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Today on The Glenn Beck Program, more Trump rally violence? Religious freedom in America. More GOP poll numbers...and more! 

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There have been a number of cases threatening religious liberty at the Supreme Court this year and the death of Justice Antonin Scalia makes the upcoming decisions even more significant. Today’s Federalist Radio Hour featured legal experts following these cases as well as a local Oregon business woman whose own religious liberty has been threatened.

Professor Helen Alvaré teaches law at George Mason University School of Law, and is the founder of Women Speak for Themselves, a community of over 43,000 women activists for both religious freedom and women’s freedom. Alvaré explained the latest on this Wednesday’s oral argument before the Supreme Court in the case of the Little Sisters of the Poor v. Sylvia Burwell.

Harmony Daws, of Oregon, was fired from her job at a housecleaning business after she was nominated president of a local pro-life organization. Daws said she fears Americans’ First Amendment rights are at stake. “I respect [my employer’s] decision to terminate me, even if it was for a horrible reason, but I’m going to turn around and go back to the marketplace,” she said.

Finally, Casey Mattox, senior counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, discussed the HHS mandate, the recent SCOTUS nomination and the reason for protecting free speech on college campuses.

This Week's Cases Before SCOTUS Threatening Religious Liberty

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Today the editor of The Weekly Standard, Bill Kristol, joined the Federalist Radio Hour to discuss the potential of a third party candidate in the 2016 election, the tactical priorities of it, and some of the concerns that conservatives have about the future of the Republican party.

“I think it’s a good idea because I think people should have an alternative to Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump,” Kirstol said. “It’s not too late to get on the ballot. It’s a little challenging in one or two states...but basically if you could raise money and have someone with some stature, it’s a doable.”

Kristol and Domenech discuss what they come to understand as the reason for Trump, including the desire for big change. “‘There is a big desire for big change and the other candidates didn’t capitalize on that enough,” Kristol said. “It’s easy to say well, ‘At least it’s big change, we’ll take the risk,’ but history suggests irresponsible ways of responsible to legitimate grievances... they can go pretty wrong.”

There is a general perception that the Republican Party is in crisis and that it lacks a sense of identity. While they’ve seen their share of failures, Kristol said he thinks there is enough data to show that conservatism should be stronger than it was 50 years ago. “I agree there is a crisis of self-confidence, and there also some of big things that haven’t succumb to conservative recipes or prescriptions,” Kristol said.

The Potential for a Third-Party Candidate with Bill Kristol

“Deep work” is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task and it’s one of the most valuable skills in our economy. Cal Newport is the author of Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, and he joined the Federalist Radio Hour to explain how email and social media have changed the way our brains work.

Newport suggested that focusing on too much on what’s negative about distraction lead to an ambiguous muddle. “I think we have forgotten how much value we can get out of being able to concentrate intensely,” he said. “If you’re one of the few to cultivate this skill, then you’re really going to thrive.”

Newport explained “context switching” or that feeling you get when your brain reflexively moves to constantly check Twitter or your inbox. “A workflow that’s built around constant quick checks is actually reducing the cognitive capacity of your brain,” he said.

When it comes finding work you love or are “passionate” about, Newport said our desires to do so don’t match the reality of the market place. “Typically passion emerges over time,” he said. “As you do something well, as you develop a craft, as the skill gives you more control and leverage over your career...passion is a side effect.”

How To Focus Deeply In A Distracted World with Cal Newport

Less is more for biologist Craig Venter and his team, who have booted up a cell with only the bare minimum genetic instructions required for life, encoded in synthetic DNA.

Minimalist Biology: Craig Venter Builds A New Life Form

In the 90s, the Clipper Chip was the big government encryption case. Two Science Friday guests involved in that early debate rejoin us to weigh in on the Apple argument.

From Clipper Chip to Smartphones: Unlocking the Encryption Debate

The hit musical "Hamilton" is an original mix of rap, hip-hop, R&B, and more that has dominated the conversation of cultural elites for the last year. On today's episode of the Federalist Radio Hour, Kate Havard joins to discuss the growing cultural significance of musicals and the Shakespeare Theatre Company's current production of "Othello." Havard is a research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

The Obama Administration has led the charge to remove Alexander Hamilton from the ten dollar bill, and also made news a few weeks ago by having the cast from 'Hamilton' perform at the White House. "There's a good chance that this musical will save Hamilton on the ten dollar bill," Havard said. "I also think "Hamilton" is a way of showing things that were not inclusive, or people viewed as non-inclusive, can be changed and people can be brought into that cultural moment without having to shun him and replace him with somebody else."

