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The Briefing 05-29-15

Podcast Transcript 1) FIFA corruption charges exposes incompetence of humans to self-police sin Global soccer corruption case deeply rooted in USA, USA Today (Kevin Johnson) Sepp Blatter Says FIFA Must Police Itself, New York Times (Sam Bord ...

May 29, 2015

The Briefing 05-28-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Chimps’ day in court exposes confusion of human dignity with care for animals Judge Ponders Whether Chimps Should Get Same Rights as Humans, Wall Street Journal (Jacob Gershman) 2) Leftward trend on social issues reflec ...

May 28, 2015

The Briefing 05-27-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Secularists note Gates’ membership proposal purely seeking survival of corporation Why the Boy Scouts can do no right politically, Washington Post (Sarah Kaplan and Michael E. Miller) Gates, Gays, and the Boy Scouts, Na ...

May 27, 2015

A Requiem for the Boy Scouts

The Boy Scouts were doomed the moment the national leadership decided to preserve the organization at the cost of the values and ideals that gave it birth. Speaking to a national meeting of Boy Scouts of America leaders, President Robert Gates, forme ...

May 27, 2015

The Briefing 05-26-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Irish landslide for gay marriage shows breakdown of cultural shaping power of Catholicism Ireland approves gay marriage, talks about a revolution, Associated Press (Shawn Pogatchnik) Landslide, The Economist Same-sex ...

May 26, 2015

The Briefing 05-22-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Pot edible fad presents nationwide challenge police, parents, and even children New Challenge for Police: Finding Pot in Lollipops and Marshmallows, New York Times (Catherine Saint Louis) 2) Use of energy drinks, ADHD d ...

May 22, 2015

The Briefing 05-21-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Appeals Court second denial of Notre Dame case exposes perilous state of religious liberty  Appeals Court Denies Notre Dame’s Challenge to Health Law’s Contraception Mandate, Wall Street Journal (Louise Radnofsky and Brent ...

May 21, 2015

The Briefing 05-20-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Same-sex marriage legalization will reconfigure political, cultural landscape The Morning After the Same-Sex Marriage Decision, New York Times (Linda Greenhouse) 2) Success of gay marriage compared against abortion aggr ...

May 20, 2015

The Briefing 05-19-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Irish same sex marriage referendum shows division between radical Catholics and evangelicals Ireland’s Marriage Equality Moment, New York Times (Fintan O’Toole) ‘New Irish’ Christians mobilise to vote no to gay marriage ...

May 19, 2015

The Briefing 05-18-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Death penalty given to Boston Bomber in right recognition of need for justice Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Given Death Penalty in Boston Marathon Bombing, New York Times (Katherine Q. Seelye) Death For Tsarnaev, Wall Street Journa ...

May 18, 2015

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