The Federalist Daily Briefing for 08/29/2017

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 29, 2017 [We Still Have Zero Evidence That Trump Colluded With Russia]( By Willis L. Krumholz Russia always interferes in American elections, but the degree to which they did is important, and up for debate. [Full article]( [I’m A Transgender, Decorated Veteran. I Oppose Military-Sponsored Sex Changes]( By Jamie Shupe If the military brass needs to cast the surgery kings and queens out to protect transgender military service for the healthy elements of our community, then I’m all for it. [Full article]( [Why Banning Civil War Re-Enactments Will Only Increase Ignorance And Prejudice]( By Anna Mussmann It's a mistake to ignore the complexities of history in the name of social justice. Obscuring the past will not make our country better or more just. [Full article]( [The Widespread Abortion Of Down Syndrome Babies Is A Success For ‘Nudgenics’]( By Georgi Boorman If you think it’s okay for babies to be killed in the womb because they have a disability, then be honest: you support eugenics. [Full article]( [It’s Time To Stop Pretending We Can Deter North Korea’s Pursuit Of Nukes]( By Caleb Clark With negotiated denuclearization impossible, we must leverage Pyongyang’s fear of regime collapse by taking a stronger security stance and signal that we are willing to fight. [Full article]( [No, The Communist Soviet Union Wasn’t Anti-Fascist. The Two Ideologies Are Bedfellows]( By Tyler Stone The historical relationship between fascism and communism is more complicated than appearing to be on opposite sides of the ideological spectrum. [Full article]( [Why Is The Justice Department Telling Churches They Can’t Defend Themselves Against Censorship?]( By Nicole Russell In a recent motion, the Department of Justice told a group of religious leaders to stay out of a dispute involving religious expression. [Full article]( [7 Board Games To Help You Survive The Wait For ‘Stranger Things’ Season Two]( By Aaron Gleason These amazing board games (some old, some new) will make the time fly until Netflix releases 1980s nostalgia hounds' favorite TV show. [Full article]( [Prominent Debunker Shows Himself Gullible To Al Gore’s Unsupported Climate Shilling]( By Aaron Gleason Joe Nickell should approach Al Gore with the same level of credulity he approaches an alleged haunting or UFO sighting. But it seems that he is a selective skeptic. [Full article]( [Sorry, Janet Yellen: Government Doesn’t Solve Financial Crises, It Creates Them]( By Thomas Parker The notion that the Federal Reserve can enhance the growth of the economy is unsupported by any empirical evidence. [Full article]( [Podcast: Game Of Thrones, The Craft Cocktail Revival, And Animated Television]( By The Federalist Staff Peter Suderman discusses his deep dive into the American cocktail revival, GOT finale, and the future of Marvel television on Federalist Radio. [Full article]( AMERICANS TURN TO EACH OTHER AS WATERS RISE should take encouragement from this. “When Hurricane Harvey came crashing ashore in southeast Texas, as a monstrous category-four storm, it leveled the town of Rockport with 130 mph winds tearing homes from their foundations, ripping old-growth trees right out of the ground, and downing power poles.” 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](