Libertarian Reporting for 2026-08-23
Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 78 articles from 15 sites. We chose these from 1967 articles found on 36 sites.
Today's featured sites are:
Cafe Hayek, LewRockwell, Reason.com, Main Feed, Mises Institute, Tom Woods, International Liberty, John Locke Foundation, Free the People, The Libertarian Institute, The Libertarian Alliance, Libertarian Christian Institute, Antiwar.com Blog, Law & Liberty, Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute.
Some Links
TweetThe Editorial Board of the Wall Street Journal draws important lessons from Trump’s tariff ‘policy.’ A slice: One of the (many) problems with tariffs is that they lead to countless and arbitrary ...
Cafe Hayek
Aug 22, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Why the French Revolution Was Not a Libertarian Revolution
This essay is adapted from a lecture presented at Mises University, July 25, 2026. A common misconception about the French Revolution is that it was some sort of classical liberal or libertarian revo...
LewRockwell
Aug 22, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
The Strait of Hormuz Is Repricing the Entire World Economy
The politicians continue to speak about the Strait of Hormuz as though this were merely a regional dispute between Iran and its neighbors. That is complete nonsense. The strait is one of the most impo...
LewRockwell
Aug 22, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Police AI Drones Take the Surveillance State Airborne
Police departments across the country are deploying autonomous drones that can launch from rooftops, fly beyond visual range, track vehicles, and transmit live video directly to police command centers...
LewRockwell
Aug 22, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
This Mamdani-Backed Bill Would Kill Jobs, Boost Unions, and Make Deliveries More Expensive
The misleadingly named "Delivery Protection Act" would require companies like Amazon and FedEx to directly hire employees for last-mile delivery, rather than contracting this service out to subcontrac...
Reason.com
Aug 22, 2026 - reason.com
RENOWNED HISTORIAN Alfred McCoy on the United States as an Empire in Decline and the Crucial Role CIA Protection of the Global Narcotics Trade Played in this Process
RENOWNED HISTORIAN Alfred McCoy said: “The United States is an empire in decline. Alfred McCoy is the Fred Harvey Harrington Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He specializ...
LewRockwell
Aug 22, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Some Shattering Illusions of Our Declining Empire
Now that the lofty 250th-anniversary rhetoric about the greatness of our country has faded, it is time to face the reality of our country’s actual behavior. The U.S. fashions itself as a generous and ...
LewRockwell
Aug 22, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Exclusive: How Trump Tried To Bribe the Head of the IRGC
Mafia, piracy, bribing, extortion: talk about a flexible Empire at work Empire of Chaos, Lies, Plunder, Piracy. And bribes. Mike Pompeo, former aspiring Tony Soprano, admitted: “We lie, we cheat, we s...
LewRockwell
Aug 22, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Can the World Survive Putin’s Well Intentioned Mistake?
Yesterday on Canadian Prepper Nate and I discussed the dangers in Putin’s patience with an ever-widening war and the puzzle that Putin prefers the risk of these dangers to quickly winning the war. The...
LewRockwell
Aug 22, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Alan Greenspan’s Off-Key Legacy
I soon realized that there was a limit to how far I could rise in the music business, so I left the band and enrolled at New York University. — Alan Greenspan When asked why he robbed banks, Willie S...
LewRockwell
Aug 22, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
White House Ballroom Blitz: Supreme Court Okays Build – For Now
Trump’s far from the first president to work around Congress.
Main Feed
Aug 22, 2026 - libertynation.com
U.S. Tariffs are Paid Overwhelmingly by Americans
TweetHere’s a letter to the Wall Street Journal. Editor: Your lead on-line headline this morning reads “U.S. Imposes 50% Tariffs on Some Canadian Goods After Last-Ditch Talks Fail” (August 22). This w...
Cafe Hayek
Aug 22, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Today in Supreme Court History: August 22, 1998
8/22/1998: On August 22, 1998, Barry Black led a Ku Klux Klan rally in Carroll County, Virginia. The Supreme Court considered the… The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 22, 1998 appeared fir...
