Libertarian Reporting for 2026-09-11

Updated on September 10, 2026 at 7:08:25 PM GMT

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.


Today's featured sites are:
LewRockwell, Reason Magazine, Cafe Hayek, John Locke Foundation, Law & Liberty, The Libertarian Institute, Liberty International (New), Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute, Tom Woods, Libertarian Party of North Carolina Latest News, Free the People, International Liberty, The Republican Liberty Caucus – RLC.org, The Libertarian Alliance, The Advocates for Self-Government.

Article Keywords:  ice , administration, conflict, congress, constitution, crime, crisis, debt, defense, enforcement, fiscal, immigration, indictment, iran, kings, law enforcement, migration, national security, protest, protest, republican, riot, rule of law, supreme court, surveillance, trade, trump

America After 9/11: 25 Years of Fear, War, Surveillance and Permanent Emergency

“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...


LewRockwell
Sep 10, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: debt, economy, elon musk, enforcement, gas price, inflation, iran, jobs, maga, mamdani, mamdani::2, midterms, republican, senate, tariff, tps, trafficking, trump

Some Bribes, as a Treat

Plus: Data center backlash, Anthropic job-loss predictions, and more...


Reason Magazine
Sep 10, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  canad,  vance , administration, biden, border, conservative, constitution, defense, economy, election, escalation, migrant, migrants, nuclear, republican, riot, trade, trump, turning point

Some Links

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...


Cafe Hayek
Sep 10, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Article Keywords: administration, conflict, congress, constitution, crime, crisis, enforcement, immigration, iran, kings, law enforcement, migration, national security, supreme court, tariff, trump

When War Comes Home: A Constitutional Warning

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....


LewRockwell
Sep 10, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: conservative, crime, crisis, economy, election, elon musk, gaza, immigration, iran, maga, migration, propaganda, protest, protest, trade, trump

Alternative ‘Führer’ Deutschland?

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...


LewRockwell
Sep 10, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: appeals court, constitution, defense, gun rights, invasion, maga, nuclear, republican, scotus, scotus::2, second amendment, supreme court

Critics of AR-15 Bans Urge SCOTUS To Reject the 7th Circuit's Distinction Between Civilian and Military Arms

Given the Second Amendment's history, several briefs argue, a gun's suitability for militia service suggests Americans have a right to possess it.


Reason Magazine
Sep 10, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: biden, congress, constitution, crime, defense, enforcement, explosive, indictment, maga, second amendment, supreme court, trump

Second Amendment Roundup: ATF's "Firearm" and "Frame or Receiver" Rules Invalid

Supreme Court’s VanDerStok decision didn’t resolve the vagueness and Second Amendment challenges.


Reason Magazine
Sep 10, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: border, communist, crime, defense, global order, iran, maga, observer, prison, riot, trump, turning point

The Hoopla Over D-Day Is a Way To Conceal Who Really Won the War

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 ...


LewRockwell
Sep 10, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: china, conservative, crisis, economy, election, foreign policy, inflation, maga, taxes

I Went Looking for a Libertarian Miracle in Argentina. I Found Something Messier.

After a week in Buenos Aires, I found Milei’s economic revolution is real—and deeply divisive.


Reason Magazine
Sep 10, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  vance , administration, congress, crisis, debt, fiscal, jobs, maga, taxes

There's No Market Failure in Choosing to Stay Home. So Why Subsidize It?

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.


Reason Magazine
Sep 10, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: congress, conservative, constitution, maga, republican, scotus, scotus::2, supreme court

A Remarkable 48 Hours In Missouri

Justice Kavanaugh rules against Missouri twice, likely without even reading all the papers.


Reason Magazine
Sep 10, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, circuit court, congress, enforcement, law enforcement, lawyer, maga, rfk, trade

Can a New Weight Loss Treatment Escape the Legal and Regulatory Thicket?

It’s Eli Lilly vs. RFK Jr. in a battle over the rules around retatrutide.


Reason Magazine
Sep 10, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: congress, constitution, judiciary, maga, supreme court, tariff, taxes, trump

Court Packing Is a Bad Idea. But It's Still Constitutional.

Unwise policies are not always unlawful policies.


Reason Magazine
Sep 10, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: china, conflict, elon musk, iran, mamdani, mamdani::2, trump

A Dose of Reality for You DSA Kiddies

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...


LewRockwell
Sep 10, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, biden, border, immigration, migrant, migrants, migration, trump

Immigration policy has real-world impacts

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...


