Equal Pay at the Women's World Cup, Biden Hysteria & Did Trump Attack LGBT Parental Rights?
Hi friends, family, colleagues, acquaintances, and random internet friends.
Brad here, launching my new weekly newsletter. Now that I'm doing political commentary full-time in my job at the Washington Examiner (D.C.-based magazine), I'll be sending out one brief email every week with a
few of my top articles highlighted. Here goes!
It isn’t ‘sexist’ that women’s World Cup teams don’t get equal pay
Bear with me: the U.S. women's soccer team is great, and maybe they should be paid more. But they don't deserve to be paid the same as the men's team. The men compete at a higher level and bring in substantially higher viewership. Read more.
No, Joe Biden, President Trump is not ‘an existential threat to America’
At a rally this week, Biden called Trump 'an existential threat' to America and democracy. I break this down and explain both why it's logically baseless, and politically foolish. Read more.
Democrats got the story wrong about Trump denying citizenship to kids adopted by gay couples
The Daily Beast ran this headline: "Trump Administration to LGBT Couples: Your 'Out of Wedlock' Kids Aren't Citizens." Ninety-nine congressional Democrats signed a letter condemning the Trump administration as a result. Turns out, the policy they're mad about dates back to Obama, and the outrage is mostly baseless. Read more.
Bonus Brad: So, I left my coffee pot on while I was at work for an entire day. I came home to the smell of charred plastic and burnt coffee. Adulting is going great so far!
Oh, and here's my favorite meme of the week. I sent it to several Twitter trolls.
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