Reason.com
Aug 22, 2026 - reason.com
Canada-US Trade War Erupts, Setting New 50% Tariffs On Canadian Goods
—– Click here: Zero Hedge The post Canada-US Trade War Erupts, Setting New 50% Tariffs On Canadian Goods appeared first on LewRockwell.
LewRockwell
Aug 22, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
This Mass Acceptance of Tyrannical Evil Is Directly Related to the Intentional Dumbing Down of Americans
“Is there any point in public debate in a society where hardly anyone has been taught how to think, while millions have been taught what to think?” ~ Peter Hitchens One wonders how we got to where we ...
LewRockwell
Aug 22, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Thermonuclear Twilight
Prolegomenon to Annihilation: On the Mathematics of Human Obsolescence in Contemporary Strategic Doctrine Concrete wept at 47 West 47th Street. Not metaphorically—though metaphors would soon become ne...
LewRockwell
Aug 22, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
China Continues to Systematically Exploit Immigration Weak Spots
Deliberately lax legal strictures make dangerous illegality inevitable.
Main Feed
Aug 22, 2026 - libertynation.com
Fox News: Instrument of Death
The way that we let things get to where they are is simple enough. Power flows from producers adding value. Control adds value when customers buy value. People with weapons take a cut by seizing some ...
LewRockwell
Aug 22, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
The Penal Leviathan: What Wacquant and Rothbard Reveal About Modern Punishment
The modern way of dealing with criminal behavior has been mass incarceration, yet crime abounds. Murray Rothbard believed that restitution and other methods were superior to the present state-run syst...
Mises Institute
Aug 22, 2026 - mises.org
Ep. 2789 Why the Campaign Against JD Vance?
There are numerous reasons someone might oppose or be skeptical of JD Vance. None of them account for the neocon campaign against him. Dan McCarthy, Distinguished Fellow in Conservative Thought… Read ...
Tom Woods
Aug 22, 2026 - tomwoods.com
Applauding Ricky Gervais’ Marriage
I don’t have strong views on marriage other than my quirky libertarian view that government should not be involved. But today’s column is going to applaud the upcoming nuptials of Ricky Gervais and Ja...
International Liberty
Aug 22, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
The Gloves Are Off: ICE, Electric Shock Weapons and Secret Police
“Electric shock has long been a common method of inflicting torture or other forms of ill-treatment worldwide. While electric shocks are sometimes inflicted using makeshift equipment—for instance, car...
LewRockwell
Aug 21, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Colonizing the Moon
Plus: Postpartum psychosis, captain deportation, lady lawyers, and more...
Reason.com
Aug 21, 2026 - reason.com
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Rough rides, U.S. attorney vacancies, and the 26th Amendment.
Reason.com
Aug 21, 2026 - reason.com
Planned New Battleships Come With a High Price Tag and an Uncertain Future
Large warships could prove to be expensive drone sponges without a clear mission.
Reason.com
Aug 21, 2026 - reason.com
Damages Award Stemming from Project Veritas Project Set Aside by D.C. Circuit
From today's long decision in Democracy Partners, LLC v. O'Keefe by D.C. Circuit Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson, joined by Judge… The post Damages Award Stemming from Project Veritas Project Set Aside ...
Reason.com
Aug 21, 2026 - reason.com
Trump Once Promised International Students Green Cards. Now The Government Might Charge Them $100,000 To Work.
The White House is formally reviewing a proposal to add a $100,000 fee to the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program, which allows international students to work in the U.S. for up to three years a...
Reason.com
Aug 21, 2026 - reason.com
The U.S. Is Sending Deportees to Countries They've Never Called Home
The Trump administration is using so-called "third-country deportations" both punitively and to expel migrants who have been granted protection from their home countries.
Reason.com
Aug 21, 2026 - reason.com
America Is Building a Surveillance State Like China's
"If there are Flock cameras in your city, they are tracking, logging and sharing your movements without a warrant," warns the ACLU.
Reason.com
Aug 21, 2026 - reason.com
The New Great Game, Revisited
It took only a few Yemeni missiles on Saudi refineries to wake up “leadership” vectors of the Ummah; not over 100,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza by the death cult. The Mecca Sunni NATO pact between S...
