Libertarian Reporting for 2026-09-16

Updated on September 15, 2026 at 7:10:16 PM GMT

Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 100 articles from 10 sites. We chose these from 1969 articles found on 36 sites.


Today's featured sites are:
Law & Liberty, The Libertarian Institute, LewRockwell, Reason Magazine, John Locke Foundation, Cafe Hayek, International Liberty, Main Feed, Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute, The Advocates for Self-Government.

Article Keywords:  ice , border, chinese, congress, conservative, constitution, election, enforcement, first amendment, immigration, judiciary, lawyer, maga, migration, prison, republican, rule of law, senate, supreme court, taxes, trade, trump

The Official Fourteenth Amendment

James Patterson and David Upham discuss the Fourteenth Amendment in this episode of the Law & Liberty Podcast.


Law & Liberty
Sep 15, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: border, climate, communist, conflict, crime, defense, election, elon musk, escalation, explosive, federal budget, immigration, invasion, migration, observer, prison, senate, trade, trump

Beware Contrived Scares and False-Flags

On the evening of August 4, an airport employee at Leipzig/Halle noticed a small drone resting on the apron near a parked Ukrainian Antonov freighter. It carried an explosive charge and a detonator. T...


The Libertarian Institute
Sep 15, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords:  canad,  ice , administration, conflict, congress, constitution, defense, economy, epstein::-3, foreign policy, gaza, iran, maga, nuclear, protest, protest, republican, trump

Trump’s War In Iran Is Not Destroying Iran; It Is Destroying America

I will undertake no unjust wars; will enter into no sinful alliances; will not oppress my subjects by excessive taxation, to support extravagance in my court. What is good for nothing or evil in its o...


LewRockwell
Sep 15, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, conflict, congress, constitution, convictions, defense, federal judge, impeachment, iran, maga, republican, trump

Thomas Massie Just Filed 8 Articles of Impeachment Against Pete Hegseth

The Kentucky congressman says he will force a vote on removing Hegseth, who is accused of "abusing the power of his office to ignore congressional war powers resolutions, to kidnap foreign leaders, an...


Reason Magazine
Sep 15, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, congress, conservative, constitution, defense, fiscal, foreign policy, iran, republican, senate, trump, white house

How Committed Are the Republicans to War?

No matter how often Republicans recite the conservative mantra of the Constitution, limited government, individual freedom, private property, traditional values, free enterprise, and a strong national...


LewRockwell
Sep 15, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: conservative, election, lawyer, maga, republican, scotus, scotus::2, supreme court, tariff, trump

Trump Goes Postal On Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett

What did the Justices tell Trump during their interviews to make the President think otherwise?


Reason Magazine
Sep 15, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, conflict, defense, economy, escalation, invasion, iran, national security, nuclear, riot, trump

The Collapse of the Saudi-American Alliance?

Late last week sudden, unexpected developments in the Middle East forced me to refocus my attention to the ongoing conflict in that region. The Houthi forces of Yemen—the widely used name for Ansar Al...


LewRockwell
Sep 15, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords:  vance , congress, constitution, debt, economy, gop, inflation, republican, senate, tariff, trump

Trump’s $5K dividend labeled reckless

Editors at National Review Online pan one of President Donald Trump’s latest bad ideas. During his address to the Republicans’ novel “midterm convention,” President Donald Trump plucked a new politica...


John Locke Foundation
Sep 15, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: china, chinese, congress, gop, jobs, republican, supreme court, tariff, taxes, trade, trump

Some Links

TweetHere’s the abstract of a new paper by the great economic historian Gary Libecap: The US federal government owns and administers 472,892,659 acres or 21% of the land area of the lower 48 states, t...


Cafe Hayek
Sep 15, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Article Keywords: congress, economy, election, federal reserve, gop, inflation, republican, tariff, taxes, trade, trump

Trump’s Income Challenge, Part II

Last December, in Part I of this series, I observed that incomes were rising under Trump. But the increase was rather anemic and I warned that Trump’s trade taxes were having a negative impact. Trump ...


