Libertarian Reporting for 2026-07-25

Updated on July 24, 2026 at 7:09:20 PM GMT

Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 100 articles from 17 sites. We chose these from 1955 articles found on 36 sites.


Today's featured sites are:
Reason.com, LewRockwell, Cafe Hayek, John Locke Foundation, The Libertarian Institute, Law & Liberty, Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute, The Libertarian Alliance, Americans for Limited Government, Main Feed, Notes On Liberty, Free the People, Learn Liberty, Antiwar.com Blog, The Advocates for Self-Government, Tom Woods, Velvet Glove, Iron Fist.

Article Keywords: administration, congress, constitution, defense, enforcement, federal budget, federal judge, first amendment, iran, lawyer, maga, republican, senate, spending bill, supreme court, tariff, tps, trump, unemployment, white house

Tariff Man

Plus: House votes on war powers as Trump enters Iran war "revenge mode," Ted Cruz worries about AI, Marvel movies are planned through 2042, and more...


Reason.com
Jul 24, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  ice , administration, conflict, congress, constitution, crisis, debt, defense, enforcement, escalation, fiscal, immigration, inflation, iran, law enforcement, migration, second amendment, surveillance, trump, white house

Getting Away with Murder: Under Trump, the Buck Stops Nowhere

“If you kill Americans, if you threaten Americans anywhere on Earth, we will hunt you down without apology and without hesitation and we will kill you.”— Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Having burned th...


LewRockwell
Jul 24, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, biden, china, chinese, climate, communist, crime, demonstrator, election, enforcement, foreign policy, prison, taxes, trump

Governments Have No Authority Over Our God-Given Rights

We Westerners have an important job to do.  In the years and decades ahead, we must reassert our God-given rights. Note that I do not assign this task to Western governments.  Governments, in the best...


LewRockwell
Jul 24, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords:  canad, administration, china, congress, constitution, economy, maga, republican, supreme court, tariff, taxes, trade, trump

Trump Imposes Massively Harmful and Illegal Section 301 Tariffs

The new policy is based on sham investigations, and runs afoul of the major questions and nondelegation doctrine.


Reason.com
Jul 24, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  canad, administration, congress, constitution, economy, maga, scott bessent, supreme court, tariff, taxes, trade, trump

Trump's Newest Tariffs Are Likely Illegal Too

The Section 301 tariffs announced on Thursday overstep the powers granted by Congress and likely run afoul of the major questions doctrine.


Reason.com
Jul 24, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, border, conflict, defense, election, foreign policy, invasion, national security, nuclear, propaganda, rule of law, trump

Baltic States Cry Wolf About Russia While Continuously Poking ‘Bear’

Just like any other racketeering cartel in history, NATO needs a raison d’etre. Obviously, Russia is seen as the perfect excuse. However, for this to work, the Eurasian giant needs to be presented as ...


LewRockwell
Jul 24, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, conservative, constitution, crime, fiscal, gop, maga, offender, prison, republican, supreme court

California's Prison Reform Experiment Worked. The State's Crime Rate Has Fallen by 27% in 15 Years.

Facts don't care about the GOP's "crime wave" feelings.


Reason.com
Jul 24, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: border, convictions, crime, crisis, maga, prison, protest, protest, supreme court, tps

Did Decriminalizing Drugs Lead to More Deaths in Washington and Oregon?

The Manhattan Institute’s Charles Fain Lehman overstates the evidence supporting that conclusion.


Reason.com
Jul 24, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, conflict, congress, debt, impeachment, inflation, iran, nuclear, rubio, trump

Circling and Spiraling

Turbulence increased, cabin service stopped, and stewardesses were told to take their seats. Beneath us, clouds thickened and storms roiled. As we approached Atlanta, the pilot announced we’d be unabl...


LewRockwell
Jul 24, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords:  vance , administration, congress, conservative, economy, supreme court, tariff, taxes, trade, trump

Some Links

TweetGeorge Will writes of the collapsing center of American politics. A slice: The American Enterprise Institute’s Ruy Teixeira, a center-left Democrat, describes a perverse dialectic of “Trumpian ov...


Cafe Hayek
Jul 24, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Article Keywords: administration, conflict, congress, constitution, defense, iran, maga, senate, trump

Trump Can't Just Pretend Iran War Casualties Don't Count

However the government chooses to list war casualties, it doesn't change the fact that Americans are dead because of the administration's choices.


