Libertarian Reporting for 2026-08-10
Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 40 articles from 10 sites. We chose these from 1967 articles found on 36 sites.
Today's featured sites are:
Cafe Hayek, Reason.com, LewRockwell, The Libertarian Institute, Main Feed, Notes On Liberty, International Liberty, Mises Institute, Libertarian Party, The Libertarian Alliance.
Some Links
TweetChristine Rosen uncovers evidence of the pathetic appeal of the DSA. Two slices: But one aspect of the DSA’s appeal has been too often overlooked, particularly by conservative critics: its appeal...
Cafe Hayek
Aug 9, 2026 - cafehayek.com
In Post-Soviet Georgia, a Fledgling Libertarian Movement Faces an Increasingly Authoritarian State
As leader of the “Girchi—More Freedom” party, Zurab Japaridze spent 7 months jailed as a political prisoner. He’s prepared to spend much longer there if he has to.
Reason.com
Aug 9, 2026 - reason.com
In The Old Days Life Was So Much Simpler
In the old days life was so much simpler. If you were an attentive reader of select publications of the Old Left (George Seldes’ In Fact newsletter) and the Old Right (the Chicago Tribune), you knew e...
LewRockwell
Aug 9, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Do They Even Recognize the Trade-Off?
TweetHere’s yet one more open letter to the current president of the executive branch of the U.S. national government. August 8, 2026 Mr. Donald J. Trump President, Executive Branch United States Gove...
Cafe Hayek
Aug 9, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Trump: US Only Semi-Negotiating with Iran
President Donald Trump said that the US was taking a low-profile approach to negotiations with Iran. “We are low-keying it. We are only semi-negotiating with them. We are just watching Iran with its ...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 9, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Netanyahu Rejects Trump’s Plan to Disarm Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu explicitly rejected a proposal to disarm Hamas that President Donald Trump announced ten days ago. “Israel does not accept the 15-point document,” Netanyahu ...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 9, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Gun Rights Groups Take a Bite Out of National Firearms Act
Federal judge rules provision of the NFA unconstitutional.
Main Feed
Aug 9, 2026 - libertynation.com
The Dual Altar of Total War: Sumida, Hiroshima, and the Mechanical Dissolution of the Innocent
In my previous post on the Hansai of Nagasaki—the “cleansing fire” that consumed the historic heartland of Japanese Catholicism in the Urakami Valley—I explored how the chaotic interplay of weather, m...
Notes On Liberty
Aug 9, 2026 - notesonliberty.com
Today in Supreme Court History: August 9, 1974
8/9/1974: President Richard Nixon resigns from office, President Gerald Ford takes oath of office. The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 9, 1974 appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Aug 9, 2026 - reason.com
Brickbats: August/September 2026
News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world
Reason.com
Aug 9, 2026 - reason.com
A Good Article
—– Writes Bill Madden: . This link is connected to Andrew Wallace’s latest (8/7/26) article at: www.lewrockwell.com. An Israel Firster is someone who might be an American but considers Israel far mor...
LewRockwell
Aug 9, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Origins of the “Special Relationship”
The U.S. Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and British wartime intelligence agencies forged the clandestine “Special Relationship” during World War II. British organizations like the Special Operatio...
LewRockwell
Aug 9, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
The United States vs. Europe, Part VI
What’s the best public policy: A small-sized welfare state such as Singapore? A medium-sized welfare state such as the United States? A large-sized welfare state such as those in Europe? I prefer Opti...
International Liberty
Aug 9, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
New Survey Data on Public Perceptions of the Supreme Court
A detailed Marquette Law School poll finds public views of the Court are modestly negative, but most major recent decisions enjoy majority public support.
Reason.com
Aug 8, 2026 - reason.com
After 2 Decades of Raids and Prison Stints, Liverpool's 'Cannabis Martyr' Is Still 'Fighting for Freedom'
Gary Youds says his cannabis café is “what the future looks like the day after the drug war.”
Reason.com
Aug 8, 2026 - reason.com
Pillagers vs Producers: There’s Only Two Ways To Save the Western World
For the past couple of weeks I have been closely tracking the migrant surge in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta and taking notes on the behavior of the extremely liberal Spanish government. One of the mos...
LewRockwell
Aug 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
The Persistence of U.S. Strategy, Anthony Fauci, and Limited Hangouts
Throughout all the news cycles over the years, you can count on a continuity in U.S. government/media propaganda and strategy. Make a time capsule, fill it with today’s news, hide it away, and pull it...
LewRockwell
Aug 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Globalism Must Be Vanquished
Some politically charged words become part of our common vocabulary almost overnight. “Globalism” is a timely example. Ten or fifteen years ago, calling someone a “globalist” didn’t have much effect...
LewRockwell
Aug 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
New Energy, Old Chains: The Dutch Experiment in Teaching Populations to Love Less
Beneath dying embers of a civilization that believed progress infinite, Dutch ministers unveiled their latest monument to managed decline. “New Energy”—a phrase ringing through The Hague like funeral ...
LewRockwell
Aug 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
The Slumlord Fed
The 16th of November may be considered as the Fourth of July in the economic life of the United States. Coming generations will commemorate it as marking the foundation of our financial emancipation. ...
