The Federalist Daily Briefing for 02/23/2018

Your daily update of new content from The Federalist Be lovers of freedom and anxious for the fray Is this email not displaying correctly? [View it in your browser](. February 23, 2018 [Parkland Officer’s Hesitation To Stop Shooting Fits A Pattern Of Police Cowardice]( By Michael Graham It’s a lot easier to police good people than bad ones. That’s why police wait around while shootings occur and want to take law-abiding citizens’ guns instead of to go after criminals. [Full article]( [An Armed Guard’s Inaction Makes The Parkland Tragedy Worse]( By David Marcus The failure of an armed guard to even enter the school highlights the myriad law enforcement failures in Parkland. [Full article]( [The Gun Control Debate Isn’t Really About Guns. It’s About Human Rights]( By Jenna Ellis This isn’t just about my gun. It’s about every single individual’s fundamental right to liberty. [Full article]( [Why The Left Finds Wisdom In The Shrieks Of Parkland’s Traumatized Teens]( By Peter Burfeind Leftism’s cult of youth is coming out in glorious display by showcasing Stoneman Douglas High School students and their pending movement for severe gun control measures. [Full article]( [The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s Map-Drawing Stunt Is A Stunning Coup D’Etat]( By Kyle Sammin The court’s decision, which incredibly did not cite case law or a constitutional provision, was a show of legislative force. [Full article]( [Billy Graham Now Rides In A Chariot of Fire]( By Aaron Gleason This was a man who could fill a sports arena to get people to hear about the good news of Jesus Christ, a subject most of us would feel timidity about bringing up at the water cooler. [Full article]( [Let’s Get Real: There Are No ‘Moderates’ In Iran’s Government]( By Ben Weingarten That U.S. intelligence agencies’ latest threat assessment views Iran’s leadership according to the moderate-hardliner split. That defies logic. [Full article]( [Attempting Another Hit Job On Clarence Thomas Only Hurts #MeToo’s Credibility]( By Holly Scheer The sexual harassment allegations against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas have been repeatedly undermined by their own creators. Reviving them is embarrassing. [Full article]( [JROTC Cadet Who Survived Shooting: CNN Producer Refused To Let Me Ask About Arming Teachers]( By Madeline Osburn A student survivor of the shooting says CNN told him he needed to stick to the script they wrote for him. [Full article]( [‘Resistance’ Is Just Another Word That Means Envy And Ingratitude]( By Greg Sorrell As a young man my entire worldview was an attempt to justify my lack of restraint and discipline. So is today’s ‘resistance.’ [Full article]( [Dana Loesch: Here’s The Real Story Of What Happened At CNN’s Garbage Town Hall]( By Madeline Osburn As Loesch and her security detail walked toward the stage, audience members shouted at her phrases like, 'murderer,' 'child killer,' and 'burn her.' [Full article]( [‘Phantom Block’ Demo Lets You Design Your Own Video Game]( By Sarah Dezelin This game is another demonstration of how videogame developers are always seeking to make games fresh and new by expanding the boundaries of possibility in our fast-changing world. [Full article]( [Interview: Dana Loesch On CNN Town Hall, Background Checks, And Mental Health]( By Madeline Osburn Dana Loesch joins Ben Domenech on The Federalist Radio Hour to discuss gun control, the second amendment and how she would protect America's schoolchildren. [Full article]( [Watch Ben Domenech Interview Sen. Ted Cruz About Guns, Health Care, And Freedom]( By The Federalist Staff In an interview on CPAC's main stage Thursday afternoon, Federalist publisher Ben Domenech interviewed Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and asked him about guns, health care, and freedom. [Full article]( [CNN’s Shameful Town Hall Is A Clarifying Moment On Guns]( By David Harsanyi The real divide on guns in America is between those who believe there's a natural right to defend oneself and those who don't. [Full article]( [Watch CNN’s Scripted Anti-Gun Town Hall Go Completely Off The Rails]( By Rachel Stoltzfoos CNN's Jake Tapper intervened to protect a Democrat senator from a questioner's unhinged tirade during the network's anti-gun town hall. [Full article]( [CNN’s Insane Anti-Gun Townhall Will Only Help The NRA]( By Ben Domenech So thanks a lot for adding to our discourse, CNN. [Full article]( CNN JUST GAVE A MASSIVE IN-KIND DONATION TO THE NRA night’s CNN town hall amounted to a massive in-kind donation to the National Rifle Association. It was absolutely astounding. The problem wasn’t the poor students on stage – though a few of them were, as young people are, overwhelmed by the moment and engaged in disrespectful behavior toward the guests – the problem was a crowd that would cheer anything and everything anti-gun, including in one of the more extreme moments shouting “You’re a murderer” at NRA representative Dana Loesch. One Parkland High School JROTC member refused to participate after being told he couldn’t ask his question about having armed guards in school. The crowd even booed when Loesch brought up a rape survivor who is pro-gun. That was the level of intelligence put on screen, to the point that at varied junctures Jake Tapper attempted to quiet the crowd or ask for respect, to no avail. 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