The Federalist Daily Briefing for 08/07/2019

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](. August 7, 2019 [The Trade War Isn’t The Only Reason For The Dow’s Big Drop]( By Willis L. Krumholz Don’t listen to the left scream that tax cuts caused a slowdown, and don’t listen to the supply siders who say tax cuts would be working great, were it not for tariffs. [Full article]( [If Gun Controllers Followed Their Own Logic, They’d Support Banning Alcohol And Cigarettes, Too]( By Timothy Hsiao If gun control advocates are really worried about fatality numbers, restrictive firearm policies are not the place to start. [Full article]( [7 Times Joe Scarborough Helped Donald Trump Win]( By Chrissy Clark Joe Scarborough tweeted that any business that funds Trump is complicit with white supremacy. Yet his own show hosted Trump multiple times, giving Trump millions in free advertising. [Full article]( [After Appellate Victory, Sarah Palin’s Lawsuit Against The New York Times Goes Forward]( By Warren Henry The unanimous decision greatly increases the odds a jury will hear Sarah Palin’s claim that the Times acted with actual malice by linking her to an assassination attempt on a congresswoman. [Full article]( [After Democrat Pushback, New York Times Switches Headline To One Slamming Trump]( By Warren Henry The New York Times has announced to the world it thinks it unacceptable to publish a news headline without also signaling the paper’s institutional disapproval of President Trump. [Full article]( [After Shootings, 2020 Democrats Race Further To The Left On Gun Confiscation]( By Tristan Justice 2020 Democrats were quick to call for new gun laws in the aftermath of back-to-back shootings over the weekend that reignited agitation against lawfully owned guns. [Full article]( [WATCH: Angela Stanton-King’s Pro-Life Instagram: ‘No Way I Will Ever Support Any Party That Believes In Aborting Our Future’]( By Emily Jashinsky Angela Stanton-King posted a personal statement against abortion to Instagram, arguing she could never support the Democratic Party. [Full article]( [Why Going After Guns And Everything Labeled White Supremacy Won’t Solve Shootings]( By Edward Chang For those serious about saving lives, white nationalism needs to mean something more than just distasteful opinions, and mass shootings must remain within the context of the larger problem of gun violence. [Full article]( [‘Hobbs And Shaw’ Is A Wild, Ridiculous Summer Ride Worth Taking]( By Paulina Enck If you go into 'Hobbs and Shaw' expecting anything other than a goofy, over-the-top action film, then you will be gravely disappointed. [Full article]( [Marshawn Lynch Was Right To Yell At A Lazy Football Camp Kid]( By Justin McClinton Lynch has worked hard to get where he is in life, and for him not to carry that with him while volunteering to teach young men the game he loves would be a great disservice to them. [Full article]( [Here’s Your Non-Hysterical Guide To The Science Required To Address Climate Change]( By Andrew I. Fillat and Henry I. Miller If climate alarmists would stop with their apocalyptic predictions, we could do a lot to mitigate the changing climate and solve our energy problems. [Full article]( [What ‘Star Trek: Deep Space 9’ Teaches Us About Religion And Violence]( By Kyle Sammin 'Star Trek' forces us to ponder: what do freedom fighters do once they get the freedom to which they bent all their efforts? [Full article]( [Joaquin Castro’s Doxxing Of Voters Is Un-American]( By David Harsanyi Joaquin Castro tweeted out the names and employers of more than 40 San Antonians who maxed out their donations to Donald Trump’s reelection campaign. [Full article]( [Rep. Joaquin Castro Doxxes Trump Donors In San Antonio]( By John Daniel Davidson The brother of Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro posted the names and employers of Trump donors in San Antonio. [Full article]( [Twitter Hashtag Endorses Violence Against Mitch McConnell]( By Chrissy Clark Liberal members of the media are using the Twitter hashtag #MassacreMoscowMitch, endorsing violence against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. [Full article]( [Mike Gravel Throws Support Behind Bernie Sanders]( By Tristan Justice Former Sen. Mike Gravel, who ended his presidential campaign last week, has announced his support for Sen. Bernie Sanders for the 2020 Democratic nomination. [Full article]( [Beto O’Rourke Endorses Australian-Style Mandatory Gun Buyback Program]( By Tristan Justice The 2020 presidential candidate endorsed a federal mandatory gun buyback program after back-to-back weekend shootings in Ohio and Texas that left 31 dead. [Full article]( THE DEMOCRATS TURN ON BARACK OBAMA some point we were going to have to deal with the fact that effectively, every Democratic candidate is running against Barack Obama’s record and legacy. Even Joe Biden won’t really defend it. This is markedly different from the Republican candidates in 2008 and 2012, who separated themselves from the George W. Bush record without publicly decrying the tax cuts, No Child Left Behind, or strongly criticizing the foreign policy and national security choices of the Bush years. Today every major Democratic candidate but one is running against Obamacare, against Obama’s immigration policies, and against the foreign policy and national security choices of the Obama years. It was implicit before this week’s debates – now, it’s explicit. 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](