Libertarian Reporting for 2026-10-09

Updated on October 8, 2026 at 7:08:39 PM GMT

Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 100 articles from 17 sites. We chose these from 1963 articles found on 36 sites.


Today's featured sites are:
Reason Magazine, LewRockwell, John Locke Foundation, The Libertarian Institute, Cafe Hayek, Law & Liberty, Notes On Liberty, International Liberty, Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute, Tom Woods, Main Feed, Mises Institute, Free the People, Libertarian Party of North Carolina Latest News, The Advocates for Self-Government, Velvet Glove, Iron Fist, Antiwar.com Blog.

Article Keywords:  canad,  ice , administration, biden, border, china, chinese, communist, congress, constitution, crime, debt, election, gaza, gerrymandering, immigration, jobs, lawyer, maga, migrant, migrants, migration, nuclear, observer, primaries, prison, republican, second amendment, senate, taxes, trump

The Democratic Socialists of America Platform

The DSA would abolish the police, open borders, socialize medicine, abolish the Department of War, and abolish the Senate.


Reason Magazine
Oct 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  canad, administration, border, china, conflict, congress, conservative, constitution, crime, debt, hollywood, immigration, invasion, maga, migrant, migrants, migration, protest, protest, riot, trump

The Founding Fathers Never Would Have Tolerated Multiculturalism

Multiculturalism as a subversive movement is the defining political schism of our time. Is is the fulcrum point for numerous civilization changing events and a direct trigger for the exponential decli...


LewRockwell
Oct 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: apartheid, biden, congress, election, executive order, gaza, gop, house minority leader, maga, mamdani, mamdani::2, medicare for all, national security, primaries, republican, senate, surveillance, trump

The Democrats' Socialist Moment

The DSA is set to grow its influence in government after the 2026 elections.


Reason Magazine
Oct 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords:  canad, administration, border, congress, economy, election, gop, iran, maga, midterms, republican, senate, supreme court, tariff, taxes, trade, trump

Republicans Are Getting Grilled Over Trump's Tariffs

From Maine to Michigan, voters are fed up with tariffs and trade wars.


Reason Magazine
Oct 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, china, chinese, conflict, gaza, invasion, iran, jobs, maga, national security, nuclear, republican, riot, surveillance, trade, trump

The Pentagon Is Eating Silicon Valley

An influx of military spending has been moving tech companies away from serving consumers and back toward chasing government contracts.


Reason Magazine
Oct 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: border, communist, conservative, crime, defense, enforcement, illegal migrant, immigration, law enforcement, migrant, migration, murderer, propaganda, protest, protest, riot

French Riots, Islamic Terrorism, and Civil War

The propaganda press continue to lie about the fiery riots spreading across France.  Both European and American outlets have described the violent insurrections as spontaneous gatherings of students w...


LewRockwell
Oct 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, border, constitution, enforcement, executive order, immigration, iran, jobs, kings, migration, prison, redaction, surveillance, trump, white house

AI Authoritarianism: A Government Without Constitutional Brakes

“United States AI companies must be free to innovate without cumbersome regulation.”—President Donald Trump, Executive Order 14365 The era of small government is over. Anyone who tells you differently...


LewRockwell
Oct 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, conservative, fiscal, foreign policy, gaza, gop, immigration, iran, migration, nuclear, propaganda, republican, trump

“National Conservatism” Turns Out to Be Just the Same Old Conservatism

“National conservatism” is the latest in a long line of re-branded conservative groups which attempts to explain to the world how they are oh-so-very different from the conservatives who came before t...


LewRockwell
Oct 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: congress, crisis, election, federal reserve, inflation, maga, prison, republican, senate, tps, trade, trump

Texas Looks Competitive

Plus: AI weirdness, Amazon algorithm data, bond markets, and more...


Reason Magazine
Oct 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, biden, congress, constitution, doj, judiciary, maga, republican, senate, trump, white house

Innocent Americans will pay in Jack Smith’s ‘goons’ don’t

Ben Weingarten writes for the Federalist about the need for accountability for rogue Biden-era prosecutors. In exposing Jack Smith’s lawless, corrupt, and tyrannical effort to criminalize the MAGA mov...


