Libertarian Reporting for 2026-09-14

Updated on September 13, 2026 at 7:06:48 PM GMT

Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 34 articles from 12 sites. We chose these from 1970 articles found on 36 sites.


Today's featured sites are:
Cafe Hayek, Reason Magazine, Main Feed, The Libertarian Alliance, Antiwar.com Blog, International Liberty, LewRockwell, The Libertarian Institute, Tom Woods, Mises Institute, Libertarian Party of North Carolina Latest News, John Locke Foundation.

Article Keywords: climate, congress, debt, economy, fiscal, taxes

Some Links

TweetAIER’s Laura Williams reflects on Americans’ freedoms since 9/11. Wall Street Journal columnist Holman Jenkins reflects on the U.S. government’s increased fiscal recklessness since 9//11. A slice...


Cafe Hayek
Sep 13, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Article Keywords: administration, jobs, maga, surveillance

European Cars Are Spying on Their Drivers. The Same Tech Could Be Coming to the U.S.

New cars in the E.U. must now have cameras that track drivers' eyes and flag distractions.


Reason Magazine
Sep 13, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: gop, midterms, republican

The Gap That Could Cost Republicans the Midterms

A wedge between voters and the GOP.


Main Feed
Sep 13, 2026 - libertynation.com
Article Keywords: indictment, nuclear, trump

America Hijacked: An Honest Indictment That Lets Trump Off the Hook

S.M. Carlson, America Hijacked: How Deep State Actors from LBJ to Obama Killed for Money and Power, and Why They Hate Trump So Much, Second Edition, 268 pages. Paperback ISBN 978-1-7336755-4-3; hardco...


The Libertarian Alliance
Sep 13, 2026 - libertarianism.uk
Article Keywords: maga, supreme court

Today in Supreme Court History: September 13, 1810

9/13/1810: Justice William Cushing died. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 13, 1810 appeared first on Reason Magazine.


Reason Magazine
Sep 13, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, trump

End Trump Oil Embargo on Cuba With War Powers Vote, Coalition Urges House Democrats

Dozens of advocacy groups this week urged House Democratic leaders to force a vote on an existing war powers resolution aimed at endingr President Donald Trump’s unauthorized aggression toward Cuba, i...


Antiwar.com Blog
Sep 13, 2026 - antiwar.com
Article Keywords:  vance , congress, crisis, debt, election, fiscal, gop, inflation, lawyer, republican, senate, tariff, taxes, trump, white house

Trump’s Goofy – and Deeply Misguided – Scheme for $5,000 Handout

Last month, I shared some charts from the Congressional Budget Office showing an ever-rising burden of government spending in the United States, along with an ever-rising burden of debt. I augmented t...


International Liberty
Sep 12, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Article Keywords:  vance , biden, conflict, conservative, convictions, election, foreign policy, iran, maga, senate, surveillance, tps, trade, trump

On Conservative Kvetching About Contemporary Western Civilization’s Superiority

Conservative commentators—you know who I mean—persist in their promiscuous prattle about the uncontested superiority of what they call western civilization. This, when every single one of civilization...


LewRockwell
Sep 12, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, border, communist, congress, conservative, crime, crisis, economy, epstein::-3, immigration, iran, maga, midterms, migration, propaganda, trump

Subordinate Psy-Op: Tricking Conservatives Into Joining With Leftists

For decades many of us in the conspiracy world railed against the concept of the “false left-right paradigm”: The idea that the American people were being divided by the creation of fake or inconseque...


LewRockwell
Sep 12, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, congress, conservative, constitution, federal judge, lawyer, maga, republican, supreme court, trump

Judge Sutton on "The Three Faces of American Constitutional Law"

This year's Sumner Canary Memorial Lecture at the Case Western Reserve University School of Law.


Reason Magazine
Sep 12, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: circuit court, congress, constitution, crime, defense, feds, maga, supreme court

Can the Feds Ban You From Making Liquor in Your Own Home?

A challenge to the federal prohibition on home distilling could give the Supreme Court a chance to rein in Congress’ Commerce Clause power.


Reason Magazine
Sep 12, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, debt, defense, escalation, fiscal, inflation, iran, trump

Trump Spending Has Created the Largest Deficit Since Covid

Bond yields are ripping today, with the 10-year climbing above 4.9% and at the highest level since 2007. Meanwhile, the 30-year yield has risen above 5.3 percent, the highest level seen since 2002. Th...


LewRockwell
Sep 12, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: constitution, defense, inflation, primaries, republican, tariff, trade

Chainsawing: Moral, Legal, Optimal, Proven, Timely

Dismantling socialism and preventing socialism both need to be understood and mastered, wrote Jesús Huerta de Soto: If it is concluded that socialism is ethically inadmissible, as well as a historic f...


LewRockwell
Sep 12, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: congress, federal judge, maga, prison, trump

Trump Said He Would Rid the Kennedy Center of 'Woke.' He Injected His Own Politics Instead.

This is what happens when you give the government control over artistic institutions.


Reason Magazine
Sep 12, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: crime, protest, protest, trade

9/11: Tricked Into War. Journalist Christopher Bollyn Reveals 9/11 Ties to Israel

Christopher Bollyn was a journalist for the American Free Press. He is the author of ‘Solving 9/11: the Deception that Changed the World’ and ‘The War on Terror: the Plot to Rule the Middle East.’ He ...


LewRockwell
Sep 12, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: conflict, crime, foreign policy, iran

Could Washington Pick A Side In Sudan’s Civil War?

It must be said at the outset that what follows is necessarily speculative. There is no evidence that Washington has decided to back Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), much less that such a policy sh...


