Libertarian Reporting for 2026-07-22

Updated on July 21, 2026 at 7:09:57 PM GMT

Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 100 articles from 15 sites. We chose these from 1953 articles found on 36 sites.


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

Article Keywords: administration, border, congress, conservative, constitution, crisis, election, federal reserve, immigration, judiciary, lawyer, maga, migration, prison, rule of law, second amendment, supreme court, tariff, taxes, trump

An Independent and Originalist Court

John McGinnis discusses the latest Supreme Court decisions in this Law & Liberty Podcast episode.


Law & Liberty
Jul 21, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: administration, biden, border, communist, congress, constitution, election, first amendment, foreign policy, iran, national security, prison, rubio, rule of law, trump, white house

They Are Coming To Take Us Away

In Donald Trump’s America it is always possible to wake up in the morning and peruse online the overnight headlines to discover something new and exciting. Over the past week it has been a medley of g...


LewRockwell
Jul 21, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, climate, debt, economy, election, explosive, fiscal, green new deal, income inequality, inflation, jobs, medicare for all, primaries, recession, recession, taxes

Democratic Socialists of America: Everything Old Is New Again

“The idea that deficits don’t matter as long as you have your own currency is just wrong. In a world of scarce resources, someone always pays.”- N. Gregory Mankiw Some are calling recent political eve...


The Libertarian Institute
Jul 21, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords:  canad, china, congress, defense, economy, gop, iran, migrant, migration, rule of law, supreme court, tariff, taxes, trade, trump

Some Links

TweetIlya Somin, a colleague over in GMU’s Scalia School of Law, criticizes Trump’s newly announced tariffs on Canada punitive taxes on Americans’ purchases of goods from Canada. A slice: Georgetown U...


Cafe Hayek
Jul 21, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Article Keywords: administration, conservative, constitution, defense, enforcement, federal judge, kings, maga, mamdani, mamdani::2, senate, supreme court

When Is a Park Fee Unconstitutional?

Plus: San Francisco slashes affordable housing mandates, wide support for streamlining environmental review, and Mamdani's rent ripoff report.


Reason.com
Jul 21, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  canad, administration, china, chinese, conservative, election, maga, of color, tariff, taxes, trade, trump, white house

Punisher

Plus: Chinese microdramas, Nixonmaxxing, and more...


Reason.com
Jul 21, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  canad, administration, border, congress, conservative, economy, maga, rule of law, supreme court, tariff, trade, trump, white house

Trump Plans to Impose New Illegal Tariffs on Canada

The 50% tariffs on many Canadian imports are based on the long-defunct Section 338 of the notorious Smoot-Hawley tariff act.


Reason.com
Jul 21, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  canad, administration, congress, economy, escalation, maga, tariff, taxes, trade, trump, white house

Trump's New 50% Tariff on Canadian Goods Is Actually an Admission That Trade Wars Don't Work

The trade war caused exports to Canada to fall. Now, Trump is pointing to that fact to justify more tariffs.


Reason.com
Jul 21, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, biden, conflict, congress, election, iran, nuclear, recession, recession, trade, trump

The Iran War and the Manipulation of Oil Markets

The Iran War and Oil Prices Our Iran War has fully resumed and last week I published an article on that subject. After many weeks of negotiations, President Donald Trump finally signed a “Memorandum o...


LewRockwell
Jul 21, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: border, constitution, crime, election, escalation, lawyer, maga, prison, protest, protest

Nicaragua's Regime Drops the Pretense of Democracy

After years of rigged elections and political repression, President Daniel Ortega says Nicaraguans will no longer vote at all.


Reason.com
Jul 21, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: biden, congress, conservative, constitution, enforcement, murderer, quagmire, republican, supreme court, trump

What Is the Government Good For?

Order may be preferable to anarchy, but Aeon Skoble’s new book provocatively challenges the sovereignty of the state.


Law & Liberty
Jul 21, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords:  vance , biden, department of homeland security, iran, kings, maga, tps, trafficking, trump

The 2026 World Cup Is Over. Here's How To Make It Even Better Next Time.

Plus: nine books for your soccer summer reading list, and a problem with professional golf


Reason.com
Jul 21, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: asylum, border, congress, election, prison, protest, protest, republican, trump

Lindsey Graham and Caitlin Clark: Yin and Yang

Lindsey Graham died the other day. Suddenly. As in “Trust the Science.” His long career in politics will be remembered for his remarkable reluctance to side with the interests of the People. He never ...


