Libertarian Reporting for 2026-08-05

Updated on August 4, 2026 at 7:09:07 PM GMT

Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 93 articles from 12 sites. We chose these from 1964 articles found on 36 sites.


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

Article Keywords: administration, biden, border, china, chinese, communist, congress, constitution, crime, crisis, election, elon musk, epstein::-3, gas price, gaza, hollywood, iran, maga, mamdani, mamdani::2, migrant, migrants, prison, protest, protest, republican, rfk, rubio, taxes, trump, white house

China! China! China! and Pardon my Fauci

Recently, Anthony Fauci, who served as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for 38 years, testified before Congress. If this seems like a severely belated move on the ...


LewRockwell
Aug 4, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords:  canad, climate, conflict, congress, conservative, constitution, defense, immigration, jobs, lawyer, maga, migration, national security, protest, protest, republican, riot, rule of law

Making American Citizens

Professors Paul Carrese and Lee Strang join the Law & Liberty Podcast to discuss civic education and its rapid growth in American universities.


Law & Liberty
Aug 4, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: administration, conflict, congress, conservative, constitution, crisis, economy, election, fiscal, maga, mamdani, mamdani::2, republican, taxes, trade

America’s Loud But Ineffective Socialists

There was already a great deal of consternation among the rightwing due to the election of socialist Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York City and socialist Katie Miller as mayor of Seattle. The volume...


The Libertarian Institute
Aug 4, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: biden, china, chinese, congress, elon musk, hollywood, maga, national security, observer, prison, republican, trade, trump, white house

Elon Musk, Our First Trillionaire

Elon Musk as Our First Trillionaire Although I spend most of my time online reading alternative websites and listening to alt-podcasters, I always try to balance that out by retaining a solid groundin...


LewRockwell
Aug 4, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: border, china, chinese, crisis, economy, federal reserve, foreign policy, inflation, iran, jobs, migrant, primaries, taxes, trump

The Long-Term Mismanagement of the US Economy Has Taken Its Toll

The last time the US economy received a helping hand from policymakers was the Reagan tax rate reductions.  The high tax rates on inflated nominal incomes by the “guns and butter” Vietnam War policy r...


LewRockwell
Aug 4, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, congress, debt, election, federal budget, fiscal, income inequality, inflation, jobs, medicare for all, scott bessent, taxes, trump

A “Trump Account” HSA?

The accounts could show the way to get the government out of healthcare.


Law & Liberty
Aug 4, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: administration, biden, conservative, debt, judiciary, maga, scotus, scotus::2, supreme court, tariff, trump

Elena Kagan's Warning to Progressives

The liberal justice wants the Supreme Court’s harshest progressive critics to chill out.


Reason.com
Aug 4, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, biden, censoring, china, chinese, crime, election, first amendment, propaganda, republican, senate, trump

The Dumb, Arrogant Liars Who Are Also Journalists

There is a frustrating contradiction when it comes to the way public information is assessed for factual truth.  For decades, prominent news organizations have steadily lost credibility.  Fewer Americ...


LewRockwell
Aug 4, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: border, congress, crime, enforcement, federal judge, foreign policy, immigration, migration, national security, observer, surveillance, trade

Invisible Invaders: How Israeli Surveillance Penetrated American Networks

An unseen battle is being waged across the digital landscape, turning the very devices we rely on into silent observers. Civil liberties organizations have persistently shined light a constellation of...


The Libertarian Institute
Aug 4, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: congress, constitution, executive order, kings, maga, newsom, newsom::2, senate, supreme court, taxes

The YIMBY-Libertarian Convergence

A eminent domain case out of Rhode Island shows how YIMBY regulatory reforms and libertarian constitutional law activism work in tandem.


Reason.com
Aug 4, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: elon musk, maga, mamdani, mamdani::2, riot, senate, taxes, tps, trade, trump

Don't Hate the Dodgers for Dominating So Much, Hate the Bankruptcy Court That Helped Them Do It

Plus: FIFA’s president doesn’t understand his own organization's politics; a solid new pickleball movie


Reason.com
Aug 4, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conflict, constitution, defense, election, escalation, iran, nuclear, riot, trump

Call Off the Iran War. Just Walk Away!

