The Federalist Daily Briefing for 02/15/2021

 Your daily update of new content from The Federalist Be lovers of freedom and anxious for the fray   02/15/2021 [McConnell’s Impeachment Ploy Was Not Statesmanship, But An Attack On The Base — And Republicans Must Remember It Well]( Christopher Bedford Friday's floor speech was no quick tantrum: It was the last stupid moments of the minority leader's plan to purge the GOP of Donald Trump. [COVID Rules Force Us To Trade Substance For Sterility, And Will Change Our Culture Forever]( Elle Reynolds We are not merely bodies to be protected but souls to nourish. As Steinbeck said, 'a sad soul can kill you quicker, far quicker, than a germ.' [The Sole American On The WHO’s COVID-19 Investigation Team Handed Communist China A Propaganda Victory]( Helen Raleigh For the future health of more than seven billion people on this planet, we need and deserve a thorough investigation of the origin of COVID-19. [How To Make This Lent A Time Of Repentance And Faith]( Casey Chalk Lent isn't intended to be a staid, formulaic religious practice, but a fountain of grace that points our hearts, minds, and bodies toward the eternal. [Nation’s Largest Health Insurer Wants To Match Doctors With Patients ‘Based On Race’]( Joy Pullmann The United HealthCare presentation claims several 'clinical benefits for consumers and physician relationships based on race.' Survey respondents weren't so sure. [Leftist Activists Try To Ban Researchers From Studying Transgender People]( Chad Felix Greene The study seeking ‘therapeutics to treat gender dysphoria’ could be used to help transgender people regain satisfaction with their natural bodies. LGBT activists don’t want that. [Andrew Cuomo’s COVID Reign Has Been Devastating, And It’s Time For A Reckoning]( Mike Lawler We need a full, thorough, and independent investigation with subpoenas to Department of Health Commissioner Howard Zucker, the governor’s staff, and the governor himself. [‘Futuarama’ Already Taught Us In 2001 Not To Date Robots]( Rich Cromwell True relationships are built on complementarity, not on a product built to serve one’s desires. That's why it's impossible to date robots. [Prestigious San Francisco High School To ‘Combat Racism’ By Selecting Students Based On Skin Color]( Kenny Xu Excellence is falling prey to activists who prefer to believe that social justice means making outcomes equal for every race at any expense. [How Identity Politics Revives Slaveholders’ Argument For Group Rights]( Katharine Gorka Identity politics will drive us straight back into the tyranny and subjugation our Founders and subsequent generations fought so hard to escape.  [Podcast: Democrats’ Second Failed Impeachment Was An Attempt To Divide The Right](News) On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour, The Federalist Publisher Ben Domenech, Senior Editor... [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