The Federalist Daily Briefing for 02/11/2019

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](. February 11, 2019 [Shameful Scapegoating Of Africa Failure Underscores Unchecked Pentagon Incompetence]( By Ellis Domenech American men and women are still being sent to far-off lands, under-trained and under-equipped, to fight in conflicts that have little congressional oversight and little payoff for U.S. strategy. [Full article]( [All Babies Slated For Late-Term Abortion Should Instead Be Delivered Alive]( By Margot Cleveland What our country needs is the Deliver-Alive Human Being Protection Act: A law that unequivocally protects fetuses once they can survive outside the womb, currently 22 weeks. [Full article]( [Federal Court: University Of Iowa Illegally Discriminated Against Christian Student Groups]( By Nicole Russell Court documents revealed the public university kept a ‘watch list’ of student groups on probation. All of the groups on the list were religious. [Full article]( [Democrats Tacitly Support Anti-Israel Movement While Pretending Not To]( By Melissa Langsam Braunstein The new wave of freshman Democrats is beginning to criticize our nation’s historically strong ties with Israel. The party is clearly splitting on this issue of historic bipartisan unity. [Full article]( [After Ralph Northam, The ‘Bodily Autonomy’ Argument For Abortion Is Shot]( By Lauren Enriquez The new national debate over the legality and morality of infanticide may have just unraveled what was left of the bodily autonomy argument. [Full article]( [Internet Joy-Killers: Gordon Ramsay Can’t Open Asian Restaurant Because He’s Not Asian]( By Helen Raleigh The way these self-designated culture cops bully everyone else into submission only demonstrates they are power hungry. They push cultural isolation and segregation. [Full article]( [Top 6 Movies To Watch In Memory Of Albert Finney]( By Ellie Bufkin When movie icons like Albert Finney die, the only true way to honor them as fans is to revisit their body of work with softer, more appreciative eyes. [Full article]( [Leftist Attempt To Purge Northam Over Blackface Fits Collectivists’ Historic Temper]( By James Lucas Conformity with leftist orthodoxy has been enforced in unsavory ways over the last century. Modern leftists might want to rethink their dogpile model, although history suggests they won't. [Full article]( [9 Famous Spirituals To Enlighten Your Understanding Of Black American History]( By Christine Weerts Our senior choir sings spirituals year round, because we love the expression of praise and worship of Christ, the sharing of a gospel, reflected in sweet poetry and lush melody. [Full article]( [Pingree, Ocasio-Cortez Pressure Big-Tech CEOs For Sponsoring LibertyCon]( By Jason Pye and Daniel Savickas Members of Congress should not be in the business of chastising private-sector leaders for sponsoring events like LibertyCon that encourage civic engagement. [Full article]( [There’s Never A Bad Time To Honor Dolly Parton]( By Emily Jashinsky Talented as they are, not one of the women who took the stage with Dolly Parton at the Grammys will ever manage to be as impressive as she. [Full article]( [Why The Anti-Men ‘Galentine’s Day’ Is Nothing To Celebrate]( By Lisa De Pasquale I’m just as materialistic and greedy for gifts as the next gal, but why has this sitcom-created faux holiday morphed into an anti-men celebration? [Full article]( [Cardi B Looked Appropriately Ridiculous At the Grammys]( By Emily Jashinsky She's far from the first artist to wear something weird on a red carpet, but the outfit is worth considering as a reflection of Cardi's appeal. [Full article]( [Why It’s A Good Thing Northam Survived The Revelations Of His Racist Past]( By David Marcus The elites in politics and media were quick to judge Gov. Ralph Northam, But their condemnation did not bring him down. [Full article]( THINGS JUST KEEP GETTING WORSE IN VIRGINIA had to be one of the craziest political days in the modern history of the Old Dominion. When the revelation that the attorney general was himself a former wearer of blackface is only the second worst thing to happen to the Democratic leadership in the state, you know it’s a bad day. When you are trying to figure out what the succession process would be if all three statewide officials resigned, you know it’s even worse. 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](