Libertarian Reporting for 2026-08-08

Updated on August 7, 2026 at 7:09:12 PM GMT

Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 100 articles from 15 sites. We chose these from 1966 articles found on 36 sites.


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

Article Keywords:  vance , administration, biden, congress, conservative, constitution, crime, economy, election, executive order, immigration, inflation, jobs, maga, migration, minimum wage, murderer, republican, supreme court, tariff, trade, trump, turning point, unemployment

A Burrito Costs How Much?

Plus: The economy lost 23,000 jobs in July, inflation is outpacing wage growth, Trump is still mad about birthright citizenship, and more...


Reason.com
Aug 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, border, conflict, congress, constitution, crime, debt, defense, fiscal, foreign policy, iran, rule of law, spending bill, surveillance, taxes, trade, trump

America Reaps What Trump Sows: The Price of Policing the Globe

“In a sense, blowback is simply another way of saying that a nation reaps what it sows.” — Chalmers Johnson What goes around comes around. That is the terrible law of blowback. When the United States ...


LewRockwell
Aug 7, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, border, conservative, crime, gaza, gop, invasion, iran, migrant, migrants, migration, national security, protest, protest, republican, tps, trump

The US Supports the Mass Migration of Moroccans Into Spanish Territory

It is an interesting coincidence that only a few months after the US government doubles down on its alliance with Morocco, that Spanish cities bordering Morocco face a coordinated effort to flood Span...


LewRockwell
Aug 7, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, biden, chinese, congress, defense, foreign policy, iran, lawyer, nuclear, observer, riot, rule of law, trump, white house

Another Strange Week in Trumpland

Some weeks it is difficult to pick out the most shocking stories symptomatic of decline and fall of American governmental integrity both in Washington and often at state levels. The White House and Co...


LewRockwell
Aug 7, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, congress, election, federal reserve, foreign policy, house oversight committee, iran, maga, minimum wage, republican, rubio, scott bessent, trump

Trump Says He Took Venezuela's Oil. Here's What Actually Happened.

Trump put Venezuelan revenues in a secretive bank account overseen by the U.S. government. It's a display of the Treasury's unaccountable power.


Reason.com
Aug 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: congress, constitution, crime, executive order, immigration, invasion, maga, migrant, migrants, migration, murderer, supreme court, trump

Trump Issues Another Unconstitutional Executive Order Targeting Birthright Citizenship

While less sweeping than the one invalidated by the Supreme Court in Trump v. Barbara, it still denies birthright citizenship to many people protected by the earlier Supreme Court decision.


Reason.com
Aug 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, biden, climate, congress, crime, jobs, judiciary, migrant, republican, riot, trade, voting rights

There Is No War in America But the Class War

The great disparity in America lies between the professional managerial elites in government, academia, media, and business versus the middle/working classes in their fundamental attitudes, values, li...


LewRockwell
Aug 7, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords:  canad, administration, china, congress, economy, escalation, federal reserve, republican, tariff, trade, trump, white house

Section 338-tariff uncertainty highlights the knowledge problem

Last month, the Trump administration invoked Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to impose new 50 percent tariffs against Canada. A White House fact sheet states that the duties will cover “products...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Aug 7, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: administration, economy, elon musk, gop, income inequality, jobs, kings, republican, tariff, taxes, trump, wealth inequality

Some Links

TweetDavid Henderson warns of “the deadly focus on income and wealth inequality.” Three slices: You might think that the focus on wealth inequality has come about because of the huge growth in wealth ...


Cafe Hayek
Aug 7, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Article Keywords:  ice , border, department of homeland security, dhs, enforcement, immigration, law enforcement, maga, migration

North Carolina Citizen Files Damages Claim After Border Patrol Arrested Him, Then Left Him on the Roadside

A viral video showed immigration officers uncuffing Fernando Vasquez and then dumping his papers onto the ground before driving off.


Reason.com
Aug 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, biden, conservative, defense, federal judge, fossil fuels, maga, national security, trump

Trump Administration Will Pay $1.2 Billion To Cancel More Offshore Wind Projects, Calling It 'Common Sense'

German energy company RWE decided "there is no path forward to permit these projects in the U.S. for the foreseeable future."


Reason.com
Aug 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: communist, constitution, election, first amendment, gun violence, maga, propaganda, supreme court, tps

Amicus Brief in Lawsuit Against Meta Over Buffalo Supermarket Shooting and Allegedly Addictive Design

From Jane Bambauer's and my brief in Patterson v. Meta Platforms, Inc., pending now before New York's highest court (for… The post Amicus Brief in Lawsuit Against Meta Over Buffalo Supermarket Shootin...


Reason.com
Aug 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: congress, constitution, executive order, maga, scotus, scotus::2, supreme court, trump

Trump Calls Roberts's Bluff With New Executive Order On Birthright Citizenship

What will Justice Barrett do?


Reason.com
Aug 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  canad, constitution, convictions, migration, protest, protest, riot, tariff, taxes

How Scottish Dissent Built American Liberty

Presbyterians played a large role in teaching North America the value of political independence.


