The Federalist Daily Briefing for 03/05/2020

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](. March 5, 2020 [The 2020 Race Is Now A Referendum On Barack Obama]( By David Marcus There is a new candidate in the Democratic primary. His name is Barack Obama. [Full article]( [Will The Taliban Uphold Its End Of The Afghanistan Deal?]( By Edward Chang As the agreement makes clear, the United States and its allies are indeed looking for the exits. If all goes to plan, U.S. and coalition forces will vacate Afghanistan by spring 2021. [Full article]( [Validating Suicide In Response To Transgender Skepticism Is Horrifically Irresponsible]( By Casey Chalk Some appear to believe that if persuading vulnerable youths to contemplate suicide helps persuade the public that skepticism of transgender ideology is dangerously bigoted, so be it. [Full article]( [Hemingway: If Bloomberg Couldn’t Buy 2020, How Could Russia Buy 2016?]( By The Federalist Staff 'We had years where people were saying a couple hundred thousand dollars in barely literate Facebook ads from Russians caused Donald Trump to win. Here you had a guy spend nearly $1 billion and he went nowhere.' [Full article]( [Hulu’s ‘High Fidelity’ Remake Is Just What You Need This Weekend]( By Libby Emmons For a fan who is skeptical of a remake when the original is already so good, Hulu’s ‘High Fidelity’ offers just enough of the unexpected while retaining the great licks of the original. [Full article]( [Supreme Court Should Reverse Stupid Decision Calling Obamacare’s Mandate A Tax]( By Shawn Fleetwood No matter how the Supreme Court votes on Obamacare, people will be angry. But it must stand by the Constitution, and that means canceling the Affordable Care Act. [Full article]( [Bernie Sanders’ ‘Democratic Socialism’ Is The Same Kind That Destroyed Venezuela]( By Helen Raleigh Sanders’s policies aren’t a better version of socialism; they are the same as those of socialism past and present. Remember Venezuela when you head to the polls this November. [Full article]( [You Know Who Else Colonized Land From ‘Indigenous Peoples’? Native Americans]( By Casey Chalk The 'settler' argument exacerbates racial tensions by projecting a historical narrative in which white Americans, regardless of their family histories, are singularly responsible for historical evils against indigenous people. [Full article]( [Toby Young Leads Rebuke To Leftist Censorship With Free Speech Union]( By Sumantra Maitra Toby Young explains the aims of his latest project, a British version of the ACLU, but one that actually defends free speech without nonsensical transgender activism or stupid intersectional tweets. [Full article]( [Mike Bloomberg Ran For President Like Mr. Burns Ran For Governor]( By Christopher Jacobs Three decades ago, an episode of ‘The Simpsons’ provided a cautionary tale for Mike Bloomberg’s presidential candidacy. [Full article]( [How Living In Chaos Makes It Impossible For Us To Run Our Lives And Government]( By Jenni White Today many Americans today claim to be irreligious, but how can anyone be expected to hear God when they can't even hear themselves over the cacophony coming from their own hand? [Full article]( [Does Makeup Really ‘Dehumanize’ Women?]( By Georgi Boorman A new study suggests heavy makeup can make you appear less human. It tells us less about judgments of made-up women than about how women's impressions may be hampered onscreen. [Full article]( [Podcast: How Super Tuesday And Coronavirus Will Affect The World]( By The Federalist Staff Emily Jashinsky and Christopher Bedford sit down to discuss the political fallout post-Super Tuesday and the coronavirus pandemic on The Federalist Radio Hour. [Full article]( [Hawley Plans To Introduce Censure Motion Against Schumer For Threats Against Kavanaugh, Gorsuch]( By Chrissy Clark Sen. Josh Hawley announced plans to introduce a motion to censure Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for his threatening two Supreme Court justices. [Full article]( [Young Turks Founder Who Got A Pile Of Cash From Google Loses Primary, Goes On Rant]( By Madeline Osburn 'You’re going to run that guy against Trump, and we’re going to lose to Trump again and maybe lose our democracy. Hell no!' [Full article]( [Chief Justice John Roberts Blasts Schumer’s Threats As ‘Inappropriate’ And ‘Dangerous’]( By Madeline Osburn 'Threatening statements of this sort from the highest levels of government are not only inappropriate, they are dangerous,' said the chief justice. [Full article]( [Abortion Rallies Clash As Supreme Court Hears First Abortion Case With Kavanaugh, Gorsuch]( By Kylee Zempel Abortion advocates only talk about access, rally attendee Krista Corbello said, 'And it's like, are we preferring access over safety?' Thanks to June Medical v. Russo, the Supreme Court is about to decide. [Full article]( [Sen. Schumer Threatens Kavanaugh, Gorsuch: ‘You Will Pay The Price’]( By Chrissy Clark During a pro-choice advocacy speech, Sen. Chuck Schumer made threatening remarks about Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh. [Full article]( [Joe Biden Comes Out On Top In Maine Primary]( By Tristan Justice Former Vice President Joe Biden clinched his tenth state win in the Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses with a narrow victory in Maine. [Full article]( [Super Tuesday Primaries Put GOP Closer To Reclaiming House Majority]( By Tristan Justice Tuesday’s results give Republicans reason to be optimistic about their lineup of candidates in position to take back the House in November. [Full article]( SIGN UP FOR A [FREE TRIAL]( HERE. The Transom is a daily email newsletter written by publisher of The Federalist Ben Domenech for political and media insiders, which arrives in your inbox each morning, collecting news, notes, and thoughts from around the web. "You must read The Transom. With brilliant political analysis and insight into the news that matters most, it is essential to understanding this incredible moment in history. 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