Reason.com
Jul 24, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conservative, crime, hollywood, immigration, inflation, invasion, migration, propaganda, republican

The Odyssey and the Tiresome Woke War Against White Culture

We’ve all heard the argument for most of our lives: “White culture doesn’t exist.” It’s perhaps the most common racial refrain because it’s the most socially acceptable to repeat. If someone said “Bla...


LewRockwell
Jul 24, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: illegal migrant, immigration, migrant, migrants, migration, organizers, propaganda, protest, protest

EU Rejects Anti-Migration ‘Save Europe Act’ Despite 600,000 Signatures

The EU blocked the ‘Save Europe Act’ citizens’ initiative, ruling that its call to halt non-Western immigration and return ‘unintegrated’ migrants violates EU values. BRUSSELS — The European Commissio...


LewRockwell
Jul 24, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: anti-american, communist, congress, illegal migrant, iran, migrant, migrants, propaganda, riot

Smithsonian ‘reeks’ with support of communist ideology

Miranda Devine writes for the New York Post about a disturbing feature of a major federal institution. If you wondered how communism has grabbed a foothold in the United States of America of all place...


John Locke Foundation
Jul 24, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: congress, constitution, house oversight committee, immigration, lawyer, migrant, migrants, migration, republican

Congress highlights American Bar Association’s DEI ties

Shawn Fleetwood writes for the Federalist about interesting developments on Capitol Hill. The American Bar Association (ABA) is “a nonpartisan membership organization open to all American lawyers.” Th...


John Locke Foundation
Jul 24, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: administration, constitution, enforcement, first amendment, gop, law enforcement, maga, republican

Florida Wildlife Agency Tracked Critics Using Law Enforcement Database

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says it followed the law when it pulled the driving records of more than a dozen critics of the agency.


Reason.com
Jul 24, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, conflict, constitution, first amendment, maga, protest, protest, supreme court

Jewish Teacher Sued Portland Public Schools + Union for Discrimination Over Colleagues' Anti-Israel Speech

(among other things). A federal Magistrate Judge has recommended that the lawsuit be dismissed.


Reason.com
Jul 24, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, conservative, maga, supreme court, tariff, trump

Justice Kagan Rejects Charge that Supreme Court Is "Rubber Stamp" for Trump Administration

In recent remarks before the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, Justice Kagan rejects the conventional liberal narrative about the Supreme Court.


Reason.com
Jul 24, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, chinese, congress, debt, scott bessent, trump

Fort Knox, America’s $1 Trillion in Gold, and the Question No One Is Asking

International Man: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently declared that all US gold is “present and accounted for” and said the country’s stockpile is now worth more than $1 trillion at current mar...


LewRockwell
Jul 24, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: crisis, debt, impeachment, inflation, scott bessent, trump

Our Currency Icons and America’s National Character

In what is the monetary equivalent of tearing down statues, the British have decided they must replace iconic images on their currency. Out of an apparent fear of offending the stampede of human being...


The Libertarian Institute
Jul 24, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: administration, conflict, congress, constitution, debt, riot

A Tale of Two Revolutions

Pierre de Beaumarchais is a forgotten hero of the American Revolution—and a victim of the French.


Law & Liberty
Jul 24, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: conservative, convictions, maga, prison, supreme court

Will This Mississippi Man on Death Row Get a Chance To Prove His Innocence?

Recent court rulings in Louisiana and Texas give hope to Devin Bennett.


Reason.com
Jul 24, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: border, crisis, escalation, iran, trump

The Persian Gulf Is Never Coming Back — And That’s Exactly What They Want

The Assumption We All Made Turned Out To be Wrong I believed — and you probably did too — that the Strait of Hormuz would eventually reopen and be restored to full operation. I believed that the fight...


LewRockwell
Jul 24, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: debt, economy, inflation, jobs, tariff

Main Street Is Breaking While Wall Street Celebrates

Every recovery eventually reaches a point where the official statistics no longer resemble reality. Politicians point to stock market records, economists celebrate another quarter of GDP growth, and c...


LewRockwell
Jul 24, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: congress, constitution, republican, tariff, trade

One lesson socialists forgot: Price controls never work

Socialists in both parties may feel they are offering fresh solutions to today’s problems, whether it is government-run grocery stores from Democrats or government-run gas stations from Republicans. T...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Jul 24, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: administration, maga, tariff, taxes, trump

Trump Abandons His ‘America First’ Stance!