Law & Liberty
Aug 7, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: administration, conflict, congress, maga, republican, senate, trump, white house

The White House's Push To Pause the Hemp Ban Smells Like Cronyism

The ban would gut a growing industry, but the Trump administration’s position isn’t a principled stand against prohibition.


Reason.com
Aug 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: border, constitution, federal judge, first amendment, indictment, maga, voting rights, white house

Posting "I Wish Someone Would In Alive Him" About Federal Judge Isn't Punishable Threat

From Judge Carlos Mendoza (M.D. Fla.) in U.S. v. Joudeh: Defendant is charged with one count of transmission of an… The post Posting "I Wish Someone Would In Alive Him" About Federal Judge Isn't Punis...


Reason.com
Aug 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: debt, election, maga, mamdani, mamdani::2, republican, taxes

Can You Imagine a Future Where Adults Don't Believe in Socialism?

Only in a capitalist world can we live free and prosperous lives, even if it means that we're expected to show up to work on time.


Reason.com
Aug 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: constitution, crime, defense, enforcement, law enforcement, maga, murderer, second amendment

Twin Falls Shooting Underlines the Need for Taking Self-Defense Seriously

Armed people at the scene of the crime fired on the attacker and drove him away.


Reason.com
Aug 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: appeals court, conservative, convictions, crime, defense, indictment, lawyer, prison

Justice Has Departed America

Twenty-six years ago in 2000 Prima Publishing published a book I wrote with my colleague, Lawrence M. Stratton. We had wanted to title the book, “How the Law Was Lost,” but we only managed to get our ...


LewRockwell
Aug 7, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: border, china, chinese, defense, jobs, nuclear, surveillance, trump

They’re Building War Robots

An American company is building war robots, and the justification for pursuing this risky technology is the same one we hear from people who want to drop a data center in every nook and cranny of the ...


LewRockwell
Aug 7, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, border, immigration, migrant, migrants, migration, sanctuary, trump

Exploring the sanctuary movement’s ‘hard truth’

Sean Davis focuses attention on the dangers surrounding the American sanctuary movement. On July 1, 2015, 32-year-old Kathryn “Kate” Steinle was killed while sightseeing in San Francisco with her fath...


John Locke Foundation
Aug 7, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: administration, congress, defense, maga, supreme court, trump, white house

Divided D.C. Circuit Panel Upholds Injunction Against White House Ballroom Construction; Next Stop, One First Street

Justice Rao writes a powerful dissent that is likely to find a receptive audience at One First Street.


Reason.com
Aug 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  ice , administration, conflict, congress, constitution, republican, supreme court

Congress Still Has the Power To Arrest and Detain but It Lacks the Guts

Could Congress hold someone in contempt and then order the Capitol Police to arrest and detain that person? The answer is yes. The more revealing question is why it has almost never done so in modern ...


LewRockwell
Aug 7, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: communist, congress, constitution, crime, federal reserve, propaganda, republican

Voting for ‘Israel Firsters’ Is Suicide

Citizens who vote for “Israel Firsters” in Congress are committing suicide, and “Israel Firsters“ in Congress are guilty of treason for selling out the People. Most citizens would not knowingly commit...


LewRockwell
Aug 7, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: congress, constitution, economy, election, republican, riot, trump

Washington’s Indispensable Lessons

The Founder-statesman was the greatest character of his age—and hopefully his example can still guide America.


Law & Liberty
Aug 7, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: china, crisis, inflation, iran, trade, trump

Who Canceled the Oil Apocalypse?

Remember the oil shock? When the fighting closed the Strait of Hormuz this spring, the predictions were apocalyptic. Thirteen thousand flights canceled. Britain, we were told, was days from its last s...


LewRockwell
Aug 7, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: biden, crisis, debt, fiscal, inflation, kings

A Primer on Government Spending and Red Ink, Part II

In Part I of this series, I took snippets from a recent speech to explain that government spending is the disease and red ink is the symptom of the disease. For today’s column, let’s share more excerp...


International Liberty
Aug 7, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Article Keywords: administration, crime, enforcement, first amendment, maga

Defendant's Refusal to Identify Herself Leads to Recommended Default Judgment Against Her

From today's Report and Recommendations by Magistrate Judge Elizabeth A. Staffordt (E.D. Mich.) in yesterday's Evans v. Robertson: Plaintiff Sybrena… The post Defendant's Refusal to Identify Herself L...


Reason.com
Aug 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  canad, chinese, conflict, migrant, migrants

What the War on Chlorine Dioxide Reveals About Medicine

While medicine has produced remarkable and life-changing results for a variety of challenging conditions, the present reality of our medical system is that: • Large amounts of research dollars are col...


LewRockwell
Aug 7, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: congress, crisis, propaganda, recession, recession

Are You Ready for the ‘Rogue AI’ Psy-Op?

The AIs are breaking free, that’s the story. It started two weeks ago, when OpenAI reported one of their “agents” had escaped its testing area and got loose on the internet to launch an “unprecedented...


LewRockwell
Aug 7, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, mamdani, mamdani::2, transitioning

Mamdani video backs squatters’ rights

Ira Stoll writes for the Washington Free Beacon about another bad idea from New York City’s socialist mayor. A new 13-minute video released by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani backs the idea that pr...


