Libertarian Reporting for 2026-08-07

Updated on August 6, 2026 at 7:09:34 PM GMT

Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 100 articles from 16 sites. We chose these from 1966 articles found on 36 sites.


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

Article Keywords:  canad,  ice , administration, china, congress, crisis, defense, economy, enforcement, iran, mamdani, mamdani::2, national security, supreme court, tariff, taxes, trade, trump

Some Links

TweetPeter Earle remembers the late Victor Niederhoffer. Ilya Somin, a GMU colleague over in the Scalia School of Law, writes with insight about the (il)legality of the latest round of Trump’s tariffs...


Cafe Hayek
Aug 6, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Article Keywords:  canad, administration, biden, border, conservative, constitution, crime, crisis, election, invasion, national security, nuclear, protest, protest, tps, trump, white house

The U.S. and EU Lie About How and Why the War in Ukraine Started.

The war in Ukraine is, but in reverse, actually the same situation that America’s President JFK had faced with regard to the Soviet Union in the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, when the U.S. would have inv...


LewRockwell
Aug 6, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, congress, constitution, crime, enforcement, explosive, federal judge, gun rights, law enforcement, maga, second amendment, supreme court, taxes, trump

A Federal Judge Rejects National Firearms Act Regulations, Saying Their Tax Rationale No Longer Applies

When Congress eliminated taxes on suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and short-barreled shotguns, it also eliminated the constitutional justification for regulating them.


Reason.com
Aug 6, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: communist, conservative, crisis, economy, election, executive order, inflation, jobs, mamdani, mamdani::2, recession, recession, trump

Chasing the American Dream – or Destroying It?

Homeownership helped build the American Dream, but easy credit is undoing it. A new executive order promises


Learn Liberty
Aug 6, 2026 - learnliberty.org
Article Keywords: asylum, congress, conservative, constitution, executive order, immigration, migrant, migrants, migration, riot, rule of law, supreme court, trade, trump

Jackson vs. Thomas

Her concurrence in Trump v. Barbara tries to undermine the colorblind Constitution.


Law & Liberty
Aug 6, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: biden, chinese, conservative, elon musk, inflation, iran, maga, republican, senate, tariff, taxes, tps, trump

Socialist Moment

Plus: right-wing burrito wars, a star scholar resigns, Fauci's pandemic phone, and more...


Reason.com
Aug 6, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: biden, censoring, communist, conservative, constitution, crime, defense, immigration, migrant, migrants, migration, prison, propaganda

Government Propaganda Is a Trojan Horse

If the Trojan War were being fought today, the Greeks would not need to hide inside of a big, wooden horse and hope to be dragged inside Troy’s city gates.  They’d simply disseminate all kinds of lies...


LewRockwell
Aug 6, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: asylum, border, communist, illegal migrant, immigration, invasion, jobs, kings, migrant, migrants, migration, supreme court

Spain’s Hot New Residency Program Is Perfect for Triathletes

In the year 711, a Berber commander named Tar-iq ibn Ziyad crossed from North Africa with a reported 7,000 men and landed at the base of the mountain that still carries his name: Jabal Tar-iq (Tar-iq’...


LewRockwell
Aug 6, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: border, congress, constitution, crime, first amendment, maga, scotus, scotus::2, senate, supreme court

Why James Madison Wanted Greater Limits on States' Rights

The “father of the Constitution” worried about federal and state overreach.


Reason.com
Aug 6, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: congress, conservative, debt, economy, foreign policy, gaza, gop, iran, national security, republican, senate

Iran War Is Unfortunately Helping Democratic Socialists and Hurting Republicans

Netanyahu, the Israel Lobby, and warmongers like Mark Levin have put Republicans in danger of losing control of Congress. On August 3, the Drudge Report carried a story that said GOP Senate candidates...


LewRockwell
Aug 6, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: conflict, congress, constitution, debt, defense, foreign policy, iran, nuclear, riot, trump

The Normalcy of American Wars

The war in Iran is unlawful and unconstitutional, but in post-World War II America, it is normal. Here is the backstory. When President Donald Trump decided to begin bombing Iran last June, he did not...


LewRockwell
Aug 6, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: conflict, iran, national security, nuclear, quagmire, republican, rubio, tps, trump, white house

Iran Set To Emerge With More Hormuz Leverage Than Before the War Under Draft US-Oman Deal

President Trump said late Tuesday that talks with Iran are “moving along very nicely” – in a highly fluid and ambiguous situation where it appears the two sides are only interacting indirectly at best...


