Libertarian Reporting for 2026-07-21
Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 74 articles from 16 sites. We chose these from 1955 articles found on 36 sites.
Today's featured sites are:
Reason.com, The Libertarian Institute, LewRockwell, Cafe Hayek, Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute, Notes On Liberty, Law & Liberty, John Locke Foundation, Blog - Students For Liberty, Mises Institute, International Liberty, Antiwar.com Blog, Main Feed, The Libertarian Alliance, C4SIF.org, Free the People.
A Man Died of COVID at This California Detention Center. A Judge Just Ordered Sweeping Improvements There.
A federal judge ordered sweeping improvements to conditions at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center in California. Families say their loved ones died of neglect inside.
Reason.com
Jul 20, 2026 - reason.com
South Dakota Can't Stop Website From Informing Women About Abortion Pills
And it can't ban a former state lawmaker from wearing a sweatshirt that advertises that website, either.
Reason.com
Jul 20, 2026 - reason.com
The Making of Albania’s Flamingo Revolution
In a moment when global attention remains fixed on conflicts in the Middle East, political turmoil in Venezuela, Sudan’s ongoing war, and Cuba’s deepening humanitarian crisis, the unfolding situation ...
The Libertarian Institute
Jul 20, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
The United States of Betrayal
Donald Trump — America’s self-proclaimed “peace president,” head of the world’s newly created Board of Peace, and the recipient of the first FIFA Peace Prize — has nonetheless been embroiled in more t...
LewRockwell
Jul 20, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
How Does Trump’s Lack of Credibility Impact the Deep State?
The US President recently wasted a half hour of national airtime struggling through his complaints about the voting system that delivers our Senators, Congressmen, governors and mayors. He might have ...
LewRockwell
Jul 20, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
The Permanent Bailout
“How did you go bankrupt? Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” — Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises The Man Who Downgraded America In August 2011, Deven Sharma did something unprecedented. As presid...
LewRockwell
Jul 20, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Some Links
TweetPeter Harrell warns that in a bill proposed by Lindsey Graham there is a provision that dangerously delegates more tariff-making power to the U.S. president. Two slices: The day before Sen. Linds...
Cafe Hayek
Jul 20, 2026 - cafehayek.com
The Iran War Is Back, Sort Of
The U.S.-Iranian peace memorandum has broken down, and violence is slowly ramping back up to a full-on war. Four Americans paid the price this weekend.
Reason.com
Jul 20, 2026 - reason.com
Trump's 18-Month Deadline To Cut Electricity Prices in Half Has Arrived. Rates Are Up 18%.
Yet another broken campaign promise.
Reason.com
Jul 20, 2026 - reason.com
New Jersey's Bans on Commonly Owned Rifles and Magazines Are Unconstitutional, the 3rd Circuit Says
In a decision written by a Joe Biden nominee, the appeals court addresses a long-simmering issue that the Supreme Court will consider during its next term.
Reason.com
Jul 20, 2026 - reason.com
Mamdani’s Year Zero: NYC Whites Out White People From Its History
“When progressives say they want to dismantle ‘whiteness,’ they want you to believe they mean some complicated sociological phenomenon,” wrote commentator David Marcus in 2021. “They do not. They mean...
LewRockwell
Jul 20, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
The week in regulations: Razorback suckers and conflict of interest requirements
Congress is considering honoring the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) by passing a counterproductive Russia sanctions and tariffs bill. Inflation numbers for June looked good, though the relief is like...
Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Jul 20, 2026 - cei.org
My Arctic Journey, Part 4: Arctic Doom, Arctic Boom (2010)
Arctic Doom, Arctic Boom: The Geopolitics of Climate Change in the Arctic (2009) rounds out my three-part historical and theoretical exploration of the Arctic region by looking directly at the macro-l...
Notes On Liberty
Jul 20, 2026 - notesonliberty.com
SCOTUS Said You Can't Lose Gun Rights for Smoking Pot. But You Could Still Lose a Government License To Work.
An old drug conviction could still stop you from waxing eyebrows, cutting hair, or giving massages.