The Libertarian Institute
Sep 12, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: immigration, migrant, migrants, migration

Arlington to Pay Families of Detained or Deported Illegal Immigrants

Critics say this encourages more illegal immigration.


Main Feed
Sep 12, 2026 - libertynation.com
Article Keywords: iran, maga, tps, trump

Ep. 2795 The Neocons Refuse to Die

Jack Hunter joins us to talk about Trump, the Iran war, and the wing that just won’t die. Sponsors CrowdHealth is a community of people who are tired of paying… Read More The post Ep. 2795 The Neocons...


Tom Woods
Sep 12, 2026 - tomwoods.com
Article Keywords: kings, tariff, trade, trump

More on Alexander Hamilton and Trump’s Tariffs

TweetHere’s a letter to a new correspondent. Mr. Brennick: Thanks for your email. I’m sorry that you find my letter in today’s Wall Street Journal “thoroughly unconvincing.” No one can really know how...


Cafe Hayek
Sep 12, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Article Keywords: mamdani, mamdani::2

Mamdani and AOC Giggle as Others Weep at 9/11 Memorial

The NYC mayor’s presence at the memorial was already controversial.


Main Feed
Sep 12, 2026 - libertynation.com
Article Keywords: maga, supreme court

Today in Supreme Court History: September 12, 1958

9/12/1958: Cooper v. Aaron is decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 12, 1958 appeared first on Reason Magazine.


Reason Magazine
Sep 12, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: lawyer, riot

A Firebrand Scorches Colonial Virginia

“Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell and George the Third may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it.” —  Patrick Henry The man of “Give me liberty or give ...


LewRockwell
Sep 12, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: debt, inflation

Whistling Past the Graveyard

Mark Thornton argues Washington’s political theater cannot paper over the mounting costs of war, sanctions, debt, and inflation.


Mises Institute
Sep 12, 2026 - mises.org
Article Keywords:  ice , administration, appeals court, department of homeland security, dhs, enforcement, federal judge, first amendment, immigration, law enforcement, maga, migrant, migrants, migration, observer, trump

A Judge Ordered ICE Agents To Stop Retaliating Against an Ohio Videographer. ICE Moved the Agents Out of Town.

After an ICE watcher in Springfield won a temporary injunction against ICE in a First Amendment lawsuit, the agency moved the officers accused of harassing him out of town.


Reason Magazine
Sep 11, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: border, congress, constitution, crime, feds, first amendment, immigration, lawyer, maga, migrant, migrants, migration, prison, supreme court, trade

Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal

Backup groomsmen, weak sauce, and internment camps.


Reason Magazine
Sep 11, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: appeals court, congress, constitution, election, federal judge, gerrymandering, kings, maga, newsom, newsom::2, republican, supreme court, trump

Supreme Court Blocks Missouri's Messy, Trump-Backed Gerrymandering Fight

The decision ends a yearlong legal war spanning multiple lawsuits, contradictory state and federal court orders, and repeated appeals to the Supreme Court.


Reason Magazine
Sep 11, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: appeals court, congress, constitution, crime, enforcement, explosive, maga, prison, second amendment, supreme court, trade, trafficking

How a Street Brawl Led to a 5th Circuit Case That Casts Doubt on the Constitutionality of Many Federal Laws

Challenging his conviction for illegal gun possession, Curtis Squire argues that the Commerce Clause cannot justify bans on intrastate, noncommercial conduct.


Reason Magazine
Sep 11, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  vance , communist, congress, debt, gop, maga, organizers, protest, protest, republican, trump

I Tried To Find Out What Republicans Think of Trump's $5,000 Checks. Then I Got Trapped.

At the GOP midterm convention in Dallas, looking for answers meant an unexpected escort, a Palestine-Mexico protest flag, and a front-row seat to the spectacle.


Reason Magazine
Sep 11, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, conservative, election, kings, maga, republican, senate, trump, white house

Jimmy Kimmel Didn't Air Talarico Interview Over Fear of FCC 'Equal Time' Threats

For the second time this year, Talarico appeared on a late-night show only to be bumped in response to federal threats.


Reason Magazine
Sep 11, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, china, economy, maga, nuclear, tariff, trade, trump

South Korea Will Invest $100 Billion in U.S. Nuclear Sector To Boost AI and Appease Trump

Facing a 25 percent tariff threat, Seoul agreed to bankroll nuclear reactors and a Texas gas plant. The cost is already climbing past budget.


Reason Magazine
Sep 11, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conflict, congress, defense, jobs, maga, supreme court

Court Upholds $7.85M Verdict for Employees Fired for Refusing to Get COVID-19 Vaccine

An excerpt from the long opinion today in Lewis-Williams v. S.F. Bay Area Rapid Transit Dist., decided by Judge Ryan… The post Court Upholds $7.85M Verdict for Employees Fired for Refusing to Get COVI...


Reason Magazine
Sep 11, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: first amendment, lawyer, maga, newsom, newsom::2

This California Social Media Law is a Privacy and Free Speech 'Nightmare'

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed more than a dozen online safety and tech regulation bills into law this week.


Reason Magazine
Sep 11, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: border, debt, gas price, tps

Twenty Five Years Ago Today

by: Dr. Steven Feldman, Libertarian Candidate US House NC District 10 Twenty-five years ago today, nearly three thousand Americans were killed. Office workers, flight attendants, passengers who fought...


Libertarian Party of North Carolina Latest News
Sep 11, 2026 - lpnc.org
Article Keywords: congress, election, election law

Your Aunt Betty can’t legally deliver your ballot

The North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBE) approved guidelines for county boards on handling absentee ballots during a September 4 meeting, in the form of a numbered memo. It was a 3-2 party-li...


John Locke Foundation
Sep 11, 2026 - johnlocke.org