The Federalist Daily Briefing for 01/29/2020

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 29, 2020 [Michael Bloomberg Isn’t Really Running For President, And That Should Worry You]( By Christopher Bedford The staff, the ad spending, the campaigning -- Michael Bloomberg was going to do all of this to defeat President Donald Trump already. Doing it as a 'candidate' excempts him from limits on PACs and political donations. [Full article]( [Brexit Coin Commemorates A Revolutionary Conservatism And Shift In The World Order]( By Sumantra Maitra As a reforged connection to the rest of the Anglosphere beckons, Britain now feels the same shaky optimism its former colony once felt — trying to chart an independent way ahead, coming out of an empire. [Full article]( [From Iraq To Ukraine To The Pentagon: On The Front Lines Of Ukraine’s Travel To Impeachment]( By Alex Plitsas The United States and her Western allies have been engaged in reactive opposition to Russian actions across the globe for far too long. [Full article]( [If Democrats Really Thought Trump Was An Existential Threat, They’d Moderate Their Extremism]( By Bobby Jindal If Democrats actually believe Trump is a danger to democracy, they will act accordingly and put aside petty partisan goals for the good of the country. [Full article]( [Yes, Jewish Lives Matter]( By Moshe Krakowski Like those in every other mainstream newspaper, Zachary Evans’s article recycled many tropes about Chassidim. More concerning is National Review’s institutional response. [Full article]( [Trump’s Peace Plan Is A Rejection Of Obama’s Anti-Israel Pivot]( By Erielle Davidson Unsurprisingly, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has already said 'a thousand nos' to Trump’s plan, and Palestinian-Arabs have begun the usual playbook of rioting in the streets. [Full article]( [Why The Senate Shouldn’t Call More Impeachment Witnesses]( By Elad Hakim Democrats should not be permitted to ambush the president with information they failed to obtain as a result of their oversight, neglect, or unquenchable thirst to impeach. [Full article]( [How Kobe Bryant’s Mamba Mentality Influenced The World]( By Evan Berryhill Being a source of inspiration for the next generation is how Kobe wanted to be remembered, and he can rest easy knowing the Mamba mentality burns stronger than ever. [Full article]( [Why The Year Of The Rat Is Your Time For A New Beginning]( By Helen Raleigh The Chinese zodiac sign of the rat represents wealth and abundance, primarily due to rats' amazing ability to multiply their offspring. [Full article]( [Through ‘Star Trek: Picard’ And Beyond, Patrick Stewart Chases ‘Something Bigger’]( By Libby Emmons Not much is bigger than the Star Trek universe. 'Picard' is more than the continuation of one man’s journey. It's the movement of a narrative that spans and inspires generations. [Full article]( [No, The Government Can’t Buy You Happiness With Other People’s Money]( By Katya Sedgwick Jill Filipovic says the words ‘pursuit of happiness’ in the Declaration of Independence mean that ‘government must facilitate the ability of the individual to seek happiness,’ which to her means redistributing people’s labor. [Full article]( [Hawley: If Senate Calls Witnesses, Schiff, Biden, And Whistleblower Should Testify]( By Chrissy Clark "This should be about the whistleblower, Adam Schiff, Hunter Biden -- let’s hear from them all," said Sen. Josh Hawley. [Full article]( [Grassley, Johnson Demand Declassification Of Four Key Footnotes In IG Report On FISA Abuses]( By Tristan Justice GOP Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson are demanding the DOJ declassify footnotes in the groundbreaking IG report on FBI FISA abuses. [Full article]( [‘Ya’ll Elitists Are Dumb’: CNN Creates Yet Another Unintended Ad For Trump]( By Emily Jashinsky To Wilson, Ali, and Lemon, it's far more important to engage in self-satisfied mockery than advance any cause other than the cause of feeling cute on cable. [Full article]( [Unfunny CNN Panel Ridicules Trump Supporters As ‘Credulous Boomer Rubes’]( By Tristan Justice A New York Times columnist and ex-GOP Never Trump strategist joined CNN's Don Lemon Saturday night to mock those who might dare vote for Donald Trump. [Full article]( [The Totality Of Kobe Bryant’s Legacy Is Complicated, And That’s OK]( By Emily Jashinsky It is both fair and necessary to remember the full arc of Bryant's career. It makes his redemendation and rehabilitation all the more powerful. [Full article]( [Kobe Bryant Was A Catholic Philly Guy Who Made Good]( By David Marcus Kobe Bryant had a complicated relationship with his hometown, but where it counted most he was pure Philly. [Full article]( [Women Aren’t As Gullible As The Left Wishes. The March for Life Proves It]( By Kylee Zempel A powerful movement is not grounded not on the self, but on others. Not on hatred of a president, but on love for womankind and compassion for the life they carry inside them. [Full article]( JOHN BOLTON ROILS IMPEACHMENT PLANS are demanding that John Bolton be called to give testimony after leaks concerning is upcoming book have roiled the conversation. But it isn’t necessarily going to have any big impact on the outcome – just the schedule and the performance art of the coming week leading up to Iowa and the State of the Union. Bolton doesn’t shake loose the Republican coalition, but he does exact more pain for the president in the process. 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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