The Federalist Daily Briefing 2021-04-23

[View in browser]( Your daily update of new content from The Federalist Be lovers of freedom and anxious for the fray 2021-04-23 [Corporate Media And Other Race-Baiters Have Incited More Violence Than Trump Ever Did]( [Corporate Media And Other Race-Baiters Have Incited More Violence Than Trump Ever Did]( When you can convince people racism is rampant, you ignite a flame of division and destruction that can only end with bodies on the ground and cities leveled. Kylee Zempel [Cartels Offer Cash To U.S. Teens For Smuggling Illegal Immigrants Past Border Checkpoints]( [Cartels Offer Cash To U.S. Teens For Smuggling Illegal Immigrants Past Border Checkpoints]( As the border crisis deepens, cartels are raking in profits from migrant smuggling inside the United States as violence spirals in Mexico. John Daniel Davidson [Is Big Business Now A Greater Threat To Free Speech Than Government?]( [Is Big Business Now A Greater Threat To Free Speech Than Government?]( By resisting censorship from the government, corporations, or cancel mobs, we reaffirm the value of the freedoms won and cherished in centuries past. Kyle Sammin [Why It’s Not Time To Freak Out About Inflation Yet]( [Why It’s Not Time To Freak Out About Inflation Yet]( The solution to avoiding serious inflation and exiting our country’s debt problems is more complicated than many establishmentarians think. Willis L. Krumholz [It’s Not Fear Driving COVID-19 Panic. It’s Disgust]( [It’s Not Fear Driving COVID-19 Panic. It’s Disgust]( Three postulates point to rational alternatives for the pandemic’s restrictions on civil liberties, and underlie an entirely new way of understanding the history of human conflict. Ilya Feoktistov [How Religion Influenced Modern Economics]( [How Religion Influenced Modern Economics]( Harvard economist Benjamin Friedman's book, 'Religion and the Rise of Capitalism,' provides an illuminating, if not always convincing, examination of how theology influenced modern economic thought. Michael Rosen [The Question Of Whether Americans Should Pay Reparations Is Thornier Than You Might Think]( [The Question Of Whether Americans Should Pay Reparations Is Thornier Than You Might Think]( It's undeniable much was taken from enslaved black Americans, but forcing those uninvolved in slavery to pay reparations risks worsening racial tensions. Dennis Weisman [No, Virtual Reality Isn’t The Future Of Religion]( [No, Virtual Reality Isn’t The Future Of Religion]( It’s a paradox of sorts—the faithful seek a transcendent realm, but their deep communities are knitted together in physical space. Joe Allen [Trump Calls Out LeBron James For His ‘Nasty’ And ‘Racist’ Tweet Threatening Heroic Police Officer]( [Trump Calls Out LeBron James For His ‘Nasty’ And ‘Racist’ Tweet Threatening Heroic Police Officer]( Former President Donald Trump criticized NBA star LeBron James for egregious comments likely to incite violence against a heroic police officer. Gabe Kaminsky [The More Victims It Can Create, The More The Left Succeeds]( [The More Victims It Can Create, The More The Left Succeeds]( Like showbiz agents, the left is the real winner from their culture of victimhood. The more successful they are, the more victims they create. J.T. Young [Sign Up for a FREE Trial of The Transom]( 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. , [facebook]( [twitter]( [instagram]( You received this email because you signed up on our website. [Unsubscribe]( [MailerLite](