LewRockwell
Aug 21, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
$20 Burrito, the Affordability Crisis, and What Comes Next
International Man: A $20 burrito has somehow become a national political issue. Is this just another silly internet controversy, or does it reveal something important about the state of the American e...
LewRockwell
Aug 21, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
SCOTUS and the ‘depravity’ of the political left
Editors at Issues and Insights address different political factions’ approach to the US Supreme Court. If you want to understand the difference between the political left and right, just look at how e...
John Locke Foundation
Aug 21, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Trump Administration Plans New Facility To House 3,000 Migrant Kids. Many of Them Lack Legal Representation.
Trump's mass immigration campaign is leaving migrant children alone to navigate a complicated immigration system that was once meant to protect them.
Reason.com
Aug 21, 2026 - reason.com
Equality Before the Law, Not Privilege by Group Membership
Ludwig von Mises defended the principle of equality before the law as it was understood within the classical liberal tradition of “the eighteenth and the early part of the nineteenth century.” Eightee...
LewRockwell
Aug 21, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Police in Atlanta Settle Eric André Lawsuit, End Airport Drug Searches
While the settlement is a good thing, it's unfortunately still the case that at airports, the Bill of Rights is more of a list of suggestions.
Reason.com
Aug 21, 2026 - reason.com
"Denaturalization's Missing Limit" out in Northwestern University Law Review Online
Building boundaries around civil denaturalization
Reason.com
Aug 21, 2026 - reason.com
The Killing Fields
Bright red blood that covers towns and plains Of Kampuchea, our motherland, Sublime blood of workers and peasants, Sublime blood of revolutionary men and women fighters! The blood, changing into unrel...
LewRockwell
Aug 21, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Democrats back socialism in Sunshine State
Editors at National Review Online assess Florida Democrats’ latest peculiar electoral choice. In 2018, Florida’s Senate election was decided by just 10,000 votes — a close-enough margin to trigger a m...
John Locke Foundation
Aug 21, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Why the Burritocourse Will Never Wrap Up
Since you didn’t ask, dear reader, I’ll oblige you anyway. The post Why the Burritocourse Will Never Wrap Up appeared first on Free the People.
Free the People
Aug 21, 2026 - freethepeople.org
Utah Needs More Housing. The Army Corps Shut Down 265 New Homes Because of a Small Ditch.
Despite the Supreme Court's best efforts to rein them in, federal regulators continue to abuse their authority under the Clean Water Act.
Reason.com
Aug 21, 2026 - reason.com
Exploring the $40 trillion national debt
John Puri writes for National Review Online about the origins of our massive federal government debt. This week marks an ignoble milestone: America’s national debt is crossing $40 trillion for the fir...
John Locke Foundation
Aug 21, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Data Centers Are Doing Your Dirty Work for You
Their few defenders often misunderstand their benefits.
Reason.com
Aug 21, 2026 - reason.com
Brickbat: Paying More for Less
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is supporting a proposed law that would require Amazon and other large delivery companies to… The post Brickbat: Paying More for Less appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Aug 21, 2026 - reason.com
The U.S. Has a Plan for the Next Yen Rescue. You’re Funding It.
Last week, I wrote to you about the operation in which the United States and Japan went into the currency market together to prop up the falling yen, the first coordinated action of its kind since 199...
LewRockwell
Aug 21, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
The Digital World Is Becoming a Nightmare
Modern technology has provided government with growing capability to monitor our lives. The amount of freedom in a “free American” is slowly being reduced to nothing. Flock cameras are one such free...
LewRockwell
Aug 21, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
The Kyle Anzalone Show guest NOLAN DENARO: Trump Must Make a Bad Deal to End the War, Will His Ego Get in the Way?
Trump says the war is going great and the “bully of the Middle East” is no longer in charge. We’re not buying slogans, so we pull the thread on what “going great” is supposed to mean when U.S. munitio...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 21, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
"You Chose the Wrong Parents" - My "Speak Freely" Interview on the Case for Migration Rights
We covered many issues related to migration restrictions, arguments for and against them, and more.