TweetHere’s a letter to the Washington Post. Editor: On July 23rd the Trump administration announced new tariffs meant to punish foreign governments for failing to adequately prevent “forced labor.” A...


Cafe Hayek
Jul 24, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Article Keywords: administration, executive order, maga, trump

Trump's FAA Moves To End the 50-Year Ban on Domestic Supersonic Flight

Supersonic flight is legally limited to the ocean. But the federal bureaucracy is (slowly) changing, and at least one company wants to take advantage.


Reason.com
Jul 24, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conflict, constitution, observer, republican

There’s No Place Like Home

Departing from his anti-liberal jeremiads, Patrick Deneen mines cultural insights from the Odyssey.


Law & Liberty
Jul 24, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: jobs, lawyer, maga, unemployment

Artificial Intelligence and the Wealth of Nations

Submitted to and actually published in Bryan’s school magazine Artificial intelligence has become the latest object of fashionable anxiety. Politicians warn of disappearing jobs. Journalists speculate...


The Libertarian Alliance
Jul 24, 2026 - libertarianism.uk
Article Keywords: conflict, economy, trade

Who Will Solve Our Real Problem–The US Is a Neofeudal Autocracy

So who will solve our real problem: the centralization of wealth and power in a Neofeudal Autocracy? My essay on America’s ten social classes was the appetizer to the main course: beneath the purposef...


LewRockwell
Jul 24, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: tariff, trade, trump

ALG Praises Trump’s Courageous Tariffs On Countries Using Forced Slave Labor

July 24, 2026, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement praising President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on countries using forc...


Americans for Limited Government
Jul 24, 2026 - getliberty.org
Article Keywords: congress, fiscal, senate

Senate bill targets charities that funnel money to extremists

Adam Kredo writes for the Washington Free Beacon about new legislation focusing on dubious charities. Congress is taking up new legislation that would expose and penalize American nonprofit “passthrou...


John Locke Foundation
Jul 24, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: circuit court, maga

Court Considering Whether Litigant Should Be Barred from Further Self-Represented Filings, Because of Fabricated Citations

The court orders the litigant to explain why she shouldn't be so barred, and notes that hallucinated citations are "a growing problem in Florida's appellate courts."


Reason.com
Jul 24, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: defense, maga

"Plaintiff Argues That, If She Does Not Use Her Chosen Name, She Will Suffer Serious and Lasting Effects to Her Mental Health"

Not a basis for allowing what is in effect a form of pseudonymity, says a district court.


Reason.com
Jul 24, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: maga, supreme court

Today in Supreme Court History: July 24, 1997

7/24/1997: Justice William Brennan dies.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 24, 1997 appeared first on Reason.com.


Reason.com
Jul 24, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: maga, riot

Review: The D.C. Museum Where Everything Is for Sale

The Mansion on O Street showcases consumerist artifacts, and none if it is taxpayer-funded like many of the city's other museums.


Reason.com
Jul 24, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: maga, supreme court

"There Is an Error in the Supreme Court's Analysis in Loper Bright."

The Supreme Court's Chevron decision did not cite the Administrative Procedure Act perhaps because it was not an APA case.


Reason.com
Jul 24, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: iran, senate

Leaked Iran War Information

—– Writes Bill Madden: The Peace President is in way over his head and it is costing our country in every way imaginable. We must remove him soon and we have to remove the prostitutes in the House and...


LewRockwell
Jul 24, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: crisis, maga

Abortion Movement Abandons ‘Pro-Choice’ Pretense

hose who favor abortion’s legality have long rejected any label that they were pro-abortion. Instead, they maintained that they were “pro-choice” or, alternatively, “pro-women.” That messaging is alig...


LewRockwell
Jul 24, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: congress, iran

A Tale of Two Legislatures: War Powers and the Doom Loop in Congress

Can lawmakers rally around a bipartisan war powers resolution for Iran? Don’t hold your breath.


Main Feed
Jul 24, 2026 - libertynation.com
Article Keywords: proof of citizenship, voter id

NJ’s illegal voting news labeled ‘damning admission’

Editors at National Review Online assess the impact of a recent announcement from New Jersey officials. For years, critics of anti-voter-fraud measures such as voter identification have denied that an...