LewRockwell
Jul 21, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords:  canad, administration, china, congress, enforcement, tariff, taxes, trade, trump

The exemptions in Trump’s latest Brazil tariffs reveal contradictions at the heart of pro-tariff trade policy

Last week, the Trump administration imposed a new 25 percent Section 301 tariff on many imports from Brazil. The administration argued that the tariffs were necessary to address a range of concerns, i...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Jul 21, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: biden, congress, conservative, election, maga, supreme court, trump, white house

Is Court Packing Inevitable If Democrats Retake Congress and the White House?

Plus: a few words about The Odyssey


Reason.com
Jul 21, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  canad, border, china, conflict, conservative, crime, gaza, iran

Is Team Russia on Track for the LA28 Olympics?

Why has the IOC not banned Britain, France, Germany, and other European NATO states for arming a NeoNazi regime in Kiev that is bombing civilians in Russia? After nearly three years of being banned fr...


LewRockwell
Jul 21, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: congress, crime, defense, first amendment, lawyer, prison, republican, trump

Every Law Has Unintended Consequences

In books and articles I have written about law, I have emphasized that a law unfolds to the limit of its extent (and so do rules and regulations). For example RICO and asset forfeiture laws intended t...


LewRockwell
Jul 21, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: congress, constitution, economy, election, iran, nuclear, riot, trump

How to Honor the Dead US Service Members

Over the weekend the Pentagon announced that four more US soldiers have been killed in President Trump’s war on Iran. That brings the total to 17, but many believe the real number of dead US serviceme...


LewRockwell
Jul 21, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, biden, newsom, newsom::2, prison, taxes, trump

Newsom’s wife indoctrinates kids on gender issues

Andrew Kerr writes for the Washington Free Beacon about disturbing revelations involving California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s wife. Documentaries produced by California’s “first partner,” Jennifer Siebel Ne...


John Locke Foundation
Jul 21, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: constitution, crime, enforcement, kings, law enforcement, maga, supreme court

Supreme Court Will Consider Excessive Fines Clause Asset Forfeiture Case

It will review Alaska's confiscation of a $95,000 plane arising from the pilot's illegal transportation of up to 72 cans of beer.


Reason.com
Jul 21, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, constitution, crime, maga, offender, supreme court

Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Case of Alaska Pilot Whose $95,000 Plane Was Seized Over a 6-Pack of Beer

Ken Jouppi's Eighth Amendment challenge asks the Court to decide whether a fine must be proportional to the gravity of the crime.


Reason.com
Jul 21, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: debt, maga, mamdani, mamdani::2, taxes

Mamdani's Zombie Apartment Nightmare

New York’s rent freeze will turn more rent-stabilized units into unlivable “zombie apartments.”


Reason.com
Jul 21, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: constitution, crime, enforcement, first amendment, law enforcement, maga

Can't Ban Parent from School Property for "Mean and Demeaning Posts" About "Opposing Student Athletes"

From Jones v. Jenkins Indep. School Dist., decided Thursday by Judge Gregory Van Tatenhove (E.D. Ky.): A public school in… The post Can't Ban Parent from School Property for "Mean and Demeaning Posts"...


Reason.com
Jul 21, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conflict, gaza, iran, nuclear, rubio, trump

Finance Minister: Israel Has No Interest in Joining US War Against Iran

Israeli Finance Minister Betzel Smotrich said that Tel Aviv was not interested in rejoining the war against Iran. Multiple outlets have reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convince...


The Libertarian Institute
Jul 21, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: administration, biden, gaza, iran, nuclear, trump

Trump Says US Will ‘Take Care of Things’ If Ansar Allah Blockades Bab al-Mandab Strait

President Donald Trump suggested he would relaunch his war on Yemen if Ansar Allah follows through on its pledge to prevent Saudi shipping through the Bab al-Mandab. Last year, Trump ordered a massive...


The Libertarian Institute
Jul 21, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: biden, defense, economy, tariff, trade, trump

Big Government, Trump, and Big Corruption: Part I

Let’s start today’s column by recycling my 2009 video about the link between big government and corruption. If you don’t want to spend a few minutes watching a video, I can summarize the message in a ...