John Locke Foundation
Sep 10, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: climate, conflict, congress, constitution, election, republican, senate, voting rights

Congress, Conflict, and Compromise

To perform its function, the legislative branch needs more, not less, conflict.


Law & Liberty
Sep 10, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords:  ice , administration, constitution, defense, first amendment, maga, supreme court

Principal's Threatening Critics with Defamation Lawsuit Can Be "Conduct Unbecoming"

Govern yourself accordingly.


Reason Magazine
Sep 10, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: censoring, climate, conservative, kings, maga, protest, protest

How Charlie Kirk's Murder Chilled Speech at Utah Valley University

One year after Kirk was assassinated on campus, Utah Valley students fear expressing themselves.


Reason Magazine
Sep 10, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: debt, economy, federal reserve, inflation, tariff, trade, trump

Tariffs, Fake Data, and the Fed’s Coming Inflation Trap

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...


LewRockwell
Sep 10, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: china, climate, crime, department of homeland security, iran, trade, trump

The Enemies of Freedom

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...


LewRockwell
Sep 10, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: asylum, china, crisis, debt, iran, scott bessent, trump

Beware: Monetary Geniuses At Work

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...


The Libertarian Institute
Sep 10, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: conflict, election, escalation, iran, nuclear, riot, trump

The Kyle Anzalone Show: America’s Iran War Is Unraveling — Is Ukraine the Next Domino?

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 ...


The Libertarian Institute
Sep 10, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: administration, border, economy, election, fiscal, inflation, tps

Liberty International at Winds of Change

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 ...


Liberty International (New)
Sep 10, 2026 - liberty-intl.org
Article Keywords: constitution, immigration, maga, migration, national security, surveillance

"The Emergency Presidency at Twenty-Five"

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...


Reason Magazine
Sep 10, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: constitution, economy, election, jobs, lawyer, national security

The Economist Who Forgot Economics

We need answers for a postindustrial society, but that does not mean we should abandon the fundamental tenets of the free market.


Law & Liberty
Sep 10, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: constitution, election, maga, political candidates, republican

Court Blocks Investigation of AI-Generated Video About Vermont Political Candidates Because Video Is Obviously "Ridiculous"

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...


Reason Magazine
Sep 10, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: lawyer, maga, prison, supreme court

Brickbats: October 2026

News of politicians, police, and bureaucrats behaving badly from around the world


Reason Magazine
Sep 10, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: defense, election, prison, republican

Three Men In a Bar, Planning the Largest Domestic Terrorist Attack in U.S. History…

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...


The Libertarian Institute
Sep 10, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: china, climate, economy, jobs

Free the Economy podcast: The search for critical minerals with Seaver Wang

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...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Sep 10, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: biden, election, tps, trump

Democrats hire foreigners after warning of foreign election interference

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...


John Locke Foundation
Sep 10, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: administration, biden, department of homeland security, trump

Draining the swamp to fill it back up again

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...


John Locke Foundation
Sep 10, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: hollywood, of color, tps

Apollo Footage: Lunar Gravity — or Slow Motion?

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...


LewRockwell
Sep 10, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: crime, lawyer, offender

“You Have Nothing To Hide” – short story

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...


The Libertarian Institute
Sep 10, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: crime, enforcement, surveillance

State Auditor and transit officials clash over response to Iryna Zarutska’s murder

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...


John Locke Foundation
Sep 10, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: first amendment, maga

Journal of Free Speech Law: "Regulating LGBTQ Speech in the Classroom," by Caroline Mala Corbin

Part of a Knight First Amendment Institute Symposium on Managing Government Employee Speech in a Democracy, which the Journal is publishing.


Reason Magazine
Sep 10, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: enforcement, maga

Med School Didn't Violate Accuser's Title IX Rights by Imposing Only a 20-Month Suspension on Student Found Responsible for Sexual Assault

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...


Reason Magazine
Sep 10, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: maga, supreme court

Today in Supreme Court History: September 10, 1949

9/10/1949: Justice Wiley Rutledge dies. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 10, 1949 appeared first on Reason Magazine.


Reason Magazine
Sep 10, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: crisis, senate

Public sector pensions breaking government budgets

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...


John Locke Foundation
Sep 10, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: border, tps

Volunteer, Outreach Department (Remote) | Job Description

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...


