Libertarian Reporting for 2026-08-11
Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 59 articles from 15 sites. We chose these from 1966 articles found on 36 sites.
Today's featured sites are:
The Libertarian Institute, Reason.com, LewRockwell, Cafe Hayek, Law & Liberty, Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute, Blog - Students For Liberty, Antiwar.com Blog, John Locke Foundation, The Libertarian Alliance, Mises Institute, Velvet Glove, Iron Fist, Main Feed, Notes On Liberty, International Liberty.
Trump’s War on the ICC Threatens Domestic Speech
There is a law professor in the United States who, until last summer, could have been prosecuted by his own government for giving legal advice. His name is Gabor Rona. He teaches at Cardozo Law School...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 10, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Texas Man Arrested After Ranting About Age Verification Laws Blocking His Anime
Did he make a true threat? Or was this just hyperbolic ranting about bad policy?
Reason.com
Aug 10, 2026 - reason.com
Federal Court Refuses to Dismiss Case Against Southern Poverty Law Center
The court rejects the argument that the prosecution should be dismissed on the grounds that it's "vindictive."
Reason.com
Aug 10, 2026 - reason.com
‘Health Inc’ – The World’s Largest Conglomerate Scam
“Health Inc” – is a new term coined for the conglomerate combined health sector which is the aggregated global health economy: public and private hospitals, clinics, pharmaceuticals, including new dru...
LewRockwell
Aug 10, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Some Links
TweetGMU Econ alum Dave Hebert, writing in today’s Wall Street Journal, explains that – contrary to assertions by Peter Navarro and many other protectionists – imports do not suppress economic growth....
Cafe Hayek
Aug 10, 2026 - cafehayek.com
The Socialists’ Institutionalism—Tried and Failed
Calls to “democratize” the US Constitution seem shortsighted in the face of the early republic’s failed experiments with unicameralism.
Law & Liberty
Aug 10, 2026 - lawliberty.org
AOC's Eggs
Plus: Hamas disarmament, gay bathhouses, Canadian MAGA, and more...
Reason.com
Aug 10, 2026 - reason.com
D.C. Circuit Upholds Injunction Against Trump's Ballroom
The Constitution assigns control of federal property to Congress, which never approved the president's demolition and replacement of the East Wing.
Reason.com
Aug 10, 2026 - reason.com
Will Congress Reenact the McCarran Act?
Now that the Trump administration is telling America that communism, once again, poses a grave threat to U.S. “national security,” the question naturally arises: Will the U.S. government revive the pr...
LewRockwell
Aug 10, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Trump’s Invalidated Tariffs Trigger $100 Billion in Corporate Refunds
“Tariffs have made us rich,” announced President Donald Trump on Wednesday. There is one problem with that boast. The Supreme Court struck down his signature “Liberation Day” tariffs as unlawful. The ...
LewRockwell
Aug 10, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
The Socialist Surge Revives Failed and Hateful Ideas
Socialism, totalitarianism, and bigotry find a receptive audience among the young and disillusioned.
Reason.com
Aug 10, 2026 - reason.com
America Just Got More Dependent on Foreign Uranium
So about a week ago, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) quietly put out its Uranium Marketing Annual Report for 2025. It’s not a document anyone reads for pleasure. It’s basically a spreadshe...
LewRockwell
Aug 10, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Second Amendment Roundup: $0 Tax Left NFA with No Constitutional Basis
Northern District of Texas decides that registration requirements for non-taxed NFA firearms are no longer grounded in Congress’ power to lay and collect taxes.
Reason.com
Aug 10, 2026 - reason.com
Will Trump Revive America’s Filibustering Habit?
Donald Trump returned to office promising to treat the Western Hemisphere as America’s business again, and he has spent eighteen months proving he meant it. On his first day back he ordered Latin Amer...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 10, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Free Speech on Life Support
I’m a civil libertarian. We’re practically extinct now. There were never very many of us, but there used to be a lot more. Most people simply don’t support your right to say something they disagree wi...
LewRockwell
Aug 10, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
The week in regulations: Professional fireworks and farmer training
The 2026 Federal Register topped 50,000 pages and is on track to exceed 85,000 pages for the year. The economy lost 23,000 jobs, yet the unemployment rate improved. Twenty-five states sued to stop Pre...
Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Aug 10, 2026 - cei.org
A Tale of Two Chiefs
Two recent decisions show Chief Justice Roberts’s institutionalism can sometimes be more like illusionism.
Law & Liberty
Aug 10, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Abolish the District of Columbia’s Clown Courts
Article III of the Constitution allows Congress to establish courts below the Supreme Court, which includes federal District and Circuit Courts. If Congress can establish them, it can abolish them. In...
LewRockwell
Aug 10, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
No Pseudonymity for Autistic Ex-Judge-Candidate, Alleging Failure to Accommodate Disability in Bar Investigation
From a decision last Tuesday in Doe v. Florida Bar by Magistrate Judge Robert Norway (M.D. Fla.): Plaintiff argues that… The post No Pseudonymity for Autistic Ex-Judge-Candidate, Alleging Failure to A...
Reason.com
Aug 10, 2026 - reason.com
"A Tale of Two Chiefs"
"This tale of two chiefs depends entirely on whether Roberts determines the decision will lead to the best of times or the worst of times. If the Chief fears rough roads ahead, less will be decided."
Reason.com
Aug 10, 2026 - reason.com
Chinese Space Lasers
Crypto Rich was joined by Gen Blaine Holt and Susan Kokinda, who says that the push for the Muslim Brotherhood candidates and Communists is a Hail Mary desperation move. It’s basically the Deep State ...
LewRockwell
Aug 10, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
From ‘Designed Viruses’ to ‘Digital Telepathy’ – AI Panic Kicks Into Overdrive
Two days ago, I wrote an article detailing the sudden rash of “rogue AI agents” allegedly besetting the tech community, and how that may be used to bring in new regulations, notionally targeting AI, b...
LewRockwell
Aug 10, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Rethinking Informality
The image is AI generated When asked whether trade unions have a place in a liberal society, the economist F. A. Hayek answered in the affirmative. Not only that: he went a step further and said that,...
Blog - Students For Liberty
Aug 10, 2026 - studentsforliberty.org
Police Department in South Carolina Says It Has 'Zero Tolerance for Hate Speech'
A free speech organization sent a letter to the police department last week, calling its anti–hate speech post unconstitutional.
Reason.com
Aug 10, 2026 - reason.com
No Qualified Immunity When Government Official Allegedly Deleted Comments Based on Viewpoint
From Thursday's Schulte v. Leners, decided by Judge Frank Easterbrook, joined by Judges Doris Pryor and Joshua Kolar: Elizabeth Schulte… The post No Qualified Immunity When Government Official Alleged...
Reason.com
Aug 10, 2026 - reason.com
Did Russia Nuke Hiroshima?
Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui issued a rather generic condemnation of nuclear weapons, but never even mentioned the US for dropping the atomic bomb that killed over 160,000 Japanese civilians in Hiros...
LewRockwell
Aug 10, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Ron Paul asks Will Hegseth Get His $1.5 Trillion for ‘Defense’?
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: The largest military spending increase in modern times is before the US Senate, with some Republicans balking at the huge price tag at a time when more Americans ar...
Antiwar.com Blog
Aug 10, 2026 - antiwar.com
Private jobs up, government jobs down
David Manney writes for PJMedia.com about important details hidden by the latest American employment numbers. President Donald Trump got handed an ugly jobs headline Friday. The economy lost 23,000 pa...
John Locke Foundation
Aug 10, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Iran: The Search for an Honourable Defeat
Donald Trump came to office promising to end America’s endless wars. He mocked the invasion of Iraq. He ridiculed the pretensions of the Washington foreign-policy establishment. He assured his support...
The Libertarian Alliance
Aug 10, 2026 - libertarianism.uk
Suspending College Student for Saying Man Who Insulted Her "Needa Get Blasted" + Having Posted Shooting Range Video (Year Before) Violated First Amendment
Some excerpts from today's long opinion by Judge Joseph Dawson, III (D.S.C.) in Lemoine v. Horry Georgetown Tech. Coll.: On… The post Suspending College Student for Saying Man Who Insulted Her "Needa ...
