Libertarian Reporting for 2026-10-26
Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources. Today's edition includes 32 articles from 8 sites. We chose these from 1971 articles found on 36 sites.
Today's featured sites are:
Reason Magazine, Cafe Hayek, John Locke Foundation, Free the People, Liberty Nation, International Liberty, LewRockwell, The Libertarian Institute.
Trump Exempts Some Canadian Products From Section 338 Tariffs - But his Illegal Trade War Continues
Courts should still strike down the Section 338 tariffs and import bans that remain in place.
Reason Magazine
Oct 25, 2026 - reason.com
Police Destroyed Their Homes and Businesses. The Supreme Court Won't Say Who Should Pay.
Are innocent people entitled to compensation when their property is ruined by police? That will continue to be an "open question."
Reason Magazine
Oct 25, 2026 - reason.com
Vinay Prasad on Anthony Fauci, COVID-19 Restrictions, and RFK Jr.
"Fauci was wrong about almost every single pandemic policy he advanced," the former FDA insider tells Reason.
Reason Magazine
Oct 25, 2026 - reason.com
Some Links
TweetGMU Econ alum Julia Cartwright is no fan of Mariana Mazzucato’s latest book. Two slices: Something strange has been happening on the American right. A movement that spent the Reagan years quoting...
Cafe Hayek
Oct 25, 2026 - cafehayek.com
Pamela Colloff on America's Biggest Jailhouse Snitch, Wrongful Convictions, and Criminal Justice
"I am obsessed with this idea that the system is built to compound its own errors," the author of the best-selling book Catch the Devil tells Reason's Billy Binion.
Reason Magazine
Oct 25, 2026 - reason.com
Income Taxes, Constitutional Amendments and Doomsayers: Haven’t we been here before?
Imposing an arbitrary income tax rate cap in the North Carolina Constitution could fundamentally compromise our state’s ability to fund our schools, ensure the educational preparation of young childre...
John Locke Foundation
Oct 25, 2026 - johnlocke.org
Return of the Cack
If you think it can't get any dumber, you don't have a clue! The post Return of the Cack appeared first on Free the People.
Free the People
Oct 25, 2026 - freethepeople.org
Evil Heaton 'Fixes' Gerrymandering
A congressional guide to staying in power.
Reason Magazine
Oct 25, 2026 - reason.com
Today in Supreme Court History: October 25, 1795
10/25/1795: Justice John Blair resigns from the Supreme Court. The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 25, 1795 appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Reason Magazine
Oct 25, 2026 - reason.com
Trump Lands Behind Bars in Iran and the NFL Gets Bird Flu
Folks from the Back Forty were in for a weird one this week.
Liberty Nation
Oct 25, 2026 - libertynation.com
When Moochers Outnumber Producers, Can a Nation Be Salvaged?
I periodically share data on the age-dependency ratio in various nations. That’s very important data. It helps to explain why young-to-old redistribution programs in many nations are becoming a recipe...
International Liberty
Oct 25, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Winter’s Woes; Colds, Flu and Deadly Denials
. When ya have a problem and are prevented from determining a true cause, it becomes impossible to fix. . Woe #1; Cold/flu/pneumonia season. We have been prevented from understanding first causes of...
LewRockwell
Oct 24, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
America Is Borrowing $3 Billion a Day Just to Pay Interest
The United States has reached a point where the government is spending more than $1 trillion annually simply to pay interest on money it has already borrowed. The Treasury Department reported that the...
LewRockwell
Oct 24, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Easy Fix for Europe’s Chaos? Stop Fueling War Against Russia
European leaders have to find the resolve to stop fueling the war against Russia and engage in diplomacy with Moscow. There is a straightforward way to alleviate the social chaos sweeping Europe, as w...
LewRockwell
Oct 24, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Iowa Voters Don't Want Police or Flock Tracking Their Cars. Politicians Are Still Catching Up.
Opposition to license plate surveillance is crossing party lines in Iowa, where police departments have built an extensive camera network with limited public oversight.
Reason Magazine
Oct 24, 2026 - reason.com
Some Communications by Rabbi Shmuley with AI Platforms May Be Discovered in Order to Determine Punitive Damages
From Wednesday's decision in Fontainebleau Florida Hotel, LLC v. Botach [Rabbi Shmuley], decided by Magistrate Judge Marty Fulgueira Elfenbein: Plaintiff's… The post Some Communications by Rabbi Shmul...