Liberty International (New)
Sep 10, 2026 - liberty-intl.org
Article Keywords: debt, tps

Ep. 2794 He Went to the Places the State Department Says Will Kill You

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...


Tom Woods
Sep 10, 2026 - tomwoods.com
Article Keywords: administration, biden, border, constitution, defense, election, fossil fuels, illegal aliens, immigration, mamdani, mamdani::2, migration, newsom, newsom::2, primaries, prison, republican, sanctuary, senate, supreme court, taxes

The Democratic Chicken—or the Socialist Egg?

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 ...


LewRockwell
Sep 9, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords:  ice , administration, appeals court, border, crime, defense, department of homeland security, dhs, enforcement, feds, illegal aliens, immigration, law enforcement, maga, migrant, migrants, migration, riot, surveillance, trump

The Feds Are Spying on Your Bank Account

While the Treasury forces money changers to report on suspected immigrants, Homeland Security is having police pull people over for suspicious transactions.


Reason Magazine
Sep 9, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: biden, congress, debt, defense, election, foreign policy, government corruption, immigration, lawyer, migration, republican, rule of law, taxes, trade, trump, white house

89% of Americans Finally Understand That Government Is Corrupt

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...


LewRockwell
Sep 9, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, border, china, conservative, economy, election, executive order, iran, maga, mamdani, mamdani::2, republican, tps, trump

Should the State Pay Stay-at-Home Moms?

Plus: AI doom, trolling the DSA, and more...


Reason Magazine
Sep 9, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, constitution, convictions, department of homeland security, doj, election, enforcement, executive order, immigration, law enforcement, maga, midterms, migration, trump

The Trump Administration's Long, Fruitless Hunt for Voter Fraud Comes to Rhode Island

The Justice Department’s election integrity tour has turned up nothing, while ignoring the threats to elections that voters actually fear.


Reason Magazine
Sep 9, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  vance , administration, conflict, economy, escalation, gas price, iran, maga, nuclear, republican, scott bessent, trade, trump

Trump's War in Iran Has Cost Americans Over $101 Billion at the Pump

Gasoline is up nearly 30 percent, and diesel prices are at a record high since the war began.


Reason Magazine
Sep 9, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, appeals court, constitution, defense, maga, scotus, scotus::2, second amendment, supreme court, trade, trump

Urging SCOTUS To Reject AR-15 Bans, the Trump Administration Explains Why They Are Unconstitutional

The case hinges on the distinction between "unusual" weapons and arms in common use for lawful purposes.


Reason Magazine
Sep 9, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: border, china, conflict, debt, federal reserve, indictment, inflation, kings, migrant, propaganda, tariff, trade

The Sacrificial Machine—How Private Finance Turned War Into Permanent Profit

“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 ...


LewRockwell
Sep 9, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: biden, congress, constitution, defense, election, foreign policy, gaza, iran, nuclear, republican, riot, trump

Front Row At the Revolution

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...


LewRockwell
Sep 9, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: congress, crime, crisis, feds, jobs, midterms, nuclear, prison, protest, protest, transitioning, white house

Hearts, Minds, and Dollar Signs

Aspiring builders do have a problem, but democracy isn't it.


Law & Liberty
Sep 9, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: administration, congress, constitution, crime, executive order, first amendment, maga, protest, protest, supreme court, trump

Journal of Free Speech Law: "Speaking Collectively: The First Amendment, the Public Sector, and the Right to Bargain and Strike," by Kate Andrias

Part of a Knight First Amendment Institute Symposium on Managing Government Employee Speech in a Democracy, which the Journal is publishing.


Reason Magazine
Sep 9, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  canad, border, china, conflict, escalation, maga, tariff, taxes, trade, trump, white house

Trump Bans Canadian Beer, Wine, Motorcycles, and More

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.


Reason Magazine
Sep 9, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, congress, constitution, crisis, maga, supreme court, tariff, trade, trump

Our New Federal Circuit Amicus Brief in the Section 122 Tariff Case

The brief explains why the Section 122 tariffs are illegal and run afoul of the major questions and nondelegation doctrines.


Reason Magazine
Sep 9, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  canad, administration, congress, economy, maga, supreme court, tariff, trade, trump

Trump Expands Illegal Section 338 Tariffs Against Canadian Imports - and Bans Some Entirely

The move further escalates this harmful and illegal trade war with a vital ally.


