The Federalist Daily Briefing for 03/11/2019

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](. March 11, 2019 [11 Key Things Inside The House Interview With Spygate Figure Bruce Ohr]( By Margot Cleveland The 268-page Bruce Ohr interview transcript provides some clarity, some comfort, but also more concerns over the handling of the Russia investigation. [Full article]( [In Her First Town Hall, Tulsi Gabbard Came Off As A Leftist, Not a Centrist]( By David Marcus Tulsi Gabbard answered questions at South by Southwest, and she sounds pretty much like every other progressive Democrat running for president. [Full article]( [Long Before Ilhan Omar, Politicians Could Get Away With Murder As Long As They Were Democrats]( By Anna Zeigler They're exempt from consequences for bigoted speech and abusive actions because they are members of the 'correct' political party. [Full article]( [New Moms Don’t Need Day Care, They Need Flexible Employers]( By Margot Cleveland Many moms struggle to return to work after several years spent caring for children. Is there a way companies could help them on-ramp back into paid work? [Full article]( [If Conservative Alumni Were Smart, Here’s How They’d Punish Campus Hooliganism]( By David Hines Why hasn’t every campus conservative group in the country made it clear to their administration that, if they try shutting down conservative speech, alumni donations from conservatives will evaporate? [Full article]( [Why The Next FDA Head Needs To Be Friendlier To Vaping]( By David Marcus Scott Gottlieb is leaving the Food and Drug Administration. His successor needs the courage and determination to help millions of Americans stop smoking through less-harmful alternatives. [Full article]( [The President’s Spending Cap-Busting Budget Is An Embarrassment To The Nation]( By Chip Roy The president’s budget proposes we spend vastly more money for 15 years than we take in, and lead us to spending more in interest payments than we do on Social Security or defense. [Full article]( [Nanny Staters Say Home Cooking Is Unrealistic. Here Are 5 Ways To Prove Them Wrong]( By Georgi Boorman If your friend’s friend cooks organic vegan tacos and only shops at the local farmer’s market, who cares? Cheesy broccoli in the oven is better than an artisan salad from the refrigerated section. [Full article]( [Two Major Southern Baptist Leaders Get Into Public Spat Over Racial Privilege Statement]( By Matthew Garnett With the Southern Baptist Convention also embroiled in a sex abuse scandal, it seems America’s largest Protestant denomination is facing multiple controversies. [Full article]( [Huawei Lawsuit Seeks To Exploit U.S. Laws To Enable Communist Chinese Surveillance Of Americans]( By Ben Weingarten Huawei is trying to avail itself of rights China would never confer on its own corporations in a bid to thwart America’s national security interests. [Full article]( [Methodists’ LGBT Controversy Shows Many Don’t Know What Love Means]( By Casey Chalk Those who disapprove of celebrations of sexual sin being foisted upon their Christian institutions are not necessarily being unloving. Consider that they may in fact be doing the opposite. [Full article]( [How Dirk Nowitzki Stole America’s Heart And Changed The NBA]( By Casey Harper What separates Dirk Nowitzki most is his humility, a subtle and steady art that sometimes seems lost in modern sports. [Full article]( ILHAN OMAR HAS NOT APOLOGIZED she won’t. Matthew Continetti: “I have a new hobby. It’s collecting the excuses Democrats make for Ilhan Omar, the Minnesota Democratic congresswoman who has an unhealthy fixation on Jewish influence, Jewish money, and Jewish loyalty. Omar has said that Israel “hypnotized the world,” attributing Jews with the power of mind control in the service of manipulating public opinion. She’s said the only reason Congress supports Israel is Jewish campaign donations. Most recently, using the classic anti-Semitic trope of dual loyalty, she criticized supporters of Israel for having “allegiance to a foreign power.” A real treasure, Omar is. A typical freshman congresswoman sees her mission as—forgive the expression—bringing home the bacon for her district. Not Ilhan. Her project is to mainstream anti-Semitic rhetoric within the Democratic Party. Once upon a time, you’d have to visit the invaluable website of the Middle East Media Research Institute to hear such tripe. Now you just need to flip on C-SPAN. 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