Later in the hour, Havard reviews the "Othello" production and how it differs from other versions of the classic Shakespeare play in it's use of not just racial differences between the characters, but religious differences. "It's a way of taking something that is culturally relevant and bringing it out in a Shakespeare play without banging you over the head with any sort of lessons and making it relevant to modern times," she said.


What 'Hamilton' the Musical Says About Elites, History, and Pop Culture

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Today on the Federalist Radio Hour, Ashe Schow explained the latest issues from college campus sexual assault cases and recent antics from Jackie, the reported victim in the Rolling Stone UVA story. Schow is a commentary writer at the Washington Examiner and a senior political columnist at the Observer. Later in the hour, Ben Domenech gave some advice to Donald Trump in Wisconsin and described some of the more tactical errors the Trump campaign has made in the last week.

Universities are creating policies to address cases of sexual assault that eviscerate due process for the accused. “There are groups out there advocating for due process, the problem is the other side has such a prominent voice and if you dare suggest accused students deserve due process, you’re called a rape apologist,” Schow said.

This week the American Association of University Professors argued that Title IX has created a need for clarification between speech that constitutes for sexual harassment and speech that is merely offensive or upsetting. “These elite students are the kind of people being produced who have been taught lessons about the consequences of indignation, offense, and the idea that opinions that differ from theirs are things that should threaten them...and those are the kids that are going to be credentialed to become the next American elites,” Domenech said.

Bird Sexual Assault, Free Speech on Campuses and Trump's Tactical Errors

Today on the Federalist Radio Hour, Mollie Hemingway explains the religious freedom bill vetoed in Georgia, John McCormack reports from the ground in Wisconsin, and Mary Katharine Ham interviews Charlie Sykes.

Despite being the first right mentioned in the First Amendment, religious freedom has become a controversial issue. “The media frequently characterize these pieces of legislation as anti-gay. They talk about them as discrimination,” Hemingway said. “They don’t understand the contours of religious freedom very well. They don’t understand the history so they just do a horrifically bad job of covering it.”

Later in the hour, Mary Katharine Ham, senior writer at The Federalist, interviewed the Wisconsin radio talk show host, Charlie Sykes, who made news this week after his interview with Donald Trump. Sykes explained why the conservative media in Wisconsin is different than the rest of the country.

“I’m honestly surprised why nobody had asked Donald Trump why he behaves likes a 12-year-old on the playground,” Sykes said. “In Wisconsin, Donald Trump is not going to have the air cover that he’s had from his fan boys in the national media, and I think that does change the dynamic of this primary.”

Mary Katharine Ham Interviews Charlie Sykes, John McCormack, and Mollie Hemingway

Today on The Glenn Beck Program, is the GOP race over after Wisconsin? Mark Levin defends Glenn. Chivalry is dead...and more!

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Rebecca Berg, national politics reporter for Real Clear Politics, joined the Federalist Radio Hour to talk about Trump’s abortion flip flops, why Paul Ryan shouldn’t seek a nomination and the comic book background behind Batman v. Superman.

Because there are fewer candidates and the race tightens, people are starting to pay attention to what Trump actually says about his positions and policies. In the last week he has had 5 different positions on abortion.  “Finally I think we are getting to a point where the sum of all of his remarks that he has made, that a presidential candidate would never really make, are really bearing fruit for him,” Berg said.

Trump is addressing his delegate hunt by meeting with people in DC including Renice Priebus and the RNC and hiring Paul Manafort. “It was surprising to many people but here is an experienced hand who actually might be showing us that Donald Trump is starting to take the rules part of this process a little more seriously,” Berg said.

Later in the hour, Ben Domenech, publisher of the Federalist, explains how the Batman v. Superman movie deviated from the original comic story line. “If the movie was going to be titled correctly, it would be “Batman executes Superman” because basically he’s able to beat him almost immediately,” Domenech said.

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