Reason.com
Jul 20, 2026 - reason.com
Working Class Hero
Plus: Platner fallout, gas prices hit $4 per gallon, it's Kamala Harris' world (and we're just living in it), and more...
Reason.com
Jul 20, 2026 - reason.com
The Timing Of The Third Circuit's "Assault Firearms" Case
This case was argued and deliberated nine months before the Supreme Court granted cert in the Cook County case, but was decided two weeks after the cert grant.
Reason.com
Jul 20, 2026 - reason.com
The Truth About the US Treasury Market
The implicit notion–extant on both ends of the Accela Corridor—that the present financing arrangements for the $31 trillion of publicly held US Treasuries represent the natural order of things in the ...
LewRockwell
Jul 20, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Both Russia and Iran Are at War, and Neither Knows It.
Russia is at war with Washington and Europe, a war that has vastly widened, but Putin thinks Russia is engaged in a Special Military Operation confined to the battlefront in Donbas. Iran is at war, ...
LewRockwell
Jul 20, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Trump: Netanyahu Will Not Be Arrested in the US
President Donald Trump declared that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would not be arrested if he enters the US. Netanyahu is wanted for war crimes committed in Gaza by the International Crim...
The Libertarian Institute
Jul 20, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
America’s Addiction to Drone Warfare Must End
By eliminating the political cost of military casualties, drone warfare has enabled four successive American presidents to expand executive power and wage permanent, undeclared wars around the globe. ...
The Libertarian Institute
Jul 20, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Alexander Dugin’s Platonopolis
The Russian ideologue may seem insane, but to fend off his threat, the West should discern the method in his madness.
Law & Liberty
Jul 20, 2026 - lawliberty.org
"Red Sox Spirit" and Constitutional Theory
A potential new approach to state constitutional law.
Reason.com
Jul 20, 2026 - reason.com
Britain's New Prime Minister Andy Burnham Promises 'Stronger Public Control' of Stagnating Economy
Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade inherits weak growth, record-high taxes, and a swelling welfare bill. His proposed cure is an even larger role for the state.
Reason.com
Jul 20, 2026 - reason.com
Texas Tech's Vague Restrictions Show You Don't Have To Ban Speech To Silence It
If someone is uncertain enough about meaning, they will censor themselves first.
Reason.com
Jul 20, 2026 - reason.com
Senate Vote Stuns Netanyahu, Shows Support for Israel Slipping
A passionate attachment of one nation for another produces a variety of evils. Sympathy for the favorite nation, facilitating the illusion of an imaginary common interest in cases where no real common...
LewRockwell
Jul 20, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Evaluating DOGE halfway through Trump’s second term
One week after his victory in the 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump announced that he would create the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to “dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash exc...
Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Jul 20, 2026 - cei.org
"Lexi Love": Drag or Porn? (+ RuPaul's Drag Race)
From Barnes v. Scola, decided Thursday by Judge Richard Seeborg (N.D. Cal.): Selena Scola is an actress, entertainer, and influencer.… The post "Lexi Love": Drag or Porn? (+ RuPaul's Drag Race) appear...
Reason.com
Jul 20, 2026 - reason.com
The Psychology of Authority: The State as Abusive Partner
“Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.” – George Washington ...
LewRockwell
Jul 20, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
When Food Becomes a Luxury
For generations, the American supermarket symbolized abundance. Endless aisles filled with fresh produce, dairy, meat, and household essentials reflected not only the country’s productive capacity but...
LewRockwell
Jul 20, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
The Kyle Anzalone Show: Sam Husseini: Gabbard Reveals Fauci Covered By Covid Origins?
Calling it a “lab leak” makes the story feel tidy, but the real scandal might be the system that makes lab-origin disasters plausible in the first place. We sit down with independent journalist Sam Hu...
The Libertarian Institute
Jul 20, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Trump Posts Poll Showing Americans Overwhelmingly Support Peace Deal with Iran
President Donald Trump posted a poll that found over 60% of Americans support the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the US and Iran last month. Last week. Trump said he “couldn’t care less” t...