John Locke Foundation
Jul 24, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: constitution, election

Nicaragua’s strongman casts off electoral pretense

Michael Brendan Dougherty writes for National Review Online about an interesting development in Latin America. A one-time favorite of America’s political left is showing his true colors. For those who...


John Locke Foundation
Jul 24, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: congress, tariff

Quotation of the Day…

Tweet… is from chapter 1 of William Graham Sumner’s 1885 volume, Protectionism: the -ism Which Teaches that Waste Makes Wealth: Any one who says that it [a tariff] is not a tax must suppose that it co...


Cafe Hayek
Jul 24, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Article Keywords: border, conflict

My Arctic Journey, Part 6: Constructive Realism as a Bridge: Rethinking Western Order, from the Polar to the Global

My Fourth Image theory (as developed in my books on the Arctic, and later applied to my books on IR) and Constructive Realism theory converge to form a unified, bottom-up revision of traditional Inter...


Notes On Liberty
Jul 24, 2026 - notesonliberty.com
Article Keywords: congress, crime

The Coverup: Prosecuting Fauci’s Crimes with Senator Rand Paul & Matt Kibbe

Sen. Rand Paul joined Matt Kibbe to discuss the Covid-19 pandemic, focusing on the lab leak theory, government coverups, and gain-of-function research. The post The Coverup: Prosecuting Fauci’s Crimes...


Free the People
Jul 24, 2026 - freethepeople.org
Article Keywords: administration, conflict, congress, constitution, debt, election, fiscal, gop, jobs, maga, mamdani, mamdani::2, medicare for all, republican, senate, supreme court, tariff, trade, trump

The DSA, MAGA, and the New Policy Nihilism

From rent control and Medicare for All to tariffs, politicians left and right are embracing policy ideas that have been repeatedly shown to not work.


Reason.com
Jul 23, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  canad, apartheid, china, climate, conservative, crisis, defense, gaza, jobs, migrant, migrants, propaganda, protest, protest, surveillance, trump

The Israeli Spy Behind PragerU’s Plan To Rewrite American Education To Indoctrinate Children

PragerU is trying to take over American schools. The right-wing, pseudo-educational group is now an official educational partner in at least ten states, and blitzes children with highly questionable m...


LewRockwell
Jul 23, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, biden, conflict, congress, constitution, debt, defense, foreign policy, invasion, iran, mass incarceration, republican, senate, surveillance, trump

The American Presidency and Perpetual War

One of the defining failures of modern American government has been the steady erosion of Congress’s constitutional authority over war. The Constitution grants Congress — not the president — the power...


LewRockwell
Jul 23, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: crime, enforcement, immigration, law enforcement, maga, migration, offender, prison, protest, protest, surveillance, trump

The Homicide Rate Has Dropped to Historic Lows. Contrary to What Politicians Say, No One Really Knows Why.

The latest numbers from a sample of U.S. cities indicate continuing crime decreases that go beyond a reversion to pre-2020 norms.


Reason.com
Jul 23, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, asylum, border, congress, conservative, constitution, federal reserve, immigration, judiciary, migration, supreme court, trump

The Umpire’s Limits

A Court charged with maintaining the Constitution’s boundaries must respect its own.


Law & Liberty
Jul 23, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: administration, antitrust enforcement, biden, congress, defense, enforcement, first amendment, maga, senate, trade, trump

This Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Make Your Google Search Results Less Useful

Regulating search results when AI is upending the industry is a fool’s errand.


Reason.com
Jul 23, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conflict, enforcement, iran, maga, newsom, newsom::2, nuclear, supreme court, tps, trump

Through the Red Sea

Plus: Permits for prayer, a rise in gambling, AOC's world, and more...


Reason.com
Jul 23, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: congress, constitution, lawyer, maga, prison, protest, protest, scotus, scotus::2, supreme court

From Weed to Whiskey: Is This the Supreme Court's Next Big Commerce Clause Case?

What’s at stake in Ream v. U.S. Department of the Treasury.


Reason.com
Jul 23, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, apartheid, biden, conflict, defense, gaza, invasion, iran, protest, protest, white house

Not Even Israelis Are Willing To Die for Israel

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said during a conference on Tuesday that Israel “has no interest” in participating in the ongoing military exchanges between the US and Iran, asserting that “...


LewRockwell
Jul 23, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, biden, congress, constitution, election, first amendment, maga, supreme court, trump, white house

Brendan Carr Says ABC's Refusal To Air a Trump Speech Could Affect Renewal of Its Broadcast Licenses

The FCC chairman thinks the "public interest" standard is a license to interfere with freedom of the press.