International Liberty
Jul 21, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Article Keywords: congress, defense, gaza, iran, maga

No Peace In Middle East Until Israel Stops Its Killing Spree

On July 17, NBC News televised portions of a lengthy investigation proving that Israeli military forces had attacked medics at least 116 times in South Lebanon over the last several months. On that sa...


LewRockwell
Jul 21, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords:  canad, tariff, trade, trump, white house

Trump Acts to Increase U.S. Trade Deficits

TweetHere’s a letter to the Wall Street Journal. Editor: Among the reasons President Trump is imposing the newly announced 50% tariffs on Canadian goods is, as you report, White House opposition to “C...


Cafe Hayek
Jul 21, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Article Keywords: border, maga, surveillance, trade

Israel's Changing Strategic Calculus

As someone whose views once fit the description of the Oslo-and-beyond era Israeli security establishment view, I found this analysis,… The post Israel's Changing Strategic Calculus appeared first on ...


Reason.com
Jul 21, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conflict, defense, protest, protest

Von der Leyen Paints Target Signs on Europe With Ukraine Drone Pact

This is not sleepwalking into war. The European elites’ eyes are wide open and crazed. The European Union has officially joined the war effort against Russia. This week, European Commission President ...


LewRockwell
Jul 21, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: observer, sanctuary, surveillance, transitioning

The Exhibit That Arrived Before the Future

Technology has an unusual habit of revealing itself twice. The first version appears quietly, almost unnoticed, inside research papers, patent filings, laboratory demonstrations and corporate presenta...


LewRockwell
Jul 21, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: defense, foreign policy, iran, trump

Dying for Nothing

Seventeen military personnel have died in President Trump’s war on Iran. Compared to the 58,200 military personnel who were killed in the Vietnam War, that’s not a large number … well, unless one happ...


LewRockwell
Jul 21, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: conflict, escalation, foreign policy, iran

The Kyle Anzalone Show: Larry Johnson on the Shocking Details of the Death of Senator Lindsey Graham

The official story is simple. The timeline is not. We take a hard look at the reporting around Senator Lindsey Graham’s death and ask a basic question that gets skipped too often in political news: do...


The Libertarian Institute
Jul 21, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: border, migrant, migrants, sanctuary

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 21, 2026 - mises.org
Article Keywords: china, chinese, debt, economy

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 21, 2026 - mises.org
Article Keywords: administration, doj, fiscal, trade

Getting in the way: The demise of early termination at the antitrust agencies

Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division released their Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Annual Report for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. This is ...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Jul 21, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: administration, fossil fuels, nuclear, trump

Power in numbers: Electricity demand in extreme temperatures

During extreme heat waves and cold snaps, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under President Donald Trump has been issuing emergency orders that allow utilities to exceed their environmental emission...


John Locke Foundation
Jul 21, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: enforcement, law enforcement, observer, rubio

Fighting back against left-wing terrorism

Editors at National Review Online consider the best approach to thwarting terrorism from the political left. Marco Rubio gave a great speech last week. Addressing the delegates at a 60-nation conferen...


John Locke Foundation
Jul 21, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: maga, tps, trump

Did no one else notice Justices Kagan and Barrett's Sartorial Choices?

Kagan was in red and Barrett was in blue!


Reason.com
Jul 21, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  vance , tps, trump

Beware The JD Vance Political Production – Podcast

“JD Vance, VP in the Trump regime, is a political production, not a real person, a production of the worst pedigree. Vance is a creation of a tech billionaire PAC, a ‘tech-aligned super political acti...


LewRockwell
Jul 21, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: election, first amendment, trump

Deep State Media Censorship

Something has fundamentally changed in America, and it should concern everyone regardless of politics. The press was never supposed to decide what the public is allowed to hear. Their job was to repor...


LewRockwell
Jul 21, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: iran, nuclear, trump

Intel Community Does Not Believe Strikes on Iran Will Impact Negotiations

The US intelligence community has briefed President Donald Trump that bombing Iran is unlikely to change Tehran’s positions in negotiations to end the war.  Last week, the US resumed major military op...


The Libertarian Institute
Jul 21, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: conflict, congress, prison

Not too late to see the original Halifax Resolves in NC this summer

As we plod through the dog days of summer, parents and grandparents are often looking for new ideas for outings with the youngsters. One possibility to consider is visiting the Halifax State Historic ...