John Locke Foundation
Oct 8, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: climate, conservative, constitution, global warming, immigration, maga, migration, observer, protest, protest

Disparate Treatment of Anti-Israel Protestors?

A report from Amnesty International and the ACLU argues that if universities allowed misbehavior in the past, they must continue to do so.


Reason Magazine
Oct 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: congress, conservative, constitution, debt, election, enforcement, iran, law enforcement, national security, propaganda

Most People Learn They Are Being Conned Only When They Are Starving.

It is impossible to inform most people of the truth because most are ignorant and apathetic and the source of their information is the Media that refuses to tell the truth. The Media is owned or contr...


LewRockwell
Oct 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, conservative, defense, gaza, invasion, iran, nuclear, quagmire, senate, white house

Israeli Carnage in Lebanon Is Part Of a Pattern

Since March, Israeli attacks in Lebanon have displaced more than a million civilians and killed or wounded more than 17,000 people. Al Jazeera reported last month: “Israeli artillery shelling is still...


The Libertarian Institute
Oct 8, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: administration, china, conflict, defense, iran, maga, nuclear, surveillance, trump

How Drones Went From Tools of the Powerful to Weapons of the Masses

Two very different sorts of drone warfare


Reason Magazine
Oct 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conservative, constitution, gun rights, maga, scotus, scotus::2, second amendment, supreme court

Alito's 'Practical Originalism' Doesn't Sound Very Originalist

The conservative justice seems to favor the kind of results-oriented judging that originalists are supposed to oppose.


Reason Magazine
Oct 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conflict, escalation, foreign policy, inflation, iran, maga, nuclear, trade, trump

The Kyle Anzalone Show guest HARRISON BERGER: Did Trump Consult AI Before Going to War?

“Only because I wanted to go further.” That single line from Donald Trump’s Time magazine interview changes how you should read the entire Iran war timeline. I’m solo today, digging into the most rele...


The Libertarian Institute
Oct 8, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: administration, defense, election, epstein::-3, executive order, foreign policy, iran, maga, national security, rfk, trump, voter id

The Real Reason Why MAHA Is Fracturing: It Betrayed Its Base and Attacked Its Champions

Why MAHA Is Fracturing It now seems clear that the Make America Healthy Again movement is fracturing because its leaders chose power over principle, and the people who built this coalition are now wat...


LewRockwell
Oct 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, border, conflict, defense, disarmament, election, escalation, iran

Things Fall Apart in Ethiopia…

Barely four years after the Pretoria Agreement formally ended one of the deadliest wars of the twenty-first century, large-scale fighting has returned to Ethiopia. In late September the principal anti...


The Libertarian Institute
Oct 8, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: administration, economy, iran, jobs, minimum wage, tariff, trade, trump

Some Links

TweetNational Review‘s John Puri accurately describes the Trump administration’s “Liberation Day” tariffs as “cockamamie.” A slice: President Trump imposed the tariffs, in his own words, to close a tr...


Cafe Hayek
Oct 8, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Article Keywords: administration, conflict, conservative, first amendment, inflation, kings, maga, trump

Some College Grades Need to Go Up

Campus free speech sees little improvement in FIRE’s annual report.


Law & Liberty
Oct 8, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: appeals court, censoring, constitution, federal judge, first amendment, maga, supreme court

A Missouri School District Censored a Parent's Negative Facebook Emoji Because It Was 'Upsetting'

Annie Palmer was banned from the district's Facebook page for expressing her displeasure at the hiring of a new elementary school principal.


Reason Magazine
Oct 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conservative, election, judiciary, maga, senate, supreme court, trump

My Review of Ted Cruz's Biography of Justice Thomas

"Senator Ted Cruz’s new biography about Justice Clarence Thomas, Going Further, is a must-read contribution to this third genre of Supreme Court books."


Reason Magazine
Oct 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, congress, fiscal, immigration, inflation, migration, taxes

Social Security Is Just a Transfer Payment from Workers to Retirees

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Social Security Administration now estimate that the Social Security’s retirement trust fund is projected to run out of reserves in 2032 under current law...