LewRockwell
Aug 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Remembering General James Johnston Pettigrew: A Life Cut Far Too Short
There are historical figures whose lives, it seems, are cut far too short, figures who offered hints of significant future contributions to society, which their passing prevented. And always we wonder...
LewRockwell
Aug 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Coming Oil Shock—and Where Investors Could Profit
International Man: The Strategic Petroleum Reserve was created after the 1970s oil shocks to protect the country from severe supply disruptions. Since the war with Iran began earlier this year, Washin...
LewRockwell
Aug 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Exclusive: Dead Cat Bounce, or The Return of the Iran-U.S. MoU
The key variable to watch in these extremely troubled waters: what is contained in the MoU is strategically aligned with Beijing – all the way. Washington all but declared that the Iran-U.S. MoU was a...
LewRockwell
Aug 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
NATO to Soon Double US Nuclear Sharing Warheads, Deploy Them in Finland, Poland and Lithuania
NATO’s wider nuclear build-up perfectly fits the Pentagon’s “geopolitics of controlled chaos”. In practice, that translates into a NATO-occupied Europe that’s mainly useful as a springboard for strate...
LewRockwell
Aug 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
The Philosophy of Self-Governance
All government, of course, is against liberty.” H.L. Mencken In all of nature, man is the only living thing that purposely seeks rule and abandons self-governance. I see this as entirely foreign, and ...
LewRockwell
Aug 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Polls Show Europe Wants War
The latest polling from Europe exposes the hypocrisy behind the entire war campaign. Europeans have been frightened into supporting larger military budgets, common European debt, weapons for Ukraine, ...
LewRockwell
Aug 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
8/5/26 Robert Murphy on Inflation and the Federal Reserve
Download Audio. Scott interviews economist Robert Murphy about inflation, the Austrian school of economics, the Federal Reserve and the state of the economy today. Discussed on the show: The Creature ...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 8, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Protectionists Continue to Make Sloppy Arguments
TweetHere’s a letter to Foreign Affairs. Editor: Lori Wallach’s “The Right Way to Balance Trade” (August 5) is a blizzard of blunders, not the least being her presumption that persistent trade deficit...
Cafe Hayek
Aug 8, 2026 - cafehayek.com
The 'Affordability' Agenda That Taxes Your Dinner
Food-related taxes are rising in popularity, though they hurt restaurants and customers—and may even fail as a revenue-raising tool.
Reason.com
Aug 8, 2026 - reason.com
Today in Supreme Court History: August 8, 2009
8/8/2009: Justice Sonia Sotomayor takes oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 8, 2009 appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Aug 8, 2026 - reason.com
Republican Party Displacement
Mark Thornton explains how ideology can break the uniparty, why blocked realignment risks revolution, and why Austrian economics helps young Americans see through the crisis.
Mises Institute
Aug 8, 2026 - mises.org
Notice of LNC Executive Committee Meeting August 9, 2026
The LNC will have an Executive Committee Meeting on August 9, 2026, at 7pm ET. Advance registration is required at least one hour before the meeting. Agenda Items: The Zoom registration link for the m...
Libertarian Party
Aug 8, 2026 - lp.org
On Gritting Our Teeth for a Revolution
Even at his most outrageous, young Bryan Mercadente can be most persuasive. Every month we share a return railway journey between London and Herne Bay. We meet at Victoria and travel down together. We...
The Libertarian Alliance
Aug 8, 2026 - libertarianism.uk
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Dog toys, DoorDash, and unregistered foreign agents.
Reason.com
Aug 7, 2026 - reason.com
ICE Spent $525 Million on Surveillance Tech. Some of It Is Infringing on Americans' Freedom of Speech.
New details emerge regarding the Trump administration's surveillance dragnet cracking down on its online critics.
Reason.com
Aug 7, 2026 - reason.com
Trump's New Birthright Citizenship Executive Orders Are Mostly Theater
The two measures combine unconstitutional provisions with performance art.
Reason.com
Aug 7, 2026 - reason.com
Libel Suit by D.C. Saloon Employee Who Said She Wouldn't Serve Some Government Officials Can Go Forward
From Van Rooy v. ANB 623 LLC, decided today by Judge Amy Berman Jackson (D.D.C.): According to the complaint, …… The post Libel Suit by D.C. Saloon Employee Who Said She Wouldn't Serve Some Government...
Reason.com
Aug 7, 2026 - reason.com
Democrats Want To Tax AI Companies for Job Losses That Haven't Happened
The proposed tax would rise with unemployment and fund a new federal jobs program—even though AI has yet to cause mass unemployment.
Reason.com
Aug 7, 2026 - reason.com
What Will The "Apolitical Proceduralist" Do With The East Wing Case?
Will Justice Barrett really find standing based on an "aesthetic" injury?
Reason.com
Aug 7, 2026 - reason.com
Parents' Free Exercise Claim Against School for Referring to Student by "Preferred Name[] and Gender Pronoun[]" Can Go Forward
From Judge Paul Maloney (W.D. Mich.) in Mead v. Rockford Public School Dist.: Dan and Jennifer Mead have a child,… The post Parents' Free Exercise Claim Against School for Referring to Student by "Pre...