Today’s news coverage from libertarian media sources.
The absolute state of America in its late-stage empire era is perfectly illustrated by the weekly, sometimes daily, cultural event of checking social media to see what unhinged post the president has ...
TweetDavid Henderson shares economists’ amicus brief in the lawsuit against Trump’s section 122 tariffs punitive taxes on Americans’ purchases of imports. GMU Econ alum Caleb Petitt deconstructs ships...
Like most of you, I have been watching in shocked bewilderment the breathtaking stupidity of the Trump administration’s war on Iran, brought to us by the same kind of liars who sold us the same kind o...
Plus: Bitcoin tolls at the Strait, Trump vs. MAGA, inflation rises, and more...
Shawn Fleetwood writes for the Federalist about a new analysis of the nation’s highest court. America’s propaganda media have used a litany of dishonest smears to try and undermine the conservative ma...
Nick Givas writes for the Gateway Pundit about a significant development in the fight against government fraud. Vice President J.D. Vance has reportedly uncovered over $6 billion in potential fraud af...
"In essence, the plaintiffs argue that every time a Jew or Jewish organization contributes to (in this instance) a public university and that university, acting under established policy, disciplines a...
She blames her colleagues for the emergency docket situation, and faults Justice Kavanaugh for not knowing people who earn an hourly wage.
Tech companies that create social media apps should not be blamed for the complex mental issues of everyone who might use them.
The conventional story about presidential power in trade law runs something like this: Congress enacts broad statutory language, courts treat foreign affairs as the president’s natural domain, and exe...
Editors at National Review Online assess the latest developments in the Iran war. Amid presidential threats to destroy Iranian civilization, Trump and Iran signed on to a two-week cease-fire mediated ...
Less than half of the Class of 2024 took out college loans averaging $30,000—a manageable amount that buys over $1 million in extra lifetime earnings.
By Joe Schaeffer It’s been close to 11 full years since President Donald Trump first challenged the Republican establishment for the 2016 GOP White House nomination, and a hard question for MAGA loyal...
By Elizabeth Lawrence As Congress continues to dither on the SAVE America Act, many red states are taking up the slack. A new Wisconsin law requires most signature gatherers for political candidates t...
Jessica Schwalb writes for the Washington Free Beacon about the latest misstep from Virginia’s new governor. Virginia governor Abigail Spanberger (D.) took credit for over $7.1 billion in business inv...
Remy finds a better way to win reelection.
By James Fite So far, left-wing lawmakers have successfully staved off the Republican push to pass the SAVE America Act, and it looks like DHS funding may fall through, as well. Now it’s time, apparen...
TweetHere’s a letter to National Review. Editor: Flaws aplenty infect Michael Brendan Dougherty’s criticisms of the many studies that show high and rising living standards for America’s middle class (...
For better or worse, these are the men who made our dreams. They are the artists who textured much of our childhood hours and adolescent cinephilia.
The court doesn't decide whether Meta actually violated state law, or whether it may have a First Amendment defense; those decisions will be made later in the case.
A federal judge sentenced former Milwaukee police officer Juwon Madlock to five years in federal prison followed by three years… The post Brickbat: A Man on the Inside appeared first on Reason.com.
US president Donald Trump says that his war in Iran — currently in a supposed ceasefire — resulted in “total and complete victory. 100%. No question about it.” The Iranian regime, via a statement from...
In an era where politics is seemingly shoved down our throats at every opportunity, it’s refreshing to be permitted to enjoy entertainment for its own sake. The post Good Entertainment Contains Wisdom...
4/10/1967: Loving v. Virginia argued. The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 10, 1967 appeared first on Reason.com.
Author Christopher Summerfield engages seriously with skeptics who claim that large language models are really thinking.
The play presents characters subtly negotiating the entanglements of identity and the perils of cancel culture.
By Dave Patterson It has been three days since the two-week ceasefire between the US, Israel, and Iran began. Whereas President Donald Trump has appeared upbeat about the truce, Iran has been, well, I...
By Liberty Nation Authors President Trump took a big risk on rescuing the downed airman – here’s why it was really worth it.
By Liberty Nation Authors Trump Warns Iran Against Charging Tolls in Strait of Hormuz President Donald Trump warned Iran on Thursday that it had “better stop now” if it is charging oil tankers a toll ...
The true total of US national security spending in 2027 will be far beyond the already record-shattering $1.5 trillion military budget President Trump has requested.
Many progressives include in their critique of free-market capitalism the notion that employers have so much power over workers that they can set wages at subsistence levels. Workers, according to thi...
