Libertarian Reporting for 2026-08-06
Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 100 articles from 14 sites. We chose these from 1965 articles found on 36 sites.
Today's featured sites are:
Reason.com, Cafe Hayek, Law & Liberty, LewRockwell, Libertarian Christian Institute, The Libertarian Institute, Free the People, Main Feed, John Locke Foundation, Antiwar.com Blog, International Liberty, Mises Institute, Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute, The Advocates for Self-Government.
Socialists Are Trying To Take Hold of the Democratic Party—and They're Winning
The democratic socialists taking over the Democratic Party often say they just want affordable healthcare. They actually want to end America's constitutional system as we know it.
Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
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TweetDiego Sánchez de la Cruz reveals “the hidden economic message of Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’.” A slice: Commerce alone, however, was not enough. These networks depended upon institutions of cooperation. Th...
Cafe Hayek
Aug 5, 2026 - cafehayek.com
What Went Wrong
Elise Stefanik discourses on the decline of higher ed.
Law & Liberty
Aug 5, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Minnesota's Nudification Ban Could Punish People Over Parodies and Stripped-Down Selfies. Elon Musk's xAI Is Suing
The law is written so broadly it could punish services that let you fake an image of yourself in a swimsuit.
Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
Abdul El-Sayed's COVID Radicalism Is a Callback to a More United Party
The pandemic provided a glue that held the Democratic Party together. Without it, they don't know what they believe.
Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
My New Dispatch Article on Trump's Section 301 "Forced Labor" Tariffs
The article explains why the new tariffs are harmful and illegal for many of same reasons as those invalidated by the Supreme Court.
Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
Progressive Michigan
Plus: Youth leftist organizer wins in Michigan, Mamdani vs. business, George R.R. Martin struggles to finish Game of Thrones, and more...
Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
Whatever Happened to Ending ‘Endless Wars’?
One of President Donald Trump’s defining campaign themes was refreshingly simple: America should stop fighting endless wars. He repeated that message across three presidential campaigns. Iraq was a mi...
LewRockwell
Aug 5, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Spain Created the Invasion and Then Pretended to Be the Victim
Spain has demonstrated precisely why government is so often the source of the crisis rather than the solution. The Sánchez government issued a sweeping royal decree to legalize hundreds of thousands o...
LewRockwell
Aug 5, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Tensions Flicker Into Flame, Lapping Across the Middle East
The best Trump can do is to stop the conflicts agglutinating into one global war. The silence surrounding the outcome to the Netanyahu meeting last week in the Oval Office speaks for itself. No Americ...
LewRockwell
Aug 5, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
The Coming Precious Metals Shock Could Reshape the Global Economy
Three years ago, the prevailing assumption across Wall Street, the City of London, and most government institutions was remarkably simple: inflation would normalize, supply chains would heal, interest...
LewRockwell
Aug 5, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Senators Want To Claw Back Trump's Spending Power. They Should Just Pass a Real Budget Instead.
The Senate’s funding bill stops the Trump administration from handing political appointees control over federal grants, but Congress isn’t eager to rein in spending.
Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
The Justices Should Hold Regular Press Conferences
The second installment in a SCOTUSBlog series with recommendations for Unilateral Supreme Court Reform.
Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
N.T. Wright is Wrong About Free Markets
The thesis of my forthcoming book Politics, Economics, and New Testament Interpretation is quite simple: the New Testament does not endorse modern authoritarian socialism. For libertarians, this shoul...
Libertarian Christian Institute
Aug 5, 2026 - libertarianchristians.com
Alex Nowrasteh on "Ten Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) Arguments for Socialism and Why They're Wrong"
An insightful critique of ten ideas advocated by leading American "democratic socialists."
Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
The En Banc 11th Circuit Granted Relief In Drag Show Case Where Justices Kavanaugh and Barrett Did Not
After three years on the "interim" docket, Hamburger Mary will no longer be able to show "adult live performances" to minors.
Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
Why Do Americans Continue to Hew to Statism?
One of the things that has fascinated me ever since I founded The Future of Freedom Foundation is why so many Americans continue to hew to statism. After all, just look around us. The statist systems ...
LewRockwell
Aug 5, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
"Did Fauci Properly Take the Fifth?"
An excerpt from a detailed analysis at FoxNews.com from John Malcolm, a former federal prosecutor and current VP of the… The post "Did Fauci Properly Take the Fifth?" appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
Todd Blanche for Attorney General?
Rescinding the egregious Slush Fund Order should not obscure the fact that Blanche was a central participant in, and possibly the architect of, a scheme to defraud the court and the American taxpayer....
Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
Eleventh Circuit En Banc Upholds Florida Ban on Knowingly Admitting Minors to Obscene-as-to-Minors Performances
An excerpt from the long majority opinion (by Judge Andrew Brasher, signed by eight judges) yesterday in HM Florida-ORL, LLC… The post Eleventh Circuit En Banc Upholds Florida Ban on Knowingly Admitti...
Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
Another TACO – Iran’s Need To Escalate
Once again the U.S. president threatened to bomb Iran to smithereens. Once again he pulled back, while, once again, claiming that Iran was begging for negotiations, which, once again, Iran denied. Wel...
LewRockwell
Aug 5, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
JD Vance Misunderstands the Relationship Between Virtue and Markets
In an interview with conservative political commentator and best-selling author Michael Knowles released at the end of June, Vice President JD Vance repudiated the free-market elements of the pre-MAGA...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 5, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
The Long Shadow of ‘Russiagate’
With Maggie Haberman’s new book Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump generating plenty of headlines—including from President Trump himself—I decided to give it a listen on Spo...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 5, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Leave Fauci Alone!
It is about time our selfless hero receives his due. The post Leave Fauci Alone! appeared first on Free the People.
Free the People
Aug 5, 2026 - freethepeople.org
The Kyle Anzalone Show guest Larry Johnson: Is WWIII INCOMING?! Zelensky Attempts to Merge Ukraine, Iran War
Ukraine can look stable on a map while collapsing through its supply lines and that’s where we start. Zelensky claims his relationship with Donald Trump has “absolutely changed” after a private meetin...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 5, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Harmeet Dhillon on Distinguishing Between Protected Speech and Actionable Discriminatory Conduct
Jewish Insider: Harmeet Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for civil rights, urged pro-Israel college students to distinguish between protected speech… The post Harmeet Dhillon on Distinguishing ...
Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
"This Direct Monetization of Prior Government Service Is Beyond the Pale"
From Third Circuit Judge Emil Bove's dissent last week from the one-line denial of mandamus in In re Mylan, Inc.… The post "This Direct Monetization of Prior Government Service Is Beyond the Pale" app...
Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
Stop-Talking-to-Me Order Against Ex-Landlord Who Kept Texting Ex-Tenant About COVID Vaccines
From Gonda v. Duering, decided Friday by the Hawaii intermediate appellate court (Justices Katherine G. Leonard, Keith K. Hiraoka, and… The post Stop-Talking-to-Me Order Against Ex-Landlord Who Kept T...
Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
Dropped Cases Against Alleged Reflecting Pool Vandals Followed a Rush to Judgment
Trump still seems to think the question of individual guilt or innocence is irrelevant.
Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
Problems of Causation in Race and Discrimination
Economists who worry about wealth disparities between racial groups are preoccupied with addressing the causes of racial inequality. They all have different theories and explanations about the causes ...
LewRockwell
Aug 5, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
The Last White Generation
“All Western nations are essentially on the same path to dispossession.” See this. Immigrant-invader elected to US Congress introduces bill to abolish US border protection. White ethnicities in Europe...
LewRockwell
Aug 5, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
The Real Tragedy Isn’t That Tony Fauci Is an Egomaniac. It’s That He’s a Bad Scientist.
Throughout the Covid epidemic, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci didn’t know what he didn’t know. Worse, he didn’t care. Fauci’s Covid “diary” — his musings about his Covid experience — have revealed his epic self...
LewRockwell
Aug 5, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
SCOTUS to Rule on Vote by Mail – Liberty Road: The Podcast
Is Trump's mail-in ballot order constitutional?
Main Feed
Aug 5, 2026 - libertynation.com
Dem congressman has disturbing family link to Chinese communists
Ethan Barton writes for the Washington Free Beacon about one congressman’s disturbing link to the Chinese communist government. New York Democratic congressman Josh Riley’s father-in-law cofounded an ...
John Locke Foundation
Aug 5, 2026 - johnlocke.org
The Bankruptcy of Bureaucratic Benevolence
Only an individual person can be generous.
Law & Liberty
Aug 5, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Socialist Hugo Chávez Destroyed Venezuela's Power Grid. Now the Regime Hopes Private Capital Will Rebuild It.
The regime is paying lip service to undoing a policy that caused incalculable human suffering but is hesitant to relinquish control.
Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
Roanoke Removes Gunshot Detectors Months After Approving Them
Limited evidence of effectiveness combined with privacy concerns raises questions about the sensors.
Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
Brickbat: Banned T-Shirt
In Australia, Ian Minus was fined $1,500 dollars (U.S. $1,050) after being convicted of knowingly displaying a Nazi symbol in… The post Brickbat: Banned T-Shirt appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
Everybody Wants To Over-Rule the Fed
I’m an 80’s child in the end. That means when I start working on a new project some random song or movie moment comes unbidden into my head from that weird and wonderful decade. The movie Real Genius ...
LewRockwell
Aug 5, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
John Mearsheimer on Antiwar.com’s Fight To Challenge the Iran War Propaganda
The U.S. government continues to demonstrate its knack for pursuing remarkably foolish foreign policies that have terrible consequences. Many thought that President Trump was going to rectify this pro...