Reason.com
Jul 23, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: communist, constitution, crisis, defense, invasion, iran, national security, nuclear, rubio, trump

Reviving the Old Cold War Racket Against Cuba

President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are making me feel like I’m smack dab back in the middle of the old Cold War racket — the racket that succeeded in making the U.S. national-security ...


LewRockwell
Jul 23, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, congress, economy, maga, supreme court, tariff, trade, trump, white house

Lots of Trump's Tariffs Expire on Friday. It's Thursday Afternoon, and No One Knows What Will Replace Them.

The U.S. economy is not a reality show. The Trump administration should stop acting like it is.


Reason.com
Jul 23, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: crisis, defense, economy, fiscal, foreign policy, national security, observer, propaganda, trump

Andy Burn ’Em, Britain’s New PM, Wants To End Homelessness by Fueling Militarism and War

But Britain’s homelessness problem will take on a whole new meaning if he lets the country slide into a world war. Andy Burnham took over as British prime minister this week, promising to bring “hope ...


LewRockwell
Jul 23, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, congress, lawyer, maga, riot, scott bessent, trump, white house

The Trump Coin Case Ends, but Legal Questions Remain

As the coin moves closer to production and distribution, it will be up to the American people to decide whether the controversial coin is deemed a success.


Reason.com
Jul 23, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: communist, congress, constitution, economy, maga, mamdani, mamdani::2

Zohran Mamdani Tells Jon Stewart Socialism Is Just Having a Library

Please stop letting these people lie about what their preferred economic system entails.


Reason.com
Jul 23, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: enforcement, immigration, lawyer, maga, migration, republican, trump, unemployment

Don't Blame AI for Your Own Medical Problems

A former pastor suing ChatGPT says the chatbot gave him life-threatening medical advice. But tech-enabled healthcare is not the problem.


Reason.com
Jul 23, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, conflict, constitution, election, escalation, invasion, taxes, trump

How Washington’s Interventions Fuel Somalia’s Cycle of Chaos

Since the end of the Cold War, Somalia has been a textbook case of the perils of foreign meddling. Once a pawn in superpower rivalry, it descended into state collapse, warlordism, and radical insurgen...


The Libertarian Institute
Jul 23, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: administration, economy, enforcement, maga, tariff, trump, white house

E.U. Fines Google $1 Billion and Orders It To Give Competitors Equal Treatment

European regulators claim to promote innovation while extracting billions from the companies producing it.


Reason.com
Jul 23, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: circuit court, constitution, crime, defense, maga, second amendment, supreme court

Second Amendment Roundup: New Jersey Rifle and Magazine Bans Bite the Dust

The Third Circuit takes Second Amendment rights seriously.


Reason.com
Jul 23, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: border, constitution, invasion, republican, rule of law, senate, trade

From India to Rome to America: Liberty’s story around the world

1776 was just one chapter in a 4,000-year story. Even before Rome's Senate, ancient Indian gana-saṅghas ran assembly-based republics that shaped the Buddha's own monastic order


Learn Liberty
Jul 23, 2026 - learnliberty.org
Article Keywords: congress, constitution, debt, judiciary, republican, taxes, trade

The Long Road

Building the first interstate was a Sisyphean task.


Law & Liberty
Jul 23, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: border, conflict, crisis, defense, escalation, nuclear

Dangerous Crossroads: Germany and France To Conduct First Joint Nuclear Drills

Germany and France are weaving a dense web of strike options – US nuclear gravity bombs carried by German F‑35s, French nuclear‑capable “Rafales” operating from French and German bases and US‑supplied...


LewRockwell
Jul 23, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: first amendment, mamdani, mamdani::2, second amendment, supreme court

Save Our Children! | Words & Numbers | Ep 516

The adult entertainment industry has been sounding the alarm about the erosion of our rights for years. Adult actress London River joins us to explain. The post Save Our Children! | Words & Numbers | ...


Free the People
Jul 23, 2026 - freethepeople.org
Article Keywords: congress, iran, nuclear, trump, white house

Trump Says Saudi Nuclear Deal Requires Riyadh to Enter Abraham Accords

President Donald Trump announced that the nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia will require the kingdom to normalize ties with Israel and will not allow Riyadh to have a domestic enrichment program.  “...


