Libertarian Reporting for 2026-09-29
Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 58 articles from 12 sites. We chose these from 1965 articles found on 36 sites.
Today's featured sites are:
Reason Magazine, Cafe Hayek, LewRockwell, John Locke Foundation, Law & Liberty, The Libertarian Institute, Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute, Main Feed, Mises Institute, Antiwar.com Blog, International Liberty, Free the People.
You Can 'Recruit' a Minor for an Abortion in Tennessee
A federal appeals court has permanently blocked the recruitment provision of Tennessee's "abortion trafficking" law.
Reason Magazine
Sep 28, 2026 - reason.com
Some Links
TweetGMU Econ alums Ed López and Jon Murphy provide a balanced treatment of the Trump administration’s unbalanced treatment of the balance of payments. A slice: A country’s overall BOP must sum to zer...
Cafe Hayek
Sep 28, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Xi Dada Explains the Facts of Life to a Sociopath
Xi de facto laid the framework for how China and the U.S. should compete on a “win-win” basis. GUANGZHOU – Chinese President Xi Jinping made the ask directly in the Oval Office. The “deciding mode” Pr...
LewRockwell
Sep 28, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Prepping for a Cashless Control Grid: How Digital Currency Becomes Digital Control
When Money Stops Being Money Something fundamental is vanishing, and most people will not notice until it is already gone. Not with a declaration. Not with a law passed in the dead of night. Simply, g...
LewRockwell
Sep 28, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Trump Prepares for an Invasion of Cuba
On May 21, Marco Rubio stood on the tarmac at the Miami Homestead Airport and told reporters Cuba “has been one of the leading sponsors of terrorism in the entire region.” The Secretary of State insis...
LewRockwell
Sep 28, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Exploring the legality of Trump’s successful border policy
Charles Lane explores legal issues surrounding President Donald Trump’s approach toward southern border policy. Migrant crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border surged into the millions during President Jo...
John Locke Foundation
Sep 28, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Clarence Thomas, a Profile in Courage
Justice Clarence Thomas’s brand of originalism is “going further,” and he is now on track to set the Supreme Court’s longevity record.
Law & Liberty
Sep 28, 2026 - lawliberty.org
How Many Ministries of Truth Does One Country Need?
In previous essays I have sought to describe the political condition into which Britain and other Western democracies have been drifting by offering various analogies. At first, I tried being serious....
LewRockwell
Sep 28, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Let Europe Defend Europe
U.S. President Donald Trump sat beside Finnish President Alexander Stubb in the Oval Office on October 9, 2025, and turned a meeting about icebreakers into a lecture about Spain. “You people are gonna...
The Libertarian Institute
Sep 28, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
The week in regulations: Safe explosives and baker’s yeast
President Trump proposed an export ban on diesel fuel. Mortgage rates topped 7 percent. Agencies issued new regulations ranging from bank mergers to window covering cords. On to the data: Highlights ...
Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Sep 28, 2026 - cei.org
Obama Claims Government Is 'Less Corrupt' and Women Are Better Leaders. There's a Problem With Both Ideas.
There's a lot of flaws in both sweeping claims—and one that they have in common.
Reason Magazine
Sep 28, 2026 - reason.com
Once Recession-Proof, D.C. Feels the Pain From Federal Workforce Reductions
Formerly tax-supported workers are discovering the uncertainties the private sector faces every day.
Reason Magazine
Sep 28, 2026 - reason.com
Pax Silica—The Dollar’s Next Foundation
“And it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark.” — Revelation ...
LewRockwell
Sep 28, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Free Speech Unmuted: Can the President Kick Reporters out of the White House?
When President Trump moved to bar CNN, MSNOW, and Politico from the White House over "biased" coverage, it set off… The post Free Speech Unmuted: Can the President Kick Reporters out of the White Hous...
Reason Magazine
Sep 28, 2026 - reason.com
Brothzilla, or "It's a Cruel Thing to Disrupt Your Estranged Sister's Expensive Destination Wedding"
And there's a defamation case stemming from all that.
Reason Magazine
Sep 28, 2026 - reason.com
RedDR’s Russian Bromance
In 1942, Franklin Roosevelt wrote Winston Churchill a letter with one of the most arrogant lines of the entire war: “I think I can personally handle Stalin better than either your Foreign Office or my...
The Libertarian Institute
Sep 28, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Time for a return to free trade
Phil Gramm and Donald Boudreaux predict a Republican revolt against tariffs. Donald Trump’s tariffs are hurting Americans. Real economic growth is slowing, consumer prices rising, and real wages stagn...
John Locke Foundation
Sep 28, 2026 - johnlocke.org
As Suncor Approaches, Justice Alito Recuses
The petitioners appear to lose a vote they might need in Suncor Energy v. Boulder County.
Reason Magazine
Sep 28, 2026 - reason.com
Data Centers and Their Discontents
Plus: Talarico and black turnout, an artist trial at the Vatican, hospitals use AI (for ill), and more...
