Trump’s Counterfeit Masculinity RL April 1916

the left

• Dems on FEC target conservatives, vote to punish maker of anti-Obama movie
• White Privilege Conference Attendees Complain Conference Is Too White
• 7 Things That Offended People At The White Privilege Conference
• The Democratic Party vs. the English Language

defense

• 70% of Marine Aircraft Can’t Fly
• US Sends 200 Troops, Attack Helicopters To Aid Iraq In ISIS Fight 

• Russian jet barrel-rolls over U.S. aircraft - CNNPolitics.com
• John Kerry: U.S. Had Right to Shoot Down Russian Warplane Flying Close to U.S. Ship

• State Department: Iran’s Possession of S-300 Missile System Could Lead to Sanctions
• Bolton: U.S. ‘Missed A Huge Range of Opportunities’ To Destroy Iran’s Nuclear Capabilities

• The Perilous Politicization of the Military
• The U.S. paid for NATO: $30 trillion and counting

Islam

• Of Course The Muslim Brotherhood is a Terror Organization
• Gaffney: Muslim Brotherhood Day on Capitol Hill

• EU Terror Chief: Don’t Jail Jihadis, They’ll Only Get More Radicalised In Prison
• The Christian-Oppressor Narrative of Islamic History Is Tired and Wrong
• Pat Boone Rips SNL for Anti-Christian Skit: They’d Be in ‘Witness Protection’ If They Joked About Islam

• Thousands Rally In Brussels Against Jihadist Violence
• Leaked files show hundreds of ISIS recruits come from western countries

freedom of

• Big Business Trying to 'Rebrand' Religious Liberty as Bigotry
• Gun Owners of America: Right To Carry Doesn’t Stop At State’s Border
• Democracy Activists Slam Twitter’s Hiring of Manager with Ties to Chinese Govt, Military
• The Left Is Coming for You Next

thinks

• Holding Regulators Accountable Used to Be Bipartisan | The Weekly Standard
• Read About Norway Stealing These Kids, Then Tout ‘Democratic Socialism’
• The Russian Propaganda War on Reality
• The pros and cons of special prosecutors for police officers
• When Hostility to Religion Means Making Christian Kids Less Safe

• The Sick Man of Europe
• Trump’s Counterfeit Masculinity
• What If Nobody Showed Up To Vote?
• The General Slocum Disaster and New York Values

 BtF: 2016, executive, gender, climate, campus, politic, Clinton, the mess, and the others2016

• Tocqueville Sure Pegged the 2016 Election Right… | Intellectual Takeout
• Donald Trump mocked for claiming Republican nomination race is 'rigged' 
• RNC Chair Defends Centuries-Old Delegate System Following Trump Temper Tantrum | Daily Wire
• Bernie Sanders Campaign Not Pleased With "Bernie Is My Comrade" Shirt
• Muslim Organization: Cruz Won’t Meet With Us
• Did Trump Buy Off Cuomo To Protect His Bogus University?
• Where Are Donald Trump’s Tax Returns?
• Sanders Supporters Want a Socialism without High Taxes

executive

• U.S. State Department Actively Promoting Islam in Europe
• Newt Gingrich: Veterans Administration Is 'Grievously Sick'
• Fed Superfund Gets Billions To Clean Up Pollution — Doesn’t Actually Do Much At All
•  Obama Neglects to Broach ‘Unsafe’ Russian Jet Maneuver in Call with Putin
• ‘Hypocrite’ Obama Called In To ‘Bully’ UK Voters
• Obama Did Not Press Putin on Recent Military Provocations
• State Dep’t Gives Pakistan a Pass, For the 14th Consecutive Year, Over Religious Freedom Violations
• Obama’s Security Advisor: ‘Promoting Sustainable Development’ Will Help 'Defeat ISIL's Ideology'

