Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 93 articles from 11 sites. We chose these from 1852 articles found on 34 sites.
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Most indicators suggest that the Republicans in the House and Senate are going to face a brutal backlash from the American people in November. Polling with generic ballots suggest a big win for the De...
Why the US Debt Market Is Screaming Red Alerts I have been warning about the fragility of the US debt market for years, and I am now more alarmed than ever. The 10-year Treasury yield has blown past 5...
Editors at National Review Online ponder the political implications of a key Trump administration priority. As Republican prospects in this fall’s midterms deteriorate, the pre-criminations have alrea...
Lawyers—not athletes, schools, or college sports—are the real winners of the Protect College Sports Act.
Department of Homeland Security v. League of Women Voters won’t really impact the 2026 election. But 2028 is a different story.
Netanyahu has stolen America’s sovereignty and self-government and turned the “superpower” into a Puppet State. It is powerful evidence of American collapse that the red state of Texas, John Wayne cou...
Romanticism has its attractions, but it is unsuited for the political moment in which we find ourselves.
"People tend to think the times they are living in are the most unprecedented and unpredictable, but that is rarely the case."
The Trump administration revises wonky federal regulations to reduce home construction costs.
The Nazis were similar to socialists supporting economic statism, but different in other key aspects of their ideology.
“[T]he picture I had was three extremely unusual vehicles parked in the middle of our village and a group of unknown men running around. So, that’s my picture, I don’t know whether that’s the full pic...
In my previously written pieces, The Promising Young Man Defence and Libertarianism should not be hostile to women’s liberation, I covered examples of ‘important’ men and their ability to slide away f...
The same campaign that’s reportedly weakening Iran is also indirectly strengthening China’s economic and strategic position in the Middle East. Israel and the United States’ efforts to eliminate the l...
TweetThe Editorial Board of the Wall Street Journal wisely refuses to swallow Democrats’ claims that their policies will reduce Americans’ cost of living. A slice: Both parties contributed to the init...
Angela Lipps is suing for $10 million after a Fargo police detective ignored evidence that she was innocent and arrested her anyway.
Last week President Donald Trump gave a public address to the United Nations General Assembly, declaring that he might soon “annihilate” Iran, a large country of over 90 million people. The UN has alw...
Karl Marx believed that “Democracy is the road to socialism.” Socialists seem to have found a generation of dupes to buy their ahistorical, fanciful pitch. A new poll shows 43% now have a positive vie...
The 1998 action thriller Enemy of the State (RIP Gene Hackman) imagined a world in which government surveillance could follow an ordinary citizen almost anywhere, drawing on cameras, communications da...
In In the Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings Against Rapkin, decided Sept. 17 by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Stephanie Rapkin was… The post Lawyers Shouldn't Spit in Protesters' Faces (and Police Gen...
A new report from the Government Accountability Office reveals that federal drug regulators do not have any clear policies or procedures for making scheduling decisions.
Most of the talk about tariffs raising the cost of living is pretty abstract. In an op-ed syndicated by InsideSources, I look at how just one tariff, on tinplate steel, has very real consequences. For...
Steven B. Smith’s newest book shows that it may take the virtues of leaders like Lincoln to save the liberal order.
No, this article title is not an IQ test where you have to explain which one doesn’t belong and why. These three terms seem to have nothing to do with each other. Unless perhaps they do. Here is how t...
There was a time when you paid more for a German automobile because “Made in Germany” actually meant something. Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Porsche, and Volkswagen built an international reputation arou...
The city's ordinance targets price gouging that its own evidence doesn't show—and it could kill discounts that save shoppers money.
In my previous post, I argued that contrary to a new US Civil Rights Commission Report, plaintiffs alleging an illegal… The post Problems with the New US Civil Rights Commission Report on Campus Antis...
Yesterday, the US Civil Rights Commission, composed of four Republican and four Democratic appointees, with a Democratic Chair and Vice-Chair,… The post Problems with the New US Civil Rights Commissio...
Saudi Arabia faces a strategic choice: To capitulate to AnsarAllah’s demands, or to be pulled into a credibility trap. The trap is that Mohammed bin Salman (MbS) may seek to maintain the credibility o...