Reason Magazine
Sep 28, 2026 - reason.com
DOJ civil rights chief says hundreds of lawyers ‘self-deported’
Jim Hoft writes for the Gateway Pundit about major personnel changes in one federal government agency. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon just confirmed what every honest observer already knew...
John Locke Foundation
Sep 28, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Federal Courts Are Running a Surplus Charging for Public Records
The Public Access to Court Electronic Records system rakes in about $145 million per year but only costs a fraction of that to operate.
Reason Magazine
Sep 28, 2026 - reason.com
The Permission Grid: A Blueprint for a Permanent Slave Class
Shoe-horned into the permission grid. It’s what they want and you know what? I think it’s what they’ll get. They’ll get it because there is a loss of agency amongst the populace. The pushback to this ...
LewRockwell
Sep 28, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Defeating the Culture of Death
“The high tide,” King Alfred cried. “The high tide and the turn!” This battle cry of Alfred the Great, as imagined by G.K. Chesterton in his epic poem The Ballad of the White Horse, came to mind when ...
LewRockwell
Sep 28, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
US Intel Says Saudi Arabia Has Not Ruled Out Developing Nuclear Weapons
Multiple outlets report that a US intelligence assessment presented to Congress said Saudi Arabia has not ruled out pursuing nuclear weapons. The White House signed a nuclear technology-sharing agreem...
The Libertarian Institute
Sep 28, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
ALJ Recommends Dismissing Administrative Charges Against Florida Teacher for Kirk-Related and Trump-Related Posts
From an opinion last week by Florida Administrative Law Judge Garnett W. Chisenhall in Mack v. McMath: After the assassination… The post ALJ Recommends Dismissing Administrative Charges Against Florid...
Reason Magazine
Sep 28, 2026 - reason.com
Today in Supreme Court History: September 28, 1787
9/28/1787: Confederation Congress adopts Constitution and sends it to the states. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 28, 1787 appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Reason Magazine
Sep 28, 2026 - reason.com
Archives: October 2026
Excerpts from Reason's vaults
Reason Magazine
Sep 28, 2026 - reason.com
Iranian Anti-Ship Cruise Missile Causes Injuries to Eight Marines
NBC News reports that eight Marines were injured two weeks ago when an Iranian anti-ship cruise missile attacked the vessel they were traveling on in the Strait of Hormuz. Three sources speaking with...
The Libertarian Institute
Sep 28, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Is it Bromance? Trump and Mamdani – C5 TV
A third meeting between the titans – this time at Gracie Mansion.
Main Feed
Sep 28, 2026 - libertynation.com
Quotation of the Day…
Tweet… is from pages 344-345 of William Bernstein’s excellent 2008 book, A Splendid Exchange: How Trade Shaped the World: Inveighing against any further tariff increases, [Léon] Say argued that the st...
Cafe Hayek
Sep 28, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Threading the Development Needle
Neighborhoods must find a balance between "voice" and "veto."
Law & Liberty
Sep 28, 2026 - lawliberty.org
DMSO Is a Miraculous Therapy for Neurological Diseases
Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is a simple, inexpensive compound found throughout nature whose remarkable properties allow it both to treat a wide range of illnesses and to facilitate the use of many diffe...
LewRockwell
Sep 28, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
5 Men Arrested Near US-Run Airbase in UK Released on Bail
Five men arrested by British police near the US-run RAF Fairford on suspicion of terrorism and explosives offenses have been released on bail. On Sunday, five British men were arrested near the air ba...
The Libertarian Institute
Sep 28, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Beware of George Soros Types in Government Finance
For all of his overt hostility toward the United States, George Soros certainly has a strong foothold in the Trump administration, as a number of his acolytes have key positions, including Secretary o...
Mises Institute
Sep 28, 2026 - mises.org
Brickbat: Every Step You Take
Laurie Moore, a senior investigator with the Albany County, New York, Sheriff's Office, faces misdemeanor charges of official misconduct and… The post Brickbat: Every Step You Take appeared first on R...
Reason Magazine
Sep 28, 2026 - reason.com
Who Are the Houthis?
The Houthis are a small tribe in Yemen’s mountainous north who love their quirky Zaidi sect of militant Islam, cherish their guns, and love to chew the narcotic shrub qat. I joined Houthis in the wild...
LewRockwell
Sep 28, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
History Will Tell How Canada’s Spies Helped Trump in Cuba
Reprinted from Yves Engler’s website. Canada has long assisted the US bid to suffocate Cuba. And the roots of intelligence sharing undercut the idea of Ottawa standing up to US bullying. On Saturday t...
Antiwar.com Blog
Sep 28, 2026 - antiwar.com
9/25/26 Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick on the State of Israel’s Lobby in 2026
Download Audio. Scott interviews the Quincy Institute’s Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick about their new book Israel’s Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power. Discussed on the show: Israel’s Lobby: ...
