The Federalist Daily Briefing for 07/28/2017

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](. July 28, 2017 [This Insider Explains Why The Obamacare Debate Is Such A Mess]( By Josh Shepherd Americans need relief from Obamacare. But Republican fixes have been polling even less popular—because they’ve done a poor job sharing their message. [Full article]( [How Acting Like A Feminist Can Ruin Your Marriage]( By Carrie Gress Women today are supposed to ‘be bold and assertive,’ but could all this girl-power actually undermine our best efforts at finding marital bliss? [Full article]( [The Anti-Defamation League’s Sad Slide Into Just Another Left-Wing Pressure Group]( By Bethany Mandel CEO Jonathan Greenblatt wants the Anti-Defamation League to get ‘involved in fights it has no place being in, like Hispanic hate crime. It’s not their lane. It’s bad, but not anti-Semitic.’ [Full article]( [5 Reasons You Should Turn Off The News And Watch The ‘Great British Baking Show’]( By Gracy Olmstead Let’s just pause the vitriol and political drama, and instead enjoy some cakes, puns, and Mary Berry for the day. [Full article]( [6 Ridiculous Arguments In Favor Of Transgender Soldiers]( By Donna Carol Voss Progressives' arguments in favor of transgender soldiers are drenched in self-righteousness—but they are also inane and dangerous. [Full article]( [New York Times Gets Into Fake Food News With ‘Roundup In Ben & Jerry’s’ Article]( By Julie Kelly ‘Traces of Controversial Herbicide Are Found in Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream’ could be one of the most deceptive and dishonest pieces of food writing I’ve read in a while. [Full article]( [The Federalist’s 2017 Guide To Summer Reading]( By Mark Hemingway Looking for something to read as you squeeze in one more trip to the beach or mountains this summer? Federalist writers offer their recommendations. [Full article]( [So Far, The Trump Administration Is Perpetuating Our Failures In Afghanistan]( By Bonnie Kristian Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is so far doubling down on a failed status quo, dragging out a strategic loss already bought at a dear cost. [Full article]( [6 Inspiring Ways Pro-Lifers Uphold Human Rights]( By Josh Shepherd Anyone who’s ever voiced pro-life views has heard the taunt: ‘You’re not pro-life, you’re pro-birth!’ But how true is this claim? [Full article]( [When Your Personal Life Gets Messy Like Rob Kardashian’s, Keep It Classy Like Jennifer Garner]( By Holly Scheer Rob Kardashian and Angela Renée White have managed to perfectly demonstrate the absolute worst aspects of fame and social media with their recent breakup. [Full article]( [Don’t Believe The Hype. Millennials Aren’t Killing Beer]( By Brad Jackson In 2009 there were 1,596 operating craft breweries in the United States. By the end of 2016 that number had increased to 5,234. This is the golden age of beer! [Full article]( [This Week In Weird Twitter, Volume 102]( By Rich Cromwell In which we find our hero apparently wandered into Mexico and must find his way back across the border. Then some other things happen. [Full article]( [Can Lessons From Thucydides Keep America From War With China?]( By The Federalist Staff Harvard Professor Graham Allison addresses US foreign relations, Greek history, and free speech on college campuses. [Full article]( [We Already Know ‘What Happened,’ Hillary]( By David Harsanyi Hillary Clinton has a new 'tell-all' memoir, 'What Happened.' The problem is that we all know exactly what happened in 2016: She lost to Donald Trump. [Full article]( [10 Of The Best Reactions To Hillary Clinton’s New ‘What Happened’ Book]( By Bre Payton Hillary Clinton is reportedly going to "let her guard down," in a memoir about her failed campaign bid for the White House. [Full article]( REPEAL IS GETTING SKINNIER ALL THE TIME on the cusp of vote-a-rama, Skinny Obamacare Repeal is the mantra of the day. “Even a bare-bones repeal of Obamacare is no sure thing in the Senate. A handful of key Republican senators who had spurned earlier overtures from GOP leadership endorsed the latest plan to gut Obamacare’s individual and employer coverage mandates and its medical device tax. But several centrists said they’re undecided on the so-called skinny repeal, leaving the GOP in limbo through at least the end of the week.” More details here. 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](