The Federalist Daily Briefing for 01/30/2019

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](. January 30, 2019 [Every Public School Already Teaches About The Bible, And It’s Destroying Christianity]( By Joy Pullmann Things like Bible literacy classes are all whistling past the graveyard. The truth is that American public schools are inherently structured to undermine Christianity. [Full article]( [Virginia Democrats Propose Bill Allowing Abortions Until Birth]( By Madeline Osburn The removal of these standards is essentially allowing abortion-on-demand, even up until moments before birth. [Full article]( [Top 10 Characteristics And Components Of A Defensive AR-15]( By Mark Overstreet The best AR-15s cost less now than the cheapest ones will, if the Democrats’ gun-ban legislation gains steam. [Full article]( [African-Americans Have a Long History Of Championing Gun Rights]( By David Harsanyi Martin Luther King Jr.'s inability to practice his Second Amendment rights was just another episode in a long history of attacks on African Americans. [Full article]( [How America’s East Asian Trade History Can Inform Trump’s Negotiations With China]( By Eduardo Lachica China has enough bargaining chips to cement its spot as export king of the developing world. Trump must be strategic in trade negotiations with Xi Jinping. [Full article]( [Federal Agencies’ Nutrition And Obesity Recommendations Are Junk Science]( By Edward Archer Too often, medical research is stunted by cronyism, bad incentives, and lack of competent peer review. And it all comes at the expense of taxpayers. [Full article]( [New Book Says White Parents Should Hurt Their Kids Because Of Racism]( By Anja Baker Make parenting decisions that will create the best possible outcome for children, not for sanctimonious keyboard warriors in some dark corner of the internet. [Full article]( [Federal Employees Should Plan For Shutdowns, Not Get Caught Penniless After One Delayed Paycheck]( By Christopher Jacobs In some cases, living paycheck-to-paycheck is unavoidable. In other cases, people need to wake up and take a long look at their foolish finance habits. [Full article]( [Here’s The Brief Moral Case Against ‘Democratic Socialism’]( By David Weinberger Calling something a 'human right' signifies that it's no longer legitimate to debate the wisdom and prudence of various strategies for providing that thing. [Full article]( [Here’s Your Cheat Sheet For All The Popular Diets Right Now]( By Nicole Russell Trying to make changes this year? Or hosting friends and family on a diet? This list might come in handy. [Full article]( [Kamala Harris Sounds A Lot Like An Authoritarian]( By David Harsanyi Democrats like presidential hopeful Kamala Harris have tried to recast their soft authoritarianism as a patriotic endeavor. Don't let them get away with it. [Full article]( [On ‘The View’ Howard Schultz Dismisses Importance Of Abortion Beliefs]( By Emily Jashinsky In a Tuesday appearance on "The View," Howard Schultz diminished the importance of voters' abortion beliefs. Here's why he's wrong to do so. [Full article]( [Left-Wing Billionaire Tom Steyer: Yes, We’re Going To Impeach Trump]( By Madeline Osburn Instead of spending his mass of money on a presidential run, Tom Steyer plans to spend $40 million on the Trump impeachment effort. [Full article]( [Kamala Harris Plants Her Flag On the Far Left]( By David Marcus In the opening salvo of the 2020 Democratic primary, Kamala Harris has set herself up as the progressive queen of the ban. [Full article]( [The Texas GOP Is Stoking Voter Fraud Fears Without Much Evidence]( By John Daniel Davidson Texas Republicans are hyping a report of voter fraud despite a lack of evidence, indulging a bad old habit of pandering to an excitable base. [Full article]( IS YOUR SCREENTIME TAKING OVER YOUR LIFE? Fisher. “As technology has crept into everyday life and across all activities, it has transformed the mediums by which we learn and interact, as well the kinds of information we consume. While we know there has been a fundamental shift in how we receive our information within every age group and demographic in the U.S., research is only just beginning to show us what those changes in consumption mean for the human brain. And to date, research results have been mixed due to the lack of information we’ve been able to collect. But whether use of devices is good or bad for our brains long-term, one thing is for certain, they are literally changing the way we think – and develop.” 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 © 2019 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](