The Federalist Daily Briefing for 04/23/2018

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](. April 23, 2018 [Why President Trump Should Recognize The Armenian Genocide]( By Stella Morabito Despite the passage of a century, the Turkish government seems to have grown more resistant to hearing that its Ottoman forebears had anything to do with the mass killings of Armenians. [Full article]( [‘This American Life’s’ Jeff Flake Hagiography Ignores GOP Leadership’s Dysfunction]( By Rachel Bovard The Jeff Flake of yore makes the current Jeff Flake, now a U.S. senator, look like a tinny, whiny, self-congratulatory version of his former self. [Full article]( [The Boston Globe’s News Fabrication Scandal Is Nothing New For Journalism]( By Warren Henry If the Boston Globe concludes the accusations against Kevin Cullen are true, his career may well be at an end. But not all news fabricators go off into obscurity. [Full article]( [Stormy Daniels’ Lawyer Is Out-Prostituting Her On TV]( By Caroline Court Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniel’s lawyer, has become such a constant presence on television that one wonders if he’s just in it for the fame and eventual payday. [Full article]( [American Hero Smothers, Covers Cowardly Waffle House Shooter]( By Bre Payton Twenty-nine-year-old James Shaw Jr. was at a Waffle House in Antioch, Tennessee, early Sunday morning when a gunman wearing nothing but a green jacket entered the restaurant and opened fire. [Full article]( [New Precedent Allows Congress to Dismantle (Some Of) Obamacare]( By Christopher Jacobs A repeal of finance regulation also allows Congress to nullify other regulatory actions the federal government took years ago—including those on Obamacare. [Full article]( [More People Should Consider Barbara Bush’s Medical Choices For Her Last Days]( By Nicole Fisher In a world where we will do everything possible for a few extra hours, the question of ‘should we?’ can be extraordinarily hard for some to grapple with. Barbara Bush showed how. [Full article]( [Vast Asteroid’s ‘Encrypted’ Sings Of Finding Grace Again]( By Titus Techera It’s a song of faith, but it does not go forth to conquer the world, to enslave fans and enlist them into idolatry. [Full article]( [Now You Can Tell The World Who Funds The Federalist]( By The Federalist Staff If you bought a T-shirt, clicked an ad, or shared a story, you fund The Federalist. Now, make it official! [Full article]( [If You Want To Torture Yourself For Fun, Play ‘Trap Adventure 2’]( By Sarah Dezelin ‘Trap Adventure 2’ is taking gamers by storm because completing the game itself is the challenge. And it’s harder than it sounds. [Full article]( [Taking The Environment Seriously Starts With Shaking Your Fist At The Kids On Your Lawn]( By Josiah Neeley I have grown to appreciate the sentiment behind Earth Day, and environmentalism generally, a bit more as I’ve gotten older and become a property owner, with kids and a mortgage and a yard. [Full article]( COMEY MEMOS REVEAL THE DOSSIER BRIEFING SETUP more than a year, media insiders in Washington have whispered about what they all knew to be the obvious story behind the outwardly mysterious precursor to the investigation into Donald Trump: that when James Comey briefed the President-elect at the behest of outgoing DNI James Clapper, it was an excuse to give the appearance of an official intelligence community endorsement to the validity of the salacious Steele dossier. 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. Our mailing address is: The Federalist 8647 Richmond Highway Suite 618Alexandria, VA 22309 [Add us to your address book](//thefederalist.us7.list-manage.com/vcard?u=4a863c819bceae0e9989e096f&id=cfcb868ceb) [unsubscribe from this list]( | [update subscription preferences]( | [view email in browser](