LewRockwell
Oct 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords:  ice , border, climate, climate justice, defense, nuclear, trade

The Climate Bomb, Part 2: Collapsing Towers of Ice and Stone Echo 9/11

As we reflect on the twenty-fifth anniversary of September 11, 2001, I find the comparison between the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers and the three geological collapses described in Part 1 both unse...


Notes On Liberty
Oct 8, 2026 - notesonliberty.com
Article Keywords: administration, border, congress, constitution, prison, republican, turning point

Douglass’s Two Constitutions

When Frederick Douglass began to appreciate the Constitution, it was a turning point in the drama of emancipation.


Law & Liberty
Oct 8, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: circuit court, conflict, constitution, first amendment, maga, supreme court

New York Is Fining Amish Schools Over Vaccines, So the Amish Are Asking the Supreme Court for Help

After $118,000 in fines for allowing unvaccinated students to attend Amish schools, the plaintiffs are pursuing a case that could reshape how the courts protect religious exercise.


Reason Magazine
Oct 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: congress, gop, maga, republican, trade, trump

Price Controls Don't Work. So Why Do So Many Democrats and Republicans Love Them?

Price controls are seductive because any benefits are highly and immediately visible, while their grave costs are often harder to spot.


Reason Magazine
Oct 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: constitution, first amendment, maga, supreme court, tpusa, turning point

Does Allowing Turning Point USA "Two Genders: One Truth" Event to Be Held and Promoted at Public School Violate Title IX?

An excerpt from a long opinion by Judge Jasmine Yoon (W.D. Va.) Monday in Doe v. Albemarle County School Bd.:… The post Does Allowing Turning Point USA "Two Genders: One Truth" Event to Be Held and Pr...


Reason Magazine
Oct 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: constitution, crime, lawyer, offender, prison, rule of law

The Prosecutor’s Dilemma

“That it is better 100 guilty persons should escape, than that one innocent person should suffer.” — Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) The hardest decision a government prosecutor may ever face is also on...


LewRockwell
Oct 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: conservative, debt, economy, fiscal, taxes, trade

Do-It-Yourself Budgeting from the Washington Post

When I’ve done online budget exercises, I’ve earned results such as “minimalist” and “classic conservative.” Now I’ve taken another do-it-yourself budget quiz and this time I’m supposedly a “disciplin...


International Liberty
Oct 8, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Article Keywords: conflict, first amendment, maga, protest, protest

Problems with the New US Civil Rights Commission Report on Antisemitism, Part III

Part I and Part II. Perhaps the most wrongheaded analysis in the Report is this: Because the government may not… The post Problems with the New US Civil Rights Commission Report on Antisemitism, Part ...


Reason Magazine
Oct 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, congress, federal judge, maga, trump

DOGE Shut Down This Agency. Now Its Employees Are Back on the Payroll With Nothing To Do.

Shutting down the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness is the right thing to do, but the Trump administration's approach allowed a dozen federal employees to collect paychecks for a year.


Reason Magazine
Oct 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: climate, conservative, economy, supreme court, tariff

Free the Economy podcast: Competition and innovation with Jack Nicastro

In this week’s episode we cover the case of Suncor v. Boulder County at the Supreme Court, the problems with the Los Angeles mansion tax, new polling on tariffs, and the latest job-creation numbers. O...


Blog Posts Archive - Competitive Enterprise Institute
Oct 8, 2026 - cei.org
Article Keywords: appeals court, constitution, first amendment, maga

North Carolina Woman Doesn't Have First Amendment Right to Publish Video of Cop Shooting Her Dogs, Court Rules

A North Carolina state trooper shot Lydia Nikac's two dogs, but an appeals court ruled she doesn't have a right to publish body camera footage of the shooting under the state's restrictive public reco...


Reason Magazine
Oct 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conservative, lawyer, maga, supreme court

Justice Alito Calls Out Empty Reporting From "Court Watcher" Joan Biskupic

Biskupic no longer has any inside information so instead she is forced to make up reporting based on the Justice's apparent body language.