Antiwar.com Blog
Aug 5, 2026 - antiwar.com
The Militarized Insanity of This American Moment
Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. There’s so much militarized crazy in America today that it’s entirely overwhelming. Here’s a “top ten” list: 1. The illegal and unconstitutio...
Antiwar.com Blog
Aug 5, 2026 - antiwar.com
Great Moments in Irish Government
When I’ve written about Ireland over the years, it’s almost always been for two reasons. To praise the country’s low corporate tax rate (see here, here, here, here, and here). To criticize every other...
International Liberty
Aug 5, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
New Draft Article: "The Fourth Amendment After Chatrie"
Just posted today at SSRN.
Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
VDARE's Libel Case Against N.Y. Times Thrown Out
UPDATE: Though this opinion was handed down just two weeks ago, it turns out to be a slightly revised version of an opinion from July 2022; my apologies for not noticing this at the outset.
Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
7/31/26 Jeff Deist on Ron Paul, Murray Rothbard and the Triumphs and Shortcomings of Austro-Libertarians
Download Audio. Scott interviews Jeff Deist about the significance of Ron Paul, who Deist used to work for, as well as Murray Rothbard. They then discuss the challenges and opportunities that the move...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 5, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Dr. Mark Thornton Joins The David Lin Report
Dr. Mark Thornton joins David Lin to discuss the AI investment surge, tariffs, inflation, the Fed’s interest-rate dilemma, and the broader risks facing the economy.
Mises Institute
Aug 5, 2026 - mises.org
Aaron Rodgers labels Fauci ‘absolute coward’
Shawn Fleetwood writes for the Federalist about one high-profile athlete’s latest tirade involving COVID. Anthony Fauci has received much-deserved mockery for his refusal to answer for his many Covid ...
John Locke Foundation
Aug 5, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Biden COVID official admits likelihood of lab leak
Jim Geraghty of National Review Online reports a significant development in the search for truth about COVID-19. Interviews on the Sunday morning news talk shows don’t generate as much buzz as they us...
John Locke Foundation
Aug 5, 2026 - johnlocke.org
How a Top Democratic Operative Lost Faith in Her Party
Evan Barker discusses the Democratic Party's growing disconnect from working-class voters, the realities of political fundraising, and the future of populism in America.
Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
"After the Hallucination: What 100 Recent Cases Reveal About Candor, AI Errors, and Sanctions"
From Adam Feldman (Legalytics) yesterday—unsurprising, but it's helpful that this can be shown concretely: This article examines what courts have… The post "After the Hallucination: What 100 Recent Ca...
Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
Today in Supreme Court History: August 5, 1974
8/5/1974: Shortly after the Supreme Court decided United States v. Nixon, President Nixon released the "smoking gun" tape recorded in… The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 5, 1974 appeared ...
Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
All Mainstream Western Institutions View Palestinian Lives As Worthless
The BBC recently interviewed an Israeli settler who said that all the Palestinians in four surrounding villages should be exterminated to avenge an Israeli who was killed while terrorizing a Palestini...
LewRockwell
Aug 5, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Quotation of the Day…
Tweet… is from Samuel Gregg’s excellent July 2024 paper, “A Free, Prosperous and Secure America”: America’s emphasis should thus be upon developing new technologies – whether military, dual-use, or ci...
Cafe Hayek
Aug 5, 2026 - cafehayek.com
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
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
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
A “Trump Account” HSA?
The accounts could show the way to get the government out of healthcare.
Law & Liberty
Aug 4, 2026 - lawliberty.org
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
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
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
The YIMBY-Libertarian Convergence
An 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
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
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
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
Blame Game
Plus: Surveillance for babies, using endowments to keep lights on, and more...
Reason.com
Aug 4, 2026 - reason.com
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
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
"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
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
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
Boy Throb Had To Go Viral To Get Its Fourth Member a U.S. Visa
After building a fanbase around his immigration struggle, Darshan Magdum can finally come to America.
Reason.com
Aug 4, 2026 - reason.com
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
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
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
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
US Nearly Depleted Stockpile of Precision Munitions
The US military has used nearly all of its long-range, surface-to-surface missiles. Two sources speaking with Reuters said that the Department of War has nearly depleted its stockpile of ATACMS and P...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 4, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
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
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
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
Greg Abbott Once Called Texas the 'Epicenter' of AI. Now He's Freezing Data Center Construction.
The bipartisan backlash against data centers reaches the Lone Star State.
Reason.com
Aug 4, 2026 - reason.com
~$550K Award Related to Doctor's Allegedly False 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 Allegedly False Accusation of Nos...
Reason.com
Aug 4, 2026 - reason.com
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
Iran, Oman Nearing Deal on Strait of Hormuz
Officials say Iran and Oman are making progress toward a deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz under Tehran and Muscat’s joint control. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his Qatari counterpart...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 4, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Zohran Mamdani Demands ID for 30% Discount
The irony level is off the charts.
Main Feed
Aug 4, 2026 - libertynation.com
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,...