The Libertarian Institute
Jul 20, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Stopping fraud in unemployment programs
Matt Weidinger explores attempts to cut down on a significant piece of government fraud and waste. The Trump administration is threatening to use “every available enforcement tool” to compel states to...
John Locke Foundation
Jul 20, 2026 - johnlocke.org
The Ideological Imbalance in the Academy is Even Worse than Many Critics Believe
Tyler Austin Harper of the Atlantic has a recent X thread in which he challenges progressives to recognize that academia… The post The Ideological Imbalance in the Academy is Even Worse than Many Crit...
Reason.com
Jul 20, 2026 - reason.com
On the Uniqueness of the Holocaust
A colleague on an academic list asked if I agreed that the Holocaust wasn't unique, but just one of a… The post On the Uniqueness of the Holocaust appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Jul 20, 2026 - reason.com
Privacy-Minded Fashion Aims To Baffle Facial Recognition
Wearable bright patterns, infrared lights, and reflective coatings challenge the surveillance state.
Reason.com
Jul 20, 2026 - reason.com
Smaller labor force leads to smaller economy
Stan Veuger explores the economic impact of declining American fertility. In 2024, the U.S. fertility rate reached a new low of 1.6. Net immigration started declining rapidly that same year and quite ...
John Locke Foundation
Jul 20, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Blumenthal signals support for GOP concerns
David Manney jokes at PJMedia.com that a Democratic US senator’s recent comments might mark a sign of the apocalypse. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) has admitted that Republicans may have found a r...
John Locke Foundation
Jul 20, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Zhuangzi and the Original Case Against the State
Image citation: The image is AI generated Zhuangzi, sometimes referred as Zhuang Zhou, remains one of history’s most fundamentally subversive thinkers. As a writer in the chaotic period of Warring Sta...
Blog - Students For Liberty
Jul 20, 2026 - studentsforliberty.org
Oren Cass Again Swings and Misses in His Attempt to Discredit Economists
TweetHere’s a letter to the Financial Times. Editor: Oren Cass’s attempt to discredit economists’ support for a policy of liberal immigration is flawed (“Mass immigration is not the silver bullet econ...
Cafe Hayek
Jul 20, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Ansar Allah Imposes Blockade on Saudi Shipping in Red Sea
Ansar Allah announced that Yemen will begin preventing Saudi ships from transiting the Bab al-Mandab Strait. Riyadh has relied on its Red Sea ports to export oil following Iran’s closure of the Strait...
The Libertarian Institute
Jul 20, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
The Quiet Rise of Chinese Innovation
The US Government continues to drag down the economy with its reckless wars and massive debt accumulation. On the other side of the globe, China is pursuing a different path.
Mises Institute
Jul 20, 2026 - mises.org
Learning how to negotiate with Iran
Danielle Pletka offers free advice to the Trump administration as it deals with Iran. When Donald Trump tore up the JCPOA — the Iran nuclear deal inked by Barack Obama — he made clear that he thought ...
John Locke Foundation
Jul 20, 2026 - johnlocke.org
2026’s Counter Tweet of the Year?
Regarding Chinese economic policy, I’m both a cheerleader and a critic. On the positive side, I applaud how hundreds of millions of people in China have escaped poverty. On the negative side, I compla...
International Liberty
Jul 20, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Ron Paul: Trump Escalates Iran War As More Soldiers Die
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: The most unpopular war in US history keeps getting more unpopular, with nearly seven in ten Americans opposed to Trump’s handling of the war. While it would make se...
Antiwar.com Blog
Jul 20, 2026 - antiwar.com
Teaching NYC’s Mamdani Econ 101
As New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani extols the virtues of socialism, we examine the reality.
Main Feed
Jul 20, 2026 - libertynation.com
Don’t expect the administrative state to disarm itself
Last week, I read two articles in the summer 2026 edition of the Cato Institute’s Regulation magazine: “Defanging the FCC” by Paul Matzko and “Reforming the PCAOB” by Christina Ho. In the spirit of Do...
Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Jul 20, 2026 - cei.org
The Second Circuit's Problematic Rule 702 Analysis in its Recent Tylenol Decision
Last week, in Rutledge v. Walgreen Co., the Second Circuit revived failure-to-warn claims under state law relating to maternal use… The post The Second Circuit's Problematic Rule 702 Analysis in its R...
Reason.com
Jul 20, 2026 - reason.com
Does The "Aloha Spirit" Violate The Establishment Clause?
The statutory definition of the "aloha spirit" seems very much like any other progressive nondeist religion.
Reason.com
Jul 20, 2026 - reason.com
Plaintiff Loses Suit Against Sex/Love Addiction Recovery Program That Led Ex-Boyfriend to Cut Off Contact
From Liu v. Augustine Fellowship SLAA Felowship-Wide Services Inc., decided July 11 by N.Y. trial court judge Judy Kim: The… The post Plaintiff Loses Suit Against Sex/Love Addiction Recovery Program T...
Reason.com
Jul 20, 2026 - reason.com
Today in Supreme Court History: July 20, 1990
7/20/1990: Justice William Brennan resigns. The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 20, 1990 appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Jul 20, 2026 - reason.com
Brickbat: Friends Helping Friends
A federal judge in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, sentenced police officer Jaron Taylor to three years of probation and $38,670… The post Brickbat: Friends Helping Friends appeared first on Reason.com...
Reason.com
Jul 20, 2026 - reason.com
Trump Escalates Iran War As More Soldiers Die
Watch today’s Liberty Report here. The post Trump Escalates Iran War As More Soldiers Die appeared first on LewRockwell.
LewRockwell
Jul 20, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
US-Iran Tit-For-Tat Spirals Towards Broader Conflict
—– Click Here: Zero Hedge The post US-Iran Tit-For-Tat Spirals Towards Broader Conflict appeared first on LewRockwell.
LewRockwell
Jul 20, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Constant, Tocqueville, and Acton on the Enlightenment, Liberalism, and Religion
[This article is adapted from the final chapter of Raico’s book The Place of Religion in the Liberal Philosophy of Constant, Tocqueville, and Lord Acton. The book was written as his PhD dissertation, ...
LewRockwell
Jul 20, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Healing Back Pain and Ending the Spinal Surgery Pipeline
One of the greatest issues in healthcare, which I believe is a reflection of the society at large, is that everything has become so rushed that there is no longer time for doctors to actually connect ...
LewRockwell
Jul 20, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Israel Is Silent
Curiously – perhaps not – the war has resumed but only two parties appear involved, Iran and the United States. Israel is quiet, which is curious since the war began because Israel started it (Trump ...
LewRockwell
Jul 20, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Federal Funding vs SAVE Act – Trump and the GOP Face a Choice
Time is running out.
Main Feed
Jul 20, 2026 - libertynation.com
California’s Road to Serfdom
Property rights are an essential liberty. Violating them is the very definition of tyranny.
Law & Liberty
Jul 20, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Burnham’s Thermidor
When I wrote The Fire under Keir Starmer last year, I argued that Mr Starmer’s political future depended much less on public opinion than on his continuing usefulness to those who determine the broad ...
The Libertarian Alliance
Jul 20, 2026 - libertarianism.uk
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
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
Trump Calls on Republicans to Add Iran to Russia Sanctions Bill
President Donald Trump wants to add Iran to a bill that places massive tariffs on Russia. The recently deceased Senator Lindsey Graham authored the legislation. “Republicans should add Iran to the Ru...
The Libertarian Institute
Jul 19, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Report: Trump Leaning Towards Escalating War Against Iran
Sources told the Jerusalem Post that President Donald Trump is nearing a decision to expand the war against Iran. “It appears President Trump is preparing to expand the campaign against Iran,” one of...
The Libertarian Institute
Jul 19, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
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
At Least Three US Soldiers Killed in Middle East
US Central Command (CENTCOM) reports three US soldiers were killed over the weekend. According to CENTCOM, two soldiers were killed by an Iranian missile strike in Jordan, and a third is missing. Add...
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
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
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.