Linking to Abortion-Pill-Selling Websites Likely Protected by First Amendment, Even in States That Generally Ban Abortions
Mayday Health runs a website that provides various information about abortion pills. South Dakota law provides, in relevant part, No… The post Site Linking to Abortion-Pill-Selling Websites Likely Pro...
Reason.com
Jul 17, 2026 - reason.com
Vance Exposing Epstein's Intelligence Links on Rogan? Not Quite.
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi discuss Donald Trumps' nothing-burger primetime address.
Reason.com
Jul 17, 2026 - reason.com
"Are LLMs Stifling Political Speech? An Assessment of How AI Models Protect Free Expression"
A new report from Meta's Oversight Board.
Reason.com
Jul 17, 2026 - reason.com
A Pipeline Company Seized Their Land and Left Them With a $383,000 Bill. What Will the Supreme Court Say?
Leonard Hoffmann and his neighbors in North Dakota went to court to fight for fair market value—as the Constitution promises—after WBI Energy Transmission said it would take their land at a discount.
Reason.com
Jul 17, 2026 - reason.com
Helpful Judges
A footnote from today's D.C. Circuit opinion by Judge Justin Walker in U.S. v. Littlejohn; the underlying issue was whether… The post Helpful Judges appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Jul 17, 2026 - reason.com
RCP8.5: Dead and buried
On April 29, American Enterprise Institute scholar and Substack author Roger Pielke, Jr. announced that RCP8.5, the high-end emission scenario that dominated the climate change impacts literature over...