The Federalist Daily Briefing for 09/08/2020

 Your daily update of new content from The Federalist Be lovers of freedom and anxious for the fray   09/08/2020 [Joe Biden’s School Reopening Plan Would Keep Kids Online Indefinitely]( Joy Pullmann Joe Biden's metrics would basically allow for keeping public schools shut down indefinitely until coronavirus, like polio, has been eradicated. [Vindman, Not Whistleblower, Was Driving Force Behind Impeachment]( Mollie Hemingway New book shows how Lt. Col. Alex Vindman was the real instigator of the Ukraine investigation that formed the pretext for Democrats' impeachment of President Trump. [The Next President Will Cement Or Erase Conservative Control Of The Courts]( Mike Davis The next president will likely solidify a lasting majority on the courts of appeals, either cementing President Trump’s judicial legacy or largely undoing it. [Washington Post Swings And Misses In Attempt To Smear Sports Pundit Clay Travis]( Madeline Osburn What started as a piece about Trump's fight for the return of college football quickly spirals into an attempt to tie Travis and his popular blog to Trump and the pesky conservatives who appear on his radio show. [3 Crucial Breakdowns In Journalistic Standards That Explain The Atlantic’s Trump Political Hit Piece]( Christopher Bedford So what exactly did The Atlantic and its legions of friends do wrong here, and why can't we believe its claims about President Trump's fallen soldier comments on its face? [No, New York City And Others Are Not In A Death Spiral]( Stephanie Gutmann It makes sense to assume mayors of dense cities are finally being punished for their feckless ways, but data showing accelerated urban flight isn’t there. [California’s AB5 Is Such A Mess, ‘Pandemic Pods’ Might Not Even Be Safe]( Kelsey Bolar Even as amended, California's gig worker stranglehold is a jobs-killing monstrosity that’s hurting not only adults but children, too. [Pentagon: China’s Military Has Begun To Surpass The United States’s]( Sumantra Maitra New Pentagon paper paints a grim picture of a fractured, debt-ridden America in competition with an emerging Chinese empire. [Your Future Earnings Are Quickly Becoming Other People’s Money]( James Anthony Every stimulus grabs control from shoppers and hands control to government people. You will pay again later by getting less for the lower-value dollars as Social Security checks. [Did Trump’s Evictions Ban Give Democrats Leverage To Shut Down The Economy Again?]( Christopher Jacobs If courts do uphold this order, Joe Biden could use the Public Health Service Act to impose his own unilateral agenda, just as President Trump has done.  [No. 1 Podcast ‘Nice White Parents’ Fights Racism With More Racism](News) On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, Matthew Garnett, host of the podcast “In... [Subscribe](  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. I read it every day!" - Newt Gingrich      mailto:info@thefederalist.com Sent to: {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( The Federalist, 611 Pennsylvania Ave SE, #247, Washington, DC 20003, United States