John Locke Foundation
Jul 21, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: first amendment, maga

New Academic Freedom Podcast on Pernell Decision

A conversation with a lead attorney for one of the most significant academic freedom cases in recent years


Reason.com
Jul 21, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: maga, supreme court

Today in Supreme Court History: July 21, 1824

7/21/1824: Justice Stanley Matthews's birthday. The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 21, 1824 appeared first on Reason.com.


Reason.com
Jul 21, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: iran, trump

The Silver Lining In Trump’s Iran Debacle

Watch today’s Liberty Report here. The post The Silver Lining In Trump’s Iran Debacle appeared first on LewRockwell.


LewRockwell
Jul 21, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: iran, trump

Ron Paul on The Silver Lining In Trump’s Iran Debacle

On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: President Trump’s decision to launch a war on Iran has been one of the greatest military disasters in US history. Instead of listening to his own intelligence commu...


Antiwar.com Blog
Jul 21, 2026 - antiwar.com
Article Keywords: constitution, surveillance

From Spoiled Sons of Liberty to Surveillance Leviathan: America’s Six Republics and the Myth of Eternal Union

Most Americans, unfortunately, believe that we are still living in the constitutional republic created in 1787. That was five republics ago.


Mises Institute
Jul 21, 2026 - mises.org
Article Keywords: climate, jobs

True Value no longer values Illinois home

Ward Clark writes for RedState.com about the departure of a major player in Chicago’s business history. True Value hardware stores are, and have been, an American institution. They are scattered acros...


John Locke Foundation
Jul 21, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: election, surveillance

A Big Year on a Small Island: The Story of SFL Malta

One year ago, Students For Liberty didn’t exist in Malta. Today, they are a finalist for organisation of the year in a national contest, with the highest number of jury votes of any nominee in the run...


Blog - Students For Liberty
Jul 21, 2026 - studentsforliberty.org
Article Keywords: economy, observer

CBDCs, Keynes, and the Beginning of the End

Blue socialism. Red socialism. Same control, different color, and CBDCs are where they finally agree.


Learn Liberty
Jul 21, 2026 - learnliberty.org
Article Keywords:  ice , administration, biden, border, department of homeland security, detainees, dhs, enforcement, federal judge, immigration, law enforcement, maga, migrant, migrant rights, migration, offender, prison, protest, protest, trump

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
Article Keywords:  ice , china, chinese, conflict, crime, economy, enforcement, immigration, maga, mass incarceration, migrant, migrants, migration, minimum wage, prison, trade, trump, unemployment

Contradictions of Socialist Prison Abolitionism

Many "democratic socialists" want to abolish prisons. But this is in conflict with their objective of making many more activities illegal.


Reason.com
Jul 20, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, biden, chinese, congress, constitution, crime, defense, enforcement, federal judge, first amendment, law enforcement, lawyer, maga, prison, senate, spending bill, trade

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
Article Keywords: administration, communist, conflict, crime, crisis, defense, demonstrator, detainees, escalation, iran, judiciary, lawyer, organizers, prison, protest, protest, trump

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
Article Keywords: administration, conflict, congress, department of homeland security, indictment, invasion, iran, prison, propaganda, protest, protest, rubio, taxes, trade, trump

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
Article Keywords: conflict, election, escalation, gas price, iran, jobs, maga, mamdani, mamdani::2, midterms, tariff, trade, trump

Is the War in Iran Spiraling Out of Control?

Plus: new tariffs on Brazil, Trump's primetime address on election security, and the growing popularity of democratic socialism.


Reason.com
Jul 20, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: congress, constitution, debt, economy, election, executive order, federal reserve, feds, iran, maga, midterms, riot, tariff, trump

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
Article Keywords:  canad, border, chinese, conflict, crisis, debt, economy, federal budget, federal reserve, inflation, jobs, recession, recession, trade

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
Article Keywords:  vance , administration, crisis, defense, escalation, iran, maga, nuclear, rubio, trump, white house

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
Article Keywords: administration, china, crisis, federal judge, inflation, maga, supreme court, tariff, trade, trump, white house

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
Article Keywords: appeals court, biden, constitution, crime, defense, maga, prison, second amendment, supreme court, trade, trump

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
Article Keywords: chinese, communist, immigration, immigration reform, mamdani, mamdani::2, migrant, migrants, migration, tps

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
Article Keywords:  canad, administration, biden, conflict, congress, defense, executive order, inflation, nuclear, tariff, trump

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
Article Keywords: communist, congress, crime, debt, defense, economy, federal reserve, inflation, protest, protest, taxes

Microlooters and Macrolooters

Petty theft is easy to condemn. Political looting is often legal, celebrated, and vastly more costly to society.