The Libertarian Institute
Sep 28, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Another Second Amendment Attack Suit May End Up at the Supreme Court
Who’s really to blame?
Main Feed
Sep 28, 2026 - libertynation.com
The Fed Chairman Has Raised Interest Rates, But Will It Slow Inflation?
Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh has raised the Fed’s discount rate—to the chagrin of President Trump—but it is doubtful Warsh’s actions will be effective against inflation.
Mises Institute
Sep 28, 2026 - mises.org
What Mexico City can teach America about the cost of public transit
I recently vacationed in Mexico. While in Mexico City, I tried to take the metro to attend a concert. At five pesos, or about 30¢, the bargain was hard to beat. Just one problem – it was so crowded th...
Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Sep 28, 2026 - cei.org
A housing supply reform agenda for North Carolina: Part 1
North Carolina needs more housing. As communities across the state continue to grow, the question for policymakers is not simply how to make housing more affordable, but how state and local policies c...
John Locke Foundation
Sep 28, 2026 - johnlocke.org
The U.K. Version of the Laffer Curve Strikes Again
There are two reasons why I periodically write about the Laffer Curve. I want my left-leaning friends to understand to understand that higher tax rates on productive behavior will lead to less taxable...
International Liberty
Sep 28, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
No, Private Equity Isn't Ruining Your Sandwiches, Your Apartment, or Grandma's Nursing Home
Much of the hatred directed at private equity is just a familiar form of opposition to free markets.
Reason Magazine
Sep 27, 2026 - reason.com
'I Would Be the Greatest Communist in History'
President Donald Trump's joking tone belies his very real moves to take government ownership of private companies.
Reason Magazine
Sep 27, 2026 - reason.com
Trump Told Xi Chinese Support for Iran Is ‘Totally Unacceptable’
During their meeting last week, President Donald Trump told President Xi Jinping that Chinese support for Iran was “totally unacceptable.” US Ambassador to China David Perdue told CNBC on Friday that...
The Libertarian Institute
Sep 27, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
An Open Letter to J.D. Vance
TweetMr. Vance: On Thursday, over at X, you declared that “Our message to corporate America is simple: We’re not going to let you lay off American workers so you can replace them with cheap foreign la...
Cafe Hayek
Sep 27, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Police in Texas Totaled an Innocent Woman's Car. Why Did Houston Deny Her Claim for Compensation?
Law enforcement shot bystander Abigail Trujillo's vehicle dozens of times. Her struggle to get help is part of a larger pattern.
Reason Magazine
Sep 27, 2026 - reason.com
A Few More Thoughts On The Missouri Ruling
When electoral chaos is on the horizon, nothing else matters.
Reason Magazine
Sep 27, 2026 - reason.com
White House Will Use $400 Million Ukraine Aid Fund Before Deadline
The White House is moving to use nearly all of the remaining $400 million in military aid Congress appropriated for Ukraine before the funds expire at the end of the fiscal year on September 30. Reut...
The Libertarian Institute
Sep 27, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Capitalism or Free Enterprise?
I’ve addressed this issue in 2016 and 2021, so let’s continue this once-every-five-years tradition and ask whether supporters of economic liberty should stop advocating for “capitalism.” Instead, they...
International Liberty
Sep 27, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Trump Says He Rejected Iranian Proposal to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump says he rejected a proposal from Iran that would have led to the rapid reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Last week, Iran reportedly sent an offer to the US that included reopen...
The Libertarian Institute
Sep 27, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
The Senate Can Take an Important Step Toward Ending Israeli Impunity
Last week, I was pleased to once again participate in a meeting with one of my U.S. Senators, Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), a consistent leader for peace, justice, and human rights in Congress, and especia...
Antiwar.com Blog
Sep 27, 2026 - antiwar.com
John Mearsheimer on Flying Blind Against Iran
Reprinted from John’s Substack: On 18 September 2026, I was on the “Deep Dive” with Lt. Col. (ret.) Danny Davis talking about the futility of the various strategies the Trump administration is employ...
Antiwar.com Blog
Sep 27, 2026 - antiwar.com
Assassination Politics: Friedman Edition
Critics of this idea might scoff, believing this proposal indecent, but “indecent” compared to what? The post Assassination Politics: Friedman Edition appeared first on Free the People.
Free the People
Sep 27, 2026 - freethepeople.org
Today in Supreme Court History: September 27, 1787
9/27/1787: First Anti-Federalist letter by "Cato" is published. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 27, 1787 appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Reason Magazine
Sep 27, 2026 - reason.com
9/25/26 Rich Baris on the Most Under-Appreciated Trends in American Politics
Download Audio. Scott interviews Rich Baris about his new book and the broader political trends he’s uncovered through his work as a pollster. Baris shares some unique insights into the dramatic shift...
The Libertarian Institute
Sep 27, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
The Republicans Betting Against Trump’s Coattails
A new midterm strategy.