Reason Magazine
Oct 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: crisis, economy, taxes, trump

Dyed Diesel Regulations

Earlier this year, as the energy crisis sent gasoline prices soaring, Washington began waiving the very fuel regulations it had insisted were necessary. The government relaxed summer-blend requirement...


LewRockwell
Oct 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: conflict, conservative, constitution, economy

The fight for tomorrow: Assessing conflicting visions for North Carolina’s future

Our state lies at a crossroads, with competing visions for the public policies that would best benefit its citizens into the future. As one of the most rapidly growing states in the country, North Car...


John Locke Foundation
Oct 8, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: debt, immigration, migration, tps

Ep. 2802 Was MLK, Jr., “Color Blind”?

A potpourri episode covering Martin Luther King, Jr., immigration and the Founding Fathers, the unknown history of states’ rights, and how to survive and prosper in a hostile world.  Sponsors… Read Mo...


Tom Woods
Oct 8, 2026 - tomwoods.com
Article Keywords: dhs, maga, taxes

Outlaw vs. In-Law Outlaw

From Outlaw v. Outlaw, decided in 2019 by Judge Katharine von Ter Stegge (Ore. Cir. Ct.) but just posted on Westlaw;… The post Outlaw vs. In-Law Outlaw appeared first on Reason Magazine.


Reason Magazine
Oct 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: first amendment, maga, supreme court

Can a Chatbot Prompt Be a Punishable Threat?

From Straight Arrow News (Devin Pavlou): One morning in late September, Carli Heller opened up an artificial intelligence chatbot and… The post Can a Chatbot Prompt Be a Punishable Threat? appeared fi...


Reason Magazine
Oct 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: climate, maga, supreme court

Adler v. Kochan on Suncor Energy v. Boulder County

A just released episode of the Blessings of Liberty podcast.


Reason Magazine
Oct 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: enforcement, law enforcement, maga

Brickbat: Bumper to Bumper

In Texas, the Galveston County Sheriff's Office fired Deputy Carlos Ramos after a video showed him tailgating a driver without… The post Brickbat: Bumper to Bumper appeared first on Reason Magazine.


Reason Magazine
Oct 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: iran, midterms, trump

Out With A Bang? Trump May Attack Iran BEFORE Midterms!

Watch today’s Liberty Report here. The post Out With A Bang? Trump May Attack Iran BEFORE Midterms! appeared first on LewRockwell.


LewRockwell
Oct 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords:  canad, conservative, trump

Who Is Brainwashed?

Everyone, you might say. But I don’t think so. Them? Us? A little of both, I’m sure. So what’s the point? If you can determine who is brainwashed, you know who to keep your mouth shut around. Complete...


LewRockwell
Oct 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: maga, supreme court

Today in Supreme Court History: October 8, 1888

10/8/1888: Chief Justice Melville Fuller takes the judicial oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 8, 1888 appeared first on Reason Magazine.


Reason Magazine
Oct 8, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: defense, economy

German Chancellor Merz Goes to Kiev With Nothing to Offer but His Own Political Survival

Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kiev on October 4 for an unannounced visit, accompanied by Economy Minister Katherina Reiche and a delegation of German defense and energy executives. Speaking fro...


LewRockwell
Oct 8, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: gop, republican

They/Them: Can It Work for Republicans Again?

The GOP is doubling down on a brilliant strategy – from 2024.


Main Feed
Oct 8, 2026 - libertynation.com
Article Keywords: iran, trump

Trump Critics Go Out on a Very Shaky Limb With a Crazy Iran Hoax

There’s out of context, and then there’s trans-dimensional out of context.


Main Feed
Oct 8, 2026 - libertynation.com
Article Keywords: economy, propaganda

Repeal the Jones Act

Contrary to propaganda from unions and the maritime industry, the Jones Act creates hardships and is helping to drag down the US economy. The only proper outcome is to repeal it immediately.


Mises Institute
Oct 8, 2026 - mises.org
Article Keywords: congress, republican

Touting prospects for federal permitting reform

Editors at National Review Online promote one good way to make the federal government better. For decades, the federal government’s byzantine and overlapping permitting regimes for infrastructure and ...