The Libertarian Institute
Jul 23, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: conflict, escalation, iran, rubio, trump

Trump: I Am Considering a Massive Attack on Iran

President Donald Trump said he is moving closer to ordering a massive attack on Iran. He also said the US does not currently need Israel’s assistance to wage the war.  “I am considering a massive atta...


The Libertarian Institute
Jul 23, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: administration, chinese, election, republican, trump

NJ governor admits hundreds of foreigners voted

Kevin Killough writes for Just the News about a disturbing development for election integrity. A blue-state governor has admitted a fact that most Democrats refuse to believe. New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sh...


John Locke Foundation
Jul 23, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: congress, election, maga, trade

The 'App Store Freedom Act' Would Be Bad for Freedom

And for competition and innovation too


Reason.com
Jul 23, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: economy, jobs, lawyer, maga

The People Fighting Technology That Could Save Thousands of Lives

Automation will destroy some jobs—and create others.


Reason.com
Jul 23, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: immigration, maga, migration, offender

No Pseudonymity for Sex Offender Immigration Detainee Who Speculates He May Face Harm in Syria if Identified

From Alobid v. Marin, decided March 9, 2026 by Magistrate Judge Alka Sagar (C.D. Cal.), but just posted on Westlaw… The post No Pseudonymity for Sex Offender Immigration Detainee Who Speculates He May...


Reason.com
Jul 23, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: gaza, iran, trade, trump

Trump: US Will Hold Iran Responsible for Houthi Blockade of Red Sea

President Donald Trump said he would respond to Ansar Allah’s attacks on Saudi ships in the Red Sea by ordering attacks on Yemen and Iran.  “A year ago the United States of America attacked, very powe...


The Libertarian Institute
Jul 23, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: administration, congress, enforcement, taxes

Medicaid financing gimmickry – before and after the One Big Beautiful Bill

Medicaid was created in 1965 as a joint federal-state health insurance program for low-income individuals which targeted families with dependent children, the elderly, and the disabled. Unlike many go...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Jul 23, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: defense, explosive, nuclear, surveillance

Designing robots to ‘die so we don’t’

Luther Ray Abel writes for National Review Online about an interesting development in defense technology. Anduril Industries, arguably the Apple of this new generation of venture-capital-funded defens...


John Locke Foundation
Jul 23, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: border, economy, maga

Flesh-Eating Screwworms Are Back. Gene Drives Could Stop Them for Good.

Using genetic engineering to drive at least some pest species to extinction is ethical.


Reason.com
Jul 23, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: iran, trade, trump

Ron Paul: As Oil Hits $100, Houthis Open New Front in Iran War

On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: President Trump’s decision to abandon the MOU with Iran and return to open warfare is rapidly backfiring on him, as Brent crude oil has again shot up over $100 per ...


Antiwar.com Blog
Jul 23, 2026 - antiwar.com
Article Keywords: escalation, iran, trump

John Mearsheimer: Trump in Iran Is Looking More and More Like LBJ in Vietnam

Reprinted from John’s Substack:  On 20 July 2026, I was on “Dialogue Works” talking with the host, Nima Alkhorshid, about why Trump cannot defeat Iran in the war he started on 28 February 2026 and why...


Antiwar.com Blog
Jul 23, 2026 - antiwar.com
Article Keywords: communist, election, primaries

Democratic socialists make mark in Wisconsin

Jeffrey Blehar of National Review Online analyzes recent developments in a significant Wisconsin election. The land of squeaky cheese curds, Spotted Cows, and curiously overconfident bears has suddenl...


John Locke Foundation
Jul 23, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: election, jobs, taxes

The Free Market in Trash Pickup

Choosing a trash company may seem mundane, but it reveals an important economic truth. When consumers can switch providers, competition rewards better service, encourages innovation, and gives people ...


The Advocates for Self-Government
Jul 23, 2026 - theadvocates.org
Article Keywords: conservative, debt, tps

Ep. 2780 Equality: The Idea That Destroys the World

I run through some recent items in the news in which “equality” is a thread running throughout, and show why M.E. Bradford described equality as “the antonym of every conservative… Read More The post ...


Tom Woods
Jul 23, 2026 - tomwoods.com
Article Keywords: communist, maga

Debate: Did Wokeness Actually Ruin The Odyssey?

Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi spar over The Odyssey.


