The Federalist Daily Briefing for 06/06/2019

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](. June 6, 2019 [Why Is The U.S. State Department Making It Harder For Orphans To Find Families?]( By Jayme Metzgar Adoption advocates ask the courts to block a crippling new State Department policy that would harm waiting families and children. [Full article]( [What The Heroic Men Of D-Day Faced Down To Secure The West’s Freedoms]( By Joshua Lawson We must forever honor the memory of the brave men who stormed the beaches of Normandy to preserve our freedom. [Full article]( [5 Must-Read Classics To Share With Your Kids This Summer]( By Cheryl Magness Few things are as rewarding as reading out loud with your children. Here are enough recommendations for a whole summer’s worth of quality family time. [Full article]( [‘Cribsheet’ Takes The Air Out Of Inflated Parenting Worries So You Can Enjoy Your Kids]( By Liz Wolfe Like her first book, economist Emily Oster's 'Cribsheet' dismantles myths and pokes holes in junk science, centered on parenting for babies and toddlers ages 0 to 3. [Full article]( [30 Years After The Tiananmen Square Massacre, One Protester Reflects]( By Paulina Enck In late May and early June, 1989, students and workers took to the streets. Thirty years later, a Chinese-American protester reflects on the protest, China's improvements, and how far the country has to go. [Full article]( [Therapy Animals Are Not Only Ridiculous, They Probably Make Things Worse]( By Tony Daniel Fourteen years ago, I should have known it would eventually come to this. That I’d have to take time away from solving crimes to explain why I don’t like therapy animals. [Full article]( [It’s Not The Supreme Court’s Job To End Trans Bathrooms, It’s Yours]( By Rita Dunaway The job of the courts is not to re-invent the meaning of words to produce a result people want, or to decide the outcome of heated debates. [Full article]( [The Museum At James Madison’s Home Slants The Truth About His Interactions With Slavery]( By Brenda M. Hafera It seems the Montpelier Foundation has adopted a version of the 'blame America first' mantra: Blame the Founders first, instead. [Full article]( [Virginia Governor Exploits Virginia Beach Tragedy To Attempt Gun Control]( By Lawrence Keane Northam is seeking a ban on standard-capacity magazines, modern sporting rifles, suppressors, extreme-risk protection orders, mandatory home storage laws, and more. [Full article]( [Kay Jewelers Just Banned A Uniformed Sheriff From Its Store Because He Was Carrying A Gun]( By Madeline Osburn A sheriff in North Carolina arrived to pick up an engagement ring he had purchased, but was turned away by a store manager who apparently prefers law enforcement to be unarmed. [Full article]( [It’s Time For Congress To Stop Stuffing Bills Full Of Completely Unrelated Stuff]( By Ben Williams While there is no guarantee it would improve things, it seems well past time for this country to amend the Constitution to make Congress craft single-issue legislation. [Full article]( [Did Aristotle Write The Original Self-Help Book?]( By Madeline Osburn What kind of 'help' are Americans seeking by spending $10 billion on self-help? According to Aristotle, humans simply want to know how to be happy, and how to be good. [Full article]( [Congressman Chip Roy: The Border, Healthcare, And How To Fix Congress]( By The Federalist Staff Congressman Chip Roy joins Ben Domenech on the Federalist Radio Hour to discuss the gridlocked he has encountered since arriving on The Hill this year. [Full article]( [Border Crisis Deepens: More Than 132K Arrested Last Month]( By John Daniel Davidson Arrests in May increased by nearly a third from April. At this rate, illegal immigration levels will reach highs we haven’t seen since 2006. [Full article]( [Except Biden, Democratic Candidates Pledge To Send Federal Funds To Abortion]( By Chrissy Clark Nearly all Democratic candidates in the 2020 presidential field pledge to repeal the Hyde Amendment. All except Joe Biden. [Full article]( [Warren Says Combating Climate Change Is ‘A Bigger Challenge Than WWII’]( By Susanna Hoffman Elizabeth Warren dished out a climate change agenda that is as improbable as it is expensive, then turned around and insulted WWII vets. [Full article]( [Bill de Blasio Is Lying About Anti-Semitic Attacks In Brooklyn]( By David Marcus At a press conference yesterday, Mayor de Blasio claimed that the threat of anti-Semitism only exists on the right. It is a dangerous lie. [Full article]( TIANANMEN HAS AN IDEOLOGY new Tiananmen papers. “On the 30th anniversary of the violent June 4 crackdown, New Century Press, a Hong Kong–based publisher, will publish Zuihou de mimi: Zhonggong shisanjie sizhong quanhui ‘liusi’ jielun wengao (The Last Secret: The Final Documents From the June Fourth Crackdown), a group of speeches that top officials delivered at the gathering. New Century obtained the transcripts (and two sets of written remarks) from a party official who managed to make copies at the time.” Read more of The Transom by signing up for a [free trial]( today. [follow on Twitter](Twitter Account not yet Authorized) | [friend on Facebook](#) | [forward to a friend]( Copyright © 2019 The Federalist, All rights reserved. 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