International Liberty
Sep 15, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Article Keywords: china, chinese, communist, congress, global warming, jobs, maga, murderer, tps, trump

Hoax

Plus: Working-class politicians, blueberry race, and more...


Reason Magazine
Sep 15, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, constitution, crisis, debt, defense, foreign policy, iran, riot, surveillance, trade

The Lessons of 9/11

On the anniversary of 9/11, we described the harrowing tales of two people who escaped the towers. These heroes deserve to be honored, as do the dead, their families, and the countless victims who car...


LewRockwell
Sep 15, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: border, communist, conflict, explosive, gas price, invasion, nuclear, prison, tps, trade

Nonsense Drones and Novichok

Europe urgently needs to re-establish access to Russian oil and gas. Gas prices are high – as all UK energy consumers know – and German gas storage is at a record low for September. Gulf production is...


LewRockwell
Sep 15, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, congress, constitution, election, executive order, federal judge, maga, supreme court, trump

Why a Trump-Appointed Judge Just Blocked the President's Mail-In Ballot Restrictions

A notable legal defeat for the Trump administration


Reason Magazine
Sep 15, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: constitution, election, gop, maga, republican, senate, taxes, tps

The Protect College Sports Act Shows How Much the GOP Doesn't Care About Limited Government Anymore

Nothing says “small government” like having politicians run college sports.


Reason Magazine
Sep 15, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: congress, crisis, economy, inflation, iran, nuclear, trump, tulsi

The Crippling Effects of Unnecessary War

In California, gas stations are facing a unique challenge. The station signs are only configured to go up to $9.99 per gallon and at several stations the price of diesel has reached that maximum. Dies...


LewRockwell
Sep 15, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, conflict, economy, inflation, iran, nuclear, scott bessent, trump

U.S. Sanctions Killed 23-Year-Old, Hospitalized Woman in Iran

Operation Epic Fury, a war of aggression launched on false pretenses, has failed to topple the government of Iran or force the “unconditional surrender” President Donald Trump demanded on the seventh ...


The Libertarian Institute
Sep 15, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: china, chinese, climate, election, iran, midterms, scott bessent, trump

Dems push ‘AI apocalypse’ narrative as midterms approach

Miranda Devine of the New York Post questions the timing of recent commentary questioning the future of artificial intelligence. The “AI Apocalypse” scare campaign looks suspiciously like the climate ...


John Locke Foundation
Sep 15, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: circuit court, election, federal judge, judiciary, lawyer, maga, observer

Magistrate Judge Declines to Recuse After Sanctioning Rabbi Shmuley Boteach for Violating Court Order in Anti-Semitism Lawsuit

An interesting discussion of recusal, timeliness, and the social relationships between judges and lawyers and their families.


Reason Magazine
Sep 15, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, congress, election, executive order, maga, supreme court, trump

Supreme Court Refuses to Block Lower-Court Ruling Against Trump's Mail-in Ballot Executive Order

The decision was 7-2.


Reason Magazine
Sep 15, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: congress, debt, economy, fiscal, inflation, scott bessent

‘Grow Our Way Out of Debt’ Is Code for Inflation

Last week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sat down for a fireside chat at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and told the room what the plan is for the national debt. “We don’t have a revenue p...


LewRockwell
Sep 15, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: crime, enforcement, law enforcement, maga, supreme court

Study: Reimbursing Victims of Police Property Damage Would Cost Very Little

And yet governments deny reimbursement claims more often than approving them, according to the Institute for Justice.


Reason Magazine
Sep 15, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: constitution, federal judge, maga, supreme court, trump

No Closed Trial for Billion-Dollar Maine Lottery Winner Suing Over Alleged Violation of Non-Disclosure Agreement

I have more details on this morning's First Circuit decision (written by Judge O. Rogeriee Thompson) in Doe v. Smith… The post No Closed Trial for Billion-Dollar Maine Lottery Winner Suing Over Allege...


