The Federalist Daily Briefing for 08/19/2019

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](. August 19, 2019 [Dear Lindsey Graham: Be A Man, Not A Meme]( By Margot Cleveland Democrats don’t need anything more to stack the courts and execute a soft coup than Lindsey Graham and other ineffective Republicans to stick to seething. [Full article]( [Antifa Versus White Nationalists Is Political Performance Art]( By David Marcus Neither Antifa nor their rivals represent any large constituency in America. They are play acting, and we keep watching. What can we learn from it? [Full article]( [Media Won’t Report That Tlaib And Omar’s Israel Trip Was Planned By A Pro-Terrorist Group]( By Warren Henry The establishment press must be getting quite a crick in its collective neck from having to look away so often from the antisemitic elements of the left, including within the Democratic Party. [Full article]( [When Adults Like Caitlyn Jenner Pursue Transgender Parenting Fantasies, Children Suffer]( By Denise Shick The best interest of children should be placed above any adult’s self-gratifying desire to experiment with parenthood as the opposite sex. [Full article]( [How The United States Can Support Self-Rule In Hong Kong Without Starting A War]( By Helen Raleigh Hong Kongers are fighting for something we Americans know very well: freedom and the right to self-determination. We can help them, and we should. [Full article]( [Canadian Court Bans Lawyer From Referring To Trans Teen As Her Actual Sex]( By Jeremiah Keenan How can the BC Supreme Court assume that 14-year-old 'Maxine' is fully competent to proceed with a course of treatment likely to render her infertile? [Full article]( [Kevin Williamson Fires On Social Media Outrage And ‘Antidiscourse’]( By Nathanael Blake In the wake of losing a job over a social media tantrum, writer Kevin Williamson's new book, 'The Smallest Minority,' sets its sights on outrage culture and the results are witty, caustic, and illuminating. [Full article]( [New Paper Highlights Why Trump Should Bring U.S. Troops Home From Afghanistan]( By Sumantra Maitra Donald Trump remains the first president in 25 years to not have started a new war. As the U.S. nears a deal, he should take this opportunity to bring American troops home. [Full article]( [Why A Classical Education Is Almost Impossible Today]( By Shawn Barnett Of course, I'd prefer my child read classic literature and learn history than sit around reading propaganda on an iPad, but we can't return to a classical education in the truest sense of the phrase. [Full article]( [NF Shows How To Be A Christian Rapper Without Being A Christian Rapper]( By John Thomas NF realizes that what our society needs is not more little rap songs about Christianity, but more little rap songs by Christians — with their Christianity latent. [Full article]( [From Trump’s Fat To ‘I’m A Mom’: Crazy Reasons Democrats Think They Can Beat Trump]( By Tristan Justice Some Democratic presidential candidates are coming up with some odd reasons they think they are the right person to take on Donald Trump next year. [Full article]( THE ART OF NEW YORK JAWING Marcus rates Chris Cuomo. “Last night, Chris Cuomo found himself involved in what we in New York call “jawing.” Cuomo had some guy, who appeared to be a troublemaking jerk, call him “Fredo,” while the CNN host was out with his family. Cuomo took umbrage, got in the guy’s face, and started jawing, offended at having been called the weak brother in “The Godfather.” 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](