The Federalist Daily Briefing for 09/28/2016

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]. September 28, 2016 [The Media Won’t Pressure Charlotte To Solve The Trans Bathrooms Squabble, But You Can] By Richard Nelson If progressives truly believe House Bill 2’s trans bathrooms law is harming North Carolina, they should be excited about a possibility to get rid of it. Curiously, they’re not. [Full article] [How North Korea Could Make Good On Its Promise To Erase The United States] By James H. Hyde It wouldn't require a nuclear weapon. And it may be more imminent and real a threat than most Americans are willing to realize. [Full article] [Why Joshua Harris Was Wrong To Kiss Dating Goodbye] By Julia Shaw Homeschool star Joshua Harris’s myopic criticism of dating causes him to miss one of the defining features of the modern sexual ethic: hooking up. [Full article] [Assyrian Christians Live In War-Torn Limbo, Praying Against Genocide] By Alexandra Hudson ‘We are not safe in Iraq while Daesh (ISIS) is in control. We have no future, no work, no belongings,’ says an Iraqi genocide survivor. [Full article] [Cosmo Tells Girls They’re Helpless Victims Of Their Own Reproduction] By Georgi Boorman The Hyde Amendment doesn’t ‘restrict poor women’s access to health care.’ It just says my tax dollars shouldn’t have to pay for your abortion. [Full article] [The Religious Right Isn’t Really Dead, And It Never Will Be] By Rachel Lu Damon Linker thinks the culture wars have waned because traditionalists have lost so completely. But if 2016 has taught us anything, it’s that cultural battles can take rapid and unexpected turns. [Full article] [Democracy Has Made Trump And Hillary Inevitable] By John Daniel Davidson The rise of Donald Trump has a lot to do with the failure of the elites. But as Alexis de Tocqueville noted, it also has a lot to do with envy. [Full article] [4 Things The Media Won’t Tell You About Hillary’s Beauty Queen BFF] By Bre Payton Here are four things the media won't tell you about Hillary Clinton's new beauty queen best friend, Alicia Machado, who says Donald Trump fat-shamed her. [Full article] [How Black Lives Matter Is Bringing Back Traditional Marxism] By Thurston Powers Marxist theory could be making a comeback. That means less trigger warnings and safe spaces, but more entrenched racial conflict. [Full article] [Conservatives Aren’t Becoming Professors Because They Have Fewer Role Models] By Josh Sabey If what Frank Smith observed is true, one group of students would be dramatically influenced by their professors’ liberalism: the students who see themselves becoming professors. [Full article] [When ‘The Real Housewives’ Became A Pro-life Ad] By Emily Domenech Amid the gripping drama, this week’s episode of ‘The Real Housewives of Orange County’ offered a bittersweet moment about cast member Meghan King Edmonds’ pregnancy. [Full article] [Mary Katharine Ham: Trump’s Miss Universe Comments Are Self-Sabotage] By The Federalist Staff Mary Katharine Ham responds to Donald Trump's post-debate comments: 'Things like this make me wonder if he actually wants to win.' [Full article] [Radio: Chris Stirewalt, Bill Kristol Analyze Aftermath Of First Debate] By The Federalist Staff Ben Domenech recaps the first 2016 presidential debate with guests Chris Stirewalt and Bill Kristol on the Federalist Radio Hour. [Full article] [The Rock’s New Video Stomps All Over Hollywood’s Get-Out-The-Vote Desperation] By Bre Payton The Rock knows how to rock the vote. No pearl-clutching in this video. [Full article] [Donald Trump Was Right: Crime Increased Significantly In 2015] By Sean Davis Newly released FBI crime data show that Donald Trump was correct when he said last June that "crime is rising." Overall violent crime in the U.S. increased by 4 percent in 2015. [Full article] RECAPPING THE FIRST DEBATE I shared my initial thoughts on last night’s debate late last night – if you missed them, you can read it here. The vast majority of commentators seem to share the opinion that Hillary Clinton did much better than she actually did, in my opinion. The worst moments of this debate for Donald Trump were all of his own making. Trump was fairly good on offense, and fairly poor on defense. Whenever the subjects were ones that allowed his criticism of Clinton, he did decently well – though he missed a huge opportunity on the cybersecurity issue to slam Clinton’s failings, instead talking about his ten year old kid and 400 pound hackers. His performance in the first 20 minutes or so was excellent, setting aside the fact that he’s dead wrong about the policy in question. After that, he didn’t throw up on his shoes, he just missed opportunities to really take the issue to her. Read more of The Transom by signing up for a [free trial] today. [follow on Twitter] | [friend on Facebook] | [forward to a friend] Copyright © 2016 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 618 Alexandria, VA 22309 [Add us to your address book] [unsubscribe from this list] | [update subscription preferences] | [view email in browser]