The smash hit Project Hail Mary reveals the shortcomings of modern conceptions of our shared humanity.
Trump and his underlings seem less inclined to worry about the Second Amendment when it protects people outside the MAGA coalition.
It would be easy to wave it away and move on. But that's how the U.S. got in such a dire fiscal situation.
"I think a lot of people who voted for this administration did so believing that they would prioritize the most dangerous" undocumented immigrants, the possible 2028 presidential candidate tells Reaso...
From trade to migration to personal freedom, the conservatives of the global New Right hold a philosophy incompatible with individualism.
For anyone who has been paying attention to the metastasizing national debt and the fiscal recklessness that has defined Washington for the past two decades, the latest proposal from the Trump adminis...
An erratic executive without checks is a danger to the country and to the world.
The 18-year-old college freshman had to have his right eye surgically removed after a federal agent allegedly shot him in the head with a less-lethal weapon.
An excerpt from my 2013 co-authored article on Harlan's constitutional law lectures.
The feds have arrested an Army staffer who spoke to a journalist for a book about special operations. The journalist says it's retaliation for exposing corruption.
The justices need to understand the full range of considerations underlying Trump v. Barbara.
Plus: Mamdani vs. self-driving cars, blue state wealth and exit taxes, Hillary Clinton's awful affordability agenda, and more...
It is often useful to consult the original source.
The feeling is perfectly consistent: Graham feels it should be as easy as possible for the U.S. to start a war, and as hard as possible to end one.
How the digital privacy rights of millions are at stake in Chatrie v. United States.
A new poll shows Make America Healthy Again supporters are drifting from Trump, but their “health first” politics may reshape conservative politics in the process.
April 16 is the day I become an American. In the fullest sense of the word, I will also become a dual citizen with Australia, the country where I grew up. I am deeply thankful for this privilege. Yet ...
Can a voluntary protocol keep peace without a central ruler? Draft 1 of the Common Respect Protocol lays out a bold framework for consent-based order.
Greenlandic hunters fear a U.S. takeover because Americans "think whales and seals are cute and shouldn’t be hunted."
One weird trick could extend Social Security's solvency while reducing payments to the wealthiest households. But it doesn't go far enough.
The issue is whether the invalid magazine ban infects the registration-licensing convictions.
Iran isn’t just trading blows with the US and Israel. According to our guest, the fight is turning fixed American advantages like bases, radars, and regional headquarters into fragile targets, forcing...
In this week’s episode we cover economic growth in China, the political legacy of Viktor Orban in Hungary, and the one-year anniversary of President Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs. Our guest this we...
This Sunday, April 12, North Carolinians celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Halifax Resolves being adopted by the Fourth Provincial Congress in Halifax, North Carolina. The Halifax Resolves repres...
Even if courts push back against excess, regulators have many arrows in their quiver—including administrative settlements.
“We’re winning” is easy to post. It’s much harder to define when the missiles keep flying, the Strait of Hormuz becomes a choke point, and the only clear destination seems to be a negotiation table. W...
Andrew Stiles writes for the Washington Free Beacon about a major legacy media outlet’s failures. The New York Times is enjoying a rarefied hot streak in the field of prestige journalism. Since late F...
It was surprising that the Solicitor General did not appear to have thought much about the extent of Congress' legislative power under Section 5.
From Friday's Sixth Circuit decision in U.S. v. Farris, by Judges Eric Clay, Julia Gibbons, and Whitney Hermandorfer: Howe [a… The post "The First Tell Was the File Name of the Principal Brief: 'Cocou...
Download Audio. Scott brought Robert Pape of the University of Chicago back to discuss the attempted ceasefire that went into effect on Wednesday night. Pape explains why this is not actually a meanin...
By Elizabeth Lawrence A controversial illegal immigration bill is back in the spotlight as it moves through the House, sparking a battle between Republican lawmakers. Critics argue the measure is basi...
Today is release day for this year’s edition of Wayne Crews’ Ten Thousand Commandments. This year also marks the 30th anniversary of CEI’s first publishing the report. For those not familiar, Ten Thou...
It’s easy to identify President Trump’s worst issue. It’s trade, of course, where his protectionist views and policies are economically illiterate. It’s also easy to identify his best issue. Trump has...
Hong Kong police can now demand access to people's phones, computers, and other devices if they are suspected of breaking the… The post Brickbat: Hong Kong Crackdown appeared first on Reason.com.
On today’s Ron Paul Liberty Report: Just hours after the Pakistani Prime Minister announced a ceasefire for all parties in the conflict, Israel began pounding Lebanese civilians, killing hundreds. The...