Reason.com
Jul 23, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: lawyer, maga

Anthropic's $1.5 Billion Copyright Settlement Sets a Bad Precedent

The record settlement pushes AI companies away from a fair use fight they might have won.


Reason.com
Jul 23, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: maga, supreme court

Today in Supreme Court History: July 23, 1936

7/23/1936: Justice Anthony Kennedy's birthday.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: July 23, 1936 appeared first on Reason.com.


Reason.com
Jul 23, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: iran, trump

The Iranian Pressure Campaign

Trump tightens the screws.


Main Feed
Jul 23, 2026 - libertynation.com
Article Keywords: gop, senate

House GOP Approves $95 Billion Budget Framework

But getting it through the Senate may prove difficult.


Main Feed
Jul 23, 2026 - libertynation.com
Article Keywords: economy, taxes

State Directed Payments redistribute money across states and supercharged growth

Differences in states’ use of SDPs cause an interstate redistribution of taxes as well. Because states are setting different levels of SDPs, spending varies across states. Federal tax money, however, ...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Jul 23, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: fiscal, taxes

How State Directed Payments turned Medicaid into an interstate transfer scheme

Medicaid’s financing rules have long allowed states to expand spending while shifting much of the cost to federal taxpayers. One of the most important examples is the growth of State Directed Payments...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Jul 23, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: economy, jobs

Free the Economy podcast: Questioning the AI jobs doomsday with Sean Higgins

In this week’s episode we cover making home appliances great again, fighting price controls on health care, research on AI-fueled entrepreneurship, and a big new event on administrative law and the fe...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Jul 23, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: gaza, trade

Journalism group hides mistake involving terrorists

Adam Kredo writes for the Washington Free Beacon about a major journalism group covering its tracks after making a blunder. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the world’s largest advoc...


John Locke Foundation
Jul 23, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: crisis, trade

Twice as many people buying illegal tobacco since 2023

From The Independent…Sales of illegal cigarettes soar as cost of living crisis bitesThe proportion of smokers purchasing cheap cigarettes from illicit sources has almost doubled since 2023, according...


Velvet Glove, Iron Fist
Jul 23, 2026 - velvetgloveironfist.blogspot.com
Article Keywords: administration, climate, congress, maga, protest, protest, supreme court, trump

Will Courts Uphold the EPA's Rescission of the "Endangerment Finding"?

The legal arguments put forward by the EPA are weak and unpersuasive, and could undermine the Administration's position in other climate litigation.


Reason.com
Jul 22, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, congress, election, federal reserve, maga, senate, trade, trump

The End of Independent Agencies

The death of Humphrey's Executor was foretold, but some of the consequences may not have been anticipated.


Reason.com
Jul 22, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conflict, congress, defense, escalation, foreign policy, iran, tariff, trade

The Kyle Anzalone Show guest Kelley Vlahos: Lindsey Graham’s Ghost

A 500% tariff on anyone who does business with Russia sounds like “strength” until you follow the blast radius. We walk through the revived Graham sanctions bill and why secondary sanctions can punish...


The Libertarian Institute
Jul 22, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: constitution, election, maga, prison, protest, protest

Russia Labels Libertarian Party a 'Foreign Agent,' Effectively Ending Its Political Activity

The Libertarian Party of Russia is pessimistic about the chances of overturning these restrictions through the courts or any other legal means.


Reason.com
Jul 22, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: congress, iran, nuclear, trump, white house

Trump to Sign Nuclear Deal with Saudi Arabia that Could Allow for Enrichment

President Donald Trump plans to sign a nuclear agreement with Saudi Arabia that will provide the Middle East kingdom with access to nuclear technology from the US, with limited inspections.  The Washi...


The Libertarian Institute
Jul 22, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: conflict, crime, iran, trump

Trump Threatens to Blow Up Power Plants in Iran in Response to Tehran Targeting Ships in the Strait

President Donald Trump said that he would order strikes on Iranian bridges and power plants in response to attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.  “From this point forward, any time the Islamic R...


The Libertarian Institute
Jul 22, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: china, jobs, trade, trump

Is the “China Shock” Responsible for Trumpian Protectionism?

TweetThis letter of mine will appear in the print edition of tomorrow’s Washington Post: The July 19 news article “The U.S. saw the first ‘China Shock.’ Now the world gets the sequel.” reported that D...


Cafe Hayek
Jul 22, 2026 - cafehayek.com