Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 100 articles from 15 sites. We chose these from 1964 articles found on 36 sites.
“I tell you, freedom and human rights in America are doomed. The U.S. government will lead the American people in — and the West in general — into an unbearable hell and a choking life.”—Osama bin Lad...
Plus: Data center backlash, Anthropic job-loss predictions, and more...
TweetMatt Ridley writes with his usual deep insightfulness about innovation. Three slices: There is a paradox at the heart of innovation that I have yet to resolve in my own mind. Looking backwards, i...
A failed war does not end when the drones stop flying. It creates a new danger: A government that refuses to admit defeat and a president who, having failed abroad, seeks muscular victories elsewhere....
The shockwave reaction to the Alternative für Deutschland landslide election victory in Germany is absurdly out of proportion. The shockwave reaction to the Alternative für Deutschland landslide elect...
Given the Second Amendment's history, several briefs argue, a gun's suitability for militia service suggests Americans have a right to possess it.
Supreme Court’s VanDerStok decision didn’t resolve the vagueness and Second Amendment challenges.
Soviet… histories of the war…. stated that the “ruling circles” in Britain and the United States wanted Germany and the Soviet Union to exhaust themselves “in heavy and bloody battles.” ….. The delay ...
After a week in Buenos Aires, I found Milei’s economic revolution is real—and deeply divisive.
J.D. Vance would like to give money to people for choices they're already making—without a workable plan to actually pay for it.
Justice Kavanaugh rules against Missouri twice, likely without even reading all the papers.
It’s Eli Lilly vs. RFK Jr. in a battle over the rules around retatrutide.
Unwise policies are not always unlawful policies.
One of the things I like to do is understand the minds of our lefty friends. If you have studied The Science, you know that socialism doesn’t work; the administrative state doesn’t work. And last week...
Editors at National Review Online explain why the federal government’s immigration policy matters. A new report from the Center for Immigration Studies suggests that the foreign-born population of the...
To perform its function, the legislative branch needs more, not less, conflict.
Govern yourself accordingly.
One year after Kirk was assassinated on campus, Utah Valley students fear expressing themselves.
In his latest episode of the Peter Schiff Show, Peter returns to Puerto Rico to dismantle the government’s economic reporting system, expose the contradictions in Trump’s pressure campaign against the...
Do you remember that line? It was spoken by The Chimp (he will always be The Chimp) 25 years ago, in the aftermath of what we were assured was a dastardly sneak attack by “Islamic terrorists” on the W...
In Washington DC, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant buffs his nail on his shirt as he intervenes in support of the Japanese yen. Well, Japan is the leading foreign creditor of Washington’s borrowing. I...
Netanyahu doesn’t just hint at confrontation with Iran, he says the quiet part out loud: the aim is to bring the regime down. We play the clip, then pull apart what that means in practice, especially ...
Liberty International at FreedomFest 2026 in Las Vegas, advancing freedom through ideas, education, partnerships, and discussions on liberty, economics, and innovation. The post Liberty International ...
A very interesting article by my colleague Prof. Michael McConnell (Stanford Law, Hoover) in the City Journal; in addition to… The post "The Emergency Presidency at Twenty-Five" appeared first on Reas...
We need answers for a postindustrial society, but that does not mean we should abandon the fundamental tenets of the free market.
From Friday's decision by Judge William Sessions (D. Vt.) in Poitras v. Clark: This case concerns a video that plaintiff… The post Court Blocks Investigation of AI-Generated Video About Vermont Politi...
News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world
For years, an odd meeting between three men notorious in the Oklahoma City bombing literature has been reported to have taken place at a Tulsa strip club, with one or two Ryder trucks in the parking l...
In this week’s episode we cover the latest employment data, a new award for academic courage, free speech versus native land acknowledgments, and polling on data center popularity. Our interview is wi...
Brianna Lyman writes for the Federalist about Democrats’ dubious approach toward election integrity. In 2016, Democrats launched the Russia Collusion hoax and went so far as to spy on President Donald...
Jim Geraghty of National Review Online responds to recent news about one of the Trump administration’s least reputable officials. Anyone with even a slim majority of the five senses likely sensed that...
NASA claims that between 1969 and 1972 twelve men walked on the Moon. They supposedly travelled approximately a quarter of a million miles from Earth, landed on the lunar surface, walked and drove acr...
Kay opened the door after a series of heavy knocks. It was getting late, her husband was away for work and she just assumed it was the next door neighbours. Two police men stood outside her door, behi...
In August of 2025, Iryna Zarutska was murdered on a light rail train operated by the Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS). Writing about the murder at the time, I noted that Zarutska’s killer, Decarlo...
