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Don't miss a thing. . . Your weekly update of the most popular content from The Federalist. Be lovers of freedom and anxious for the fray [View this email in your browser]( 1. It’s Official. ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ Is A Disastrous Adaptation Of The Book By James Dawson Twin brothers from the book are missing entirely from the movie, which may be a blessing, considering that political correctness probably would have dictated they be played by a Native American dwarf and a disabled transsexual. --------------------------------------------------------------- Madeleine L’Engle’s classic young adult novel “A Wrinkle in Time” is the latest victim of diversity-deranged stunt casting in which no respect is paid to the race or sex of existing literary characters. But that’s only one reason why this frustrating fiasco is such an embarrassing failure. Director Ava DuVernay (“Selma”), who has no feel at all for the material, seems more interested in promoting colorblind multi-culturalism than producing an entertaining adaptation that is worthy of its much-beloved source. [Full Article]( 2. If You’re Trying To Ban Guns, The Least You Can Do Is Learn The Basics By David Harsanyi In a debate imbued with emotion, gun-control advocates rely on ignorance --------------------------------------------------------------- Can anyone imagine a major newspaper running an op-ed justifying public ignorance on public policy? Actually, not merely justifying the ignorance, but rather arguing that facts only help smother discourse rather than enhance it. It’s improbable. Then again, this is the gun debate. And one side benefits from policy illiteracy. The Washington Post ran an op-ed by former Gawker writer Adam Weinstein arguing that Second Amendment advocates use “jargon” to bully gun-control supporters. “While debating the merits of various gun control proposals,” he contends, “Second Amendment enthusiasts often diminish, or outright dismiss their views if they use imprecise firearms terminology.” [Full Article]( 3. Media Fight For Democrats In Washington Leak Wars By Mollie Hemingway Reporters are hostile to even the notion of Republican leaks, but remarkably incurious about the actual Democratic deluge of leaks. --------------------------------------------------------------- The New York Times published a story on March 1, based on anonymous sources, claiming that Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., had met with House Speaker Paul Ryan to blame Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., for leaking texts between Mark Warner and the attorney for a Russian oligarch connected to the author of the salacious and unverified dossier the FBI used to secure a wiretap against a Trump campaign affiliate. It was a weird story for many reasons. For one, it was the first time the paper had even mentioned these encrypted texts, despite their newsworthiness and the dramatic twist they gave parts of the Russia investigation. [Full Article]( 4. Dear Annoying Parkland Kids: We Gave You A Pretty Awesome World, Try Not To Mess It Up By Robert Tracinski Let's look at Parkland kids' arrogant presumption that previous generations messed up the world, so that they have to 'rebuild' it. --------------------------------------------------------------- All the reasons for refusing to allow ourselves to be led by children were summed up in the latest coronation of the Parkland kids, this time by ancient leftist Bill Maher. He invited David Hogg and Cameron Kasky on his show so Hogg could boast about hanging up on the President of the United States, and so Kasky could give us this sanctimonious little lecture: “I mean this sincerely, I really do, to all the generations before us, we sincerely accept your apology. We appreciate that you are willing to let us rebuild the world that you f—ed up.” This sums up everything that’s wrong with these kids’ astroturfed ride to fame. They get flown around the country, they get invited on TV, they get puffball interviewers like Bill Maher, all because they are willing to repeat in a cloyingly self-righteous manner the message favored by their adult handlers. But not because they actually know what they’re talking about. [Full Article]( 5. There’s An Existential Problem With Taco Bell’s New Nacho Fries By Brian Willett The fries themselves? Good enough. They’re thicker than most fast food potatoes, but more svelte than steak fries. --------------------------------------------------------------- The concept of “French” fries actually originated with the Aztecs over 250 years ago. According to legend, the god Quetzalcoatl offered the Aztecs the gift of cooking potatoes in fat. His only request in return was the access to the Aztecs bountiful collection of pureed tomatoes (then, as today, considered beneficial for fertility). So grateful were the Aztecs for this new ambrosia that they ended up staining their Incan temples with their overflow of tomato paste (wrongly considered for some time to be blood from human sacrifices). But the true origin of fries was lost following France’s successful conquering of the Central American peoples during the Louisiana Purchase. France’s navy brought back their discovery to Napoleon, who loved them so much that he named them after his favorite kiss. Thus fries were French and they’re now sold everywhere: restaurants, fast food restaurants, sit-down restaurants, fast casual restaurants, even food truck restaurants. And the fries’ true history became legend. Legend became myth. And for two and a half centuries, that history passed out of all knowledge. [Full Article]( Copyright © 2015 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 618 Alexandria, VA 22309 [Add us to your address book]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( The Federalist · 8647 Richmond Highway · Suite 618 · Alexandria, VA 22309 · USA