Reason Magazine
Sep 15, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: maga, scotus, scotus::2, supreme court

New in SCOTUSBlog: "Break The Supreme Court Law Clerk Cartel"

"This is the eighth and final piece in a series on what I believe the court can, and should, do better."


Reason Magazine
Sep 15, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conflict, constitution, first amendment, lawyer, maga

$175K Settlement in Suit Over Requiring Fifth-Graders to Read Pro-Gender-Ideology Books to Kindergarten Students (with No Opt Out)

This case, which I blogged about last year, just settled yesterday for $175K ($108K to S.E. and his family, $40K… The post $175K Settlement in Suit Over Requiring Fifth-Graders to Read Pro-Gender-Ideo...


Reason Magazine
Sep 15, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, election, maga, observer, trump

Chief Justice Roberts Goes Postal on Trump's USPS Rule

Neither Snow Nor Rain Nor Heat Nor Gloom Of Night Will Stop The Shadow Docket.


Reason Magazine
Sep 15, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, election, supreme court, trump

Supreme Court Denies Trump Mail-In Ballot Rule Request

The Trump administration’s midterm election security efforts are dead in the water.


Main Feed
Sep 15, 2026 - libertynation.com
Article Keywords: administration, congress, senate, trump

Jimmy Kimmel and the FCC: No time for equal time

The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) “equal time” rule aims to foster competing voices and ensure opportunities for debate. It was created in an era of scarce media options, when radio was th...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Sep 15, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: administration, biden, climate, trump

EPA moves to end power plant greenhouse gas emissions rules

Thomas Catenacci writes for the Washington Free Beacon about a helpful Trump administration energy policy. The Trump Environmental Protection Agency is planning to propose the permanent repeal of fede...


John Locke Foundation
Sep 15, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: climate, income inequality, maga, wealth inequality

Journal wants scientists to prescribe income, wealth policies

Wesley Smith writes for National Review Online about a disturbing proposal in Nature magazine. The science journal just published a piece urging the U.N. to establish a panel of scientists — the Inter...


John Locke Foundation
Sep 15, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: crisis, debt, election, taxes

The Importance of Being Indebted

There are few things politicians hate more than insignificance.


Law & Liberty
Sep 15, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: constitution, federal judge, maga

"Mo Money Mo Problems": No Pseudonymity for Maine Lottery Winner Suing Over Alleged Violation of Non-Disclosure Agreement

"[O]ur precedent makes paramount the principle of transparency as a bulwark of the effectiveness of our judicial system and the public's trust in it."


Reason Magazine
Sep 15, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: congress, republican, tps

Barnes and Baris Episode 119: What Are the Odds?

Could Republicans be headed for a blowout midterm loss? Reliable predictives and our new national poll reveal durable trends that decide who controls Congress. Pre-Order Burn It Down 🔥🔥🔥 https://www.s...


LewRockwell
Sep 15, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: constitution, lawyer, surveillance

Normalizing Constant Surveillance

This is completely unacceptable. We have reached the point where you can purchase a television for your own home, pay for the television with your own money, put it in your living room, and discover t...


LewRockwell
Sep 15, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, congress, trump

The rules Congress never gets to see

The 1996 Congressional Review Act (CRA) has been used to overturn only a few dozen federal regulatory directives since its enactment, most during the two Trump administrations. Some 110,000 rules have...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Sep 15, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: jobs, tariff, trump

Protectionist Arguments are Cheap

TweetHere’s a letter to the Wall Street Journal. Editor: You rightly decry Senator Katie Britt’s (R-AL) hypocrisy for seeking to exempt her constituents from the same Trump tariffs that she insists “w...


Cafe Hayek
Sep 15, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Article Keywords: first amendment, maga

UAE, the Muslim Brotherhood, RICO, and Defamation

From Nada v. United Arab Emirates, decided by Judge Amy Berman Jackson (D.D.C.) today: Plaintiffs Hazim Nada and his privately… The post UAE, the Muslim Brotherhood, RICO, and Defamation appeared firs...


