Libertarian Reporting for 2026-08-18
Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 56 articles from 13 sites. We chose these from 1968 articles found on 36 sites.
Today's featured sites are:
The Libertarian Institute, Cafe Hayek, LewRockwell, Reason.com, Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute, John Locke Foundation, Law & Liberty, Learn Liberty, The Libertarian Alliance, Antiwar.com Blog, International Liberty, Main Feed, Free the People.
What Exactly Is ‘Narcoterrorism’?
Cali, not Bogotá, hosted Colombia’s August 7, 2026 presidential inauguration. Abelardo de la Espriella gave his first address as Colombia’s president from a military garrison and set the terms of his ...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 17, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Some Links
TweetJohn Puri decries Comrade Mamdani’s presumptuous notion that he, as mayor, is the owner of all of Gotham’s rental properties. A slice: John Locke identified the moral basis of property as improve...
Cafe Hayek
Aug 17, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Leftist Judges Fighting a Losing Battle
We are in the dog days of summer here in Washington, D.C., and things are moving slowly, though not slowly enough for those leftist judges who are getting overruled in cases of extreme importance to t...
LewRockwell
Aug 17, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
$20 Burritos And the ‘Libertarian Prosperity Gospel’
Grocery prices are insane. They’re still rising. Addressing this problem should be the number one priority of every elected leader. End the stupid foreign wars and focus on this issue. It’s one of the...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 17, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
The Imaginary World of Fed ‘Independence’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently took to X to celebrate what he called one of the “highlights of the Warsh Fed.” His post didn’t have anything to do with what kind of monetary policy a Warsh-...
LewRockwell
Aug 17, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Women Taking GLP-1s See Spike in Marriage and Cohabitation
Maybe “solve” is overstating it. But a recent study linked GLP-1 medications to a greater likelihood of marriage or cohabitation.
Reason.com
Aug 17, 2026 - reason.com
Open-Weight
Plus: "Blasphemous" talk in Texas, botox everywhere, ink on Mace, and more...
Reason.com
Aug 17, 2026 - reason.com
Bloodright Citizenship (Citizenship by Descent): Who Decides?
An excerpt from Friday's concurrence in Guerra Quezada v. U.S., by Fifth Circuit Judge James Ho: The Constitution vests Congress—not… The post Bloodright Citizenship (Citizenship by Descent): Who Deci...
Reason.com
Aug 17, 2026 - reason.com
The Barbarous Relic’s Revenge
The following speech from a renegade Fed chairman is excerpted from The Flight of the Barbarous Relic. There should be a sign on the front of the Eccles Building in Washington saying, ‘We work for the...
LewRockwell
Aug 17, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
The Kyle Anzalone Show: Why Are Progressives Winning Elections?
A progressive primary upset turns into something much bigger when you follow the money and the message. We’re rolling solo and starting with what last night’s results suggest about where U.S. politics...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 17, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
How To Teach Trump v. Barbara?
The Barnett/Blackman casebook split up the case into six excerpts that stretch across sixty pages that can be taught in two classes.
Reason.com
Aug 17, 2026 - reason.com
The Government Just Asked for Another $739 Billion in Debt. For One Quarter.
If you needed any more evidence of just how far gone the U.S. government’s finances are, look no further than the Treasury’s own latest projections. You may have already seen the headlines. The number...
LewRockwell
Aug 17, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Netanyahu’s Réprise of the ‘Iraq WMD Deceit’ – Re-launched To Promote War on Iran
Trump’s pivot to economic pressure as the key to Iranian capitulation is not a credible strategy. President Trump took Secretary of War Hegseth’s military cheerleading (‘U.S. military potency is aweso...
LewRockwell
Aug 17, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
The Kyle Anzalone Show guest Lt Col Karen Kwiatkowski: RUBIO V. Vance: The White House Factions Frustrating Trump?
“We don’t want regime change… but the regime has to change.” That line tells you almost everything about how Washington talks itself into bigger wars, and why the US Iran conflict keeps drifting from ...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 17, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
The week in regulations: Fresh produce guidance and naval weapon storage
Inflation remained above target for a 64th consecutive month. President Trump signed an executive order to revise vaccine recommendations. Agencies issued new regulations ranging from wine-growing are...
Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Aug 17, 2026 - cei.org
We Will Not be Able To Eat or Bring Home the Body Bags
The Title is an accurate near-term forecast of our situation. Our circumstances are so dire that eating will be problematic, and we won’t have the money to return the body bags of 174,400 troops being...
LewRockwell
Aug 17, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
What the Three RIC Musketeers Are Really Up To
Relish the ambiguity. And the deliberate opaqueness. Hop on a new adventure: let’s look at RIC (Russia-Iran-China), the new Primakov triangle, as I have defined them, in a more playful way. These thre...