NAZA film producers ought to have taken down names. NAZA producers should have deposed the serial killers as a police officer would depose a criminal. NAZA producers then should have handed the footag...
Jon Levine writes for the Washington Free Beacon about a dubious figure supporting high-profile Democratic candidates this fall. A radical socialist jeweler—who once dressed Michelle Obama and markets...
For a reminder as to SMOD, see articles on SMOD 2016, e.g., this CBS item: Some voters took to social… The post Maybe the "M" in "SMOD" Actually Stands for "Model" appeared first on Reason Magazine.
There is a form of fame where people aren't really celebrities, or even "influencers"—just folks with a fandom.
Editors at Issues and Insights ask why capitalism’s defenders never seem to have money to defend the free-enterprise system. The political left seems to have unlimited funds to spread its poison. Mean...
Christopher Jacobs writes for the Federalist about the impact of misguided teaching education programs. The recent release of results from last year’s Programme for International Student Assessment (P...
Self-coronate yourself elsewhere.
From Judge Casey Pitts (N.D. Cal.) yesterday in Doe v. SpaceXAI Corp: Plaintiffs Jane Doe, South Carolina Roe, New Jersey… The post X Litigation Forum Selection Clause Is Unenforceable, Court Rules ap...
9/29/2005: Chief Justice Roberts takes oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: September 29, 2005 appeared first on Reason Magazine.
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Here’s a shocker: There have been more American service member casualties in the Iran war AFTER President Trump announced the conclusion of Operation Epic Fury. And...
The list of states in need of a hand keeps growing.
A federal appeals court has permanently blocked the recruitment provision of Tennessee's "abortion trafficking" law.
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...
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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...
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...
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...
Justice Clarence Thomas’s brand of originalism is “going further,” and he is now on track to set the Supreme Court’s longevity record.
During the 1930s Great Depression, the Communist Party of the United States (CPUSA) strategically expanded its influence over American literary, cinematic, and labor institutions. This period, termed ...
With midterm voting underway, the distinction between public service announcements and campaign ads blurs.
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....
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...
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 ...
There's a lot of flaws in both sweeping claims—and one that they have in common.
Formerly tax-supported workers are discovering the uncertainties the private sector faces every day.
“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 ...
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...
And there's a defamation case stemming from all that.
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...
"It is clearly established that an officer cannot pull someone over without reasonable suspicion and thereafter concoct a fabricated traffic violation," the appeals court says.
The petitioners appear to lose a vote they might need in Suncor Energy v. Boulder County.
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Americans have grown substantially richer, yet many still feel squeezed. The answer may lie in the essential sectors where prices have risen far faster than many other goods.
David Jäkle found low taxes, stability, and a warm welcome in Paraguay. Now he wonders whether the behavior of some foreigners could threaten the trust that made his new home attractive.
The Public Access to Court Electronic Records system rakes in about $145 million per year but only costs a fraction of that to operate.
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 ...
“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 ...
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...
Adults should remain free to bet. But sportsbooks should not be free to obscure losses, manipulate users, or make withdrawals harder than deposits.
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...
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.
Reprinted from John’s Substack: On 24 September 2026, I was on “The Chris Hedges Report,” where I talked to Chris at length about why the Trump administration has no winning strategy in Iran. It cert...
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...
A third meeting between the titans – this time at Gracie Mansion.
Neighborhoods must find a balance between "voice" and "veto."
Today everyone is cognizant of the ubiquitous pervasiveness of virulent leftwing propaganda in the media, whether it is on MSNBC, CNN, Democracy Now, NPR, and a wide variety of Woke feature films. But...
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...
Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen has dragged on for years, but one detail should stop you in your tracks: the New York Times reports Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has reached out to Donald Trump three t...
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...
It is 36 days until election day on November 3. Here are some relevant upcoming dates from the North Carolina State Board of Elections: Absentee voting remains off 2026 pace As seen on Vote Tracker, c...
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...
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...
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...
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: ...
Who’s really to blame?
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...