Reason.com
Aug 21, 2026 - reason.com
Harry and Meghan's Security Problem Is Really a Gun-Control Problem
Taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay for the royal family’s security, but British law prevents them from paying for armed security themselves.
Reason.com
Aug 21, 2026 - reason.com
"Pussy Valley" Autobiography Appropriation Lawsuit over Starz' "P-Valley" Thrown Out
Wednesday, District Judge Mark Norris (W.D. Tenn.) accepted the July 30 recommendations from Magistrate Judge Annie Christoff in Johnson v.… The post "Pussy Valley" Autobiography Appropriation Lawsuit...
Reason.com
Aug 21, 2026 - reason.com
Review: A Novel Capturing the Cruelty of Mass Incarceration
The Hill resembles author Harriet Clark's own experience.
Reason.com
Aug 21, 2026 - reason.com
Living in Dark Times
On 18 August 2026, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with the Judge about the Iran war, Israel’s never-ending outrageous behavior, the Ukraine war, and President Trump’s increasingly erratic behavior...
LewRockwell
Aug 21, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
State prosecutors have options to try to make Fauci pay
Shawn Fleetwood writes for the Federalist about potential legal peril for the nation’s former COVID czar. There are a lot of sordid government figures in need of real accountability for abusing their ...
John Locke Foundation
Aug 21, 2026 - johnlocke.org
The Lifeboat Alibi: False Law and the Government Behind the RNLI
There is a story circulating on the Internet about the small boats that has almost everything required for political success. It is infuriating and adorned with just enough legal terminology to sound ...
The Libertarian Alliance
Aug 21, 2026 - libertarianism.uk
Why Do We Keep Demanding a King?
The Paradox of Centralized Power Let us begin with an obvious observation: the political outrage machine is running at maximum capacity. Every election cycle, and practically every news cycle, gets fr...
Libertarian Christian Institute
Aug 21, 2026 - libertarianchristians.com
Intern (Actually a Project Veritas Undercover Plant) in Political Organization Didn't Have "Fiduciary Duty" to Organization
An excerpt from today's long decision in Democracy Partners, LLC v. O'Keefe by D.C. Circuit Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson, joined… The post Intern (Actually a Project Veritas Undercover Plant) in Poli...
Reason.com
Aug 21, 2026 - reason.com
How to Alienate a Judge, Part 374
"Defense counsel ... seemingly cannot read the room when the Court's response was to summarily deny Defendant's previously filed request ...."
Reason.com
Aug 21, 2026 - reason.com
Exorcist Files vs. Jesus 911 Libel Suit Can Go Forward
From Martins v. Romero, decided today by Judge Kay Behm (E.D. Mich.) (for more on the Complaint, see this post):… The post Exorcist Files vs. Jesus 911 Libel Suit Can Go Forward appeared first on Reas...
Reason.com
Aug 21, 2026 - reason.com
$9.25M Verdict Against N.Y. Times, in Libel Case Brought by Alabama Basketball Player
The N.Y. Times (Katie Robertson) so reports, and adds that "The Times had not lost a defamation lawsuit brought in… The post $9.25M Verdict Against N.Y. Times, in Libel Case Brought by Alabama Basketb...
Reason.com
Aug 21, 2026 - reason.com
Watch out with Dancing; It Might Lead to Sex
Or at least college dancing instruction may create a “heightened risk of sexual misconduct”; a court is allowing an expert to so testify.
Reason.com
Aug 21, 2026 - reason.com
What Authority Allowed Justice Rehnquist to Sit by Designation on the Federal District Court?
The record From Justice Rehnquist's 1984 civil trial does not provide an answer.
Reason.com
Aug 21, 2026 - reason.com
Today in Supreme Court History: August 21, 1798
8/21/1798: Justice James Wilson dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: August 21, 1798 appeared first on Reason.com.
Reason.com
Aug 21, 2026 - reason.com
A Cinematic Tour of the Pompeii of Jordan
How Gerasa, Jerash, is the largest well-preserved Roman city outside Italy—and why did the Greeks choose this place to build a great city? In the fertile hills of northern Jordan lies Gerasa, ancient ...