Reason Magazine
Sep 9, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  vance , administration, constitution, defense, first amendment, maga, redaction, trump, white house

Judge Recommends Fining Delivery Nurse for Vulgar TikTok Video "Wish[ing] a Gruesome Birth Injury on the White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, While She Was Pregnant"

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...


Reason Magazine
Sep 9, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  canad,  ice , administration, climate, congress, election, propaganda, senate, trump

Weather Warfare Questions Rise as UN Demands Immediate Climate Action

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...


LewRockwell
Sep 9, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, biden, border, china, iran, nuclear, republican, trade, trump

How the US Destruction of the INF Treaty Backfired

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...


LewRockwell
Sep 9, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: crime, defense, gaza, iran, kings, maga, national security, rule of law, surveillance

Will You Be Killed By a Software Program?

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...


The Libertarian Institute
Sep 9, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: constitution, first amendment, immigration, migration, protest, protest, second amendment, supreme court, taxes

Adjudicating “History and Tradition”

A Massachusetts case reminds us of the dangers and abuses of using history in legal rulings.


Law & Liberty
Sep 9, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: border, federal judge, maga, protest, protest, senate, supreme court, tps

Kyrsten Sinema Headed to Home-Wrecker Court After Judge Says Texts to Married Lover Could Leave Her Liable

"Alienation of affection" actions like the one Sinema is facing undermine the idea that adults have agency in their romantic and sexual choices.


Reason Magazine
Sep 9, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: constitution, defense, election, fiscal, gun rights, republican, senate, trade

Seven Libertarians Sign 30th State Pledge

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...


Libertarian Party of North Carolina Latest News
Sep 9, 2026 - lpnc.org
Article Keywords: congress, conservative, enforcement, law enforcement, maga, republican, surveillance

Why Conservative Republicans Are Worried About License Plate Cameras

Recent comments by Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis reflect a bipartisan backlash against warrantless surveillance.


Reason Magazine
Sep 9, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, border, crime, economy, iran, rubio, trump

Trump Lifts Sanctions on Top Al Qaeda Recruiters, Financiers Days Before 9/11 Anniversary

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...


LewRockwell
Sep 9, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, conflict, election, foreign policy, iran, trump, white house

Report: CIA Director Ratcliffe to Take Larger Role in Russia-Ukraine Negotiations

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...


The Libertarian Institute
Sep 9, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: china, economy, inflation, tariff, tps, trade, trump

Oren Cass Should Get Real About the Theory and Facts of Trade

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...


Cafe Hayek
Sep 9, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Article Keywords:  vance , election, explosive, maga, republican, riot, trump

Pweeease and Phhwaank You, Mr. Pwesideeeent

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...


Free the People
Sep 9, 2026 - freethepeople.org
Article Keywords: appeals court, circuit court, constitution, federal judge, maga, supreme court

Appeals Court Grants Immunity to Texas Cops Who Held Handcuffed Woman Face Down in a Fire Ant Hill

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.


Reason Magazine
Sep 9, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: constitution, enforcement, escalation, first amendment, law enforcement, maga

Sound of da Harassment Prosecution

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...


Reason Magazine
Sep 9, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: constitution, election, election law, senate, supreme court, voter id

What the voter ID amendment does and does not do

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 ...


John Locke Foundation
Sep 9, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: election, maga, migrant, migrants, trump

Correcting an Obnoxious Mischaracterization

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...


Reason Magazine
Sep 9, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: jobs, lawyer, maga, republican, trade

I Celebrate Labor—Just Not Organized Labor

Unions do protect the jobs of existing workers and sometimes get them raises. But that protection kills jobs later.


Reason Magazine
Sep 9, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  canad, administration, gaza, trump, white house

Trump Did Not Oppose UK Sanctions on Israeli Settlements

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...


The Libertarian Institute
Sep 9, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: department of homeland security, dhs, executive order, fiscal, trump

Homeland Security’s DOGE savings won’t all pan out

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...


John Locke Foundation
Sep 9, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: defense, enforcement, law enforcement, maga

No Bail Release for Tate Brothers, Detained While Extradition Matter Is Pending

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...


Reason Magazine
Sep 9, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: circuit court, lawyer, maga, observer

Michigan Judge Can Be Sued for Livestreaming a Mock Hearing of Teen Who Fell Asleep on a Field Trip

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.


Reason Magazine
Sep 9, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: escalation, surveillance, trump, white house

Misalignment by design: How AI could become the operating system of the administrative state (Part 2)

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...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Sep 9, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: protest, protest, riot, taxes

What happened when, back then?