LewRockwell
Aug 6, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: crime, economy, federal reserve, inflation, protest, protest, senate, taxes, trade, white house

What Anthony Fauci Teaches Us About the American Government

Six years after the COVID pandemic and nearly two years after he was pardoned for any and all crimes he may have committed since 2014 relating to his role at Health and Human Services (HHS), Anthony F...


The Libertarian Institute
Aug 6, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: congress, constitution, crime, debt, enforcement, lawyer, prison, surveillance, taxes

Revenue over reason: A case for home distilling

Want to distill spirits at home? Congress says you can’t. This ban from the Reconstruction era was not instated for health or public safety reasons. Rather, the prohibition arose from the inability to...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Aug 6, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: asylum, border, crisis, election, enforcement, immigration, migrant, migrants, migration

Spanish immigration crisis exposes European Union’s cracks

Steven Richards writes for Just the News about the impact of Spain’s border crisis. The Spanish immigration crisis has exposed cracks in the European Union and an opportunity for right-wing leaders he...


John Locke Foundation
Aug 6, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: administration, doj, federal judge, lawyer, maga, rule of law, supreme court, trump

Courts Say the Justice Department Is Shredding the 'Presumption of Regularity.' It Never Deserved Extra Trust

Misconduct and misrepresentations by Justice Department lawyers have led some federal judges to question the traditional benefit of the doubt they give to the government.


Reason.com
Aug 6, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  ice , border, climate, conflict, defense, fossil fuels, nuclear, sanctuary

The Last Places Standing When the Sky Turns to Ash

“We are standing at the precipice of something we cannot comprehend, and the silence from those who know is deafening. The mechanisms are already in motion, the chess pieces positioned with mathematic...


LewRockwell
Aug 6, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: congress, constitution, first amendment, lawyer, maga, senate, trade

A Major 'Online Safety' Bill Cleared a Senate Committee. More Crackdowns on Internet Freedom Could Be Coming. 

The Senate Commerce committee advanced four bills related to online and AI safety in the name of protecting children.


Reason.com
Aug 6, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: constitution, election, first amendment, maga, senate, supreme court

Hawaii's End Run Around Citizens United Faces a First Amendment Roadblock

A new Hawaii law reclassifies corporate political speech as a "power" the state can revoke at will.


Reason.com
Aug 6, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, climate, constitution, maga, supreme court, trump

Supreme Court Term to Start Hot

OT 2026 leads off with climate litigation.


Reason.com
Aug 6, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: election, immigration, maga, migration, protest, protest

No Religious Exemption from Forum Selection Clause in Employment Agreement

"Plaintiff should be treated like any other employee in his position, not that he should be favored based on his identity."


Reason.com
Aug 6, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conflict, defense, iran, riot, trump, white house

Trump Vows to Hunt Leakers Who Exposed Munitions Shortages

President Donald Trump claimed that American weapons stockpiles were full and said he would arrest leakers who have been sources for multiple reports that the military’s arsenal is running low.  “The ...


The Libertarian Institute
Aug 6, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: administration, biden, gaza, iran, nuclear, trump

Ansar Allah Claims Large Attack on Saudi Arabia

Yemen’s ruling Ansar Allah said it conducted a large-scale attack on several military sites in Saudi Arabia.  “Our armed forces have detected large-scale Saudi military mobilizations in their final st...


The Libertarian Institute
Aug 6, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: conflict, debt, defense, economy, taxes, trade

War, Peace, and Free Trade

Adam Smith understood two centuries ago that commerce was no guarantee of peace.


Law & Liberty
Aug 6, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: constitution, crime, first amendment, invasion, maga

First Circuit Strikes Down Puerto Rico Ban on Certain Knowingly False Statements During Declared Emergencies

Rodríguez-Cotto v. González-Colón, decided Tuesday by First Circuit Judges Gustavo Gelpí and Seth Aframe and Seventh Circuit Judge David Hamilton,… The post First Circuit Strikes Down Puerto Rico Ban ...


Reason.com
Aug 6, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: biden, congress, crime, senate, supreme court

Fauci’s silence puts pardon in jeopardy

Jay Town writes for the Federalist about potential consequences of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s refusal to answer questions from Congress. Dr. Anthony Fauci’s appearance before the Senate Homeland Security and...


