The Federalist Daily Briefing for 11/16/2018

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](. November 16, 2018 [The Bishops In Their Labyrinth]( By John Daniel Davidson The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops met in Baltimore this week hoping to address the sex abuse crisis. Instead, they made things worse. [Full article]( [The 40th Anniversary Of The Jonestown Massacre Is The Perfect Time To Brush Up On How Cults Operate]( By Stella Morabito As horrifying as the Jonestown tape is, it also offers us a stark, invaluable lesson on the weakness of the human mind when it’s put into isolation and subjected to coercive persuasion. [Full article]( [Why Never Trumpers’ Attack On The Federalist Society Is Disingenuous And Foolhardy]( By Jonathan S. Tobin Checks and Balance's attempt to pose as a moral alternative to the Federalist Society and others who support the Trump administration is disingenuous. [Full article]( [How Misguided Environmentalism Is To Blame For California’s Wildfires]( By Krystina Skurk The saddest part about these fires in California is that they are self inflicted. Californians should not allow such mismanagement to continue. [Full article]( [CEO’s Departure Is A Golden Opportunity For Victoria’s Secret To Roar Back]( By Vanessa Oblinger-Santos Victoria’s Secret is losing out to competitors like American Eagle’s Aerie, and they’ve been blaming the struggle on changing consumer demands. It’s a total disaster. [Full article]( [How Seasteading Can Change The Environment And Society For The Better]( By Robert Zubrin In 'Seasteading: How Floating Nations Will Restore the Environment, Enrich the Poor, Cure the Sick, and Liberate Humanity from Politicians,' authors Joe Quirk and Patri Friedman argue that colonizing the oceans points the way forward for humanity. [Full article]( [What We All Can Learn From The Commemoration Of Saints Margaret And Elizabeth]( By Casey Chalk Ours is no era of new enlightenment––the church, and Jesus himself, have been empowering and uplifting Christian women for years. [Full article]( [What We Know So Far About Michael Avenatti’s Arrest For Domestic Violence]( By Caroline Court On Wednesday, self-proclaimed ‘Fighter for Good’ Michael Avenatti was arrested on a felony domestic violence charge. He contests the charges. [Full article]( [How Stan Lee And Jack Kirby’s Revolutionary Partnership Changed Superheroes]( By Ron Capshaw Their partnership was tense, but Stan Lee and Jack Kirby were pioneers. [Full article]( [HBO’s ‘Camping’ Really Should Be Better]( By Emily Jashinsky 'Camping' is worth watching, but falls short of expectations given the show's concentration of talent. [Full article]( [Revisiting DS9:1, Ep. 8: Star Trek’s Dueling Notions Of Justice]( By Kyle Sammin Despite the generally all-encompassing lawlessness of Star Trek, two competing notions of justice take hold in 'Deep Space Nine.' [Full article]( [Amazon Chose DC And NYC Because That’s Where The Childless Workaholics Live]( By Mitchell Blue How do people find fulfillment if they don't have religion, a sense of community, or a family? Hopefully by devoting their life to finding a way to ship mouthwash to people's doors for ten cents cheaper. [Full article]( [Are Successful, Bipartisan Policy Debates Even Possible?]( By The Federalist Staff Avik Roy, President of FREOPP, joins the Federalist Radio Hour to discuss health policy, think tanks, 2018 midterms, the child tax credit and more. [Full article]( [The Media’s Obsession With Michael Avenatti Has Gone Far Enough]( By Ellie Bufkin The 'Creepy Porn Lawyer' was arrested Wednesday and charged with felony domestic battery in Los Angeles. [Full article]( MICHAEL AVENATTI HAD A BAD DAY after Michael Avenatti paid his 50k bail, he held a brief news conference where he said: “I have never struck a woman. I will never strike a woman”, and said he would be “fully exonerated.” There is already more evidence against him than there ever was against some of his targets, particularly Brett Kavanaugh. The world waits to see how lit the Trump tweet will be. Read more of The Transom by signing up for a [free trial]( today. [follow on Twitter](Twitter Account not yet Authorized) | [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]( [unsubscribe from this list]( | [update subscription preferences]( | [view email in browser](