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...


John Locke Foundation
Sep 9, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: congress, maga, supreme court

A Strange Sorting Feature On The Supreme Court's Docket

The order from the Justice is listed before the reply briefs.


Reason Magazine
Sep 9, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, republican, trump

Corporatism Goes Global

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...


LewRockwell
Sep 9, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: defense, iran, rubio

Iran Fires 20 Missiles at US Base in Jordan, US Destroys Five Iranian Tankers

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...


The Libertarian Institute
Sep 9, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: administration, trump, white house

Executive branch officials fight Trump reforms from within

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...


John Locke Foundation
Sep 9, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: administration, congress, conservative, constitution, epstein::-3, republican, trump

Libertarians Are Avenging Massie | Guest: Jeremy Todd | Ep 403

A dish best served cold. The post Libertarians Are Avenging Massie | Guest: Jeremy Todd | Ep 403 appeared first on Free the People.


Free the People
Sep 9, 2026 - freethepeople.org
Article Keywords: maga, supreme court

Scary Spice off the Hook in Florida

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...


Reason Magazine
Sep 9, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: maga, supreme court

Today in Supreme Court History: September 9, 1806

9/9/1806: Justice William Paterson dies.   The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 9, 1806 appeared first on Reason Magazine.


Reason Magazine
Sep 9, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: border, maga

Brickbat: Mein Gott

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.


Reason Magazine
Sep 9, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: congress, jobs

F35 Follies: On and On and On

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...


The Libertarian Institute
Sep 9, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: administration, biden

9/11, Anwar al-Awlaki and Our Unanswered Questions

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...


The Libertarian Institute
Sep 9, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: foreign policy, tps

9/4/26 Elizabeth Lane on the Corruption of Georgia’s Past and the Battle for Its Future

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...


The Libertarian Institute
Sep 9, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: foreign policy, tps

9/4/26 Scooter Downey on Waking People up to the Truth About the OKC Bombing

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...


The Libertarian Institute
Sep 9, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords:  canad, inflation

The United States vs. Europe, Part VII

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...


International Liberty
Sep 9, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Article Keywords: republican, tps

REPUBLICAN LIBERTY CAUCUS STATEMENT ON PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR’S PROPOSED HEALTH POLICY

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...


The Republican Liberty Caucus – RLC.org
Sep 9, 2026 - rlc.org
Article Keywords: gaza, trump

No, I Will Not Fight Your War

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...


The Libertarian Alliance
Sep 9, 2026 - libertarianism.uk
Article Keywords: administration, congress, constitution, election, election law, executive order, gop, maga, republican, supreme court, tariff, trump

Trump's Executive Order on Mail-in Ballots is an Assault on Federalism and Separation of Powers

It seeks to usurp state and congressional power over election administration.


Reason Magazine
Sep 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: appeals court, constitution, convictions, crime, defense, gun rights, maga, scotus, scotus::2, second amendment, supreme court

A SCOTUS Petition Argues That the Second Amendment Requires Carry-Permit Reciprocity

Meanwhile, the top court of Massachusetts considers whether the state can deny carry permits to applicants who are deemed "unsuitable."


Reason Magazine
Sep 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: crisis, economy, inflation, migration, recession, recession, taxes, trade, wealth inequality

Inequality Is Not the Problem

A shrinking middle class sounds alarming—until you see where many families went. Rising prosperity complicates the familiar story about wealth inequality.


The Advocates for Self-Government
Sep 8, 2026 - theadvocates.org
Article Keywords: conflict, crime, debt, defense, election, offender, prison

How AnCapville Works: Order Without Government

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.


The Advocates for Self-Government
Sep 8, 2026 - theadvocates.org
Article Keywords:  vance , administration, maga, national security, surveillance, trump

Why Public Schools Lost 1.4 Million Students

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


Reason Magazine
Sep 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conflict, defense, economy, iran, trump, white house

US Officials Discuss Smaller Military Footprint in Middle East After Iran War

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...


The Libertarian Institute
Sep 8, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: biden, election, maga, second amendment, trump

Donald Trump Hasn't Violated Twenty-Second Amendment

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.


Reason Magazine
Sep 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, biden, jobs, trump, white house

Misalignment by design: How AI could become the operating system of the administrative state (Part 1)

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 ...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Sep 8, 2026 - cei.org