The Federalist Daily Briefing for 01/28/2020

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](. January 28, 2020 [How The Coronavirus Could Destabilize The Chinese Government And World]( By Willis L. Krumholz and Robert Delahunty If the coronavirus keeps spreading, the implications for international security and the global economy could be staggering — and not only in terms of public health. [Full article]( [After Offing Quentin For The Crime Of Being A White Male, ‘The Magicians’ Is Falling Apart]( By Libby Emmons After the hero is killed in 'The Magicians,' season five opens in a reckless assortment of ensemble stories that neither capture the imagination nor drive a cohesive plot forward. [Full article]( [Last-Second Impeachment Game-Playing Is Kavanaugh 2.0]( By Tristan Justice Donald Trump’s opponents are reverting to the same failed tactics to derail the president’s agenda for the crime of winning the 2016 election. [Full article]( [IG Report Proves Obama Administration Spied On Trump Campaign Big Time]( By Margot Cleveland The IG report established that the Obama administration spied on the Trump campaign, and the spying was much worse than previously thought. [Full article]( [How Alex P. Keaton Predicted The New Conservative Movement]( By David Marcus Alex P. Keaton, the countercultural conservative from the 1980s sitcom 'Family Ties,' tells us a lot about the new conservative movement. [Full article]( [Kobe Bryant’s Life Is A Reminder Of The Reality Of Redemption]( By John Daniel Davidson Bryant’s death was met with denunciations of him on Twitter. But his life proved that redemption is possible, even for famous people with checkered lives. [Full article]( [2020 Guide To State Proposals To Protect Children From Transgender Exploitation]( By Chad Felix Greene It is vital that Americans support and promote these efforts, state by state, to ensure children have the opportunity to stay children as long as possible. [Full article]( [Bloomberg Ad Champions His Support For Baby Health And…Baby Death]( By Keith Stanglin Why should we be so pleased and moved that infant mortality decreased at the same time we were free to kill as many of these same babies just before birth? [Full article]( [Democrats’ ‘Equality’ Act Would Be A Big Nudge Towards A U.S. Social Credit System]( By Stella Morabito When you federalize thought policing, which is essentially what the Equality Act does, it appears to create a social credit system that nationalizes the punishment of wrong think. [Full article]( [Court Rebuffs Attempt To Make Politically Engaged Missourian Register As A Lobbyist]( By Zac Morgan Missouri’s theory would have rendered every Planned Parenthood or NRA activist who joins a ‘lobby day’ to meet with their representatives in the capitol as registered lobbyists. [Full article]( [Are Neocons Really Back In The Trump Administration?]( By Sumantra Maitra There may be neoconservatives cheering that drone strike, as neoconservatives are wont to do, but it is unlikely that they are the ones driving policy. [Full article]( [How Arlen Specter Set An Impeachment Precedent Senators Might Not Want To Follow]( By Christopher Jacobs Those chattering about President Trump’s impeachment trial have largely ignored one unique precedent, in the form of two words uttered by a senator from Pennsylvania: Not proved. [Full article]( [Bolton’s Former Top Deputy Blasts Bolton’s Book Maneuvering As ‘Dangerous’ And ‘Inexplicable’]( By Chrissy Clark John Bolton's former Chief of Staff, Fred Fleitz, is calls on John Bolton to withdraw his upcoming book from publication until after the 2020 election. [Full article]( [George W. Bush Blasted John Bolton In 2008: ‘I Don’t Consider Bolton Credible’]( By Sean Davis and Mollie Hemingway After Bolton trashed Bush in an op-ed, the former president complained that he had expended political capital on Bolton and got little in return. [Full article]( [After Urging Bolton Testimony, Romney Refuses To Say If He Supports Calling Biden, Schiff, Whistleblower As Witnesses]( By Madeline Osburn Romney calls for Bolton to testify, but as for other potential witnesses, he will make a decision "after listening to the White House’s defense." [Full article]( [Bolton Book Leak Happened The Same Day His Book Became Available For Pre-Order]( By Tristan Justice Leaked details of former National Security Advisor John Bolton's new book came on the same day Bolton's book became available for pre-order. [Full article]( IMPEACHMENT AS PERFORMANCE ART seems so odd that the strongest motivating political factors for those sitting in the Senate today largely go unmentioned by any of the cable news outlets covering the events. Have you noticed? You can be forgiven if you haven’t. The largest motivating political factor for Adam Schiff is to gain what he views as rightfully his: the much desired Senate seat of Dianne Feinstein, oldest member of the Senate (who departed from the trial early last night by almost an hour). When it seemed like Feinstein was going to retire, Schiff stood up a fundraising operation and was clearly going to run for the seat in what would be a crowded and fractious primary – but then she decided to return, and he was rebuffed. Now, Schiff wants to use the impeachment process to gain enough popularity that he is Gov. Gavin Newsom’s selection for the plum job, with unanimous backing from the Democratic base as the hero who led the charge against Trump. 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 © 2020 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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