Reason Magazine
Sep 15, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: defense, maga

Another Libel-by-Product Case, Here by Voice Stress Test Rather than AI Output

From Booth v. NITV, LLC, decided yesterday by Judge D.P. Marshall Jr. (E.D. Ark.): Trayesha Booth worked at the Arkansas… The post Another Libel-by-Product Case, Here by Voice Stress Test Rather than ...


Reason Magazine
Sep 15, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: maga, supreme court

Texas Surrogacy Case Comes To The Emergency Docket

California couple who wanted to abort their surrogate child now seek to remove one-month old baby to California where they could put him in hospice care.


Reason Magazine
Sep 15, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: lawyer, maga

Who Are You? (Lawyers, Active and Otherwise, and Law Students)

Readers: If you're a lawyer, active or otherwise, or a law student, tell us a few things about yourself in… The post Who Are You? (Lawyers, Active and Otherwise, and Law Students) appeared first on Re...


Reason Magazine
Sep 15, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: lawyer, maga

Who Are You? (Non-Lawyers)

Readers: If you aren't a lawyer/ex-lawyer/future lawyer, tell us a few things about yourself in the comments. If you are… The post Who Are You? (Non-Lawyers) appeared first on Reason Magazine.


Reason Magazine
Sep 15, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: maga, supreme court

Today in Supreme Court History: September 15, 1857

9/15/1857: Chief Justice William Howard Taft's birthday. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 15, 1857 appeared first on Reason Magazine.


Reason Magazine
Sep 15, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: election, maga

Brickbat: E.U. Blues

The European Union has placed ChatGPT, Reddit, and Roblox under stricter rules after all three passed the threshold of 45 million… The post Brickbat: E.U. Blues appeared first on Reason Magazine.


Reason Magazine
Sep 15, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: maga, tps

The Corbett Report: What is the Purpose of MAGA?

Earlier this year, James Corbett delivered a presentation on Applied POSIWID to the Approaching Humanity conference organized by Larken and Amanda Rose. This is the video of that presentation. TRANSCR...


LewRockwell
Sep 15, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: economy, election

The COVID Shot Was Three Vaccines, Not One & How We Can Heal From Them

I have always been drawn to puzzles that contain large amounts of “unknown information” as this forces you to consider a wide range of possibilities, but simultaneously have the discernment to recogni...


LewRockwell
Sep 15, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: foreign policy, tps

9/10/26 John Dudlicek on the Dire State of America’s Infrastructure

Download Audio. Scott interviews John Dudlicek, a civil engineer from Indiana, about the critical state of America’s water mains, dams and other crucial components of the infrastructure we rely on eve...


The Libertarian Institute
Sep 15, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: congress, taxes

Politico pinged for ‘hocking lobbyist PR’

Christopher Jacobs writes for the Federalist about another example of media malfeasance. Congress may have spent most of the last few weeks out of session. But despite lawmakers decamping from Washing...


John Locke Foundation
Sep 15, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords:  ice , administration, border, conservative, constitution, crime, defense, doj, election, federal judge, impeachment, indictment, iran, jobs, lawyer, maga, migrant, national security, nuclear, pam bondi, republican, rule of law, trump, white house

Politically Americans Have No Where To Go

I have lost confidence in Trump, who represents Israel and not Americans.  But when you look at the Democratic alternative, it is genuinely scary.   The Democrats used a totally corrupt Department of ...


LewRockwell
Sep 14, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords:  ice , anti-ice, congress, constitution, crime, demonstrator, enforcement, explosive, first amendment, immigration, law enforcement, lawyer, maga, migration, national security, observer, prison, protest, protest, supreme court, trump, white house

Free Speech Maximalism’s Terror Problem

We can protect the First Amendment’s liberties without endangering public safety.