LewRockwell
Aug 17, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
The Kyle Anzalone Show: Loomer Sits Down With Ukraine Neo-Nazi
A viral interview raises an uncomfortable question: what does it mean when a high-profile US political influencer sits down with a commander tied to the Azov movement and the “clean up the optics” ans...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 17, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
The truth about universal coverage, part two
A similar version of this article was originally published by Law & Liberty. In part one of this article, I began to expose the truth behind the claim that “other developed nations have universal gove...
John Locke Foundation
Aug 17, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Congress risks making America a defense spending ‘deadbeat’
William Greenwalt assesses Congress’ regrettable inaction on defense spending. As Congress takes its August recess, these are trying times for defense. With so many moving budgetary parts, one can be ...
John Locke Foundation
Aug 17, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Lawsuit Argues That School Choice Is a First Amendment Issue
Nebraska plaintiffs say the state can’t mandate education and also control what kids are taught.
Reason.com
Aug 17, 2026 - reason.com
Judge Rudofsky Will Be An Excellent Addition To the Eighth Circuit
I appreciate the trend of elevating District Court judges to the Circuit Court.
Reason.com
Aug 17, 2026 - reason.com
Tucker, Candace and Caitlin- All Our Cucks in a Row
Recently, Tucker Carlson interviewed Hunter Biden. It was a friendly interview. Extremely cordial. Bizarrely cordial. Like two old boys from the upper crust sitting down together. Which they are. Hunt...
LewRockwell
Aug 17, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Return of the Property Tax Revolt
It's fine to oppose property taxes, but without binding rules, the state will go on helping itself to taxpayer money.
Law & Liberty
Aug 17, 2026 - lawliberty.org
On the Edge
Daily “news” is like a sandstorm. In the middle of it, you see nothing else. But afterward, despite feeling a little disoriented and dirty, most things are essentially the same. But too often these da...
LewRockwell
Aug 17, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Privileged young people turning toward socialism
Christine Rosen documents the return of “sentimental” socialism. There are many ways of looking at the recent political successes of the Democratic Socialists of America. Thoughtful analysts have comp...
John Locke Foundation
Aug 17, 2026 - johnlocke.org
The Capacity to Control
Europe is assembling, one defensible step at a time, a standing capacity for verifying who may enter the ordinary spaces of online life.
Law & Liberty
Aug 17, 2026 - lawliberty.org
As France Pauses Social Media Ban, American Lawmakers Race To Restrict the Internet
France's top court ruled that a social media ban for under-15s would infringe on free expression and privacy.
Reason.com
Aug 17, 2026 - reason.com
The Rise of Florida's 'Microschools'
Florida will pay $8,000 to cover tuition for any child who opts out of public school. The program is transforming k-12 education—and creating budget problems.
Reason.com
Aug 17, 2026 - reason.com
Forbes dumps anti-Trump editor over secret $6M payment
Joseph Vazquez writes for Newsbusters about an interesting legacy media development. It’s no secret that Forbes magazine has largely betrayed its capitalist foundation by becoming a megaphone for some...
John Locke Foundation
Aug 17, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Today in Supreme Court History: August 17, 1988
8/17/1988: Republican party nominates George H.W. Bush for President. He would appoint David Souter and Clarence Thomas to the Supreme… The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 17, 1988 appeare...
Reason.com
Aug 17, 2026 - reason.com
Euclidean Zoning: How Our 'Arbitrary and Oppressive' City Planning Scheme Got Its Name
Is it named after the father of geometry or a Cleveland suburb? Both.
Reason.com
Aug 17, 2026 - reason.com
Brickbat: Running With a Rough Crowd
In England, former Merseyside police officer Daniel Hughes was sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years, after being… The post Brickbat: Running With a Rough Crowd appeared first on R...
Reason.com
Aug 17, 2026 - reason.com
What We’re All in for if Either Russia or the U.S. Empire Uses a Nuke
If either the U.S. side or the Russian side uses a nuclear weapon against the other side, that will precipitate a global nuclear war in which no side will stop, short of unleashing all of its weapons....
LewRockwell
Aug 17, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Lost Cause–Western Civilization
Reiner Fuellmich was kidnapped in Mexico by the German Domestic Intelligence Service and BKA, the German equivalent of FBI. He was flown to Germany and arrested when landed after his kidnapping by Ge...
LewRockwell
Aug 17, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Decades-old Powell Doctrine still teaches useful lessons
Kori Schake revisits an important piece of America’s military past. In foreign policy, good ideas often emerge from bad decisions. Such was the case with the Powell Doctrine, a term typically associat...
John Locke Foundation
Aug 17, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Walter Defends Sarajevo: A Story of Propaganda in Cinema
.Millions of people learned who liberated Yugoslavia from a movie. In Walter Defends Sarajevo (1972), the liberator is portrayed as a partisan — a communist. But the real man behind the legend, Žarko ...
Learn Liberty
Aug 17, 2026 - learnliberty.org
The Hats Are Coming Off
I have a reliable way of taking the political temperature of America, and it does not require polling organizations or professors of political science. I run a motel in one of the more unfashionable s...
