The Federalist Daily Briefing for 07/19/2019

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](. July 19, 2019 [Skeptical Of Big Tech? Be More Careful With Your Data]( By Emily Jashinsky A lesson of the FaceApp Challenge? One non-regulatory way to help correct the excesses of Big Tech is for us to become smarter users. [Full article]( [Latest Development In Flynn Case Proves Special Counsel Was A Cover For Taking Down Trump]( By Margot Cleveland His former lawyer’s latest testimony establishes two facts, both of which benefit Michael Flynn and both of which the media has missed. [Full article]( [Trump’s China Tariff Strategy Is A Bigger Gambit Than Meets The Eye]( By Keith Nobles The trade war between China and the United States isn’t a conflict that will remain confined to the economy. It’s a risky play in a new Cold War. [Full article]( [The Left Dumps On Apollo 11 As A White, Male Enterprise]( By Warren Henry The cultural events surrounding America putting the first human on the moon are irrelevant to the identity politics left, who care more about people's sex and skin color than their accomplishments. [Full article]( [Dissent Can Be Patriotic, But Hating Your Own Country Isn’t]( By Edward Chang The grand question of our time may very well be the simple one of whether the United States deserves not only to be defended but preserved. [Full article]( [Study Finds Most Couples Now Meet Online Instead Of At Work, School, Or Church]( By Libby Emmons People used to meet through family, friends, neighbors, church, or school. Each of these has been in stark decline from the 1940s to present. [Full article]( [Here’s What Went Into The Soaring American Achievements Of Apollo 11]( By G.W. Thielman Half a century ago, Americans set foot on the moon in a 'giant leap for mankind.' This is the story of Apollo 11. [Full article]( [Amid A Sea Of Remakes, These 10 Disney Nostalgia Trips Are Worth The Ride]( By Josh Shepherd In contrast to mediocre Disney remakes, here are ten times the Magic Kingdom managed to reimagine rather than ruin their family entertainment classics. [Full article]( [‘Top Gun’ Memoir Warns American Military Air Superiority Is In Danger]( By Tony Daniel In Dan Pedersen's engaging new memoir, 'Top Gun: American Story,' Top Gun's original commanding officer tells the story of the famed fighter jet program. [Full article]( [Biden’s Health Care Plan Demonstrates His Extremism On Abortion]( By Michael J. New Since the first debate, Biden’s campaign has made a concerted effort to rehabilitate his standing with liberal voters––including more emphasis on abortion. [Full article]( [Booker Said He’d Never Compare Today’s Immigration Crisis To The Holocaust. But Last Month, He Did]( By Tristan Justice U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) disavowed recent Holocaust comparisons to the southern border Thursday but made similar comparisons about a month ago. [Full article]( [A Quick Look At History Proves ‘Street-Fight’ Politics Are Nothing New]( By Louis Markos Underhanded or ‘dirty’ political tactics are nothing new to democratic nations, and sometimes, unsavory means are needed to secure victory over evil. [Full article]( [Puerto Ricans Erupt In Protest, Demand Governor’s Resignation Over Leaked Text Messages]( By Susanna Hoffman Massive protests broke out five days ago when almost 900 pages of private messages between Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rosselló and his top officials were leaked. [Full article]( [When Democrats Threatened To Deport A Top Trump Aide, Media Yawned]( By Chrissy Clark The media has gone wild over President Trump's tweets telling anti-American Democrats to try another country, but when Democrats spearheaded deportation efforts against U.S. citizen Sebastian Gorka, the media was silent. [Full article]( [New York Times Fudged Book Sales Data To Torpedo ‘Justice on Trial’ Best-Seller Ranking]( By Sean Davis The New York Times blatantly ignored sales data to torpedo the best-seller ranking of 'Justice on Trial,' which was the best-selling non-fiction book in the country last week according to Amazon.com and Publisher's weekly. [Full article]( [Cory Booker Says To White Moderates, ‘It’s Not Enough To Say You’re Not Racist’]( By Chrissy Clark At The Washington Post's 2020 Candidate Forum, Cory Booker suggested that if people are not actively against racism, they are somehow complicit. [Full article]( [Why Good Decisions Require Good Intentions]( By Susanna Hoffman Teaching on Aristotle's 'Nichomachean Ethics,' Dr. Larry Arnn says it's our intentions about a choice that determine whether it is a good one. [Full article]( [Blocking 9/11 Funds Is Why Nobody Likes Rand Paul]( By David Marcus Blocking funds for 9/11 responders because of concerns of fiscal responsibility is the most Rand Paul thing ever, and he should stop. [Full article]( CITIES HAVE NO ROOM FOR CHILDREN Thompson. “Last year, for the first time in four decades, something strange happened in New York City. In a non-recession year, it shrank. “We are supposedly living in the golden age of the American metropolis, with the same story playing out across the country. Dirty and violent downtowns typified by the “mean streets” of the 1970s became clean and safe in the 1990s. Young college graduates flocked to brunchable neighborhoods in the 2000s, and rich companies followed them with downtown offices.” 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 611 Pennsylvania Ave SE #247Washington, DC 20003-4303 [Add us to your address book]( [unsubscribe from this list]( | [update subscription preferences]( | [view email in browser](