Law & Liberty
Sep 14, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: administration, conservative, constitution, enforcement, first amendment, immigration, law enforcement, maga, migrant, migrants, migration, newsom, newsom::2, supreme court, trump

The 'Stop Nick Shirley Act': Yet Another Anti-Doxxing Law That Chills Free Speech

A lawsuit argues that a recently passed law to protect immigration service providers in California is "overbroad and vague."


Reason Magazine
Sep 14, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, biden, china, chinese, communist, congress, defense, executive order, mamdani, mamdani::2, republican, senate, trump, voting rights, white house

The Reality of Republican Socialism

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s city grocery store proposal is not a serious socialist threat to free enterprise. We already know they don’t work: Baldwin Market (2019-1924), owned by the town of...


The Libertarian Institute
Sep 14, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords:  ice , congress, detainees, economy, enforcement, environmental justice, immigration, maga, migrant, migrants, migration, senate, tps, trump

Libel Suit Against Book Publisher by Doctor Accused of Performing Unnecessary Gynecological Procedures on Immigration Detainees Can Go Forward

From Judge Maragaret Garnett (S.D.N.Y.) in Amin v. Spiegel & Grau LLC: Plaintiff is Dr. Mahendra Amin, a gynecologist who… The post Libel Suit Against Book Publisher by Doctor Accused of Performing Un...


Reason Magazine
Sep 14, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, biden, congress, election, executive order, inflation, iran, migrant, migrants, national security, nuclear, republican, trafficking, trump

The week in regulations: Waters of the United States and ASCII formatting

The country reflected on the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. President Trump promised a $5,000 check to every American adult if Republicans win the midterm elections. Inf...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Sep 14, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords:  ice , administration, appeals court, department of homeland security, detainees, dhs, enforcement, immigration, lawyer, maga, migration, republican, trump

'Alligator Alcatraz' Held Detainees in Small Metal Cages, Inspector General Report Finds

An inspection of the now-closed detention camp found overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, and an "unprecedented" use of small metal cells to confine detainees.


Reason Magazine
Sep 14, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conflict, congress, defense, immigration, iran, migration, propaganda, riot, surveillance, trade, trump, white house

9/11 and 25 Years of ‘Endless Wars’… More Like 250 Years

Since 2001, the United States has embarked on a path of “endless wars” or “forever wars”. Twenty-five years ago this week, the United States and the world were shocked by the terrorist attack that bec...


LewRockwell
Sep 14, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords:  canad, administration, congress, conservative, economy, maga, supreme court, tariff, taxes, trade, trump

Major Questions, Nondelegation, and the Section 338 Tariffs Against Canada

Why the major questions and nondelegation doctrines bolster the legal case against Trump's Section 338 tariffs.


Reason Magazine
Sep 14, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: border, communist, congress, constitution, crisis, election, foreign policy, iran, prison, senate, trump

Augusto Sandino’s Ghost Should Haunt Every Latin America Hawk

On January 3, 2026, American aircraft struck targets across Caracas while special operations teams seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and flew both to New York on n...


The Libertarian Institute
Sep 14, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: administration, china, chinese, congress, economy, elon musk, federal reserve, maga, prison, trump

AI Executives Want International Regulation. They Could Just Slow Down Themselves.

Dario Amodei is calling for coordinated international limits on AI development while Anthropic prepares to go public.


Reason Magazine
Sep 14, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, constitution, crime, debt, enforcement, kings, law enforcement, maga, offender, supreme court

A $95,000 Fine for Transporting a 6-Pack of Beer Defies the Eighth Amendment, a Supreme Court Brief Argues

The history of the Excessive Fines Clause shows why Alaska pilot Ken Jouppi should not lose his airplane simply because he helped a passenger defy a local alcohol ban.


Reason Magazine
Sep 14, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: china, conservative, election, elon musk, fiscal, house minority leader, maga, tps, trade, trump

AI Slowdown

Plus: Commercial surrogacy regulation, Russian weapons, a new drug in San Francisco, and more...