After several days of increasing threats against Iran, including social media posts like “FINISH THE JOB!” and “Take the oil. No mercy!,” President Trump has over the weekend called off a planned majo...


LewRockwell
Aug 4, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: apartheid, congress, constitution, explosive, impeachment, invasion, maga, republican, trump

Dr. Fauci Clams Up

“On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer based upon my rights under the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution.” – Dr Anthony Fauci, 111 times last week Last week was the latest act in...


LewRockwell
Aug 4, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords:  vance , administration, biden, conservative, economy, republican, tariff, trade, trump

Some Links

TweetWall Street Journal columnist William McGurn is understandably dismayed by J.D. Vance’s hostility to free markets – which, of course, in practice is hostility to private property rights. A slice:...


Cafe Hayek
Aug 4, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Article Keywords: administration, election, gas price, iran, maga, republican, surveillance, trump

Blame Game

Plus: Surveillance for babies, using endowments to keep lights on, and more...


Reason.com
Aug 4, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, economy, enforcement, maga, supreme court, tariff, trade, trump

Twenty-five States, Led by Oregon, File Lawsuit Challenging Trump's Section 301 Tariffs

Oregon also played a key role in previous tariff litigation.


Reason.com
Aug 4, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  canad, congress, debt, economy, jobs, senate, tariff, trade

Protectionism in North America? Not again

Well before its ratification in 1993, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was scorned by its critics as a dangerous, unfair deal. CEI, too, has a long history of criticizing provisions in ...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Aug 4, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: administration, constitution, enforcement, lawyer, maga, trump

"Viewpoint Diversity" Conditions as a New Fairness Doctrine

My new article, now out in the George Mason Law Review.


Reason.com
Aug 4, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: congress, migrant, migrants, observer, senate, trump

How To Determine the Risks and Benefits of Each Vaccine

I’ve held a longstanding belief that regardless of how strongly I feel about one side of a debate, effort should be made to understand both sides of an argument, as normally, valid points are raised b...


LewRockwell
Aug 4, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, conservative, republican, senate, supreme court, trump

Wisconsin resurrecting ‘sewer socialism’ in worse form

Editors at National Review Online ponder Wisconsin’s troubling political shift. Wisconsin Democrats appear prepared to try to resurrect what was once known as sewer socialism in the state, although no...


John Locke Foundation
Aug 4, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: constitution, crime, first amendment, maga, prison

Oklahoma Anti-Stalking Law Bars Certain Unwanted Speech to Target, not Speech About Target

Oklahoma's highest criminal court reverses a 3-year sentence for "posting a video rant about [defendant's] ex-wife."


Reason.com
Aug 4, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: crime, defense, gaza, iran, trade

How Lockheed Martin, Raytheon & BAE Systems Are Propagandizing Children To Support War Through STEM

Raytheon sponsors the Girl Scouts of America. BAE Systems is reading your toddlers their favorite fairytale stories. And Lockheed Martin funds children’s math and STEM festivals. This is done with gre...


LewRockwell
Aug 4, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: conflict, defense, iran, riot, trade

Kiev’s Plan To Build New Air Defense System Will Not Save Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s plans to develop a new air defense system could ultimately work against Kiev, according to Responsible Statecraft. The outlet argues that the new weapon will b...


LewRockwell
Aug 4, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: explosive, mamdani, mamdani::2, trump

Major publisher gives book deal to ‘disgraced’ Palestinian

Jon Levine writes for the Washington Free Beacon about a disturbing book deal. A disgraced Palestinian author who has openly celebrated the murder of Jews and Christians has received a coveted book de...


John Locke Foundation
Aug 4, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: conflict, iran, propaganda, trump

On Propaganda

On 30 July 2026, I was on Glenn Diesen’s popular podcast. Amazingly, we hardly talked about Iran, despite the fact it looked at the time like President Trump was about to launch a massive attack again...


LewRockwell
Aug 4, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, economy, jobs, trump

Freedom Haulers won’t fix the truck driver shortage that Trump helped worsen

With more than two million truck driving jobs and a growing demand to replace departing workers, the industry requires a steady supply of qualified drivers to move goods across the country. Last week,...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Aug 4, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: congress, first amendment, senate, trade

The epistemological mismatch of KOSA’s constructive knowledge standard

The Senate Commerce Committee has scheduled a markup on Wednesday for several online child safety bills, including the Kids Online Safety Act (S. 1748), Youth AI Privacy Act (S. 4199), CHATBOT Act (S....


