The Federalist Daily Briefing for 02/28/2020

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](. February 28, 2020 [What Each 2020 Democrat Needs To Get From South Carolina]( By David Marcus Each campaign has stakes, some high, some low, but whatever happens, South Carolina will set the Super Tuesday battle lines. [Full article]( [How ‘White Fragility’ Theory Turns Classrooms Into Race-Charged Power Struggles]( By Jonathan Church and Chris Paslay White fragility theory is counterproductive and divisive. White teachers should not be discounted, bullied, or shut down during anti-bias trainings in schools. [Full article]( [Pay Attention: South Carolina Is Where The Democratic Party’s Future Will Be Decided]( By Christopher Bedford A big Biden win three days before Tuesday's votes won't hand him any crown, but it will do a good deal to disperse the musk clinging to his campaign, especially in Southern states more disposed toward him. [Full article]( [South Carolina Isn’t Quite Ready For The Bernie Sanders Revolution]( By John Daniel Davidson That doesn’t mean he’s changed his stump speech or veered from his call for a political revolution, which might cost him on Saturday. [Full article]( [Michael Bloomberg Hasn’t Jettisoned Enough Of His Masculinity For Democrats, But He’s Trying]( By Sumantra Maitra The presence of Bloomberg on stage finally opened up a lot of hidden fissures. What followed was a clash of two distinct cultures within the Democratic Party. [Full article]( [WaPo’s Michael Gerson Fails To Prove You Can Be Pro-Life And Anti-Trump]( By Daniel Oliver What’s the immediate harm to the country of voting for President Trump based on his pro-life stance, other than the straw-man threats Michael Gerson mentions? [Full article]( [14 Crucial Questions That Bernie Sanders Surrogate Ilhan Omar Won’t Answer]( By Ben Weingarten If Ilhan Omar is who Democratic front-runner Bernie Sanders entrusts with Minnesota in 2020, America deserves a response to these burning questions about her past. [Full article]( [6 Things I’d Rather Do Than Date A Guy Who Wears Dresses]( By Caroline D'Agati In a recent Guardian article, the author asserts ‘My boyfriend’s wedding dress unveiled my own shortcomings over masculinity.’ It did a lot more than that. [Full article]( [5 Ways The Left Steals Childhood]( By Georgi Boorman The message our children are getting as the culture lurches leftward is clear: there’s no truth, no God, no hope, and no forgiveness. [Full article]( [Meet The Black Composers And Singers Who Revolutionized Gospel Music]( By Christine Weerts These composers and singers of the faith championed a musical style that crosses denominations and transcends race: black gospel music. [Full article]( [Why A Domestic Terrorism Law Would Create More Problems Than It Solves]( By Kyle Shideler Despite what intemperate civil libertarians might argue, there is nothing precluding the establishment of a federal domestic terrorism law. Except prudence. [Full article]( [Why Philly Fans Should Boo The ‘New’ Phillie Phanatic]( By Christopher Jacobs The Phillies unveiled their ‘new’ Phanatic in large part to avoid paying royalties to its initial creators. [Full article]( [This Week In Weird Twitter, Volume 132]( By Rich Cromwell Albert, the hero of our story, never set out to be a sentient wooden leg. He never even set out to be sentient. [Full article]( [New California Bill Requires Retailers Create ‘Gender-Neutral’ Aisles For Children]( By Chrissy Clark A new California Assembly bill aims to require retailers to create "gender-neutral" floor-spaces for children's products and toys. [Full article]( [Viral TikTok Shows Teenage Girls Giggling While One Gets An Abortion]( By Chrissy Clark A new TikTok video shows two teenage girls cheerfully entering a Planned Parenthood clinic for one to receive an abortion. [Full article]( [Doug Collins Blasts Judiciary Democrats For Postponing FISA Hearing]( By Tristan Justice "They don’t want to acknowledge the problems that led to this in the past so I think that’s why they don’t want to do it," Collins charged. [Full article]( [Dear Joe Scarborough: More Americans Hate America Than You Think]( By Joy Pullmann Joe Scarborough needs to get out a little bit more. Americans' hatred for their own country is rising, especially among the young who are Bernie Sanders's most ardent supporters. [Full article]( [New Jersey Public Schools To Teach LGBT Ideology In Every Subject]( By John Hanna Garden State Equality claims its curriculum is for the good and safety of vulnerable children. Its teachings, however, result in the exact opposite. [Full article]( [The Coronavirus Has Mutated—Into A Political Talking Point]( By John Daniel Davidson As the deadly virus spreads across the globe, Washington descends into petty bickering and name-calling. No wonder we don’t trust our elites. [Full article]( [Communist Cuba May Claim 99 Percent Literacy, But It Still Imprisons Poets]( By Katya Sedgwick Bernie Sanders, ever true to his pro-Soviet cold warrior persona, recently created a stir insisting Fidel Castro’s Cuba had excellent literacy programs. [Full article]( SIGN UP FOR A [FREE TRIAL]( HERE. 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