Reason Magazine
Sep 14, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conservative, crisis, gaza, iran, propaganda, republican, tps, tpusa, trump, turning point

Charlie Kirk’s TPUSA Sponsored by Israeli Govt-Aligned Outfit, Leaked Contract Shows

A year after Charlie Kirk’s killing, his organization has buried his criticism of Israel to maintain support from the Israel-based International Fellowship of Christians and Jews. With close ties to t...


LewRockwell
Sep 14, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: debt, election, jobs, maga, newsom, newsom::2, republican, trump

Is AI Really an Existential Threat?

Plus: California's new restrictions on social media, Trump's $5,000 “dividend,” and the future of libertarianism.


Reason Magazine
Sep 14, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: congress, conservative, constitution, economy, maga, supreme court, tariff, trade, trump

Our New Amicus Brief in the Section 301 Tariff Case

The Cato Institute, Michael McConnell, and I filed an amicus brief in litigation challenging Trump's massive Section 301 tariffs, which use "forced labor" as a pretext for sweeping protectionism.


Reason Magazine
Sep 14, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: border, china, conservative, fossil fuels, iran, maga, migrant, migrants, trafficking

Should Data Centers Go Seasteading?

With their reputation figuratively underwater, data centers might be going literally underwater too.


Reason Magazine
Sep 14, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  canad, chinese, crime, economy, enforcement, jobs, protest, protest, surveillance

The 2028 Digital ID Deadline Approaches

Something shifts beneath the surface of ordinary life. Not with announcements or spectacle, but through the quiet consolidation of systems that now track, verify, and gatekeep nearly every exchange be...


LewRockwell
Sep 14, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: constitution, convictions, defense, first amendment, kings, prison, protest, protest, republican

Liberty Unlicensed

John Milton’s Areopagitica reveals the poet’s commitment to freedom as the pursuit of virtue and truth.


Law & Liberty
Sep 14, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords:  ice , department of homeland security, dhs, enforcement, immigration, law enforcement, maga, migration

Police Department May Decline to Release Names of Officers Trained by ICE

"[T]he Department submitted credible evidence that threats, doxxing, and other forms of harassment have been directed toward law enforcement charged with enforcing existing federal immigration laws."


Reason Magazine
Sep 14, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: congress, conservative, crime, executive order, lawyer, mamdani, mamdani::2

AOC, Mamdani blasted for apparent 9/11 indifference

John Solomon writes for Just the News about one congressman’s angry response to two high-profile leftists. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rick Crawford, who is leading efforts to gird America a...


John Locke Foundation
Sep 14, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: crime, economy, jobs, protest, protest, surveillance, trump

AI Predictive Crime Programs Take Shape as Public Opposition Mounts

As Americans turn against artificial intelligence, AI companies are building programs to surveil and identify troublemakers in advance. An investigative report published this week by The American Pros...


LewRockwell
Sep 14, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords:  canad, conflict, congress, foreign policy, tariff, trade, trump

The pointless trade war against Canada

Starting a trade war with Canada is one of the strangest decisions of Donald Trump’s presidency. Over at the Daily Wire, I try to make sense of it: Politics is almost never about the merits. This is o...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Sep 14, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: administration, conservative, constitution, crisis, election, foreign policy, rule of law

Unconstitutional Conservatism?

For a century, the British Conservative Party has put interest over constitutional fidelity.


Law & Liberty
Sep 14, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: crime, enforcement, immigration, law enforcement, migration, surveillance

Flock Cameras Watching You

Welcome to America, where apparently standing around is now enough to have your movements searched through a nationwide surveillance network. Records obtained from the Plano, Illinois Police Departmen...


LewRockwell
Sep 14, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: debt, federal reserve, kings, prison, taxes, trade

The City Is Not London—How Babylon’s Temple Banks Built the Financial System

“Forgive us our debts, as we also forgive our debtors.” — Matthew 6:12 When we look into antiquity, we tend to see primitive people. But ancient Babylon (c. 2000–539 BCE) and our world today are not t...


