The Federalist Daily Briefing for 03/14/2018

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](. March 14, 2018 [‘Wrinkle In Time’ Is Getting Panned By Critics, And Director Ava DuVernay Is Not Taking It Well]( By Ellie Bufkin DuVernay is blaming white men who she thinks just don't get it for poor reviews of the movie that are giving it a poor score on sites like Rotten Tomatoes. [Full article]( [After PA-18 Squeaker Democrats Face A Choice]( By David Marcus Having apparently eked out a win with a pro-life, pro gun conservative candidate, will the Democratic Party now shift to the middle? [Full article]( [America’s Gun Violence Represents A Failure Of Leadership, Not Laws]( By Kyle Sammin We've convinced ourselves that gun-free zones and legal tweaks like the bill to 'fix' a federal database are the solution to the nation's violence problem. They're not. [Full article]( [‘Atlanta’ Takes On the Authenticity of Acoustic Rap Covers]( By Warren Henry The authenticity debate within rap and hip-hop has intensified at the moment in which these genres have surpassed rock music as the most popular in America. [Full article]( [Clapper And Flynn: Is The Justice Department Adhering To A Double Standard On Perjury?]( By Ben Weingarten Clapper has faced no repercussions for telling a falsehood under oath, while Flynn's life has been ruined as he pleaded guilty to lying under oath to the FBI. [Full article]( [Can California Legally Force Pro-Lifers To Point Pregnant Women To Abortion Centers?]( By Mark Miller The First Amendment includes the right not to speak, but the California law takes that right away by forcing pro-lifers to tell women about abortion centers. [Full article]( [How Churchill’s Skepticism Of Modern Society Shaped His Outlook On War And Victory]( By Bre Payton Winston Churchill's experiences as a young man in combat shaped his views of war and courage in the modern age. [Full article]( [Professor Muzzled For Gay Marriage Comments Is Suing Marquette University]( By David Marcus A Marquette professor fired for defending a student's right to oppose gay marriage in class will have another day in court. [Full article]( [Republicans Are Brandishing Another Flawed Premium Study]( By Christopher Jacobs The study itself admits that most of the supposed premium “reduction” for 2019 likely will not materialize. [Full article]( [‘Stream of Conscience’ Will Become Your Newest Podcast Addiction]( By Bre Payton The first season of 'Stream of Conscience,' a podcast that tells the stories of the people behind court battles for religious freedom, just dropped on iTunes. [Full article]( [Podcast: Amy Chua On Tribalism And How To Restore American Unity]( By The Federalist Staff Amy Chua, Yale Professor and "Tiger Mom," joins Federalist Radio to discuss her new book on the tribal politics of America and how we can learn to hear the other side. [Full article]( [Media Can’t Figure Out if Tillerson Proves Or Disproves Their Russia Conspiracy Theory]( By Mollie Hemingway Media said picking Tillerson was evidence for Russia collusion theory. Now they say firing him is evidence for the same conspiracy theory. [Full article]( [Dispatch From SXSW: I Ate Cherry Pie At Roseanne’s House]( By Brad Jackson ABC set up the show’s fictional diner at South by South West this year in an effort to drum up interest in the series reboot. [Full article]( [A ‘Good-Faith’ Argument About Socialism Doesn’t Start By Dismissing Its History]( By David Harsanyi If you discount catastrophe, starvation, shallow graves, mass murder and widespread poverty, then yes, there’s probably a case to be made for socialism. [Full article]( [Parents Are Being Fed Misinformation About The National Gun Control Walkout]( By Julie Gunlock School officials are telling parents the walkout is meant to memorialize the Parkland shooting victims, when in fact it's about pushing gun control legislation. [Full article]( [Rex Tillerson Out As Secretary Of State, CIA Director Mike Pompeo To Replace Him]( By Bre Payton Trump said Tillerson is leaving the State Department in a tweet Tuesday, and that he would be replaced by CIA Director Mike Pompeo. [Full article]( TILLERSON OUT (FINALLY) first time I was told Rex Tillerson wouldn’t make it to a key date was in August of 2017. “He won’t last til September”, said my green room compatriot. Then he did. Then: “He won’t last til Halloween” followed by “Won’t last til Thanksgiving” followed by “Getting fired over Christmas” followed by “I am amazed he’s still here but he won’t make Valentine’s Day”. And yet he did, a persistent figure and a sign that for all his bluster Donald Trump is actually loathe to fire people, even people who don’t seem to be doing a particularly good job when it comes to running their department. But at long last, the day has come, and Tillerson – always an odd choice for this role – is gone, replaced by Mike Pompeo, head of the CIA, respected on Capitol Hill, but also a decidedly more hawkish and war-experienced figure in the mix of things. Read more of The Transom by signing up for a [free trial]( today. [follow on Twitter]( | [friend on Facebook]( | [forward to a friend]( Copyright © 2018 The Federalist, All rights reserved. You are receiving this e-mail because you opted in to receive e-mail updates from TheFederalist.com. 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