The Federalist Daily Briefing for 06/21/2017

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](. June 21, 2017 [What If Donald Trump Doesn’t Sink The Republican Party?]( By David Harsanyi We already know that an electorate can be happy with a president and dislike his party. Why can’t the reverse be true? What if Donald Trump doesn't hurt the GOP? [Full article]( [Jon Ossoff Is The Wendy Davis Of 2017]( By John Daniel Davidson Jon Ossoff’s loss in Georgia's special election is a repeat lesson for Democrats. In 2014 they flooded Texas with outsider cash, but Wendy Davis lost in a landslide. [Full article]( [Are Senate Republicans Going Soft On Obamacare’s Taxpayer-Funded Abortions?]( By Christopher Jacobs If the Senate’s Obamacare replacement includes strict pro-life protections, why are Senate staff suddenly contradicting Mitch McConnell’s claims about tax-funded abortion? [Full article]( [We Need To Stop Treating Our Politics Like Religious Dogma]( By Gracy Olmstead We all want and need community. If our politics makes community impossible, then perhaps we’ve gotten things a bit messed up. [Full article]( [Why The Best Solution For Syria Is Partition]( By Robert Nicholson Can one support freedom and security for both majorities and minorities? This is the biggest question looming over U.S. policy in the Middle East, particularly for our involvement in Syria. [Full article]( [Mom Ticketed For Neglect After Calling Police To Help Free Toddler Locked in Car]( By Mary Katharine Ham Let's give parents in scary moments a bit of grace. This is a difference of opinion and approach, not a criminal matter. [Full article]( [Supreme Court Refuses To Let Government Determine What Trademarks Are ‘Offensive’]( By Ilya Shapiro In a unanimous ruling Tuesday that splintered on its reasoning, the high court correctly held that the “disparagement clause” of federal trademark law violated the Constitution. [Full article]( [Supreme Court Strikes Law Banning Sex Offenders From Much Of The Internet]( By Kyle Sammin The temptation to remove fundamental liberties from an unpopular minority is exactly why the Constitution protects such liberties from the legislature’s whim. [Full article]( [It’s Time To Allow Concealed-Carry Permits In Washington DC]( By Nicole Russell If any area of the country should expand gun laws, it’s Washington DC, where power is centralized, crime is rampant, and more guns will save lives. [Full article]( [Why Courts Weaponizing Themselves Against Trump Will End Badly For Us All]( By Matthew Pritchard If our system of government devolves into a political tug-of-war between the executive branch and the judiciary, we all lose. [Full article]( [How This Millennial Learned That Any Job Is Better Than No Job (Or Mooching)]( By Jacob Trunnell Many young people are told over and over again to ‘Follow your dreams.’ But that’s often a one-way ticket to poverty, wasted time, and entitlement. [Full article]( [Should Dennis Rodman Lose Hall Of Fame Spot For Whitewashing A Murderous Regime?]( By Bre Payton Should the former Chicago Bulls player get booted from the NBA Hall Of Fame for palling around with North Korea's oppressive leader, Kim Jong-un? [Full article]( [Guy Benson On Georgia’s Special Election And Blaming Political Rhetoric]( By The Federalist Staff Guy Benson and Ben Domenech break down Tuesday's runoff between Karen Handel and Jon Ossoff on Federalist Radio. They also discuss the escalating attacks on free speech. [Full article]( [Man Bun Ken Doll Proves The Apocalypse Is Nigh]( By Bre Payton Mattel unveiled a new line of Ken dolls on 'Good Morning America' Tuesday, including one sporting a man bun. [Full article]( [Police: No Evidence Killing Of Virginian Girl Was ‘Hate Crime’]( By Jordyn Pair Police have recovered the body of what they believe to be a 17-year-old Virginian girl who went missing on June 18. She was abducted following an argument. [Full article]( [The Only Kind Of Protest That Works]( By Ben Domenech Boycotting, especially of major corporations and their advertising, is the new hotness when it comes to protests. And it's actually working. [Full article]( GLOBALISM AND WHY WE HATE EACH OTHER of the most persistent problems within the coverage of politics today is the lack of definition of commonly used terms. This is particularly irritating within the policy space, but it inhabits the legal and political space as well, given a commentariat that typically must cram their points into 30 second bites – 15 seconds if you are on one of CNN’s infamous Council of Trent panels. A term that is particularly lacking in this arena is how we define “globalism” and “globalists”. We have been talking about them for years, and still we lack a real definition of what this term means. Globalism can certainly mean NAFTA, the WTO, and maintaining post-war order in Europe. It can mean Angela Merkel-like technocracy, the global system of property rights, a lenient attitude toward borders and a welcoming attitude toward Middle Eastern refugees. As a general rule, this mindset is well represented by Bret Stephens, whose book stressed the importance of being the world’s policeman, and whose latest column has a tongue in cheek call (I assume) for deporting Americans who don’t excel at the things he values. So globalism can also be an abiding belief that a nation is just where you happen to be walking about at a particular time. 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](