John Locke Foundation
Oct 8, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: administration, censoring, climate, communist, congress, conservative, crisis, debt, defense, economy, election, enforcement, fiscal, foreign policy, gas price, gaza, gop, immigration, impeachment, inflation, iran, jobs, maga, medicare for all, migrant, migrants, migration, national security, propaganda, republican, senate, surveillance, taxes, trump, white house, young voter

Why A Democratic Socialist Is Surging In Florida

To get from Miami to the August fundraiser for Angie Nixon’s primary campaign for U.S. Senate at a Palestinian restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, the fastest route was I-95 to the Florida Turnpike. This i...


The Libertarian Institute
Oct 7, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: administration, conflict, congress, conservative, crime, defense, disarmament, escalation, iran, kings, national security, nuclear, protest, protest, senate, trump, tulsi

Should HHS Secretary Kennedy Resign to Protest Ongoing Use of C-19 Vaccines?

I recently had a conversation with a friend about what has become an extremely polarizing question within the medical freedom movement — namely, should HHS Secretary Kennedy hang in there to try to do...


LewRockwell
Oct 7, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: conflict, conservative, crime, election, fiscal, foreign policy, gop, immigration, iran, maga, migrant, migrants, migration, nuclear, republican, trade, trump

The Needs of the One Outweigh the Needs of the Many

The left and the right agree on too much, not too little. The post The Needs of the One Outweigh the Needs of the Many appeared first on Free the People.


Free the People
Oct 7, 2026 - freethepeople.org
Article Keywords: asylum, asylum seekers, crime, crisis, enforcement, immigration, law enforcement, mamdani, mamdani::2, migrant, migrants, migration, republican, riot, senate

Fit To Omit

In the old sitcom One Day at a Time single mother Ann Romano (Bonnie Franklin) is disturbed to find her teenage daughter in the very randy embrace of a paramour. Wondering what to do, she informs atto...


LewRockwell
Oct 7, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: biden, conflict, conservative, constitution, election, gaza, iran, maga, migrant, migrants, protest, protest, trump

Compendium of Writings on the October 7 War and Related Issues

Over the last three years, I have written a number of pieces on October 7, its aftermath, and Western reactions to it.


Reason Magazine
Oct 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: climate, debt, economy, election, fiscal, immigration, iran, migration, republican, senate, tariff, trade, voting rights

Bray and Dublin to Debate as Early Voting Opens

Bray and Dublin to Debate as Early Voting Opens; Cooper and Whatley Campaigns Never Responded to Invitations Libertarian and Green Party U.S. Senate candidates will take voter questions live on Facebo...


Libertarian Party of North Carolina Latest News
Oct 7, 2026 - lpnc.org
Article Keywords:  vance , administration, border, crime, enforcement, immigration, law enforcement, maga, migration, rule of law, trump, white house

A Survey of Crime Experts Deflates the 'Trump Effect' That Supposedly Reduced Homicides

The respondents did not think much of the policies that the president says produced "the largest drop in violent crime in American history."


Reason Magazine
Oct 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: china, debt, economy, election, inflation, iran, recession, recession, riot, scott bessent, trade, transitioning

America’s Wile E. Coyote Moment

When it comes to contextualizing the tech, bond, gold and policy headlines of Q4 2026, it’s easier to foresee their pathway ahead by first looking backwards. Once understood, we mathematically realize...


LewRockwell
Oct 7, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: biden, congress, debt, economy, fiscal, jobs, lawyer, recession, recession, republican, taxes, trump

America’s Hidden Millionaires

Bourgeois norms such as work ethic, stability, frugality, and ingenuity can actually make you quite rich.


Law & Liberty
Oct 7, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: administration, climate, congress, crime, criminal justice reform, maga, mass incarceration, offender, prison, trump, white house

Is Our Age of Mass Incarceration Collapsing?

Researchers say low crime rates by Gen Zers and millennials could keep driving down the prison population for the next two decades.