Part of a Knight First Amendment Institute Symposium on Managing Government Employee Speech in a Democracy, which the Journal is publishing.
An excerpt from yesterday's decision by Judge Andrew Carter (S.D.N.Y.) in Roe v. Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai:… The post Med School Didn't Violate Accuser's Title IX Rights by Imposing Only a...
9/10/1949: Justice Wiley Rutledge dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 10, 1949 appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Edward Ring writes for American Greatness about a disturbing development on the left coast. In a display of power that ought to be used for public benefit, California’s public servants have instead pr...
Volunteer with Liberty International’s Outreach Department. Help organize, archive and preserve the organization’s global history and resources in this remote two-month role. The post Volunteer, Outre...
Kolja Spori has visited all 193 countries and in particular has traveled to some of the most dangerous places on earth. We discuss his book that recounts those adventures. Sponsors Bank… Read More The...
The primaries are over, and the November general election looms. Suddenly, the Islamo-socialist podcaster Hasan Piker—who is now infamous for blaming America for 9/11 and warning Jews that “someone’s ...
While the Treasury forces money changers to report on suspected immigrants, Homeland Security is having police pull people over for suspicious transactions.
The American people are not merely dissatisfied with Washington. They have concluded that the government itself is corrupt. A new Gallup poll found that 89% of American adults believe corruption is wi...
Plus: AI doom, trolling the DSA, and more...
The Justice Department’s election integrity tour has turned up nothing, while ignoring the threats to elections that voters actually fear.
Gasoline is up nearly 30 percent, and diesel prices are at a record high since the war began.
The case hinges on the distinction between "unusual" weapons and arms in common use for lawful purposes.
“War is a racket. It always has been. It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in ...
I spent the past weekend as a participant in the annual Ron Paul Institute conference that takes place in the Washington area, in northern Virginia. This year the theme was “Front Row at the Revolutio...
Aspiring builders do have a problem, but democracy isn't it.
Part of a Knight First Amendment Institute Symposium on Managing Government Employee Speech in a Democracy, which the Journal is publishing.
The ban was accompanied by a new set of tariffs targeting Canadian motorboats, cheese, and other products in the latest expansion of an absurd trade war.
The brief explains why the Section 122 tariffs are illegal and run afoul of the major questions and nondelegation doctrines.
The move further escalates this harmful and illegal trade war with a vital ally.
From Dep't of Health v. Lawler, decided Sept. 1 by Florida Administrative Law Judge Robert Cohen: On or about January… The post Judge Recommends Fining Delivery Nurse for Vulgar TikTok Video "Wish[ing...
He who controls the weather will control the world. Vice President Lyndon Johnson said those words in 1962 during a commencement speech at his alma mater, Southwest Texas State University. By then, th...
Reports of Russia’s “Iskander-1000” are not just about a new weapon—they are the logical consequence of Washington’s systematic dismantling of the arms control architecture, which has ultimately backf...
Amnesty International recently reported on the 225th extrajudicial killing conducted by the U.S. government in its campaign against boats in the Caribbean. Boasts made by the U.S. Southern Command are...
A Massachusetts case reminds us of the dangers and abuses of using history in legal rulings.
"Alienation of affection" actions like the one Sinema is facing undermine the idea that adults have agency in their romantic and sexual choices.
Seven Libertarian NC House Candidates Sign "30th State Pledge," Committing to a Recorded Vote on Constitutional Carry FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10, 2026 (RALEIGH) -- Seven Libertarian candidates...
Recent comments by Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis reflect a bipartisan backlash against warrantless surveillance.
As the US prepares to mark 25 years since Sept. 11, 2001, Donald Trump has removed top Al Qaeda figures from the US list of designated terrorists. Among those he delisted was Abdullah Muhaysini, a Sau...
CIA Director John Ratcliffe is reportedly preparing to take on a larger role in talks with Russia as the Trump administration considers changes to its diplomatic team. President Donald Trump’s envoy S...
TweetHere’s a letter to a new correspondent. Mr. Barnett: Thanks for sharing Oren Cass’s September 4th post in which he argues that Trump’s tariffs are successful. Here are two reactions – one general...
With every prognostication, every handicap, every conjecture, we scribbling soothsayers put the Gods of the Copybook Headings into a rage. The post Pweeease and Phhwaank You, Mr. Pwesideeeent appeared...
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Taylor Rogers didn't show that it was clearly established that it was excessive force to be held down on a pile of fire ants while handcuffed.
Defendant's playing "the KRS-One song entitled 'Sound of da Police' at a high and disruptive volume from her vehicle while simultaneously directing offensive, suggestive, and threatening remarks towar...
