The Federalist Daily Briefing for 07/25/2018

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](. July 25, 2018 [It’s Suspicious That The FBI And DOJ Didn’t Check Into Christopher Steele’s Leaks To The Press]( By Jason Beale Would you do everything you could to determine whether you could trust a source who lied to you before relying on him to treat a U.S. citizen guilty of treason? [Full article]( [Why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Could Be The Left’s Donald Trump]( By David Marcus Conservatives hoping Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will become the face of the Democratic Party should be careful what they wish for. [Full article]( [James Gunn And Brett Kavanaugh Illustrate The Left’s Disregard For Playing By The Rules]( By Warren Henry Both offer lessons on the benefit of having a clean paper trail, and insight into how we think about the very concept of rules in our society. [Full article]( [New Study Finding Lesbians Are ‘Just As Good’ As Married Biological Parents Is Fake News]( By Glenn T. Stanton An honest inquisitor will easily find that 99.8 percent of the research the press fawns over on this topic is embarrassingly poor in its basic methodology. [Full article]( [3 Ways ‘Humanae Vitae’ Changed This Protestant’s Views On Sex And Family]( By Alysse ElHage What I heard made me think twice about using the pill. It also led me on a journey that shifted my thinking about sex, my body, marriage, and our responsibility to children. [Full article]( [Denzel Washington’s ‘Equalizer 2’ Is Not ‘Revenge Porn,’ But A Strong Film About Justice]( By Ron Capshaw The critics of this Denzel Washington film have ignored its underlying morality that others of this type lack. [Full article]( [No, Men Taking Transgender Hormones Don’t Get Periods]( By Elizabeth Bauer Let’s reiterate basic human biology: A period is the flow of menstrual blood approximately two weeks after ovulation. If you don’t ovulate, you don’t have a period. [Full article]( [Sacha Baron Cohen Clip Reveals Need To Think More Deeply About Israel]( By Elan Journo It’s true that America’s approach to Israel is problematic, but the Left’s prescription for addressing it relies on delusion. [Full article]( [Why Sparta Collapsed After Defeating Athens And Building An Empire]( By Bre Payton The Spartans opened themselves up to attacks when they tried to impose their way of life upon the people they subjugated. [Full article]( [Ivanka Trump Shouldn’t Fold Her Fashion Brand, But Go To Superstores]( By Madeline Osburn The Trump brand name may have been the fashion line's ultimate downfall, but it’s potentially still the company’s most valuable asset. [Full article]( [Bachelorette Becca Kufrin Won’t Let The Mob Decide Who Her Man Should Be]( By Bre Payton Becca isn't bowing to the haters. She's repeatedly said she's picking her man regardless of what the mob thinks and that actually getting to know someone outside of social media is an important part to any relationship. [Full article]( [Why We Need Moral Clarity In The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict]( By The Federalist Staff Author and foreign policy expert Elan Journo joins The Federalist Radio Hour to overturn conventional views about America’s stake in the Middle East. [Full article]( [Liberal Ninth Circuit Says Open-Carrying A Gun Is A Constitutional Right]( By Bre Payton The ultra-liberal U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit just ruled that the Second Amendment protects one's right to carry a gun openly outside of the home. [Full article]( [James Comey’s Own Words Suggest FBI, DOJ Hid Dossier Funding From The FISA Judge]( By Jason Beale If James Comey, who signed the FISA application, couldn't figure out who funded the dossier, how could a judge? [Full article]( [No, Mr. President, Tariffs Are Not ‘The Greatest’]( By David Harsanyi Donald Trump is now 'picking winners and losers' by bailing out industries that are suffering the consequences of policies that he claims have no losers. [Full article]( THE CRAZIES WERE RIGHT Lindsey Graham is saying that the FISA court screwed up big time and based its decisions on garbage, you know that this issue is cutting across typical political alliances. Andrew McCarthy’s piece on this topic from yesterday is a must read: “In my public comments Sunday morning, I observed that the newly disclosed FISA applications are so shoddy that the judges who approved them ought to be asked some hard questions. I’ve gotten flak for that, no doubt because President Trump tweeted part of what I said. I stand by it. Still, some elaboration, which a short TV segment does not allow for, is in order. 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](