gender

• State Legislators Battle Back Against LGBT Agenda, Retaliation
• Cirque du Solei Cancels North Carolina Shows Over Public Facilities Act — Plans Shows In Dubai, Where Gays Are Put to Death - Breitbart
• Ted Cruz backs North Carolina's transgender bathroom ban amid gay rights backlash | Daily Mail Online
• Green Party BANS ‘Women’, Calls Them ‘Non-Men’ After Transgender Pressure
• N.C. Gov.: 'Not Government's Business' to Dictate Bathroom Policies to Private Sector

climate

• Obama Using Highway Funds To Cajole States Into Cutting CO2
• MIT: Incandescents Now More Efficient than LEDs | Foundation for Economic Education
• Competitive Enterprise Institute Subpoena: An Attack on Exxon & Us All
• Democratic AGs, climate change groups colluded on prosecuting dissenters, emails show - Washington Times
• Oregon manages to stop construction of huge LNG export terminal, costing thousands of jobs

campus

• Universities Singling Out White Students | The Daily Caller
• Students at Ohio University Want Police to Investigate Mockery of 'Safe Spaces' 
• Your Kind Ain't Welcome Here

foreign

• Whatever the fate of President Dilma Rousseff, Brazil's chance to stamp out corruption has been missed | Voices | The Independent
•   Bolton: Forget Obama, UK Should Go For Brexit And Independence
• Estonian Report Details Russia’s ‘Hybrid Threat’ to Europe
• OPEC Civil War: Oil Negotiations Between Saudi Arabia And Iran Collapse
• Israel Refuses to Relinquish Golan Heights in Face of ISIS Threat
• Air France Resumes Flights to Iran Amid Lingering Tension Over Gay Flight Attendants
• Marine Le Pen: Every EU Nation Should Have In/Out Referendum
• Swedish Support For EU Membership Collapses Amid Migrant Invasion
• European Union Cosies Up To Iran

SCOTUS

• A Curious Analysis of the 'Executive Amnesty' Oral Arguments
• The Highlights of the Supreme Court Oral Argument on Obama’s Executive Amnesty
• U.S. v. Texas: No One Is above the Law

the mess

• Do randomized control trials in education meet the ‘gold standard’? - AEI | Education Blog » AEIdeas
• Boston Bombing Anniversary: Denying the Obvious - Breitbart
• The TPP's ban on source-code disclosure requirements: bad news for information security / Boing Boing
• CLAIM: Common medicines 'shrink brain and slow thinking'...
• California’s war on private business is getting even worse
• Study: Students Who Take Handwritten Notes Outperform Those Using Laptops
• California’s $15 Minimum Wage Ends Apparel Industry Revival
• Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson: Charles Koch
• Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey ‘Emotionally Disturbed’ By #RIPTwitter Hashtag
• The Feast of St. Andrew
• The System

congress

• Whispers of Paul Ryan 'leadership failures' getting louder...
• GOP Congressman to Trump: If System Was ‘Rigged,’ You and Cruz Wouldn’t Be Winning
•   Mike Lee Forces Senate Republicans to Clarify Leadership Rules
• Democrats move to restore ATF powers
• Congressman Dave Brat On Why Theologians Should Understand Free Markets
• Retribution: Border Patrol Agent Suffers After Blowing Whistle to Congress
• Pentagon misled lawmakers on military sexual assault cases.

Clinton

State Department Consents to Depositions Over Clinton Email Server

Clinton Surrogate: The States Hillary Lost Don’t Represent America [VIDEO]

politic

• The End Game
• "War, Confiscation Or Redistribution" - An Anecdote On Systemic Reset
• It’s time for conservatives to take advantage of the Left’s reality denial
• Lifting the Burden of an Expansive Regulatory State

the other

• Monday links
• The Bookworm Beat 4/18/16 — the “tax day” edition and open thread
• Larwyn's Linx: Cruz Wins Wyoming, Trump Threatens Chaos
• Larwyn's Linx: Why Cruz Could Beat Clinton
• Monday morning links