Reason.com
Aug 10, 2026 - reason.com
Design Defect Claim That Sig Sauer Fired Without Trigger Pull Not Necessarily Blocked by Second Amendment
From Judge Thomas Thrash (N.D. Ga.) Friday in Harvard v. Sig Sauer, Inc.; note that Harvard is just plaintiff's last… The post Design Defect Claim That Sig Sauer Fired Without Trigger Pull Not Necessa...
Reason.com
Aug 10, 2026 - reason.com
8/7/26 Glenn Greenwald on How American Politics is Changing
Download Audio. Glenn Greenwald joins the show to discuss the recent victories of several anti-establishment left-wing candidates in Democratic primaries and the shifts in American politics more broad...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 10, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
America Invented Elevators. Now We Suck at Building Them.
America’s elevator shortage is making housing more expensive, buildings less accessible, and cities less dynamic—all because of bad regulations and union protectionism.
Reason.com
Aug 10, 2026 - reason.com
Netanyahu rejects Trump’s 15-point Gaza plan, insists on full Hamas disarmament
—– Click Here: Natural News The post Netanyahu rejects Trump’s 15-point Gaza plan, insists on full Hamas disarmament appeared first on LewRockwell.
LewRockwell
Aug 10, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
FDA Approves Moderna’s Dangerous mRNA Flu Shot, ‘Queen of Vaccine Mandates’ New CDC Head
It’s been a troubling week for those who hoped for permanent reform from the government and its health organizations which were behind the development of mRNA gene therapies — mendaciously touted as “...
LewRockwell
Aug 10, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
The Countries That Will Pay for the UN Tax Experiment
A United Nations proposal would replace the current system of taxing each multinational subsidiary separately with a global unitary tax system. A corporation’s worldwide profits would first be combine...
LewRockwell
Aug 10, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
The trucker shortage debate: Government recruiting more truckers won’t solve trucking challenges
When I wrote my recent piece on why Trump’s Freedom Haulers initiative won’t fix the issues facing the trucking industry that Trump exacerbated with his commercial driver license (CDL) rule, I didn’t ...
Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Aug 10, 2026 - cei.org
Jones Act waivers make sense … until the law is repealed
Benjamin Zycher explains at The Hill why one federal law is a great candidate for repeal. Section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 — the Jones Act — requires that cargo transported between U.S. p...
John Locke Foundation
Aug 10, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Today in Supreme Court History: August 10, 1993
8/10/1993: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg takes oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 10, 1993 appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Aug 10, 2026 - reason.com
Brickbat: Traffic Toll
Former Ruleville, Mississippi, police officer Antonio Wade was sentenced to seven years in federal prison plus three years of supervised… The post Brickbat: Traffic Toll appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Aug 10, 2026 - reason.com
A Murder Spree Without End
Some of the more than 220 people murdered by our government at sea were likely not involved in drug trafficking at all: The US military’s strikes on alleged drug boats have likely illegally killed “in...
Antiwar.com Blog
Aug 10, 2026 - antiwar.com
Inflationary Expectations and Increases in Prices – Any Relationship?
Mainstream economists believe that central banks can “control” inflation, which they believe actually boosts the economy. The only thing inflation boosts is more inflation.
Mises Institute
Aug 10, 2026 - mises.org
Dissecting Michigan’s polling failure
David Strom writes at HotAir.com that bad polling in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary “reveals a huge problem.” I asked my friend-through-X, Scott Rasmussen, what he thought, and he was kind enoug...
John Locke Foundation
Aug 10, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Can Ants Teach Us Anything About Free Markets?
Photo by aijouphotography via Pixabay Observing a single ant often reveals little about the organization of ant behavior. Its movements may appear erratic: it changes direction, retraces its path, pau...
Blog - Students For Liberty
Aug 10, 2026 - studentsforliberty.org
Nothing to see here, says ASH
ASH are still playing dumb about the illicit tobacco market. It's possible that they're not playing and are, in fact, dumb. The state-funded prohibitionist pressure group has been having a pop at Japa...
Velvet Glove, Iron Fist
Aug 10, 2026 - velvetgloveironfist.blogspot.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
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 ...