Reason Magazine
Oct 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: border, constitution, enforcement, federal judge, law enforcement, maga, republican, riot, supreme court, surveillance, trafficking

Judge Says Warrantless Flock Search Violated Driver's Fourth Amendment Rights

The automated license plate reader system is “a type of indiscriminate mass surveillance," says a federal judge.


Reason Magazine
Oct 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: border, china, chinese, communist, conservative, crisis, economy, maga, prison, sanctuary, unemployment

Canonizing Socialism Edition!

A couple of weeks ago, leftist theologian Rich Raho posted on celebrating the advancement of Dorothy Day’s cause for canonization, linking to an article by Michael Fox at Catholics for the Common Good...


LewRockwell
Oct 7, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: chinese, constitution, enforcement, iran, maga, protest, protest, recession, recession, surveillance

Federal Court Slaps Down Utah's VPN Restrictions

A judge blocked a rule that would have required adult sites to block VPNs or age-check the world.


Reason Magazine
Oct 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: congress, defense, election, enforcement, jobs, maga, minimum wage, taxes, unemployment

Ruben Gallego's Plan To Save America's Middle Class: Higher Taxes and More Unions

The senator wants to “triple union density by 2035” and pay for a host of social welfare programs with new taxes on data centers and AI companies.


Reason Magazine
Oct 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, constitution, election, federal judge, first amendment, iran, maga, republican, trump

FCC Has 'Our Head on the Guillotine,' Disney Tells Federal Judge

Disney asked a federal court to end the FCC's investigation of its ABC broadcast licenses, which it has called "pretextual" and "retaliatory."


Reason Magazine
Oct 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, biden, crime, doj, enforcement, law enforcement, protest, protest, white house

Biden White House drove DOJ’s anti-parent campaign

M.D. Kittle writes for the Federalist about disturbing revelations in a new report. This is what weaponization looks like. The FBI investigating a mom because she is a gun owner and belonged to a “rig...


John Locke Foundation
Oct 7, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: administration, conflict, department of homeland security, maga, protest, protest, trump, union organizing

TSA Screeners Union Hopes Passengers Protest Petty Rule Change That Only Affects Screeners

The Trump administration has taken away TSA agents' chairs. Now the union wants the flying public to 'take a stand' for their return.


Reason Magazine
Oct 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: china, chinese, congress, debt, economy, invasion, iran, trade

The Petrodollar Could Break Soon—and Upend the Global Financial System

The Iran war could claim a casualty far more consequential than a missile battery, an air base, or an oil tanker: the petrodollar system. For more than 50 years, US protection of the Gulf monarchies h...


LewRockwell
Oct 7, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: congress, constitution, demonstrator, election, iran, rule of law, taxes, trade

Ron Paul Saw ‘Color Revolutions’ For the Black-And-White Regime Change They Were

Death, taxes, and politicians being a massive disappointment—the constants in life. I would add one more item to that list: Ron Paul being consistent. As Europe and Latin America faced revolutionary m...


The Libertarian Institute
Oct 7, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: border, convictions, debt, defense, economy, fiscal, inflation, trade

Who Really Controls Your Money?

Digital money can still leave someone else holding the keys. Paul Puey asks a more basic question: who can stop you from using your own money?


The Advocates for Self-Government
Oct 7, 2026 - theadvocates.org
Article Keywords: chinese, conflict, iran, nuclear, propaganda, taxes, trade, trump

Would You Personally Start a War?

Most people would never bomb a distant city or take a neighbor’s money by force. Put those acts behind a government seal, though, and the moral picture suddenly gets blurrier.


The Advocates for Self-Government
Oct 7, 2026 - theadvocates.org
Article Keywords: chinese, crisis, debt, economy, immigration, migration, riot, taxes

Christopher Snowdon on Pints and Policy

I was on Great British Think Tank's Pints and Policy podcast yesterday. You can watch it below.  Thanks to GBTT's thorough description of the chat, I can tell you exactly what we discussed:0:00 Pints ...


