The Federalist Daily Briefing for 03/20/2018

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 20, 2018 [The Scandal Behind The Florida School Shooting Is About Federal Coercion, Not Guns]( By John Daniel Davidson The Broward County Sheriff's Office failed to respond to warnings about the Parkland shooter ahead of time, and not because of a mistake or an oversight. It was the official policy. [Full article]( [‘Wind River’ Grippingly Portrays America’s Crime-Ridden Indian Reservations]( By Holly Scheer ‘Wind River’ isn’t just a typical crime drama, it’s also the story of how isolation changes people, both for the better and the worse. [Full article]( [Here’s What’s Inside The Latest Obamacare ‘Stability’ Bailout Proposal]( By Christopher Jacobs In general, the bill would increase the deficit by $19.1 billion and appropriate more than $60 billion to insurance companies, propping up and entrenching Obamacare rather than repealing it. [Full article]( [Why Democrats Should Pay Attention To The ‘Ecomodernist’ Running For California Governor]( By Julie Kelly In a national political climate ruled by tribalism, the long-shot candidate for governor of California has no tribe. [Full article]( [72 Years After Japanese Internment Camps, ‘Karate Kid’ Still Teaches The Importance Of Fathers]( By Aaron Gleason The heartbeat that drives ‘The Karate Kid’ may be stronger now than it was in 1984. For all its superficial flaws, this film overflows with timeless wisdom for how to raise good men. [Full article]( [These High School Students Showed How To Recognize Tragedy Without Obsessing Over Politics]( By Michael Koolidge A group of high schoolers opted for a non-political tribute last week to the 17 people killed in the Parkland, Florida, shooting. [Full article]( [Loneliness Is Fueling The Opioid Epidemic. Here’s How You Can Help]( By Luma Simms A compelling argument can be made that as America’s economic capital increased, its social capital declined. Both are affecting the opioid epidemic. [Full article]( [What 13 Women Told The Supreme Court About Their Crisis Pregnancies]( By Nicole Russell A powerful amicus brief seeks to bring humanity to a complex legal question about free speech overlaid with the also-controversial issue of abortion. [Full article]( [Discover The Secret Behind Winston Churchill’s Strategic Genius]( By Bre Payton Winston Churchill's deep understanding of British history and his love of self-government enabled him to keep the people's interest at heart during wartime. [Full article]( [Revisiting ‘Battlestar Galactica’: What’s Standout About Episode ’33’]( By Warren Henry As we rejoin the action, a relentless Cylon pursuit is forcing the rag-tag fleet to make faster-than-light (FTL) escape jumps every 33 minutes. [Full article]( [5 Ways You Can Stay Sane On Social Media]( By Brian Willett Conservatives are having a fun time complaining about social media and the Internet with the kind of ire they normally reserve for soccer. They should lighten up. [Full article]( [Interview: Cathy McMorris Rodgers On Trust, Culture Wars, And Down Syndrome]( By The Federalist Staff Ben Domenech interviews Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the conservative Congresswoman from Eastern Washington on the decline in Americans' trust in Congress. [Full article]( [Trump’s Plan To Execute Drug Dealers Is Bluster Masquerading As A Solution]( By David Harsanyi Figuring out why so many Americans are turning to opioids for their pain and addiction is a lot more important than attempting to obliterate drug dealers. [Full article]( [Why The Stormy Daniels Story Is A Sign Of The Apocalypse]( By Robert Tracinski It looks like Donald Trump's lawyer paid a porn star to hush up a story about her liaisons with the man who is now president. How come nobody really cares? [Full article]( [Graham Calls For McCabe Firing Inquiry. Has He Paid Any Attention The Past Two Years?]( By D.C. McAllister After more than a year-long inquiry with obfuscation and deflection from the FBI, Graham wants to investigate as if Andrew McCabe hasn’t smelled like a fish for too long. [Full article]( [The Obamacare ‘Stability’ Bill Likely Wouldn’t Lower Premiums]( By Christopher Jacobs Most Americans would judge premium impacts by one simple metric: Will my premiums go up or down compared to what I paid last year? [Full article]( THE CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA STORY IS WILDLY OVERHYPED the internet and cable news are buzzing about this “whistleblower” from Cambridge Analytica, to the point that as I was typing this NBC News just blasted out an alert: “NBC NEWS EXCLUSIVE: Cambridge Analytica whistleblower says company “was meeting with Corey Lewandowski in 2015 before Trump even announced”. Oh, you don’t say? An election-focused company offering campaign services was trying to sell those services? Christopher Wylie, who worked at the British-based company but left prior to the company working to elect Donald Trump (recall that originally CA was a Ted Cruz vendor), is going around claiming that the company “breached”, “misappropriated”, and “manipulated” personal Facebook data of some 50 million people using psychological tools. These are also known as, you know, targeted ads and promoted posts – the same tools corporations use every day, and the same tools the Obama campaign used to great effect in 2008 and 2012. 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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