LewRockwell
Sep 14, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: economy, election, iran, nuclear, republican, trump

Trump Says He Is Open to Talks With Iran

President Donald Trump says he is once again open to talks with Iran. Negotiations to end the war have stalled since the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed in June. Trump previously said he ...


The Libertarian Institute
Sep 14, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: maga, mamdani, mamdani::2, migrant

Brickbat: Keeping the Peace

Immigrant-owned small businesses in East Harlem that spoke out against Mayor Zohran Mamdani's plan for city-owned supermarkets say they are suddenly… The post Brickbat: Keeping the Peace appeared firs...


Reason Magazine
Sep 14, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conflict, crisis, economy, iran, trump

Saudi Output Drops to Zero

We’re at the end of the line. After seven months of unprovoked warfare, the situation in the Middle East has ballooned into a full-blown crisis. Overnight, Saudi oil exports have fallen to zero. ZERO!...


LewRockwell
Sep 14, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: china, chinese, conflict, defense, trump

The German Foreign Minister Grumbled That Ukraine Isn’t Buying Enough German Guns

The more upset his taxpayers become with their country’s lack of tangible returns from the billions of euros that it’s given to Ukraine, the more that support for the AfD is expected to surge. German ...


LewRockwell
Sep 14, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, conflict, iran, nuclear, trump

Saudi Launches Major Strikes on Yemen After Trump Rejects Direct American Attack

Saudi Arabia bombed dozens of targets in Yemen in hopes of turning back the offensive by Ansar Allah. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) requested that President Donald Trump order American ...


The Libertarian Institute
Sep 14, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: administration, debt, election, tariff, trump

AEI scholars make case against Trump tariffs

Stan Veuger and other American Enterprise Institute scholars offer a legal argument against Trump administration tariffs. For the President to invoke authority under Section 122 in the way that he has...


John Locke Foundation
Sep 14, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: conservative, election, republican, riot, trump

Politician Humor

As explained in my four-part series (here, here, here, and here), politicians are loathsome creatures who put their personal ambition above the national interest. The opposite of genuine patriotism. B...


International Liberty
Sep 14, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Article Keywords: convictions, maga, prison, trafficking

Federal Court Allows Libel-by-AI Claim (Brought by Protagonist of Apple TV's Black Bird Series) to Go Forward

From today's decision by Judge Thomas Durkin (N.D. Ill.) in Keene v. Google LLC: Keene is an author, television producer,… The post Federal Court Allows Libel-by-AI Claim (Brought by Protagonist of Ap...


Reason Magazine
Sep 14, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: debt, national security, surveillance, trade

The Builders and the Parasites

Capitalism doesn’t build surveillance states — it builds infrastructure. What gets done with that infrastructure afterwards is somebody else’s problem, and it’s a problem the folks building it never s...


LewRockwell
Sep 14, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: election, republican, senate, trump

9-14 election data dump: Which NC General Assembly districts are in play?

As we settle into the second week of absentee voting in North Carolina, let’s take stock of how voting by mail in North Carolina stacks up to previous midterm elections. This is also a good time to lo...


John Locke Foundation
Sep 14, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: economy, jobs, tariff, trump

Calling Red “White” Doesn’t Make Red White

TweetHere’s a letter to the Wall Street Journal. Editor: Aluminum-industry lobbyist Mark Duffy’s case for tariffs on aluminum is weak (Letters, September 14). He trumpets a reality that no tariff oppo...


Cafe Hayek
Sep 14, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Article Keywords: kings, maga, migration

New Book on "Democracy's Challenges: 100 Ideas"

Now available online for free, from NYU Press. I am one of many contributors.


Reason Magazine
Sep 14, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: defense, maga, supreme court

The Brief "Contained False Testimony from Wholly Fabricated Witnesses"

From the New Mexico Supreme Court last week in State v. Sandoval, via Ars Technica (Jon Brodkin): WHEREAS, Respondent acknowledged… The post The Brief "Contained False Testimony from Wholly Fabricated...