After accusations of cowardly delays, Democratic leaders in the US Congress moved Wednesday toward a vote on yet another war powers resolution aimed at stopping President Donald Trump from waging more...
"The number of Fed policymakers willing to consider an interest rate hike rose ... as higher gas prices stemming from the Iran war threatened to worsen inflation in the coming months."
How do we know when a broadcaster is acting in the “public interest”? Under current law, the answer is simple: when the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) says so. Broadcast licensees operate und...
J.T. Young writes for Townhall.com about a blind spot for the American political left. Everyone but America’s Left now acknowledges reality: Iran’s theocracy is an irredeemable terrorist regime. Whate...
John Daniel Davidson of the Federalist ponders the impact of the president’s words. After threatening the death of “a whole civilization” on Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump announced a two-wee...
Clint Russell, host of Liberty Lockdown and special guest aboard this year’s Tom Woods Cruise ( TomWoodsCruise.com ), on the bizarre derangement of the MAGA movement, and what could happen in… Read Mo...
"Furthermore, to temporarily deprive a student of his cell phone during a class or a test and return it to them after the class or test is completed (or even at the conclusion of the school day) is no...
Iran isn’t just trading blows with the US and Israel. According to our guest, the fight is turning fixed American advantages like bases, radars, and regional headquarters into fragile targets, forcing...
Last month, a Russian tanker, the Arctic Metagaz, was badly damaged by a sea drone attack off the coast of Malta. On Tuesday, two Libyan officials speaking with the Associated Press said that the gov...
On Tuesday, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that Islamabad was making progress in mediating a ceasefire between Washington and Tehran. The White House approved Sharif’s statement before i...
By Mark Angelides Like the national debt, politicos of all stripes treated the despotic regime in Iran as a problem for future generations to worry about – until President Donald Trump decided to make...
TweetIdeally, every government would implement a policy of unilateral free trade. But governments, of course, by their nature testify that reality is very far from ideal. Here’s a letter to a long-tim...
Matt Kibbe and Dave DeCamp, news editor at Antiwar.com, discuss the recent developments in the Iran war. The post How Do We Get Out of Iran? | Guest: Dave DeCamp | Ep 380 appeared first on Free the Pe...
I will be a Visiting Professor at the University of VIrginia School of Law during the Fall 2026 semester.
4/9/1923: Adkins v. Children's Hospital decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: April 9, 1923 appeared first on Reason.com.
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson and Antiwar.com’s Dave DeCamp react to the breaking news that Trump just announced a two-week ceasefire on terms favorable to Iran, waving the white flag an halting offensive o...
Renowned geostrategist John Mearsheimer argues that there are no clear signs of a quick end to the US-Iran conflict and that the recent two-week ceasefire may be fragile at best. He highlights deep st...
How did a tiny, struggling Monaco become one of the world’s richest places? A surprising story of risk, freedom, and policies that turned vice into prosperity.
The newlywed couple thought they were doing “everything the right way” by reporting to the base to start their lives together.
A source close to the White House believes President Donald Trump’s decision to launch an unprovoked war against Iran will cause the GOP to lose both the House and Senate in the upcoming midterm elect...
A new Florida law would allow state leaders to designate certain groups as terror organizations.
From today's order by Judges Karen LeCraft Henderson, Gregory Katsas, and Neomi Rao in Anthropic PBC v. U.S. Dep't of… The post D.C. Circuit Declines to Stay Department of War's "Supply-Chain Risk" De...
The British government has stopped the rapper from headlining at the London Wireless music festival. Why is that the British government's business?
Jane Bambauer and I analyze the Supreme Court's new Chiles v. Salazar decision, which struck down (by an 8-1 vote)… The post Free Speech Unmuted: Speech, Not "Conduct": Supreme Court Rules on Convers...
Both sides claim that they’ve agreed to stop fighting and open the Strait of Hormuz, but the fighting is still happening and Hormuz is still closed.
If this latest Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown has confirmed anything, it is how deeply structural the drawbacks of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) truly are. As TSA fu...
From yesterday's opinion in McGillvary v. Rolling Stone, LLC, by Judges Richard Wesley, Richard Sullivan, and Steven Menashi: McGillvary alleges… The post "Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker" / Convicted Mur...
Nick and Shaley Knickerbocker’s story shows how some people’s idea of “neglect” goes well beyond real risk.
A new poll found that six in ten Americans now have an unfavorable view of Israel. Young Americans have a negative view of Israel. The Pew survey released on Tuesday reported that overall, 60% said t...