John Locke Foundation
Aug 7, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: congress, enforcement, gouging, maga

One Night Only Is a Rare Rom-Com About Regulation

In The Purge: but for Sex, everyone takes a crackdown on sexual freedom for granted.


Reason.com
Aug 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: defense, invasion, protest, protest

Western Suicide: Cause and Effect

In Defense of Western Civilization A Walk in Prague: Contemplating West’s Achievement Majestic Monuments Built to the Grandeur and Glory of God Over the course of the past three millennia, Western Civ...


LewRockwell
Aug 7, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: conservative, economy, election, epstein::-3, medicare for all, senate, young voter

Affluent liberals, not average voters, support socialism

Brianna Lyman of the Federalist highlights a lesson from this week’s US Senate election in Michigan. Socialist Abdul El-Sayed narrowly defeated Rep. Haley Stevens by roughly a point with nearly all vo...


John Locke Foundation
Aug 7, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: recession, recession, trade

The AI Agents Have Arrived – And Not a Moment Too Soon

Every technological revolution produces its own chorus of professional mourners. The steam engine threatened artisans. Electricity transformed whole industries. The motor car ruined the horse trade. T...


The Libertarian Alliance
Aug 7, 2026 - libertarianism.uk
Article Keywords: maga, supreme court

North Dakota Court Upholds Rejection of Sudanese Triple-Talaq Divorce

From Ali v. Osman, decided yesterday by the N.D. Supreme Court, in an opinion by Chief Justice Lisa Fair McEvers… The post North Dakota Court Upholds Rejection of Sudanese Triple-Talaq Divorce appeare...


Reason.com
Aug 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: maga, supreme court

Today in Supreme Court History: August 7, 2010

8/7/2010: Justice Elena Kagan takes oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 7, 2010 appeared first on Reason.com.


Reason.com
Aug 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: maga, surveillance

Review: Feuding Neighbors Snoop on Their Enemies

In HBO's Neighbors docuseries, nearly every dispute is recorded and shared.


Reason.com
Aug 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  canad, iran

Blinding Morality in International Relations

Some years ago Paul Robinson, a Canadian scholar of Russian history, wrote about two different views of international political rules: I pointed out that both Russia and the West claimed to be in favo...


LewRockwell
Aug 7, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: rule of law, trade

Quotation of the Day…

Tweet… is from page 39 Lawrence W. Reed’s soon-to-be-published book, Born of Ideas [link added]: So much of sound economics reduces to what Pelatiah Webster would likely regard as common sense: Don’t ...


Cafe Hayek
Aug 7, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Article Keywords: administration, border, china, chinese, communist, congress, constitution, crime, debt, defense, economy, federal reserve, foreign policy, gop, inflation, iran, jobs, judiciary, lawyer, national security, observer, propaganda, republican, rule of law, trade, trafficking, trump

It Is Time for an Authentic, Nationwide “For America” Populist Alliance/Movement to Take Back America

In the comprehensive presentation above, Tucker Carlson perceptively outlines the reasons and rationale for this new trans-partisan political realignment for addressing the fundamental needs and conce...


LewRockwell
Aug 6, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, biden, border, conflict, congress, conservative, defense, economy, fiscal, gop, maga, prison, republican, senate, tariff, trump

The GOP Is Warning About Socialism While Quietly Embracing It

Federal ownership of private companies has become routine. And it is happening on the right, even as conservatives point fingers at the left for its socialism.


Reason.com
Aug 6, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: biden, conservative, economy, immigration, inflation, iran, jobs, maga, migration, minimum wage, tariff, tps, tpusa, turning point

A Viral Tweet Set Off a Discourse on $20 Burritos. Here's the Truth About Inflation.

Americans are angry because everyday goods are much more expensive, and politicians think they should “stop whining.”


Reason.com
Aug 6, 2026 - reason.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: administration, congress, conservative, elon musk, federal budget, maga, trump

DOGE Claimed $110 Billion in Spending Cuts That Couldn't Be Verified, Audit Finds

The DOGE project was the second Trump administration's best idea. Unfortunately, it was terribly executed.


Reason.com
Aug 6, 2026 - reason.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 Targets in Yemen

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


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: china, election, gas price, nuclear, rubio, taxes

Potluck | Words & Numbers | Ep 518

This week Ant and James seem not to have much of a point, but that's never stopped them before, and it sure didn't stop them this week. The post Potluck | Words & Numbers | Ep 518 appeared first on Fr...


Free the People
Aug 6, 2026 - freethepeople.org
Article Keywords: congress, federal judge, iran, maga, trump

FCC Rule Change Would Allow More Broadcast Mergers, but It's Not Clear the FCC Has That Power.

It's not clear if the agency even has the legal authority to make the change. But if it goes through, there's little to worry about.


Reason.com
Aug 6, 2026 - reason.com
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: jobs, maga, riot, senate

Scott Galloway's Bad Idea To Make Young Men Happier

Hint: It's mandatory national service.


Reason.com
Aug 6, 2026 - reason.com
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: 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, 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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