The Federalist Daily Briefing for 02/17/2017

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](. February 17, 2017 [When President Obama’s National Security Advisor Lied, The Media Laughed]( By Julie Kelly It’s somewhat ironic that this email was disclosed the same day the anti-Trump universe was spinning into the stratosphere over Michael Flynn’s resignation as President Trump’s national security advisor. [Full article]( [Trump Won’t Do What Is Necessary To Defeat ISIS Because That Would Be War]( By M.G. Oprea Defeating ISIS would most likely necessitate a holistic, long-term approach in Iraq along the lines of the 2007 surge. But this would cost the president significant political capital. [Full article]( [Why The Left Suddenly Thinks Teen Vogue Is A Great News Source]( By David Marcus That Teen Vogue is catching up on the Nation and The New Republic as the gold standard of news from the Left tells us much about how those legacy outlets have faltered. [Full article]( [Wearing Puzzle Pieces To Apologize For Your White Skin Is Anti-Science And Anti-History]( By Alex Grass At Elizabethtown College, students are donning white puzzle piece pins as a means of (virtue) signaling penitence for our time’s original sin: whiteness. [Full article]( [Netflix’s Lemony Snicket Series Is A Morbidly Brilliant Postmodern Fairy Tale]( By Rikki Elizabeth Stinnette The show’s dark humor and violence evoke a bedtime story told by your strange, Tim-Burton-loving uncle. [Full article]( [Could Melania Trump-Inspired Fashion Please End Our Right To Bare Arms?]( By Ruth Ann Dailey Is it too early for hope and change? Because I’m old, cold and slightly flabby. I want my sleeves back. [Full article]( [How To Rebuild American Culture ‘Out Of The Ashes’ Of Modernity]( By Douglas E. Baker From time to time books are written equating the downfall of a nation with certain observable events. Such is Anthony Esolen's 'Out of the Ashes.' [Full article]( [7 Reasons We’re Right To Focus On Muslim Extremists]( By Donna Carol Voss It’s inane to compare terrorist events to slipping in a bathtub, and other reasons we shouldn’t just go back to sleep on the problem with Muslim extremists. [Full article]( [Poll Finds DC Is Out Of Touch With Americans On Foreign Policy]( By Jeremy Lott When asked if America’s foreign policy since 9/11 has made us more or less safe, a non-dangling-chad majority (51 percent) said ‘less safe.’ [Full article]( [Sen. Mike Lee Sees Big Opportunities In Trump’s Populism]( By Caleb Ecarma Sen. Mike Lee asked that his fellow conservatives not dismiss the challenge of populism, but instead embrace it to advance their policies. [Full article]( [Hemingway: ‘I Will Watch A Trump Press Conference Any Time Of Any Day’]( By The Federalist Staff Federalist senior editor Mollie Hemingway joined Fox News's 'Special Report with Bret Baier' Thursday to discuss President Trump's press conference. [Full article]( [Austin Amber: A Great Way to Celebrate A Great City]( By Brad Jackson Next time you're in Texas, grab a bottle or can of Austin Amber from Independence Brewing, take a deep breath, and drink in Austin spirit. [Full article]( [Podcast: Gender, Sex, Feminists, and the Drive to Abolish Male and Female]( By The Federalist Staff Author Ashley McGuire joins the Federalist Radio Hour to explain the cultural push from the left to put gender over sex, and politics over biology. [Full article]( [Arizona Governor: Drop Charges Against Guy Giving Free Haircuts To Homeless]( By Mary Katharine Ham In Arizona, an act of charity became a possibly criminal act when a state board took issue with a cosmetology student giving free haircuts to the local homeless community. [Full article]( EVERYTHING’S COMING UP ELIZABETH WARREN Trump had his first cabinet withdrawal yesterday, with Andrew Puzder pulling back from his nomination as secretary of Labor. The restaurant executive had been opposed vociferously by unions, but the real reason for his withdrawal was that it had become readily apparent there were wavering Republicans thinking of opposing him, including Tim Scott and Johnny Isakson. Whatever for? Well, if you are reading most of the coverage of his withdrawal, it will cite the talking points advocated by his critics from the left: that his restaurants failed to pay living wages, that his ethics reports were lacking, that his ex-wife accused him of abuse in an appearance on Oprah – accusations she later retracted. But was that really what was going on here? Was Puzder really terrified of the grilling he was going to receive from Elizabeth Warren? Read more of The Transom by signing up for a [free trial]( today. [follow on Twitter]( | [friend on Facebook]( | [forward to a friend]( Copyright © 2017 The Federalist, All rights reserved. You are receiving this e-mail because you opted in to receive e-mail updates from TheFederalist.com. Our mailing address is: The Federalist 8647 Richmond Highway Suite 618 Alexandria, VA 22309 [Add us to your address book]( [unsubscribe from this list]( | [update subscription preferences]( | [view email in browser](