Reason Magazine
Oct 24, 2026 - reason.com
Don’t Let the Fed Steal Your Kids’ Future
My grandson is 21, pursuing a degree in college and active in sports and social life. His future looks bright. But he and others of his generation will enter that future with a handicap imposed on t...
LewRockwell
Oct 24, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
The Coming Renewal of the War Against Iran
Yesterday Sulaiman Ahmed and I discussed the widening war in the Middle East or West Asia as the area is now called. Washington and Israel have the Muslims allied against one another and in combat aga...
LewRockwell
Oct 24, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
The World Is no Longer Made Up of Independent Nations as Globalization Is Sought
“It is Inconceivable that those with power and wealth would not band together with a common bond, a common interest, and a long-range plan to decide and direct the future of the world.” ~ Milton Willi...
LewRockwell
Oct 24, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Calley Means Resigns from HHS
On October 22, 2026, Calley Means resigned from the Trump administration amid reported frustration that the White House was obstructing or delaying health-policy reforms championed by HHS Secretary Ro...
LewRockwell
Oct 24, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Why Socialism Always Becomes Totalitarian
“From each according to his ability to each according to his need” is the classic operating manual for socialism. In fact the Pilgrims signed on to the Mayflour Compact etc. under ship’s papers tbat ...
LewRockwell
Oct 24, 2026 - lewrockwell.com
Other Mommy and other therapy films, a review of sorts…
There has been a run of successful independent horror films which break the torture porn and slasher model. They are not creature features or monster romps. Instead, there is a dimension of neurotic t...
The Libertarian Institute
Oct 24, 2026 - libertarianinstitute.org
Today in Supreme Court History: October 24, 1894
10/24/1894: U.S. v. E.C. Knight argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 24, 1894 appeared first on Reason Magazine.
Reason Magazine
Oct 24, 2026 - reason.com
Two Cheers for the United States and Switzerland, No Cheers for France
Compared to my libertarian fantasies (and compared to 100 years ago), government is far too big in the United States and Switzerland. Compared to other industrialized nations, however, the U.S. and Sw...
International Liberty
Oct 24, 2026 - danieljmitchell.wordpress.com
Short Circuit: An inexhaustive weekly compendium of rulings from the federal courts of appeal
Rebellions, rebels without a cause, and military discounts.
Reason Magazine
Oct 23, 2026 - reason.com
Trump Sues to Block Alaska Senate Election Results Because of Potential Voter "Confusion"
The administration claims voters might be confused between two candidates named "Dan Sullivan."
Reason Magazine
Oct 23, 2026 - reason.com
Why Would Trump Make A Deal With A Judge Who Ruled Illegal Aliens Have A Right To "Locomotion" In The United States?
And does Todd Butler agree with Judge Southwick that denying a bond hearing to illegal aliens is an affront to freedom “at its most basic”?
Reason Magazine
Oct 23, 2026 - reason.com
How Helping Someone Buy Drugs Can Send You to Prison for 20 Years
State and federal prosecutors responded to fentanyl overdoses by treating accidents as homicides.
Reason Magazine
Oct 23, 2026 - reason.com
Even Under Mamdani, New York City's Ballot Questions Might Cut Red Tape and Public Review Hearings
Mamdani’s Commission on Government Efficiency put forward ballot proposals to cut red tape.
Reason Magazine
Oct 23, 2026 - reason.com
Trump Wants To Force Data Centers To 'Make Their Own Electricity.' Deregulation Would Work Better.
The president joins a long list of politicians who think the government knows best when it comes to data centers.
Reason Magazine
Oct 23, 2026 - reason.com
Under Proposed Treasury Rule, Corporate Homebuyers Who Don't Track Their Receipts Face $1 Million Fines
The proposed regulations implement the restrictions on large investor purchases of single-family homes passed by Congress this year.
Reason Magazine
Oct 23, 2026 - reason.com
FitFS 2026: The Freest State Is…
In previous editions of Freedom in the Fifty States (2023, 2022, 2019, and 2016), New Hampshire and Florida have routinely been the two states with the greatest levels of economic and personal freedom...