Libertarian Reporting for 2026-10-19
Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 40 articles from 9 sites. We chose these from 1965 articles found on 36 sites.
Today's featured sites are:
LewRockwell, Cafe Hayek, Reason Magazine, The Libertarian Institute, Free the People, International Liberty, The Republican Liberty Caucus – RLC.org, The Libertarian Alliance, Mises Institute.
The American Establishment and The Deep State
The American Establishment The concept of the Establishment was first used in England referring to the established (or official) state church, the Anglican Church or Church of England, created by the ...
LewRockwell
Oct 18, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Some Links
TweetJohan Norberg, using the example of his native Sweden, warns Americans of the dangers of MAGA-DSA socialism. A slice: Sweden established the Swedish Investment Bank in 1967 to channel long-term f...
Cafe Hayek
Oct 18, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Should We Tax Goods Imported from the Past?
TweetHere’s another letter to my long-time protectionist foe. Mr. McKinney: You’re unhappy with my Facebook criticism of Trump’s ridiculous assertion that the so-called ‘U.S. trade deficit’ with Canad...
Cafe Hayek
Oct 18, 2026 - cafehayek.com
He Campaigned for the East Cleveland Mayor's Opponent. Then Police Came for His Truck.
A federal court recently revived William Fambrough's lawsuit, which alleges city officials—including then-Mayor Brandon King—retaliated against him for his speech.
Reason Magazine
Oct 18, 2026 - reason.com
Trump's War With Iran Pushed Him To Waive a Century-Old Shipping Law. Commerce Boomed.
The Jones Act requires all goods moved between American ports to be carried on American-built, American-crewed ships.
Reason Magazine
Oct 18, 2026 - reason.com
Male, Female… a rant
Men are killing, raping and beating women, still. The media is reporting on it, with eagerness. The subject is scary, there is a panic. With any panic, there is a need for scapegoats. The spread of bl...
The Libertarian Institute
Oct 18, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Preview: The Best Halloween Costume Ideas of 2026
Push the envelope! Own the libs! Freak the normies! Inspire cardiac arrest! The post Preview: The Best Halloween Costume Ideas of 2026 appeared first on Free the People.
Free the People
Oct 18, 2026 - freethepeople.org
"The Supreme Court Should Not Have to Keep Trimming the Same Poison Ivy One Tiny Branch at a Time"
A nice line from Ninth Circuit Judge Lawrence VanDyke.
Reason Magazine
Oct 18, 2026 - reason.com
Economics Humor
My series on the upcoming global economic crisis is so depressing that I’m going to take a one-day break and share some laughs about economics. Our first item is basically a version of the philoso-rap...
International Liberty
Oct 18, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Today in Supreme Court History: October 18, 1960
10/18/1960: Gomillion v. Lightfoot argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 18, 1960 appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Reason Magazine
Oct 18, 2026 - reason.com
Some Progressives Tried To Abolish the Tipped Minimum Wage. Now They're Backtracking.
Policymakers across the country are confronting the unfortunate—and predictable—economic results of prohibiting restaurants from paying servers a lower base wage supplemented by tips.
Reason Magazine
Oct 17, 2026 - reason.com
Who Owns Your Life?
Where is it written in the Constitution, in what article or section is it contained, that you may take children from their parents, & parents from their children, & compel them to fight the battles of...
LewRockwell
Oct 17, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Libertarianism and Democracy Revisited - A Rejoinder to Matt Zwolinski
We agree on many key points, but have a few notable differences.
Reason Magazine
Oct 17, 2026 - reason.com
The U.S. Government Is Not America
In a Wall Street Journal article about how the U.S. government’s deportation machine now has Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar in its sights, the Wall Street Journal’s assistant editor James Freeman included a...
LewRockwell
Oct 17, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Protectionists Continue to Slay Straw Men
TweetHere’s a letter to a new correspondent. Mr. Wynn: Thanks for sharing this tweet by Social-Identity-Thief. The point that Mr. Thief seems to make – one that you expressly endorse – is that, becaus...
Cafe Hayek
Oct 17, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Part VII of the Western World’s Entitlement Crisis: Will Greece (again) Be the First Domino?
As part of our series on the looming fiscal crisis, we’ve reviewed the grim policies of France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Japan. Today, let’s turn our attention to Greece, which has the ...
International Liberty
Oct 17, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Sue for Peace, You Friggin Idiots!
So, by this time, nearly everyone knows that the U.S. MIC (Military-Idustrial-Congressional complex) branch of the “Deep State” needs a constant supply of blood. Ukraine is the current nubile victim. ...
LewRockwell
Oct 17, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
What Is Making People Near Data Centers Sick (and What Could Fix It)
The Law of Displacement All throughout history, profitable technologies have been deployed which advanced the national wealth but harmed a significant portion of the population, and in all the case st...
LewRockwell
Oct 17, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Aspirin, Rasputin, Tsarevich Alexei & Spanish Flu
With Europe’s bizarre “leaders” apparently determined to have another military showdown with Russia, despite those of 1812, 1918, and 1941 going horribly wrong, I have returned to an old graduate scho...
LewRockwell
Oct 17, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
DHP Ep. 292: Fµ©!≤ “Sunshine Protection!”: DST as a Revolt Against Nature
The midterms are fast approaching, as is the “fall back” to Standard Time: that blissful-but-all-too-brief 4-month period in which our clocks & schedules align in a healthy way with our natural circad...