When North Carolina voters mark their ballots for the November 3 election, they will consider three constitutional amendments. One of them states, “Constitutional amendment to require all voters, not ...
In the middle of an article that amounts to, among other things, a disgraceful apologia for the explosion in campus… The post Correcting an Obnoxious Mischaracterization appeared first on Reason Magaz...
Unions do protect the jobs of existing workers and sometimes get them raises. But that protection kills jobs later.
President Donald Trump did not object to the UK imposing sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the West Bank during a call with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham. On Tuesday, the UK, France, an...
Nicholas Ballasy writes for Just the News about a disappointing report involving projected federal government savings. The Department of Homeland Security will not realize the $10.5 billion in potenti...
From Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis's long opinion today in In the Matter of Extradition of Tate (S.D. Fla.): On July… The post No Bail Release for Tate Brothers, Detained While Extradition Matter Is P...
The Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit ruled that judicial immunity did not cover Kenneth King's "scared straight" approach to a sleepy 15-year-old.
Read Part 1 here. The AI deregulatory alternative: Liberalize networks and what flows through them This is where the warnings of CEI founder Fred L. Smith Jr. matter enormously. Smith emphasized the l...
It’s been a fascinating year as the nation celebrates America’s independence. An important part of that celebration has been learning about North Carolina’s often-neglected role in both the decision t...
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Last Monday, a day before the Republican-controlled House passed a resolution condemning socialism, the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital announced that it had acquired a 35 percent stake in Nort...
The war in the Middle East continues to escalate, with Iran attacking a US base in Jordan and the US striking several Iranian vessels. On Tuesday, the Iranian military said it fired 20 missiles at th...
Tyler O’Neil writes for the Daily Signal about an interesting source of opposition to President Donald Trump’s reforms. Who ultimately decides how the executive branch works? Is it the president, elec...
A dish best served cold. The post Libertarians Are Avenging Massie | Guest: Jeremy Todd | Ep 403 appeared first on Free the People.
From today's decision by Judge Darrin Gayles (S.D. Fla.) in Belafonte v. Brown: This case arises out of abuse allegations… The post Scary Spice off the Hook in Florida appeared first on Reason Magazin...
9/9/1806: Justice William Paterson dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 9, 1806 appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Sven Hüber, the deputy chairman of Germany's largest police union and a high-ranking government official with the Federal Police, has… The post Brickbat: Mein Gott appeared first on Reason Magazine.
The F35 is a disaster and I have written about it endlessly here. The drama continues. But the F-35A remains the cheapest and least complex variant of the three. The F-35B—the short takeoff and vertic...
In 1990, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provided “full funding” for one Anwar Nasser Abdulla al-Awlaki for studies in civil engineering at Colorado State University. There was o...
Download Audio. Scott interviews Elizabeth Lane about the domestic and geopolitical situation facing the country of Georgia. Lane, who is Georgian, digs deep into the relevant history and explains how...
Download Audio. Scott interviews Scooter Downey, a producer at the Tucker Carlson Network, about his new documentary series on the Oklahoma City bombing. Discussed on the show: The OKCBOMB Files An Am...
This series (see here, here, here, here, here, and here) has a very simple purpose. Simply stated, I want people to understand that none of America’s economic challenges will be solved by copying Euro...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 7, 2026 “Emergencies have always been the pretext on which the safeguards of individual liberty have been eroded.” — F. A. Hayek Governor Josh Shapiro’s Department of H...
There is something most clarifying about being young when old men begin discussing conscription. People who have spent forty years becoming progressively less likely to encounter hostile artillery sud...
It seeks to usurp state and congressional power over election administration.
Meanwhile, the top court of Massachusetts considers whether the state can deny carry permits to applicants who are deemed "unsuitable."
A shrinking middle class sounds alarming—until you see where many families went. Rising prosperity complicates the familiar story about wealth inequality.
AnCapville has no monopoly government, but it isn’t without rules or order. Here’s how private law, market incentives, restitution, and freedom of choice could make it work.
Plus: J.D. Vance wants to pay stay-at-home parents, what America got wrong after 9/11, and whether FDA cuts are putting food safety at risk
US military and intelligence officials are discussing reducing the number of American troops and permanent bases in the Middle East. CNN reported that it spoke with six officials who said the quiet co...
Magistrate Judge rejects plaintiff's theory that, because President Trump has claimed he was the rightful winner in 2020, he was therefore ineligible in 2024.
The AI debate asks how the federal government should regulate commercial artificial intelligence and “big tech,” with little recognition or appreciation that the government has demonstrated itself to ...