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Aug 4, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: climate, economy, invasion, jobs

More Evidence Against Keynesian Economics

Keynesian economics assumes government can jump-start the economy by having the government borrow and spend, either directly or by giving people handouts. According to Keynesian theory, it doesn’t mat...


International Liberty
Aug 4, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Article Keywords: crime, defense, maga

~$550K Award Related to Doctor's False Alleged Accusation of Nose Punch by Colleague

Some excerpts from Thursday's long decision in Zafar v. Saghier, by Texas Court of Appeals Justice Wade Birdwell, joined by… The post ~$550K Award Related to Doctor's False Alleged Accusation of Nose ...


Reason.com
Aug 4, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: constitution, first amendment, maga

Court Upholds Stop-Posting-About-Your-Ex-Order, Based on Past Threats

From King v. Brown, decided Friday by Kentucky Court of Appeals Judge Sara Walter Combs, joined by Judges Glenn Acree… The post Court Upholds Stop-Posting-About-Your-Ex-Order, Based on Past Threats ap...


Reason.com
Aug 4, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: mamdani, mamdani::2

Zohran Mamdani Demands ID for 30% Discount

The irony level is off the charts.


Main Feed
Aug 4, 2026 - libertynation.com
Article Keywords: administration, election, trump

Politico admits there’s ‘little to stop’ illegals from voting

Ward Clark writes at RedState.com about a significant admission from a major legacy media outlet. Did you hear that scraping noise? That’s the sound of goalposts being moved. This time, it involves th...


John Locke Foundation
Aug 4, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: administration, doj, surveillance

Memo offered blueprint for investigating Fauci misinformation

Hans Mahncke writes for the Federalist about a significant revelation in the search for COVID pandemic truth. The Counterlawfare Institute obtained a previously undisclosed June 8, 2025, memo laying o...


John Locke Foundation
Aug 4, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: maga, supreme court

ChatGPT Editing Adding Hallucinations to Otherwise Accurate Material?

From Friday's Connecticut Supreme Court decision in Tov Realty LLC v. Suarez: The record and the representations to this court at… The post ChatGPT Editing Adding Hallucinations to Otherwise Accurate ...


Reason.com
Aug 4, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: maga, supreme court

Today in Supreme Court History: August 4, 1961

8/4/1961: President Barack Obama's birthday. He would appoint two Justices to the Supreme Court: Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan. The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 4, 1961 appeared first...


Reason.com
Aug 4, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: iran, trump

Ron Paul asks: After Trump, Who Will Trust the US Anymore?

On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: President Trump’s disastrous war on Iran has harmed and will continue to harm the US and US interests overseas. But the reputational damage of duplicity in negotiat...


Antiwar.com Blog
Aug 4, 2026 - antiwar.com
Article Keywords: iran, trump

John Mearsheimer: Trump Must Admit Defeat in Iran

From John Mearsheimer’s new YouTube channel: In today’s video I’ll explain why I believe a US victory is not possible and why the longer Trump waits to cut a deal with Iran, the worse the outcome for ...


Antiwar.com Blog
Aug 4, 2026 - antiwar.com
Article Keywords: conservative, gaza

Media freak out over CBS ‘non-scandal’

Becket Adams laments at National Review Online that “we have become a dangerously incurious people.” In real life, we should bemoan our loss of curiosity. You see it everywhere, most notably in politi...


John Locke Foundation
Aug 4, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: administration, border, congress, crisis, enforcement, foreign policy, gaza, gop, immigration, invasion, iran, migrant, migrants, migration, national security, observer, republican, rubio, tps, trump, white house

The Dumbest Psyops of All Time?

Don’t fall for the fake Fox/GOP outrage. Two weeks ago the House passed a bill that greenlighted the transfer of Spanish territory to Morocco. Every Republican except me voted for it, but now THEY are...


LewRockwell
Aug 3, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords:  ice ,  vance , administration, congress, constitution, crisis, gop, lawyer, maga, mamdani, mamdani::2, primaries, republican, rubio, taxes, tps, trump, white house

Friends Like These

Plus: Groypers on the Hill, HOA lawsuits, and more...


Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, border, conservative, crisis, defense, escalation, iran, maga, nuclear, republican, riot, rubio, trade, trump, white house

Trump Backs Down From Yet Another Empty Threat to Iran

We’re locked in a cycle: The president threatens to resume the war, he claims Iran backed down, and then he gets frustrated with Iran again.


Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: appeals court, censoring, constitution, crime, defense, enforcement, first amendment, law enforcement, lawyer, maga, national security, nuclear, supreme court, surveillance, trump

A New Jersey News Outlet Asks the Courts To Stop a Judge's Censorship

The judge concluded that a high school student's privacy interests trumped freedom of the press.


Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conflict, conservative, crisis, debt, election, federal reserve, inflation, iran, nuclear, protest, protest, republican, tariff, trump, turning point

The Intellectual Architecture of Trumpism

“The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between classes, nor between political parties either—but right through every human heart.” — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, The Gulag Archip...


LewRockwell
Aug 3, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, china, conflict, constitution, debt, defense, foreign policy, gaza, iran, national security, nuclear, observer, republican, rubio, trump

Iran Will Recover, But Trump’s Damage to US Diplomacy Could Last a Generation

As the US-Israel war on Iran grinds into its sixth month, it’s clear to all but the most intellectually-dishonest Trump loyalists and war-bent Israel-sympathizers that it’s been a spectacular failure....


LewRockwell
Aug 3, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords:  canad, administration, china, communist, congress, constitution, lawyer, maga, national security, supreme court, tariff, taxes, trade, trump

Prospective Legal Challenges to Trump's Section 338 Tariffs Against Canada

A guest post by Georgetown legal scholars Peter E. Harrell and Jennifer Hillman.


Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, border, china, chinese, conflict, defense, explosive, gaza, iran, national security, nuclear, trump, white house

6 Signs That World War III Is About To Get Even Larger

When will the mainstream media finally admit that we are literally watching World War III play out right in front of our eyes? The war in the Middle East has been going on for more than 1,000 days, an...


LewRockwell
Aug 3, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, biden, congress, federal judge, judiciary, lawyer, maga, republican, riot, senate, taxes, trump

Todd Blanche's Concessions Underline the Flagrant Phoniness of Trump's IRS 'Settlement'

The acting attorney general confirms his dishonesty in presenting that jaw-dropping scam as the resolution of a bona fide legal dispute.


Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  canad, administration, border, defense, economy, executive order, maga, national security, tariff, trade, trump, white house

Trump Said Tariffs on Aluminum Would Boost Domestic Production. The White House Now Admits That Didn't Happen.

It's been more than eight years since Trump's first aluminum tariffs were imposed. How long do we have to wait before calling this a failure?


Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, china, conflict, escalation, foreign policy, iran, midterms, nuclear, propaganda, protest, protest, trump

Pentagon Wants Massive ‘Two-Week’ Bombing of Iran To Force Its Surrender

While Trump already “drowned” in the “Swamp” he once promised to “drain”, he can at least exercise enough common sense and understand that his political (if not physical) survival depends on the outco...


LewRockwell
Aug 3, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, asylum, biden, congress, executive order, federal reserve, immigration, inflation, migration, nuclear, trade, trump

The week in regulations: Peach diversion programs and nuclear packages

The Federal Reserve kept interest rates the same, and an increase may be on the way. Economic growth remained below average, and inflation remained above target. Agencies issued new regulations rangin...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Aug 3, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: constitution, economy, immigration, iran, maga, migration, observer, protest, protest, trade, trump

What Iranian Dissidents Can Learn About Regime Change From the Mistakes of 1979

A regretful rebel talks about what he learned from his participation in Iran’s Islamic revolution.


Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conflict, crime, defense, gaza, maga, mamdani, mamdani::2, propaganda, trump

Ex-ICC Prosecutor Khan's Sexual Misconduct Wasn't His Only Scandal

Karim Khan, the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court from 2021 until his removal in 2026, ultimately lost his… The post Ex-ICC Prosecutor Khan's Sexual Misconduct Wasn't His Only Scand...


Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: china, congress, conservative, constitution, crime, defense, election, iran, maga, trump

Trump’s West Asia Off-Ramp

Trump’s war against Iran, started for Israel and funded by the American people without the slightest bit of Congressional debate or constitutional adherence, has been lost. Initiating this war, design...


LewRockwell
Aug 3, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: border, gaza, immigration, invasion, migrant, migration, national security, prison, supreme court, trump

A Two-State Solution for Spain?

Israel is celebrating the overrunning of the Spanish city of Ceuta by 60,000 African immigrant-invaders, an invasion force larger than 50% of the city’s population.  As in Jean Raspail’s Camp of the S...


LewRockwell
Aug 3, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, communist, congress, constitution, crisis, election, mamdani, mamdani::2, nuclear

Hammers and Sickles Coming Soon to a Town Near You

Hammer and Sickle? Who under the age of 60 would even remember that barbaric symbol of Communism? Or the tens of millions it executed under its totalitarian death grip? Or the fact that several nation...


LewRockwell
Aug 3, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, china, constitution, debt, foreign policy, iran, national security, nuclear, republican, trump

Iran Will Survive This War, But Can U.S. Diplomacy?

As the U.S.-Israel war on Iran grinds into its sixth month, it’s clear to all but the most intellectually-dishonest [Donald] Trump loyalists and war-bent Israel-sympathizers that it’s been a spectacul...


The Libertarian Institute
Aug 3, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: administration, china, conservative, constitution, foreign policy, jobs, maga, migration, trump

Why Does Trump Want To Give Millions of Dollars to Right-Wing Europeans?

Trump opposes foreign influence in American politics, but his State Department is offering millions of dollars to promote Western identity and opposition to “mass migration” abroad.


Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, climate, conflict, congress, constitution, first amendment, maga, supreme court, trump

Amicus Brief in Suncor Energy v. County Commissioners of Boulder County

In the upcoming climate change case the Supreme Court should reject the industry and Trump Administration arguments for preemption-by-penumbra.


Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  canad, administration, crime, lawyer, maga, offender, prison, surveillance, trump

Police Mix Up Usernames, Man Spends 18 Months in Prison for Someone Else's Sex Crimes

"He should never have been charged, let alone convicted," judges now say.


Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, constitution, jobs, kings, lawyer, maga, prison, rule of law, trump

Advice to Entering Law Students - 2026

Some suggestions that might help you make better use of the opportunities available to you in law school.


Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: biden, chinese, conflict, congress, enforcement, lawyer, propaganda, senate, trump

Anthony Fauci, Our Own Wizard of Oz

This week, the Senate Homeland Security Committee subpoenaed Dr. Anthony Fauci to testify. The committee secured extensive daily logs he had prepared while at NIH heading up the COVID-19 response. (Th...


LewRockwell
Aug 3, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: crisis, debt, defense, economy, federal reserve, inflation, iran, recession, recession

Credit Card Debt Is a Ticking Time Bomb

Record consumer spending has fueled claims that Americans remain financially resilient. But rising credit card debt tells a different story about household finances and the health of the economy.


The Advocates for Self-Government
Aug 3, 2026 - theadvocates.org
Article Keywords: conflict, congress, hollywood, iran, maga, senate, trump

Is Democratic Socialism Going National?

Plus: Trump restarts talks with Iran, the Warner Bros.-Paramount merger, and Congress revisits the COVID response.


Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, china, chinese, maga, national security, tariff, trade

FCC Bans Foreign-Made Robots, Including Roombas

The ban on new foreign-made robotic devices comes soon after regulators nearly killed Roomba maker, iRobot.


Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: circuit court, constitution, defense, doj, enforcement, maga, supreme court

Gordon-Darby Renews Attempt to Commandeer New Hampshire Through the Clean Air Act

A renewed suit seeking to leverage the Clean Air Act in pursuit of lucrative government contracts.


Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: enforcement, first amendment, gaza, law enforcement, maga, protest, protest

Court Quashes Subpoenas to Anti-Defamation League in ASU Pro-Palestine Student Protest Case

From Thursday's opinion by Judge John Tuchi (D. Ariz.) in Campos v. Ariz. Bd. of Regents: On April 26, 2024,… The post Court Quashes Subpoenas to Anti-Defamation League in ASU Pro-Palestine Student Pr...


Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: constitution, election, enforcement, first amendment, maga, prison, supreme court

Eighth Circuit Panel Rejects Overbreadth Challenge to Arkansas Law Barring Libraries from Making "Obscene-as-to-Minors" Material Available to Minors

An excerpt from Thursday's decision in Fayetteville Public Library v. Crawford County, by Judge Eighth Circuit Steven Grasz, joined by… The post Eighth Circuit Panel Rejects Overbreadth Challenge to A...


Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, economy, maga, mamdani, mamdani::2, taxes

Mamdani's Tax Database Doxed Wealthy New Yorkers

The New York City mayor painted a target on wealthy taxpayers.


Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: congress, election, iran, midterms, republican, senate, trump

Ron Paul: Iran War Sinking Republicans Ahead of Midterms

On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Just 90 days before the US midterm elections, the rising unpopularity of the Iran war threatens to sink Republican hopes of holding the House and Senate. While Cong...


Antiwar.com Blog
Aug 3, 2026 - antiwar.com
Article Keywords: conflict, conservative, constitution, convictions, defense, propaganda, republican

Why the American Revolution Was Both Conservative and Libertarian

Was the American Revolution a conservative defense of tradition or a libertarian fight for natural rights? This article argues that both perspectives capture essential truths about why Americans chose...


The Advocates for Self-Government
Aug 3, 2026 - theadvocates.org
Article Keywords: climate, communist, defense, protest, protest, sanctuary, trump

A Missed Opportunity

The Vanderbilt Report captured some real truths, but it could have done so much more.


Law & Liberty
Aug 3, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: crisis, debt, fiscal, immigration, inflation, jobs, migration

Part II: Demographics + Entitlements = Europe’s Doom

The world’s most under-appreciated problem is demographic decline mixed with tax-and-transfer entitlement programs. Those two factors, when combined, are a massive problem. All of which is explained i...


International Liberty
Aug 3, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Article Keywords: circuit court, constitution, maga, protest, protest, second amendment

Foster Parents Largely Win Wisconsin Second Amendment Case

From the 36K-word decision in Laffery v. Pertl, by Wisconsin Court of Appeals Judge Maria Lazar, joined in part by… The post Foster Parents Largely Win Wisconsin Second Amendment Case appeared first o...


Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: border, constitution, crisis, defense, enforcement, trade

Operation Isolation

Leaked FEMA Documents Reveal the ‘Lone Wolf’ Survival Protocol Was Engineered to Ensure Mass Casualties During Collapse—The $340,000 Death Trap They Don’t Want You to Understand. There exists, in the ...


LewRockwell
Aug 3, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: indictment, inflation, prison, riot, surveillance, white house

Simulacra World

“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe” Roy Batty played by Rutger Hauer said in his ‘Tears in the Rain’, speech at the end of Blade Runner. A film that grapples with the reality of biological ...


The Libertarian Institute
Aug 3, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: border, crisis, invasion, migrant, migrants, migration

Spain’s border chaos offers lesson for America

Jarrett Stepman writes for the Daily Signal about an important lesson Americans can learn from one European nation’s current crisis. Spain’s border is being overrun by migrants, and it is a dramatic r...


John Locke Foundation
Aug 3, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: administration, conservative, constitution, kings, republican, rule of law

David Hume, Political Philosopher

David Hume’s political thought is not party-political, but instead reflects the insights of a first-rate philosopher.


Law & Liberty
Aug 3, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: biden, crisis, lawyer, propaganda, white house

Tony Lyons: Why Censorship Never Works

[Tony Lyons, President of MAHA Action and host of the weekly MAHA Media Hub, introduced Wednesday’s show with the below words – just hours after Sen. Rand Paul’s hearing with former NIAID director, An...


LewRockwell
Aug 3, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: defense, migrant, murderer, observer, prison

Censorship Is More Offensive Than Any Slur

The desire to ban speech, in any form, is an example of insecurity inside society and government. Knowing that certain words or images may in some way draw revulsion and offense is a risk an individua...