Velvet Glove, Iron Fist
Oct 7, 2026 - velvetgloveironfist.blogspot.com
Article Keywords: constitution, maga, scotus, scotus::2, second amendment, supreme court

New in SCOTUSBlog: What Has Changed In 14th Amendment Cases Over The Past Two Decades?

"That status quo would soon be turned upside down, as the next two decades brought a revolution to each facet of 14th Amendment law."


Reason Magazine
Oct 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conflict, congress, enforcement, maga, prison, senate, trade

FTX Is Gone, but Its Memory Still Drives Federal Crypto Policy

One line in a user agreement could bring every trade on a crypto exchange under federal oversight.


Reason Magazine
Oct 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, gas price, inflation, iran, republican, trump, white house

Democrats and the future of gas prices

Editors at Issues and Insights offer advice to voters who seek lower gas prices. You can’t open a newspaper or watch cable news these days without seeing a story about the pain and suffering Americans...


John Locke Foundation
Oct 7, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords:  canad, administration, election, protest, protest, senate, trump

Ivy League school makes dubious choice for policy board

Aaron Sibarium writes for the Washington Free Beacon about a disturbing development at Columbia University. A Columbia University graduate student who praised Hamas for its “inspirational” tactics and...


John Locke Foundation
Oct 7, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: biden, epstein::-3, gaza, gop, iran, maga, republican, riot, tps, trump

10 Years of The Reason Roundtable

The good, the bad, and the ugly of our decade of just podcasting right through the crazy news


Reason Magazine
Oct 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: gop, republican, senate, tariff, trade, trump

Assessing Kansas’ unexpected US Senate battle

Jeffrey Blehar writes for National Review Online about an unexpected tight electoral contest. The reason Kansas has remained solidly Republican is deeply rooted in its soil and demography, but its his...


John Locke Foundation
Oct 7, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Article Keywords: administration, conservative, constitution, defense, republican, trump

The Catechetical College?

Buckley was, in his fashion, an academic freedomite, but he argued for a formative university.


Law & Liberty
Oct 7, 2026 - lawliberty.org
Article Keywords: border, constitution, first amendment, jobs, maga

Alabama Public University Professors Must Now Call Gulf of Mexico "Gulf of America" (Except When Speaking on "Historical" Questions)

From HB2, which was enacted last month: Beginning October 1, 2026, all state and local entities and their employees shall… The post Alabama Public University Professors Must Now Call Gulf of Mexico "G...


Reason Magazine
Oct 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: china, jobs, maga, tps, unemployment

AI Solutions in Search of Problems

Plus: Ketamine deep dive, failed Oura IPO, Ray Dalio's warning, and more...


Reason Magazine
Oct 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, maga, murderer, prison, supreme court

Prettifying Executions Does Not Make Them Quicker or More Reliable

Lethal injection aims to disguise the brutal reality of capital punishment by dressing it in medical garb.


Reason Magazine
Oct 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conflict, conservative, defense, foreign policy, gaza

By Netanyahu’s Own Math, Gaza Is 3,900 September 11ths

Benjamin Netanyahu likes to translate Israel’s grief into American. At the United Nations last month, he took the dead of October 7 and multiplied them by the ratio of America’s population to Israel’s...


LewRockwell
Oct 7, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: election, mamdani, mamdani::2, republican

Socialist Affordability Is a Lie | Guest: Maggie Anders | Ep 407

Affordability is going to enormously impact the election. The post Socialist Affordability Is a Lie | Guest: Maggie Anders | Ep 407 appeared first on Free the People.


Free the People
Oct 7, 2026 - freethepeople.org
Article Keywords: congress, elon musk, jobs, maga

Why Trillionaires Will Be Good for America

The problem isn't how rich someone is. It's how they got it.


Reason Magazine
Oct 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: climate, maga, supreme court, trade

Justice Alito Gives a Fuller Explanation of His Suncor Recusal

One of several worthwhile tidbits in Justice Alito's Wall Street Journal interview.


Reason Magazine
Oct 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: climate, conservative, defense, trade

The Fort Detrick Bio-Complex

Late October in northern Virginia carries a specific quality of light, thin and metallic, as if the sun itself has begun to withdraw from the coming winter. On the morning of October 30, 1989, this li...