The Libertarian Alliance
Aug 17, 2026 - libertarianism.uk
U Pittsburgh Denied Due Process to Professor as to Sexual Harassment Allegations
Some excerpts from Friday's longish decision by Judge Nora Barry Fischer (W.D. Pa.) in Bhattacharya v. Univ. of Pittsburgh: Plaintiff,… The post U Pittsburgh Denied Due Process to Professor as to Sexu...
Reason.com
Aug 17, 2026 - reason.com
Hell Hath No Fury Like a Rogue AI Agent Scorned
I anticipated these developments earlier this year when I wrote a short story entitled “The Peculiar Death of Mr. Garcia.” That the latest rogue AI agent incident is called the Hugging Face Breach inv...
LewRockwell
Aug 17, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Ron Paul on Trump to Oman: ‘We’ll Bomb the Sh*t Out of You!’
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: While Oman has attempted to remain neutral in the US/Iran dispute, President Trump has for the second time threatened to attack the small country if it “gets in the...
Antiwar.com Blog
Aug 17, 2026 - antiwar.com
Good luck finding patriotic politicians
Ruy Teixeira and Karlyn Bowman explore the absence of patriotism from much of today’s political discourse. Simple appreciation for America, and a desire to build on its strengths, has become nearly im...
John Locke Foundation
Aug 17, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Everything You Need to Know about the Harmful Impact of U.S. Elevator Regulation
Instead of tackling a big topic, such as tax policy or trade policy, let’s look today at the niche issue of elevator policy. Like me, you probably didn’t even realize this was an issue. This Reason vi...
International Liberty
Aug 17, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Trump's Assault on Judicial Review Undermines a Crucial Safeguard Against Tyranny
In one case after another, the president has tried to cut the courts out of the picture painted by the Framers.
Reason.com
Aug 16, 2026 - reason.com
8/13/26 Robert Pape on How His Escalation Trap Model Stands Up to Recent History
Download Audio. Scott brings Robert Pape back on the show. They discuss the difficult situation Trump is in as he tries to find a face-saving way out of his war with Iran. But first, Scott and Pape lo...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 16, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
8/14/26 Joe Kent on the Risk That US and Israeli Aggression Will Lead to Stateside Terrorism
Download Audio. Joe Kent joins the show again to discuss the risk of a major terrorist attack against Americans. He and Scott go through all the major Islamist groups around right now and weigh who po...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 16, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
The Trump Administration Is Still Straddling the Fence on Gun Rights
The White House lets freedom ring … sometimes.
Main Feed
Aug 16, 2026 - libertynation.com
Government Failure in Africa, Part II
When writing about economic policy of African nations, I’m usually worried, sometimes mixed, and occasionally hopeful. Overall, however, the continent is a mess, as described in Part I of this series....
International Liberty
Aug 16, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Today in Supreme Court History: August 16, 1933
8/16/1933: President Roosevelt adopts the Code of Fair Competition for the Governance of the Petroleum Industry. The Supreme Court declared… The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 16, 1933 ap...
Reason.com
Aug 16, 2026 - reason.com
Why Is the Kennedy Center Board Trying To Add Trump's Name to the Building—Again?
Must they keep chipping away at their dignity?
Reason.com
Aug 16, 2026 - reason.com
Israeli Minister Calls for Killing 30 to 40 Palestinians Daily
Israeli National Security Minister Itmar Ben Gvir said that the IDF is not killing enough people in Gaza. “I think targeted assassinations should be carried out in Gaza, taking down 30 to 40 every ni...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 16, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Kushner Meets with Hamas to Discuss Peace Plan Rejected By Israel
President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner traveled to Egypt to meet with top Hamas officials about the future of Gaza. Last month, President Trump announced a new plan to disarm Hamas that Isr...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 16, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Trump Says He Will Scale Down War Games with South Korea
President Donald Trump says the US will substantially reduce its upcoming war games with South Korea. “Based on my very good relationship with Kim Jong Un, of North Korea, I am not happy with the fac...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 16, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Lift Campaign Donation Caps, But Ban Them From Special Interests
Understatement alert: money in politics is not popular. The post Lift Campaign Donation Caps, But Ban Them From Special Interests appeared first on Free the People.
Free the People
Aug 16, 2026 - freethepeople.org
‘Cheap Piece of Imperialist Propaganda’: US Video Hails ‘American Dominance’ of Western Hemisphere
A congresswoman whose parents immigrated to the United States during US-backed genocidal dictatorships in Guatemala on Tuesday excoriated a State Department video hailing the Monroe Doctrine, an imper...
Antiwar.com Blog
Aug 16, 2026 - antiwar.com
Israeli Settler "Terrorists" Unjustly Expel West Bank Palestinians From Their Land
I am generally pro-Israel. But these actions amount to ethnic cleansing and gross violations of property rights.