The Federalist Daily Briefing for 04/12/2019

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](. April 12, 2019 [Will The Democratic Party Faithful Ever Notice Their Leaders Are Crazy?]( By Warren Henry Contra the conventional wisdom, moderates and conservatives still make up roughly half of Democratic voters, while only 19 to 25 percent consider themselves ‘very liberal.’ [Full article]( [We Can’t Reshape Libya In Our Own Image, And We Shouldn’t Try]( By Sumantra Maitra The only strategic interest the West has in Libya is a restoration of order and stability. Conservatives should again resist the urge to intervene in Libya. [Full article]( [If Nominated For The Federal Reserve, Herman Cain Deserves A Fair Hearing]( By Helen Raleigh No, it’s not ridiculous for President Trump to consider nominating Herman Cain to the U.S. Federal Reserve Board. Cain has relevant experience and good ideas. [Full article]( [Meet ‘Surveillance Capitalism,’ Our Terrifying New Economic Order]( By Paul Rowan Brian Harvard professor Shoshana Zuboff's new book warns that Silicon Valley is amassing your data so artificial intelligence can subvert your rights, freedoms, and even conscious thought. [Full article]( [Did Ilhan Omar Help Benjamin Netanyahu Win Reelection?]( By David Marcus As the Democratic Party turns its back on Israel, the peace process hangs in the balance. [Full article]( [Survey Shows DOJ Employees Lack Confidence In Their Leaders’ Integrity, Impartiality]( By Adam Mill Fewer than one in five respondents strongly agree that the DOJ’s senior leaders maintain high standards of honesty and integrity. [Full article]( [What I Learned When I Enrolled In A Race, Gender, And Oppression Studies Class]( By Brad Polumbo Theories about privilege and oppression by society at large tell impressionable young college students that nothing is their fault, or their responsibility. [Full article]( [Comey And McCabe Should Be Charged With A Conspiracy To Defraud Americans]( By H.A. Goodman Comey, Strzok, and McCabe almost certainly conspired to use a compilation of salacious and unverified allegations as evidence to begin a federal probe. [Full article]( [Don’t Bash Teachers, Show How The Right’s Ideas Will Lift Pay And Prestige]( By Auguste Meyrat Both liberals and conservatives work from the simplistic assumption that teachers are mediocre professionals, bad at their jobs. This is the wrong approach. [Full article]( [Trump Administration Plans To Bail Out Insurers To Hide Higher Drug Costs]( By Christopher Jacobs This is not a government agency sharing risk, it’s a government agency assuming virtually all of the risk associated with the higher premium costs due to the rebate rule. In other words, a bailout. [Full article]( [Arthur Brooks Considers The Promise—And Peril—Of Loving Your Enemies]( By Sarah Weaver In 'Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America From the Culture of Contempt,' Brooks writes that treating political enemies with contempt is not only inadvisable, but dangerous—for ourselves and others. [Full article]( [How To Add A Christian Pilgrimage To Your Summer Vacation]( By Rebekah Curtis There are lots of Christian places all over this world. If you're traveling in the United States this summer, why not add a Christian cultural stop to your itinerary? [Full article]( [Watch Blue Checkmarks Shower Twitter Love On Anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan]( By Emily Jashinsky It's a reminder that Farrakhan is not a random and powerless fringe actor, but someone who continues to enjoy support from plenty of prominent defenders, despite a long and indisputable record of naked bigotry. [Full article]( [Obama’s Top White House Lawyer Indicted For Concealing, Lying About Foreign Collusion]( By Sean Davis Greg Craig, who served as Obama's top White House lawyer, was charged with concealing and lying about his foreign collusion with Ukraine's government. [Full article]( [Is Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange A Foreign Spy Or A News Publisher? Probably Both.]( By David Harsanyi While I’m sympathetic to the principled arguments being employed by Assange defenders, I’m not sure they’re as applicable in this case. [Full article]( [Trump Is Right: Puerto Rico Shouldn’t Get More Hurricane Subsidies]( By Ned Ryun Not one more dime in funding should be sent to Puerto Rico until it gets its political house in order, either of its own accord or by the Trump administration forcing systematic change. [Full article]( [Stefanik Moves To Prevent Comey-Era Spy Abuses At FBI]( By Mollie Hemingway The bill requires the FBI director to inform Congress when investigations of candidates for federal office are undertaken by federal law enforcement. [Full article]( PARKLAND STUDENT SUICIDES parent: Stoneman Douglas mobilized but didn’t heal. “More than a year has elapsed since 17 students and staff were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, including my 14-year-old daughter, Alaina. But even now, our community is still experiencing the aftershocks of the attack.” 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. 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