The Federalist Daily Briefing 2023-06-30

[View in browser](=.r5NVortKpBJexgeZKCkdWV_56tkQSEOf6bpWn1yxo1M) Your daily update of new content from The Federalist Be lovers of freedom and anxious for the fray 2023-06-30 [Why Judges Need The Anchoring Truths Of Natural Law, Not Just Conservative Legal Philosophy](=.0tnYzjtjHtf7ABOVPObkrp2FfYgniLaSv0j2Tyf_WJM) [Why Judges Need The Anchoring Truths Of Natural Law, Not Just Conservative Legal Philosophy](=.-JI_6JZ6g18LdD579K7ku73mj3lha1mrdJwRionWtps) In his new book, Hadley Arkes explains that conservative judges enamored by originalism and textualism might find themselves abandoning moral reasoning in the process. Michael Hayes [The 15 Best Zingers, Maxims, And Mic-Drops From Clarence Thomas’ Harvard Concurrence](=.5gJ3pTgBvZPb1YYTSYocH8L74GHE7Ib8-gKS_D7m5Tk) [The 15 Best Zingers, Maxims, And Mic-Drops From Clarence Thomas’ Harvard Concurrence](=.Vax0453N9rQoEXub7wjZSrBAWZv1lZwsXMlbjTml7VU) Thomas wrote a nearly 60-page concurrence to express his horror at institutionalized racial discrimination in 21st-century America. Elle Purnell [House GOP Rejects Socialist Mortgage Rule, But That Won’t Stop Biden From Taking Your Money For ‘Equity’](=.nhytD03ARyrFYrUehZrY_p_3-4SwRqGjrbtgI7e1-UE) [House GOP Rejects Socialist Mortgage Rule, But That Won’t Stop Biden From Taking Your Money For ‘Equity’](=.gFtkXqWBBKzEOy7bPz0SRBEu62NMDLYAcTTrsYtei4Q) The Democrat’s 'reparative' policies have become an omnipresent part of the U.S. economy and only continue to grow in prevalence and scope. John Cohen [DeSantis Has A Tougher Border Security Record Than Trump. Here Are The Receipts](=.fNRoc3FvLU50rQkT5sueHt9yahy35BunvcIdhngQzK0) [DeSantis Has A Tougher Border Security Record Than Trump. Here Are The Receipts](=.-iXs6d5XZukpoYfBbH_XRoqLOo_OYN8PCz9JuV1CNJg) When DeSantis was in Congress voting for strong border security bills, President Trump was pressuring conservatives to support mass amnesty. Chip Roy [Records Suggest Top NIH Official Squashed Lab-Leak Theory For Fauci, Used Personal Email To Hide It](=.B2c-l1-Ksp0IGmROgxbTnPfgMIRCbKDTFA7PRkWwqws) [Records Suggest Top NIH Official Squashed Lab-Leak Theory For Fauci, Used Personal Email To Hide It](=.B2ARwF02_CeOMDH0e_Mo0v8ozR9fGtSs_c9noyG0Jyo) Newly obtained documents indicate a senior NIAID official downplayed the Covid lab leak theory at the behest of Dr. Anthony Fauci. Shawn Fleetwood [ProPublica’s Smearing Of Conservative Justices Is Part Of The Left’s Ploy To Destroy The Court](=.6eJYGeiymWfaunieanaN2YdmASVAJjcg1dY-boMlS-Q) [ProPublica’s Smearing Of Conservative Justices Is Part Of The Left’s Ploy To Destroy The Court](=.SjrL3MwV-qOmrU8EKzxy0xCo8w97RKUhzVkzZlgWr_c) ProPublica's 'reporter' and 'ethics officials' are all funded by the same left-wing organizations with an agenda to radically reshape the court. Mark Paoletta [Why Russia’s Instability Could Throw Off Xi Jinping’s Taiwan Invasion Timeline](=.srjYvfxXuMcFhLXeCetsnMK1iZnFoWwE8fIvOcwpWuY) [Why Russia’s Instability Could Throw Off Xi Jinping’s Taiwan Invasion Timeline](=.TfgrSj1eSl9VMramBCzHc5g28AIJ6rMQHf1IjRQ2v4g) Fighting the wrong war at the wrong time may end up costing Xi's control of power rather than achieving historic glory for himself and China. Helen Raleigh [Ending Affirmative Action Won’t Stop The University System’s Racist Admissions Practices](=.uid_7ZDZCnJuWj9a5Kf2XbGWtVpFkSS9YlxzGJUUjnk) [Ending Affirmative Action Won’t Stop The University System’s Racist Admissions Practices](=.OYh5sQCRxbxLvYqRpFjS0FGrWVICzeuIy3WDbnSDRH8) Leftist discrimination is embedded in academia. Evita Duffy-Alfonso [Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Dissent Is An Argument For Institutional Racism](=.r_l1frKMEGl0itU2Zg_BFAqPLbTok9wDMXLnueY5yl8) [Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Dissent Is An Argument For Institutional Racism](=.Y7xv3zZ4Cd5Gw0DnLeyOUHu0g90JcH27jqCdZuexWto) Ketanji Brown Jackson's dissent on affirmative action was worthy of The New York Times editorial page, not the Supreme Court. David Harsanyi [MSNBC Proves Clarence Thomas’ Point That Race-Based Admissions Uphold The Bigotry Of Low Expectations](=.6gnUbrVMHRWzZqAJGNBymvoOsIOd0N6myXOnckzlKQA) [MSNBC Proves Clarence Thomas’ Point That Race-Based Admissions Uphold The Bigotry Of Low Expectations](=.UfXLQ6XpUxOOTuk8sKw0zJHsZTpvu3VgjTYgjFc0b1Q) On Thursday, the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action programs as unconstitutional under the 14th Amendment. Tristan Justice [facebook](=.k7i4D6BKRUO5nfZau_wgtlkIyj9ByQDcnOaNBWVIBcc) [twitter](=.rlO-siGtx2QoyOHpI9w_O-yXVhIH0KZxURF9SriwIgU) [instagram](=.GXrybgMeFJtfx-2jn7vcq6y6gb0BNSoknwey5GhVhVs) You received this email because you signed up on our website. [Unsubscribe](=.PdrPNoQUYHy33kqZk0OkmwH9qb8cMTi7dl9EqPRfO5c) [Sent by MailerLite](=.AIxnB7kKsnrZMrZgX1697s2dfHj3qSkc6hT4dTGvdKo)