The Federalist Daily Briefing for 10/23/2019

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](. October 23, 2019 [Transing Children Is Child Abuse And Should Be Punished]( By Joy Pullmann A Dallas, Texas jury on Tuesday awarded custody of a seven-year-old child to his mother, who is on course to give him transgender hormones in a year or two that will render him sterile for life. [Full article]( [Comcast Renewed NBC President’s Contract While Prepping Against Farrow Accusations]( By Erielle Davidson Sure, Harvey Weinstein may suffer. Russell Simmons may get his just punishment. But what about all the media executives who allegedly signed off on protecting these potential predators? [Full article]( [Media Doesn’t Bat One Eye Over Democrat Congresswoman’s Alleged Affairs With Staffers]( By Madeline Osburn After alleged reports, including text messages and photos, of Rep. Katie Hill having multiple affairs with employees came out last week, the media remains silent. [Full article]( [LGBT Activists Get Church Banned From Local Arts Scene For Believing The Bible]( By Nathanael Blake The radically subjective claims of transgender ideology, combined with the bullying approach its activists often take, offer a clear example of how moral relativism can reduce tolerance and encourage rage. [Full article]( [Why Threatening The Gig Economy Means Threatening Working Mothers]( By Libby Emmons Somehow the California State Assembly managed to threaten free press, freelance writers, and working mothers — all with a single piece of legislation. [Full article]( [Why Retired Military Officers Need To Shut Up About Politics]( By Edward Chang Retired Admiral William McRaven is leveraging the uniform he once wore and the reputation he cultivated in the military to influence readers. That’s bad for the country, and he knows it. [Full article]( [If Big Tech Can Censor Political Speech, It Can Police Illegal Speech]( By Jim Banks Big Tech’s claim that they cannot possibly remove illegal content runs hollow given the time and effort they spend censoring lawful political speech. [Full article]( [How America’s Children Became Progressive Political Activists]( By Loyd Pettegrew and Jim McCoy With so many of our young people emerging as leftist adults, what will our country look like politically a decade from now? [Full article]( [What’s Behind Dreamworks’ Chinese Propaganda Map In ‘Abominable’]( By Helen Raleigh When DreamWorks refused to cut a Chinese propaganda scene from a new movie, Vietnam and Malaysia decided to boycott the film. American consumers should boycott too. [Full article]( [‘The Dumbest Generation’ Has Gotten Even Dumber 10 Years Later]( By Casey Chalk A decade after 'The Dumbest Generation' was published, there is still much reason for hand-wringing about the future of our children and nation. We must take responsibility if we want to turn the tide. [Full article]( [Study: Soaking The Rich Can’t Generate Enough Money For Democrats’ Socialized Medicine]( By Tristan Justice No matter how Elizabeth Warren spins it, middle class taxes will have to go up to fund Medicare for All, an independent non-profit reported Tuesday. [Full article]( [What Is The Authentic America? Take A Trip With Me To Find Out]( By David Marcus Americans are obsessed with the concept of authenticity because we don't think we have much. But it's out there. [Full article]( [Turns Out, Elizabeth Warren Does Not Have A Plan For Health Care]( By Chrissy Clark Leaked video footage shows Elizabeth Warren admitting she does not have a step-by-step plan for achieving "Medicare for All." [Full article]( [Author Sil Lai Abrams: NBC Killed My Allegations of Rape and Sexual Misconduct, Too]( By Erielle Davidson The latest claims against NBC reveal the possibility of a gross and disturbing pattern of behavior at the network when it comes to handling allegations of sexual victimization. [Full article]( [Warren’s Education Plan Funnels All Money Away From Charter Schools]( By Tristan Justice Elizabeth Warren unveiled new plans for K-12 education: Calling to end to the privatization of public schools and federally-funded charter schools. [Full article]( [Shia LaBeouf’s ‘Peanut Butter Falcon’ Is A Hit In The Heartland]( By Emily Jashinsky "The Peanut Butter Falcon," which just hit $20 million at the box office, was reportedly "buoyed by America's heartland." [Full article]( [CNN’s Jake Tapper Implies Senator Josh Hawley Is An Anti-Semite]( By Chrissy Clark Josh Hawley is being smeared by the mainstream media, including Jake Tapper, after calling a journalist a "smug, rich liberal elitist." [Full article]( [The Fall Of Skywalker]( By David Harsanyi Maybe “The Rise of Skywalker” will bind all the tedious storylines of the first two Star Wars sequels into a cohesive and rewarding coda. But probably not. [Full article]( [The Washington Blob Rejects Change On American Interventionism]( By Ben Domenech Where is the cohort of new voices in our politics or media who are skeptical of the intelligence community or the assessments of the American military? [Full article]( [No, The Deep State Isn’t A Bunch Of Unbiased Patriots Who Deserve Our Gratitude]( By John Daniel Davidson The idea that unelected anti-Trump bureaucrats are just selflessly looking out for the interests of the American people is laughable. [Full article]( THE WASHINGTON BLOB REJECTS CHANGE arena of public discussion in Washington is less representative of what the American people want than the debate about foreign policy. The elected representatives make their argument largely at a great remove from the preferences of the American people. The media is even less representative, featuring overwhelming dominance by those credentialed experts who are totally divorced from the general opinions of the public. Honest brokers, including those with more hawkish preferences, acknowledge this as fact. But somehow, it never results in a more balanced debate on the matter. 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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