John Locke Foundation
Aug 6, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: economy, recession, recession, trade

Austrian Economics Made Obvious

Each person has a different makeup, a different history, different information, and different understandings. In short, each person lives a different life than other people live and, as a result, know...


LewRockwell
Aug 6, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: china, crisis, maga, sanctuary

He Just Wanted To Go Home—On Reading Homer’s the Odyssey

Tell me about a complicated man. Muse, tell me how he wandered and was lost  when he had wrecked the holy town of Troy.                     (First three lines of The Odyssey, trans. by Emily Wilson) T...


LewRockwell
Aug 6, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: gop, migrant, migrants, migration

The US Supports the Mass Migration of Moroccans into Spanish Territory

In spite of the GOP's feigned dismay over Morocco's weaponization of migrants against Spanish exclaves in North Africa, US policy supports Moroccan expansionism in the region.


Mises Institute
Aug 6, 2026 - mises.org
Article Keywords: climate, economy, jobs, tariff

Free the Economy podcast: The Independence Index with Marc Wheat

In this week’s episode we cover the effect of tariffs on car prices, trends in electricity supply and demand, and the future of the trucking workforce. Our interview is with Marc Wheat, General Counse...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Aug 6, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: fiscal, mamdani, mamdani::2

Mamdani’s universal childcare to cost billions more than claimed

Patrick Reilly writes for the New York Post about one of the New York City mayor’s many bad ideas. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s universal childcare plan will cost 50% more than he advertised, according to a...


John Locke Foundation
Aug 6, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: administration, election, senate, trump

Cornyn now opposes scrapping filibuster

Charles Hilu writes for National Review Online about a significant development on Capitol Hill. Senator John Cornyn of Texas said Tuesday that he does not support doing away with the filibuster, in a ...


John Locke Foundation
Aug 6, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: congress, crisis, debt, fiscal

A Primer on Government Spending and Red Ink, Part I

Seventeen years ago, the Center for Freedom and Prosperity released a video explaining that America’s fiscal problem is excessive spending rather than red ink. Here’s the 2026 version of that presenta...


International Liberty
Aug 6, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Article Keywords: constitution, maga, supreme court

Reality Show Participant's #Scandoval Sex Videos Aren't of "Public Interest" for California Anti-SLAPP Law Purposes

Dissent: "We judges can write all we want, but this public voted with its eyeballs."


Reason.com
Aug 6, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: constitution, maga, supreme court

"What the 2025-2026 Supreme Court Term Revealed About the Roberts Court"

A new podcast from the National Constitution Center


Reason.com
Aug 6, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conflict, crime, crisis

Zelensky Leads ‘Mafia-like’ Government

According to her, Zelensky is either incompetent or a criminal himself – and his personal enrichment from the conflict is evidence that he is engaged in corruption.   Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensk...


LewRockwell
Aug 6, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: crime, offender, prison

The Promising Young Man defence

A former high school baseball player, with a successful businessman as a father and, a promising young man with a ‘bright future’ ahead of him avoided prison for the rape, strangulation, and violent a...


The Libertarian Institute
Aug 6, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: congress, doj, senate

BREAKING: Senate Panel Holds Fauci in Contempt, DOJ May Prosecute

From perjury trap to contempt of Congress – from frying pan to fire?


Main Feed
Aug 6, 2026 - libertynation.com
Article Keywords: congress, economy, trump

Trump’s Commerce Department as Venture Capitalist: Political Investment at its Worst

By convincing Congress to permit the government to take equity positions in private firms, Donald Trump has completed the transition of the economy from free markets to political capitalism.


Mises Institute
Aug 6, 2026 - mises.org
Article Keywords: defense, maga

#TheyLied Defamation Suit Over Sexual Assault Claims Involving High School Special Ed Students Can Proceed

From O.A. v. Devita, decided June 25 by L.A. Superior Court Judge Dean Kitchens, but just recently posted to Westlaw:… The post #TheyLied Defamation Suit Over Sexual Assault Claims Involving High Scho...


Reason.com
Aug 6, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: climate, maga

Is Environmental Science Less Objective?

An analysis of the use of subjective language in scientific papers.


Reason.com
Aug 6, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: maga, supreme court

Today in Supreme Court History: August 6, 1792

8/6/1792: Justice Thomas Johnson takes judicial oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 6, 1792 appeared first on Reason.com.


Reason.com
Aug 6, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, congress

Our Politics Incentivizes ‘Forever Wars’

Among the commentariat, America’s problem with “forever wars” is usually discussed as a failure of grand strategy. In this telling, presidents misjudge threats; generals overestimate what military pow...