The Libertarian Institute
Oct 17, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Republican Liberty Caucus Supports Defend the Guard Legislation, Commits to Advocate for the Initiative in All States
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 17, 2026 Defend the Guard legislation would prohibit a state’s National Guard units from being deployed into active combat without a formal declaration of war by Congress...
The Republican Liberty Caucus – RLC.org
Oct 17, 2026 - rlc.org
$65K Settlements with EEOC Over Failure to Accommodate Muslim and Christian Employees' Religious Days Off
From a press release last month, just posted on Westlaw: N.C. Detective Agency, a Durham-based security company, will pay $65,231 in… The post $65K Settlements with EEOC Over Failure to Accommodate Mu...
Reason Magazine
Oct 17, 2026 - reason.com
$6M Verdict in #TheyLied Defamation Lawsuit Brought Over Sexual Harassment Allegations
So reports the N.Y. Times (Mark Arsenault) yesterday, discussing former MIT cellular biology professor David Sabatini's victory on the defamation… The post $6M Verdict in #TheyLied Defamation Lawsuit ...
Reason Magazine
Oct 17, 2026 - reason.com
Students Need Struggle
And Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day.” Here, we have one of the countless instances of struggle in Holy Scripture. The idea that man could wrestle with G...
LewRockwell
Oct 17, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Moral Resistance: Trump To Restart Iran War, Moab To Be Used On Pickaxe Mountain, Yemen-Saudi War w/ Robert Barnes
Not only is Robert Barnes a master litigator and top-notch attorney but one of the most in depth, articulate, well read and street-smart experienced political analysts in the nation. Whether it involv...
LewRockwell
Oct 17, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Why Not God? by Charles Mastroni: A Catholic Review
Why Not God? Rethinking Our Beliefs About Truth and Faith Charles Mastroni Emerald Lake Books, 2026, 233 pp. Charles Mastroni was born in 1954. He studied biology as an undergraduate at Penn State, wo...
The Libertarian Alliance
Oct 17, 2026 - libertarianism.uk
Today in Supreme Court History: October 17, 1862
10/17/1862: Justice David Davis takes oath. The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 17, 1862 appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Reason Magazine
Oct 17, 2026 - reason.com
The Empire Has No Clothes
As debt, inflation, and war erode trust in Washington, Mark Thornton argues that real reform must come from the bottom up—not from the political establishment.
Mises Institute
Oct 17, 2026 - mises.org
How the Republicans seized Control of Voting Rights from the States
Before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, there were Republican-led civil rights actions taken during Reconstruction to secure voting rights for blacks. In all cases, stat...
Mises Institute
Oct 17, 2026 - mises.org
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Federal wrong-door raids, federal vigilantes, and federal prosecutions in Indian country.
Reason Magazine
Oct 16, 2026 - reason.com
Trump Loses Yet Another Sanctuary City Case—This Time Against New York City
Like numerous other federal courts in similar cases, this one rule sanctuary cities are protected by the Tenth Amendment.
Reason Magazine
Oct 16, 2026 - reason.com
Nobody Wants To Be the Pro-Tech Candidate in This New York Race That Could Flip the House
Republican incumbent Mike Lawler and Democratic challenger Cait Conley are trying to tie each other to the AI industry and data centers.
Reason Magazine
Oct 16, 2026 - reason.com
Steve Vladeck's "Hard Questions About Court Expansion"
A leading critic of the conservative majority on the Supreme Court oultines reasons why court-packing is a bad response to its flaws.
Reason Magazine
Oct 16, 2026 - reason.com
America Abandoned Public Executions for a Good Reason
The Trump administration's plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan ran afoul of a deep-rooted aversion to bloody displays of state power going back to the colonial era.
Reason Magazine
Oct 16, 2026 - reason.com
Georgia Cop Who Shot a Miniature Donkey Says Body Camera Footage Shows an 'Imminent Threat'
HeeHaw's owner argues that “no reasonable officer…would have believed that such force was necessary or justified.”
Reason Magazine
Oct 16, 2026 - reason.com
Devin Nunes Loses Libel Suit Based on Rachel Maddow Show Statements
From Nunes v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC, decided yesterday by Judges Guido Calabresi, William J. Nardini, and Eunice C. Lee: Nunes… The post Devin Nunes Loses Libel Suit Based on Rachel Maddow Show Stat...
Reason Magazine
Oct 16, 2026 - reason.com
Anticipated Religious Clashes Can't Justify Current Restriction on Parents' Religious Upbringing of Child
From Lajara v. McMenamin, decided Wednesday by Pennsylvania Superior Court judge Brandon Neuman, joined by Judges Jack Panella and Carolyn… The post Anticipated Religious Clashes Can't Justify Current...
Reason Magazine
Oct 16, 2026 - reason.com
Ohio Court Strikes Down a Scholarship Program That Supports More Than 100,000 Families
The court called school choice a "misnomer." The Ohio Supreme Court may get the last word.
Reason Magazine
Oct 16, 2026 - reason.com
No Closed Courtroom When Plaintiff Dr. Jane Doe Testifies in S.C. Abortion Ban Challenge
But she can testify as Dr. Doe, rather than under her real name.
Reason Magazine
Oct 16, 2026 - reason.com
"If You Throw a Skunk into the Jury Box, You Can't Instruct the Jury Not to Smell It"
Some colorful lawyer wisdom (see, e.g., Dunn v. U.S. (5th Cir. 1962)); I found versions of this in newspapers going back… The post "If You Throw a Skunk into the Jury Box, You Can't Instruct the Jury ...