The Advocates for Self-Government
Jul 20, 2026 - theadvocates.org
Article Keywords:  canad,  ice , climate, crisis, defense, economy, global warming, national security, nuclear, prison, trade

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
Article Keywords: constitution, convictions, gun rights, jobs, maga, scotus, scotus::2, second amendment, supreme court

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
Article Keywords: gas price, iran, maga, mamdani, mamdani::2, medicare for all, senate, tps, white house

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
Article Keywords:  ice , biden, circuit court, constitution, maga, scotus, scotus::2, second amendment, supreme court

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
Article Keywords: china, chinese, debt, economy, fiscal, inflation, iran, trade, trump

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
Article Keywords: border, conflict, crime, defense, foreign policy, iran, nuclear, riot, trump

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
Article Keywords: crime, gaza, iran, mamdani, mamdani::2, protest, protest, trump

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
Article Keywords: administration, biden, china, conflict, defense, executive order, foreign policy, trump, white house

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
Article Keywords: administration, china, chinese, conservative, iran, maga, migrant, migrants, rule of law

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
Article Keywords: conservative, constitution, invasion, maga, migration, republican, second amendment, supreme court

"Red Sox Spirit" and Constitutional Theory

A potential new approach to state constitutional law.


Reason.com
Jul 20, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: election, maga, proof of citizenship, republican, senate, trump, voter id

Research Suggests Trump and His Opponents Are Both Wrong About the Impact of Voter ID Requirements

The weight of the evidence indicates that such laws do not reliably benefit Republicans or hurt Democrats.


Reason.com
Jul 20, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: economy, election, inflation, maga, taxes, trump, unemployment

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
Article Keywords: conservative, constitution, first amendment, maga, senate, supreme court, trade

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
Article Keywords: administration, congress, defense, election, epstein::-3, gop, iran, republican, riot, senate, trump

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
Article Keywords: biden, congress, election, executive order, fiscal, trade, trump

Evaluating DOGE nearly 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
Article Keywords: conflict, first amendment, hollywood, maga, supreme court, trade

"Lexi Love": Drag or Porn (and Post-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 (and Post-Porn)? + RuPaul's Dr...


Reason.com
Jul 20, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: border, congress, crime, enforcement, propaganda, tps

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
Article Keywords: crisis, debt, economy, inflation, trade, unemployment

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
Article Keywords: conflict, escalation, foreign policy, gaza, iran, national security

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
Article Keywords: conflict, gaza, iran, nuclear, trump, white house

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
Article Keywords: administration, enforcement, recession, recession, trump, unemployment

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
Article Keywords: conflict, debt, defense, economy, fiscal, tariff

Crony Capitalism Has Been a Problem for a Long Time

John Taylor of Caroline warned that government privilege enriches the politically connected while weakening liberty, competition, and self-government.


The Advocates for Self-Government
Jul 20, 2026 - theadvocates.org
Article Keywords: maga, scotus, scotus::2, supreme court

SCOTUS Granted A Petition On July 20 That Was Conferenced On June 29

This posture is very unusual.


Reason.com
Jul 20, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: constitution, first amendment, maga, prison, supreme court

South Carolina Law Prohibits Tattoo Parlors Near Churches. A New Lawsuit Calls That Unconstitutional.

A tattoo business is challenging South Carolina laws restricting how and where tattoo artists operate.


Reason.com
Jul 20, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conservative, immigration, maga, migration, republican

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
Article Keywords: communist, conflict, inflation, judiciary, maga

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
Article Keywords: china, maga, protest, protest, surveillance

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
Article Keywords: china, chinese, crime, kings, prison

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
Article Keywords: immigration, jobs, migrant, migrants, migration

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
Article Keywords: administration, escalation, iran, nuclear

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
Article Keywords: china, chinese, economy, kings

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
Article Keywords: escalation, iran, trump

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
Article Keywords: mamdani, mamdani::2

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
Article Keywords: congress, enforcement, maga

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
Article Keywords: conflict, maga

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