The Libertarian Institute
Aug 6, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: trump, white house

Deep State Revenge? FBI Investigated Trump for Firing Comey

Memos released by the White House reveal an agency weaponized against a president.


Main Feed
Aug 6, 2026 - libertynation.com
Article Keywords: gaza, trump

Will Hamas Disarm? Trump Thinks So, Netanyahu Not So Sure

Peace in Gaza has been vexingly elusive, but now there is a glimmer of hope.


Main Feed
Aug 6, 2026 - libertynation.com
Article Keywords: election, trade

Forecasts, not puppet strings: The myth that prediction markets rig reality (Part II)

Prediction markets have become an increasingly prominent tool for forecasting elections, economic indicators, geopolitical developments, and other uncertain events. Their growing popularity has also f...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Aug 6, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: debt, tps

Ep. 2784 Michael Malice on Why You Should be White-Pilling

Two friends talk in this free-flowing conversation about everything. Sponsors Whether you’re running a business, doing a side hustle, flipping real estate, or just sick of handing over half your… Read...


Tom Woods
Aug 6, 2026 - tomwoods.com
Article Keywords: administration, border, china, communist, conflict, congress, constitution, debt, economy, election, federal reserve, hollywood, house minority leader, maga, mamdani, mamdani::2, medicare for all, migrant, migrants, organizers, republican, senate, supreme court, taxes, trump

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
Article Keywords: administration, apartheid, china, climate, communist, congress, constitution, crime, crisis, demonstrator, election, gaza, invasion, prison, protest, protest, riot, turning point

What Went Wrong

Elise Stefanik discourses on the decline of higher ed.


Law & Liberty
Aug 5, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords:  vance , antitrust enforcement, appeals court, congress, constitution, elon musk, enforcement, first amendment, invasion, judiciary, lawyer, maga, newsom, newsom::2, senate, trump

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
Article Keywords: biden, conflict, crime, criminal justice reform, crisis, fiscal, gaza, inflation, maga, medicare for all, protest, protest, senate, trade, trump

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
Article Keywords:  canad, administration, biden, china, congress, constitution, economy, election, maga, rule of law, supreme court, tariff, taxes, trade, trump

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
Article Keywords: administration, conservative, crime, department of homeland security, doj, enforcement, immigration, maga, migrant, migrants, migration, offender, trump, white house

The Trump Administration Promises the 'Largest Denaturalization Effort Ever'

Denaturalization isn't new, but it has been used sparingly in modern history, in part because it is extremely costly and time-consuming.


Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: climate, crisis, economy, election, federal budget, maga, mamdani, mamdani::2, medicare for all, republican, senate, taxes, trade

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
Article Keywords: administration, biden, china, conflict, crisis, defense, foreign policy, iran, national security, nuclear, quagmire, republican, trump, white house

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
Article Keywords: administration, appeals court, biden, congress, constitution, elon musk, fiscal, maga, senate, trump, white house

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
Article Keywords: congress, constitution, impeachment, judiciary, maga, scotus, scotus::2, senate, supreme court, supreme court reform

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
Article Keywords: administration, congress, conservative, debt, defense, economy, observer, republican, riot, taxes, white house

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
Article Keywords: administration, congress, economy, maga, national security, tariff, taxes, trade, trump, white house

Trump's Newest Tariffs Could Protect America From the National Security Risk of Brass Instruments

An idea that's wildly out of tune at a time when Americans are trumpeting their worries about affordability.


Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  canad, chinese, communist, debt, economy, maga, medicare for all, prison, taxes, universal healthcare

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
Article Keywords: convictions, first amendment, indictment, invasion, maga, propaganda, protest, protest, white house

Court Upholds African People's Socialist Party Convictions for Being Unregistered Russian Foreign Agents

From today's decision in U.S. v. Romain by Eleventh Circuit Chief Judge William Pryor, joined by Judges Jill Pryor and Andrew… The post Court Upholds African People's Socialist Party Convictions for B...


Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: china, election, gaza, house minority leader, maga, medicare for all, primaries, senate, trump

Abdul El-Sayed Says He's Not a Socialist. His Policy Agenda Says Otherwise.

El-Sayed is pushing a mendacious claim: that people would be wealthier if they endured yet another massive transfer of money and power to a vast federal health bureaucracy.


Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: constitution, enforcement, first amendment, judiciary, maga, newsom, newsom::2, supreme court

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
Article Keywords: biden, congress, crime, maga, republican, rule of law, supreme court, trump

"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
Article Keywords: defense, doj, enforcement, epstein::-3, executive order, law enforcement, lawyer, maga, republican, senate, trump, white house

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
Article Keywords: constitution, enforcement, first amendment, law enforcement, maga, prison, propaganda, supreme court

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
Article Keywords: china, conflict, defense, escalation, iran, national security, trump, white house

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
Article Keywords:  vance , communist, congress, conservative, maga, republican, taxes, unemployment

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
Article Keywords: administration, conflict, election, foreign policy, nuclear, riot, trump, tulsi

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
Article Keywords:  ice , congress, crime, debt, economy, maga, republican, trump

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
Article Keywords: administration, biden, conflict, crime, foreign policy, iran, maga

The American Fingerprints on the Genocide in Sudan

Reuters and the U.N. accuse an operator with extensive U.S. government links of helping a Sudanese rebel group.


Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: china, conflict, defense, economy, iran, trade, trump

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
Article Keywords: administration, economy, federal reserve, inflation, tariff, trade, trump

Getting Straight Some Facts About the Economics of Protectionism

TweetThis letter of mine just came on line at the Washington Post and will appear in tomorrow’s (August 6th’s) print edition: Matthew Lynn’s July 31 online op-ed, “Trump’s tariffs aren’t crushing glob...


Cafe Hayek
Aug 5, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Article Keywords: constitution, first amendment, maga, protest, protest, supreme court

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
Article Keywords: indictment, iran, national security, rubio, trump, white house

US Deploying More Intelligence Assets in Cuba

In preparation for a potential military or regime change operation, the US is sending more intelligence assets to Cuba.  A source told Politico that the White House had recently sent additional spies ...


The Libertarian Institute
Aug 5, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: conflict, doj, lawyer, maga, observer

"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
Article Keywords: constitution, first amendment, lawyer, maga, supreme court

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
Article Keywords: indictment, lawyer, maga, prison, trump

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
Article Keywords: economy, gouging, republican, systemic racism, trump

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
Article Keywords: border, congress, migrant, migration, of color

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
Article Keywords: constitution, scotus, scotus::2, trump

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
Article Keywords: china, chinese, communist, congress, trade

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
Article Keywords: debt, illegal migrant, migrant, migrants, migration

The Bankruptcy of Bureaucratic Benevolence

Only an individual person can be generous.


Law & Liberty
Aug 5, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: administration, inflation, maga, trump

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
Article Keywords: crime, invasion, maga, surveillance

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
Article Keywords: gaza, maga, protest, protest

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
Article Keywords: iran, propaganda, trump, white house

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
Article Keywords: administration, constitution, iran, trump

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
Article Keywords: appeals court, constitution, first amendment, supreme court

FSC v. Paxton after one year: Age verification moves down the stack

This past June marked the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s FSC v. Paxton decision. The Court held that states may require age verification to access online adult content without violating t...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Aug 5, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: fiscal, foreign policy, iran, kings

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
Article Keywords: maga, supreme court, surveillance

New Draft Article: "The Fourth Amendment After Chatrie"

Just posted today at SSRN.


Reason.com
Aug 5, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: immigration, maga, migration

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
Article Keywords: iran, riot, trump

Kiev Hit with Large Russian Missile Salvo

Ukraine’s capital city was slammed with Russian missiles, killing 17 people and injuring dozens.  “As of now, 44 people have been reported injured in the massive Russian strike on Kyiv and the Kyiv re...


The Libertarian Institute
Aug 5, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: congress, foreign policy, tps

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
Article Keywords: economy, inflation, tariff

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
Article Keywords: china, senate, white house

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
Article Keywords: biden, china, white house

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
Article Keywords: crime, defense, invasion

How Much Longer Do We Keep Doing This?

Consent distinguishes justice from mere preference. If violating consent is wrong in every other context, why is government the one exception we rarely question?


The Advocates for Self-Government
Aug 5, 2026 - theadvocates.org
Article Keywords: conflict, economy, trade

What a BBQ Feud Teaches Us About Freedom

One prefers an offset smoker. The other swears by a pellet grill. In a free market, that friendly disagreement stays exactly that: friendly. When people can choose for themselves instead of imposing o...


The Advocates for Self-Government
Aug 5, 2026 - theadvocates.org
Article Keywords: maga, trump

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