The Libertarian Institute
Aug 3, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: detainees, lawyer, maga, prison

Inside a Venezuelan Political Prison: False Identities and Kangaroo Courts

An invented name, recycled evidence, and an openly lawless proceeding kept prisoners guessing. The clearest signs of release were extra food, sunlight, and medical attention.


Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conflict, first amendment, maga, supreme court

Journal of Free Speech Law: "Jawboning as Collaborative Governance," by Daniel Browning

The article is here; the Abstract: When the government regulates conduct, it does not always do so directly. Increasingly, the… The post Journal of Free Speech Law: "Jawboning as Collaborative Governa...


Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: debt, elon musk, maga, prison

Did Elon Musk Sentence Millions to Death by Dismantling USAID?

The study cited by Rep. Ro Khanna as the basis for that claim is statistical nonsense.


Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: federal judge, first amendment, maga, observer

Court Expresses Doubt About Lawprof's Attempt to Block Appointment of Federal Judge as U Kentucky Law School Dean

From Woodcock v. Van Tatenhove (E.D. Ky.), decided Friday by Judge Benjamin Beaton (W.D. Ky.): Professor Ramsi Woodcock, currently suspended… The post Court Expresses Doubt About Lawprof's Attempt to ...


Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: enforcement, law enforcement, maga

Schools Owe No Legal Duty "to Former Students to Investigate Allegations of Past Abuse,"

court holds in Speedway Bomber Brett Kimberlin's lawsuit.


Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conflict, iran, trump

Trump: Iranian Leadership Is Unbelievably Duplicitous!

President Donald Trump claimed that the Iranian government is not engaging in honest negotiations with the US.  “Iranian Leadership is unbelievably duplicitous! They ask for a meeting, some would say ...


The Libertarian Institute
Aug 3, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: debt, economy, turning point

Dr. Mark Thornton on Debt, Gold, and the Global Economy - Miles Franklin Media

Andy Schectman, Founder & CEO of Miles Franklin Precious Metals, interviews Mark Thornton, Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute, to discuss why he believes the global economy is approaching a crit...


Mises Institute
Aug 3, 2026 - mises.org
Article Keywords: congress, crisis, fiscal

Taking the best approach toward ‘killer drones’

John Ferrari and Dillon Prochnicki explore ongoing developments in military technology. Killer drones are coming. Shrinking populations and accelerating technology are pushing every military—America’s...


John Locke Foundation
Aug 3, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: economy, maga

Our Friend with the "Attractive, Busty Jewess" Problem Drops Case Against Harvard Rather Than Naming Himself

Readers of the blog may recall a certain John Doe who is suing Penn, Dartmouth, Harvard, and Berkeley for alleged… The post Our Friend with the "Attractive, Busty Jewess" Problem Drops Case Against Ha...


Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: maga, supreme court

Today in Supreme Court History: August 3, 1994

8/3/1994: Justice Stephen Breyer takes oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 3, 1994 appeared first on Reason.com.


Reason.com
Aug 3, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: iran, trump

Trump Says Iran Faces ‘Decapitation’ If It Doesn’t Sign A ‘Good’ Deal

—– Click Here: Zero Hedge   The post Trump Says Iran Faces ‘Decapitation’ If It Doesn’t Sign A ‘Good’ Deal appeared first on LewRockwell.


LewRockwell
Aug 3, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: conflict, iran

Antiwar.com Relies on You!

Dear Antiwar.com Reader, The war with Iran has been one of the most difficult conflicts to follow in my role as the News Editor of Antiwar.com, a position I’ve held since 2020. Each day brings a new t...


Antiwar.com Blog
Aug 3, 2026 - antiwar.com
Article Keywords: iran, trump

Israel Felt Trump ‘Left Us Behind’ After Trump Called Off Attack On Iran

Top officials in Tel Aviv were shocked when President Donald Trump announced that he was not going through with an attack on Iran he planned with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.  Last week,...


The Libertarian Institute
Aug 3, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: congress, crisis, escalation, iran, nuclear, trump

The Kyle Anzalone Show guest Jon Hoffman: Did Trump Put Saudi on the Path to Nuclear Weapons?!

A nuclear power deal can sound like paperwork until the fine print turns into a proliferation crisis. We sit down with Jon Hoffman of the Cato Institute to unpack the reported US Saudi nuclear agreeme...


The Libertarian Institute
Aug 2, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org