The Briefing 09-06-17

PART I Why policy questions and constitutional questions aren’t always one and the same

PART II What should our priorities be in the aftermath of the White House’s decision on DACA?

PART III The soul of a civilization as Europe tends toward childlessness

PART IV Messianic message forbidden in China as Communist Party bans Handel’s Messiah

The Briefing 09-05-17

PART I Lessons small become lessons large: North Korean threat reveals necessity of stability and order

PART II The strength of relationships vs. the fragility of stuff in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey

PART III Two rival visions of Christianity on display in the response to the Nashville Statement

The Briefing 09-01-17

PART I Princess Diana: Not only a pop culture icon, but also a driver of the moral revolution

PART II Hurricane Harvey tests the vocabulary of meteorology

PART III Courage under fire: How a kindly grandmother who turned out to be an important WWII spy

The Briefing 08-31-17

PART I The new functionalist understanding of religion and how it contrasts with biblical Christianity

PART II Finding refuge in the muddled middle: What can we learn from responses to the Nashville Statement?

PART III Knowledge vs. Faith: Is there a new chasm in American intellectual and religious life?

PART IV Should children be told that they can be anything they want to be?

The Briefing 08-30-17

PART I Evangelical coalition releases Nashville statement, a manifesto on biblical sexuality

PART II Nowhere to hide: Church faces unavoidable questions on issues of sexuality

PART III Why the human scale is the most important scale when it comes to Hurricane Harvey

The Briefing 08-29-17

PART I Harvey dumps over 9 trillion (and counting) gallons of water on Texas. What does this mean?

PART II Is marriage just an ‘evolving institution’? One Australian political figure thinks so

PART III ‘X’ marks the spot: Canada adds third gender category to passports

The Briefing 08-28-17

PART I As Hurricane Harvey makes landfall, the best and worst of human nature is on display

PART II Moralizing on a college campus: A new sexual ethic emerges at Wesleyan University

PART III Why the long-term view of the LGBT revolutionaries is not long enough

The Briefing 08-25-17

PART I Internal contradictions of transgender ideology exposed as military policy is debated

PART II The worldview of Scientism and the commodification of aborted fetuses

PART III Melinda Gates warns parents about dangers of exposing kids to technology too early

The Briefing 08-24-17

PART I As the Powerball jackpot soars, states reap reward by preying on most vulnerable citizens

PART II Oregon enacts nation’s most radical abortion law, making all taxpayers complicit

PART III The sexual revolution goes to kindergarten: Schools 'betray' parents, indoctrinate kids

The Briefing 08-23-17

PART I Explanations of the eclipse reveal clash of worldviews

PART II Why Afghanistan is far more than a military challenge

PART III After Barcelona attacks, secular Europe still denies the obvious...it’s theological