LewRockwell
Oct 7, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: administration, escalation, iran, trump

John Mearsheimer on Yemen and Horizontal Escalation

Reprinted from John’s Substack:  On 6 October 2026, I was on “Judging Freedom” talking with the Judge about the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to end the Iran war on terms favorable to the US ...


Antiwar.com Blog
Oct 7, 2026 - antiwar.com
Article Keywords: administration, china, chinese, trump

Ron Paul on Punching the Panda: US Deploys New Missile System Near China

On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Less than a month after Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s state visit to the US, the Trump Administration looks to undo any diplomatic gains with plans to deploy an anti-...


Antiwar.com Blog
Oct 7, 2026 - antiwar.com
Article Keywords:  vance , iran, nuclear, trump

Vance Suggests US Open to Allowing Iran to Keep Some Enrichment Capabilities

Vice President JD Vance said in an interview that Iran must agree to meaningful reductions in its uranium enrichment capabilities. The statement appears to be a shift in policy, as Washington has dema...


The Libertarian Institute
Oct 7, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: china, defense, iran, trump

Turkey Sending Air Defenses to Saudi Arabia Amid War With Ansar Allah

Turkey is sending air defenses, drone operators, and other military and technical support to Saudi Arabia. Two officials told Reuters on Wednesday that Turkey had made the decision to begin sending ar...


The Libertarian Institute
Oct 7, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: debt, gaza, hollywood, surveillance

Just Write Something Nice!

“Why don’t you write something nice? That will make people smile, and be happy?” I am certain that many writers past and present who occupy the field I am in, are asked this question. Why write about ...


The Libertarian Institute
Oct 7, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Article Keywords: administration, kings, migrant, migrants

The Kitchen With No Kings

Bourdain saw what polished institutions often miss: people usually know how to make things work when they’re trusted to get on with it.


The Advocates for Self-Government
Oct 7, 2026 - theadvocates.org
Article Keywords: constitution, lawyer, maga

Interviewing Justice Clint Bolick (Ariz.) at UCLA School of Law Monday, October 19 at 5:30 pm

The talk, "Litigating for Liberty / Judging About Liberty," is part of the Libertarian Litigation Speaker Series at UCLA School… The post Interviewing Justice Clint Bolick (Ariz.) at UCLA School of La...


Reason Magazine
Oct 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: maga, migrant, migrants

NYC Officials Bizarrely Want To 'Save' an AMC Movie Theater From a Hospital Expansion

Who needs a bigger hospital when you can enjoy movie magic?


Reason Magazine
Oct 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: administration, maga, trump

The Biggest Expansion of School Choice Yet Is Coming in January

Starting next year, a dollar-for-dollar tax credit of up to $1,700 will fund K–12 scholarships. Thirty states have opted in, but many Democratic governors are holding out.


Reason Magazine
Oct 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: economy, maga, trump

Are Economists Measuring the Wrong Things?

Nobel Prize–winning economist James Heckman discusses what really drives economic mobility, the failures of universal preschool, and how AI is transforming his research.


Reason Magazine
Oct 7, 2026 - reason.com
Article Keywords: conflict, constitution, of color

Equality Before the Law Does Not Mean Equality of Subjective Feelings

Equality before the law is a highly-contested principle, largely because there is no consensus on what it means for everyone to be treated equally. Does equality before the law mean that nobody believ...


LewRockwell
Oct 7, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Article Keywords: conflict, defense, iran

Senator Says Hegseth Barred Him From Gulf Base to ‘Cover Up the True Cost’ of Iran War

A US senator visiting the Persian Gulf said Tuesday that the Pentagon blocked him from inspecting a heavily damaged American military installation and refused to arrange a briefing on the Iran War, ac...


Antiwar.com Blog
Oct 7, 2026 - antiwar.com
Article Keywords: china, defense, trump

North Korea Expresses Support for Russia’s War, Condemns US Support for Taiwan

North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un said he will continue to support Russia as it wages war against Ukraine. Additionally, North Korean state media published an article condemning US support for ...


The Libertarian Institute
Oct 7, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org