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The Briefing 02-12-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Brian Williams and Jon Stewart stories reveal danger of blurred line between entertainment and news  Brian Williams Suspended From NBC for 6 Months Without Pay, New York Times (Emily Steel and Ravi Somaiya) Jon Stewart ...

February 12, 2015

The Briefing 02-11-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Disastrous economic inequality due to marriage inequality, economists realize  Falling Marriage Rates Reveal Economic Fault Lines, New York Times (Andrew L. Yarrow) Love, tax and wedlock, The Economist 2) CO bill permitting ...

February 11, 2015

The Briefing 02-10-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Conflict over same sex marriage in Alabama sets stage for constitutional crisis over moral revolution Confusion in Alabama as some defy court order to grant gay marriage licenses, Los Angeles Times (Michael Muskal & Ma ...

February 10, 2015

The President at the Prayer Breakfast

Presidents of the United States are usually awful as theologians. In far too many cases, the closer they get to anything theological, the bigger the mess they make. President Obama seems rather adept at making such messes, but he is hardly the first. ...

February 10, 2015

The Briefing 02-09-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Canada supreme court strikes down euthanasia ban in inevitable outgrowth of culture of death Canada Court Strikes Down Ban on Aiding Patient Suicide, New York Times (Ian Austen) Supreme Court rules Canadians have right ...

February 9, 2015

The Briefing 02-06-15

Podcast Transcript 1) 6th Circuit ruling on Intervarsity personnel policies major victory for religious liberty A Key Victory for Religious Freedom: Yes, Religious Employers Can Hire (and Fire) for Religious Reasons, National Review Online (Dav ...

February 6, 2015

The Briefing 02-05-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Aggressive abortionist reactions to new abortion ban proposals exposes shocking worldview The Next Anti-Abortion Strategy Lurking Around The Corner, ThinkProgress (Tara Culp-Ressler) 2) 8-year-old French boy’s support o ...

February 5, 2015

The Briefing 02-04-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Islamic State execution of Jordanian hostage reveals moral asymmetry in fight against evil Islamic State video purports to show Jordanian pilot burnt alive, Reuters (Staff) Obama decries hateful ideology after Jordanian ...

February 4, 2015

The Briefing 02-03-15

Podcast Transcript 1) Obama budget proposal reveals worldview and philosophy of government  In Budget, Obama’s Unfettered Case for Spreading the Wealth, New York Times (Julie Hirschfield Davis) 2) Father of the Pill, who enabled division bet ...

February 3, 2015

The Briefing 02-02-15

Podcast Transcript 1) CUNY revocation of gender-specific prefixes signals extent of gender revolution’s impact on language CUNY: Don’t Address Students as ‘Mr.’ or ‘Ms.’, Wall Street Journal (Mike Vilensky) University Bans Use of ‘Mrs.’ and ...

February 2, 2015

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