The Federalist Daily Briefing for 08/03/2017

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](. August 3, 2017 [How To Help Your Kids Learn To Write—And Love Writing]( By Gracy Olmstead The art of writing often stems from the joy of reading and sharing information. Growing those loves in our children is the first step. [Full article]( [Everything You Need To Know About The RAISE Act Without Reading It]( By Lyman Stone The RAISE Act will undoubtedly be in the news in upcoming days and weeks, so it behooves the careful media consumer to know what’s in the immigration bill and what it means. [Full article]( [The Confederacy Still Lingers Within The Progressivism That Birthed It]( By John Daniel Davidson Progressives are outraged that a new HBO series will depict a modern-day Confederacy. But they have more in common with the Confederacy than they realize. [Full article]( [Why Is The New York Times Trying To Rehabilitate Communism?]( By Robert Tracinski The New York Times has been hosting a series of fond, nostalgic recollections about the good old days of twentieth-century Communism. Have they learned nothing? [Full article]( [Media Falsely Claim DNA Evidence Refutes Scripture]( By Mollie Hemingway Proof that Canaanites were not destroyed by Israelites instead confirms Biblical passages. [Full article]( [Now That We Know Football Hurts Athletes, Should We Keep Watching?]( By Jonathan S. Tobin It's time for football fans to consider the morality of a sport that turns young athletes into middle-aged corpses, racked by dementia and disabilities. [Full article]( [How To Take Medicare From Mess To Modern]( By Greg Scandlen The sad irony is that the law creating health savings accounts extended them to everyone in America, except those on Medicare. [Full article]( [Richard Prince’s Loss Over Appropriated Art Gives Copyright Law A Chance]( By Robin Ridless A federal court judge just rejected Richard Prince’s claim that his use of another artist’s work was so patently innovative, he shouldn’t have to go to trial for charges of infringement. [Full article]( [Is Digital Self-Promotion Our New Normal, Or A Passing Trend?]( By James Poulos The growth of livestreaming and vlogging illustrates the potent power of digital trends. But we don't know whether such trends are a fad, or our new normal. [Full article]( [4 Stupid Things Cities Ban That Make Residents Poorer]( By Jerrod Attias Local leaders have concerned themselves with limiting or banning seemingly innocuous goods and services. Do these measures really benefit local residents? [Full article]( [I’m So Glad HuffPost Is Here To HuffSplain Away Christian Morality]( By Aaron Gleason If you really think about it, it’s quite humbling that God has allowed us to be so much better than saints like Athanasius and Chrysostom. [Full article]( [Here Are Your Best Strategies To Capture Moltres In Pokemon Go]( By Sarah Dezelin Niantic has finally released legendary bird Moltres to the public! Here are some strategies to prepare yourself and your team for the fight to catch a Moltres. [Full article]( [CNN’s Jim Acosta Read The Statue Of Liberty Poem, Had A Meltdown When Someone Suggested Immigrants Be Able To Read It, Too]( By David Harsanyi Open immigration has become a rite on the Left, as American as anything in the Constitution. Jim Acosta's 'questions' reflected this attitude. [Full article]( [Researcher Studies The Economic Impact Of Medicaid In Oregon]( By The Federalist Staff Kate Baicker, Harvard professor and health economist, shares her scientific research on insuring the uninsured. [Full article]( [Watch CNN’s Jim Acosta Throw A Temper Tantrum, Quote The Statue Of Liberty’s Poem]( By The Federalist Staff During the White House briefing on Wednesday afternoon, CNN's Jim Acosta threw a fit in the briefing room and quoted the poem engraved at the base of the Statue of Liberty in New York. [Full article]( [Get Government Out Of The College Discrimination Business]( By David Harsanyi It’s perfectly reasonable for the Trump Administration to undo institutional discrimination against white and Asian kids. [Full article]( THE PRESS LOVES ITSELF ABOVE ALL THINGS Katharine Ham. “The Trump presidency has made newspapers great again. That’s the thesis of a long “Vanity Fair” feature on the competition and current fortunes of America’s foremost newspapers, the Washington Post and New York Times.” 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](