LewRockwell
Aug 21, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
The New Charlie . . .
It is coming up on a year since Charlie Kirk was assassinated – the right word, since this was not merely a murder. We do not use “assassination” to describe ordinary murders, as for example when a th...
LewRockwell
Aug 21, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
‘Bloodthirsty Psychopath’ Ben-Gvir Touts Viewing Booths at Gallows for Palestinians
Still drawing international censure for his genocidal call to kill dozens of Gazans daily, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir faced fresh condemnation Thursday after visiting the const...
Antiwar.com Blog
Aug 21, 2026 - antiwar.com
Trump Admin Back and Forth on 2A Rights
Confusion from the White House?
Main Feed
Aug 21, 2026 - libertynation.com
Rump? Libertarian?
TweetHere’s a letter to Semafor. (I add that I nevertheless doubt that Trump understands what he’s saying.) Editor: Quoted in “Vance takes his first economic punch in the 2028 primary” (August 21), Am...
Cafe Hayek
Aug 21, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Making American Tennis Great Again
Our best athletes tend to play other sports, and yet, greatness has its intangibles.
Law & Liberty
Aug 21, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Artificial Intelligence and the 8th Theorem of Government
As documented in my series on capitalism (see here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here), markets deliver amazing results. One of my favorite charts shows when various technologies were unvei...
International Liberty
Aug 21, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Tariffs are the political albatross of 2026
An August 13 Carolina Journal Poll offers a stark warning for Republicans heading into the 2026 midterm elections: North Carolina voters overwhelmingly believe tariffs make the things they buy more ex...
John Locke Foundation
Aug 20, 2026 - johnlocke.org
The Death of Data | Words & Numbers | Ep 520
When government statistics are under question, it gets pretty hard to know what the hell is actually going on. The post The Death of Data | Words & Numbers | Ep 520 appeared first on Free the People.
Free the People
Aug 20, 2026 - freethepeople.org
Bad Reasons and Worse Reasons to Hate Data Centers
It's not existential dread about the internet.
Reason.com
Aug 20, 2026 - reason.com
Suit Over Defendant Allegedly Yanking on Israeli Flag Plaintiff Had Tied Around Neck, Choking Her, Can Go Forward
Excerpts from Tuesday's long opinion by Judge Trevor McFadden (D.D.C.) in Sumrall v. Ali: [1.] Kimmara Sumrall and Janine Ali… The post Suit Over Defendant Allegedly Yanking on Israeli Flag Plaintiff ...
Reason.com
Aug 20, 2026 - reason.com
Another Unusual Footnote In An En Banc Fifth Circuit Opinion
Something strange happened in these two cases.
Reason.com
Aug 20, 2026 - reason.com
Free the Economy podcast: Housing abundance and affordability with Luca Gattoni-Celli
In this week’s episode we cover J.D. Vance and the strength of the US dollar, how to track extreme weather events, and reform options for the federal permitting process. Our interview is with Luca Gat...
Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Aug 20, 2026 - cei.org
North Korea Conducts Third Missile Test This Month
North Korea test-fired several short-range ballistic missiles as the US and South Korea are engaging in war games. The South Korean military reported the North Korean missile test on Thursday. The mis...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 20, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
USS George Washington Arrives in the Middle East
US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that the USS George Washington aircraft carrier strike group had arrived in the Arabian Sea. The USS Washington will replace the USS Abraham Lincoln after multip...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 20, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
US Envoy Warns Israeli Strikes in Syria Could Provoke Turkish Response
Israeli fighter jets bombed a military base in northern Syria. Turkish troops near the base were alarmed by the Israeli attack. “Turkish forces were not aware that the Israeli aircraft were en route t...
The Libertarian Institute
Aug 20, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Jason Arday's Downfall, Lindsay Clancy Case, and the Surveillance State
Robby Soave and Christian Britschgi take on press restrictions, the war on drugs, Flock cameras, data centers, dating, punk rock, and why war is still bad, actually.