Reason Magazine
Sep 14, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: constitution, first amendment, maga

Journal of Free Speech Law: "Forced Unanimity and the First Amendment," by Frank LoMonte

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


Reason Magazine
Sep 14, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conflict, iran, trump

Iran Says Talks with Gulf States Postponed Over ‘Events in Yemen’

A planned meeting between Iran and Gulf states over the Strait of Hormuz was postponed as the war in Yemen rapidly escalates. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday that Iran a...


The Libertarian Institute
Sep 14, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: congress, election, senate

Senate Lawmakers Return – But They Won’t Stay Long

There isn’t much time for work between now and Election Day, but Congress doesn’t seem to mind.


Main Feed
Sep 14, 2026 - libertynation.com
Article Keywords: maga, supreme court

Oklahoma Judge's Ruling Contained AI Hallucinations

From Reuters (Mike Scarcella) last week, linked to yesterday by David Lat (Original Jurisdiction): The judge, Lawrence Wheeler of the… The post Oklahoma Judge's Ruling Contained AI Hallucinations appe...


Reason Magazine
Sep 14, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: maga, supreme court

Today in Supreme Court History: September 14, 1901

9/14/1901: President Theodore Roosevelt is inaugurated. He appointed three members to the Supreme Court: Justices Oliver Wendell Holmes, Rufus Day,… The post Today in Supreme Court History: September ...


Reason Magazine
Sep 14, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: jobs, maga

Moving Soon? Here Are 10 Modern Conveniences That Will Make It Easier.

How Wayfair, Taskrabbit, and Instacart simplify your transition to a new house or apartment


Reason Magazine
Sep 14, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conflict, foreign policy

The Kyle Anzalone Show guest DARRYL COOPER: Bin Laden Is Dead. His War on America Isn’t.

World War II is the one war we’re still not allowed to talk about like history, and that’s exactly why we should. I’m joined by Darryl Cooper to dig into what happens when a past conflict becomes a ci...


The Libertarian Institute
Sep 14, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: china, trump

Trump Dismisses Calls for AI Slowdown

You can’t spell China without AI.


Main Feed
Sep 14, 2026 - libertynation.com
Article Keywords: medicare for all, taxes

The Failure of Europe’s Single-Payer Health Monopoly

Millions of Europeans are turning to private care as state-run systems struggle with waiting lists and shortages. More competitive models point to another path.


The Advocates for Self-Government
Sep 14, 2026 - theadvocates.org
Article Keywords: communist, fiscal, mamdani, mamdani::2

New York City’s Moocher Mayor

I’m not a fan of the “Caviar Communist” who is now Mayor of New York City. So I very much appreciate this video produced by a long-time friend. Before addressing the core message of the video (taxpaye...


International Liberty
Sep 13, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Article Keywords: administration, foreign policy, maga, trump

The Kyle Anzalone Show guest DAVE SMITH: Trump’s Failures Are Bringing the Woke Left BACK

Dave Smith joins Kyle Anzalone for a wide-ranging conversation about Trump’s failures, the changing American political landscape, and what Dave sees as the rise of “Woke 2.0.” After years of backlash ...


The Libertarian Institute
Sep 13, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: defense, iran, riot, trump

Zelensky Says He Is Ready to Meet Putin at G20 Summit in US

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he wanted to meet with President Vladimir Putin if the Russian leader attends the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Miami in December.  Zelensky was asked in an i...


The Libertarian Institute
Sep 13, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: defense, nuclear, trump

North Korea Test Fires Ballistic Missiles After US-Led War Games

North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea, one day after the US, South Korea, and Japan concluded their trilateral Freedom Edge war games.  The South Korean Joint Chie...


The Libertarian Institute
Sep 13, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: iran, trump

Trump Backs Off Threats as Gulf States Prepare for Talks With Iran Over Hormuz

President Donald Trump said he does not object to Gulf states meeting with Iran to discuss the Strait of Hormuz, a significant shift after he previously threatened to bomb Oman over its negotiations w...


The Libertarian Institute
Sep 13, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org