The Federalist Daily Briefing for 02/25/2019

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 25, 2019 [UK Labor Party’s Defections Over Anti-Semitism Toll Warning Bell For U.S. Democrats]( By Erielle Davidson Given the recent incidents of anti-Semitism on the American left, the UK Labour Party’s collapse invites examination—and may offer a warning to the American Democrat Party. [Full article]( [Trump Calls The Democratic Party Socialist. He’s Right]( By David Harsanyi In spirit, in aim, and in execution, the Democratic Party's arguments have far more in common with Karl Marx than with Adam Smith. [Full article]( [3 Things We Can Learn From Vermont’s Late-Term Abortion Bill]( By Georgi Boorman Overturning Roe and its associated rulings will be like summiting a molehill at the foot of a mountain. Blue states will not easily give up their power to facilitate innocent deaths. [Full article]( [Supreme Court’s Unanimous Civil Asset Forfeiture Decision Leaves Core Issues Undecided]( By Kyle Sammin The question remains: Can cops still take your stuff even if you haven't been convicted of a crime? What if it doesn't constitute an excessive fine? [Full article]( [Why 400 Troops In Syria Is Too Many To Leave Behind]( By Daniel DePetris Were U.S. forces not already deployed to Syria, no sane person would recommend sending in 400 U.S. troops into a complex, dangerous civil war with multiple armed actors on the ground. [Full article]( [Ed Gillespie Gives A Master Class On How Republicans Should Discuss Racism]( By David Marcus The former RNC chair and candidate for Virginia governor gave a master class on racism in America. [Full article]( [Court Decision Saying Women Must Be Drafted Puts Equality Over Principle]( By D.C. McAllister Men should be pushing back against the decision to allow women to fight in combat, not to make it easier for more women to be forced into combat. [Full article]( [5 Ways To Ask For A Raise Instead Of Faking A Hate Crime]( By Ellie Bufkin While Jussie Smollett awaits trial for a Class 4 felony charge for filing a false police report, perhaps he could take this opportunity to think of better ways to procure a raise in the future. [Full article]( [The Best And The Worst From Last Night’s 2019 Academy Awards]( By Ellie Bufkin Going forward without a host for the first time in 30 years and struggling to attract advertisers, last night’s Oscars still managed to go exceed its three-hour run time by almost 20 minutes. [Full article]( [The Jussie Smollett Hoax Illustrates The Dangers Of Tribalism]( By Adele Scalia Many who adhere to tribalism feel they’re not doing enough for their cause until and unless they can suffer for it—which creates a desire for victimhood. [Full article]( [Dianne Feinstein Teaches The Green New Deal Kids A Lesson In Politics]( By Warren Henry The real problem is the childlike utopianism and childish tactics of the supposed adults indoctrinating these kids with debunked talking points and schlepping them around Capitol Hill. [Full article]( [22 Things More Entertaining Than The 2019 Oscars]( By Emily Jashinsky Despite being preceded by a months-long string of controversies, there was little excitement during Sunday's Oscar's ceremony. [Full article]( [In A Truly Libertarian World, Robert Kraft Buying Sex Wouldn’t Be A Crime]( By Jocelyn Glabach The New England Patriots owner was implicated in a prostitution ring bust Friday. But why does the state criminalize buying and selling sex in the first place? [Full article]( [Stop Shaming Me For Taking A Photo With Tucker Carlson At A Funeral]( By Christina Parreira At legal brothel owner Dennis Hof's funeral, I took a photo with Tucker Carlson. A supposedly feminist journalist took to Twitter to malign us both. [Full article]( THE MANUFACTURED THREAT OF ADVERTISING BOYCOTTS Hemingway. “If you think a robust public debate involving many differing viewpoints is a precondition for healthy democratic debates—and let’s face it, increasing numbers of politically motivated people don’t—a cursory examination of the organization driving the Carlson boycott ought to be alarming. They go by the name Sleeping Giants. The organization is really just two people, Matt Rivitz and Nandini Jammi, who direct almost all of Sleeping Giants’ boycott activities around a Twitter account and Facebook page. The name “Sleeping Giants” might be a bit of a misnomer. Their Twitter account has only 218,000 followers and their Facebook page has just 56,000 followers, neither of which is much in relative terms. Tucker Carlson has 2.4 million Twitter followers, and Fox News has 18.6 million. (In the interest of disclosure, my wife, Mollie Hemingway, a Fox News contributor who has appeared on Carlson’s show, has 220,000 Twitter followers, which is also more than Sleeping Giants’ total.) 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](