The Federalist Daily Briefing for 10/29/2019

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 29, 2019 [The Nations In America’s Backyard Are Falling Apart While The U.S. Remains Stuck In The Middle East]( By Sumantra Maitra If the Republicans win a second term, they need to stop worrying about the Middle East and start focusing on the United States' own backyard in Latin America. [Full article]( [Judge To Reconsider Covington Catholic Teen’s Defamation Lawsuit Against Washington Post]( By Margot Cleveland Yesterday, the Post saw the victory it had achieved earlier this year evaporate in the defamation suit brought by Covington Catholic teen Nick Sandmann. [Full article]( [Trump Was Right To Keep The Baghdadi Raid Secret From Schiff]( By Erielle Davidson Rep. Adam Schiff has spent the vast majority of Trump’s presidency peddling unfounded (and debunked) conspiracy theories and 'leaking' false information to countless media outlets [Full article]( [Study: Paid Leave May Lower Women’s Fertility, Employment, And Wages]( By Georgi Boorman A new study on the long-term effects of California’s Paid Family Leave Act indicates the leftist policy may be leaving mothers in a less favorable position than they were in before the policy was enacted. [Full article]( [What Netflix’s ‘Raising Dion’ Can Teach Us About Fear, Superheroes, And Parenting]( By Libby Emmons 'Raising Dion' thrives on character development, not cliffhangers — and its heartwarming mom-kid team will give you something to root for the whole show. [Full article]( [5 Things Other Politicians Can Learn From Andrew Yang’s Campaign]( By Chrissy Clark Andrew Yang's campaign has been relatively successful given his limited political experience. Here are five things Democrats can learn from Yang's campaign. [Full article]( [Kanye West’s Life Transformation ‘Is A Free Man Talking’]( By Noelle Mering Reactions from conservatives and Christians to Kanye West's new leaf have ranged from overblown to overly cynical. I understand both. [Full article]( [Why Pete Buttigieg’s ‘Medicare For All Who Want It’ Is A Sham]( By Christopher Jacobs While Buttigieg may moderate his tone to get elected, don’t think for a second he would moderate his policies or do anything other than sabotage private health coverage once in office. [Full article]( [No, Retired Military Officers Don’t Check Their Free Speech At The Door]( By Matthew Bucella The suggestion that retired military officers cannot fully exercise their First Amendment rights is loathsome and a direct affront to our country’s representative form of government. [Full article]( [Bluff City Boondoggle: New Legal Drama Leaves Taxpayers On The Hook For Liberal Spin And Poor Ratings Â]( By Clark L. Hildabrand NBC’s 'Bluff City Law' stands as yet another reminder that film and television subsidies fail to deliver on their promised benefits [Full article]( [Dolly Parton Jumps Into Electronic Dance Music In New Collaboration With Galantis]( By Tristan Justice 'I thought, ‘Why can’t I fit in there? I’ve been everywhere else. Why can’t I go there?' Parton told ET on set near Nashville, Tennessee. [Full article]( [Christians Used To Do Halloween Better Than Pagans]( By Holly Scheer The honest weight of historical records rests with these being Christian traditions, and not even from Celtic areas. These are not derivatives from Samhain and never have been. [Full article]( [Washington Post Columnist: Blowing Up Three Children With A Suicide Vest Proves Baghdadi Wasn’t A Coward]( By Chrissy Clark Risking and taking the lives of three, innocent children is cowardly. Washington Post columnist Max Boot is arguing otherwise. [Full article]( [Lee Introduces Bill To Let Courts Instead Of Bureaucrats Settle Labor Disputes]( By Tristan Justice 'For far too long the NRLC has acted as judge, jury, and executioner, for labor disputes in this country,' Lee said in a statement. [Full article]( [Meet The Very Good Dog Who Chased A Cowardly Terrorist To His Death]( By Madeline Osburn Meet the military working dog, and very good boy, who played a key role in the killing of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. [Full article]( [Three Far-Left Economists Are Influencing The Way Young People View The Economy And Capitalism]( By Chrissy Clark The three most influential economists in the 2020 election, working with Warren and Sanders promulgate falsehoods and lies about the American economy. [Full article]( [Will Pete Buttigieg’s Sexuality Be A Problem For Him In Southern Primaries?]( By Tristan Justice As the Democratic primary moves south, Pete Buttigieg's sexuality might be an issue for the candidate attempting to court African-American voters. [Full article]( [Trump Is Right To Fight Impeachment On The Merits, Not The Process]( By David Marcus Donald Trump did not do what Democrats alleged he did. And he is right to defend himself on that basis. [Full article]( [Joe Biden Claims He Started Out At A Historically Black College. He Didn’t]( By Tristan Justice Joe Biden claimed to have began his long career at Delaware State University, an HBCU in his home state as opposed to the University of Delaware. [Full article]( [The Real Reasons Why Legacy Media Are Freaking Out Over Trump’s Successful Baghdadi Mission]( By Mollie Hemingway The successful strike against ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi complicated media and Democratic efforts to destroy Trump. [Full article]( THE BLOB IGNORED TRUMP, AND THAT’S WHAT GOT US HERE Stein: U.S. Officials Ignored Trump on Syria and We Are All Paying the Price. “The worst part of this collective, predictable, and predicted failure is that, despite the thousands of hours people spent to try and shape a policy around Trump’s incoherent Twitter feed, and to stage-manage an increasingly angry Turkey committed to invading (whether Trump sanctioned it or not), Washington never seriously grappled with how to leave Syria in a way that satisfied Trump and maximized U.S. interests.” 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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