The Federalist Daily Briefing for 05/03/2017

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](. May 3, 2017 [How Trump’s Executive Order Can Fix Ronald Reagan’s Education Failure]( By Joy Pullmann The Trump administration can better its odds of ending the monopolies at the root of widespread public dissatisfaction with schools and their indoctrination of American kids. [Full article]( [A Grateful Yet Regretful Farewell To Heritage’s Jim DeMint]( By Christopher Jacobs Yes, Jim DeMint is a committed conservative, but more important, DeMint is at his core a fundamentally humble and decent human being. [Full article]( [How Expecting Police To Be All Things To All People Can Fuel Violence]( By Rachel Lu We need police to be skilled, involved in their communities, and 'smart on crime.' But we especially need them to know when to be one and not the other. [Full article]( [I Was Afraid I Would Give Birth In The Car. Then It Happened]( By Bethany Mandel Our last baby arrived in 90 minutes. This time, I went from sleeping in bed to giving birth in a car on the side of the road, all in about an hour. [Full article]( [What ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Accidentally Gets Right About Sex]( By Mariana Barillas If anything, the harrowing ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ reaffirms the gospel’s teachings about sexuality and the dignity of the human person. [Full article]( [You Will Never Be A Perfect Mother, And You Can Live With That]( By Midge Fusselman Not being maximally risk-averse is sensible. But when the worst happens, we must find a way to live with the knowledge that we didn’t do all we could. No parent is immune from this. [Full article]( [The Group Of Workers Most Like Trump Voters May Despise Them Most]( By Warren Henry Their industry is under siege. Advances in technology have cut deeply into their margins. They face competition from robots and cheap, non-union labor. Many shops have been closed. [Full article]( [Harvard Study: Minimum Wage Hikes Cut Entry-Level Jobs, Harm Poor Minorities Most]( By Erielle Davidson Researchers discovered that a $1 increase in the minimum wage leads to approximately a 4 to 10 percent increase in the likelihood of any given restaurant folding. [Full article]( [What Rocket Science Can Teach Pro-Life Feminists About Helping The Whole Woman]( By Sarah Huntzinger Authentic reproductive health care should safeguard the lives of the most vulnerable women and children by ensuring that it is safe both to give birth and to be born. [Full article]( [After Jim DeMint’s Exit, People Are Eviscerating The Heritage Foundation On Facebook]( By Bre Payton After The Heritage Foundation released a statement declaring its CEO Jim DeMint had been ousted, grassroots supporters took to Facebook to vent their frustration. [Full article]( [Middlebury Students Vote To Protest Discipline Of Charles Murray Protesters]( By Ashe Schow The student bill argues that arresting students who engage in violent and disruptive behavior would result in ‘psychological trauma for marginalized students.’ [Full article]( [Let’s Talk About The 3 Best Characters In ‘Fargo’ Right Now]( By Holly Scheer It takes only a few moments to see that ‘Fargo’ is far more than a typical procedural drama. It’s about families, and the quirky, often dysfunctional relationships that keep people together. [Full article]( [Why Should Conservatives Care About Fashion?]( By The Federalist Staff On this episode of Federalist Radio, Bre Payton and Inez Stepman talk fashion, feminism, Vogue, and how to find your own style. [Full article]( THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION COUP current coup against Jim DeMint at the Heritage Foundation has multiple motivating factors, none of them good. Say what you will of DeMint’s leadership style, he has helmed Heritage during a period in which the think tank has gained increased relevance and he has effectively succeeded in moving beyond the typical white paper ignored by Washington. As someone very much aware of how Capitol Hill works, DeMint positioned Heritage as the closest conservative ally of the Trump team, and reaped the benefits. But now a group of insiders at Heritage frustrated by DeMint, motivated by ambition and money, are attempting to pull off a coup. They would be wise to learn the lesson gained by so many in Washington over the years – that those who attempt a coup rarely benefit from it. 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 618Alexandria, VA 22309 [Add us to your address book]( [unsubscribe from this list]( | [update subscription preferences]( | [view email in browser](