Past Episodes

Thursday, February 29, 2024

PART I Garland v. Cargill is About Much More Than Bump Stocks: Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on Case That Is Really About the Overreach of Administrative State

PART II Government’s Proper Role Made Clear: FDA Rightly Responds to Lead Exposure in Children

PART III Words Matter: French President Macron Goes Out of Bounds With NATO Allies — Contra France’s President, NATO Does Not Need to Put Ground Troops in Ukraine

PART IV Germany Decriminalizes Cannabis: The Liberal Legal Move Preceded by Generational and Political Shift

PART V Senator Mitch McConnell Announces Forthcoming Step Down: November 2024 Will Bring a New Party Leader for Republicans

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

PART I What Happened in Michigan Won’t Stay in Michigan: Arab Voters Send Big Message to President Biden

PART II More Evidence Why a Two-State Solution Won’t Work: Palestinian Authority Plays Same Old Game

PART III The Legacy of Putin Two Years into War with Ukraine: Ongoing War and Pushing Sweden and Finland into the Arms of NATO

PART IV Rest in Peace, Flaco: Central Park Zoo’s Famous Escapee (Eurasian Eagle Owl) Dies After Building Strike

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

PART I Are Social Media Platforms Public Utilities or Publishers? SCOTUS Considers Huge Questions Related to Free Speech and Social Media Companies

PART II No Difference Between a Boy and a Chimp? Steven Wise, Champion of the Animal Rights Movement, Dies at 73

PART III A New Aggression on Abortion? Governor Gavin Newsom Pushes Abortion Ads in Conservative States

Monday, February 26, 2024

PART I A ‘Hopeful Blob’ or an Image Bearer? The Clash of Worldviews over Definition of Life on Display in Aftermath of Response to Alabama Supreme Court Decision

PART II Of Course We Believe Our Rights Come from God: Journalist from the Left Surprised Christians Today Agree with 2,000 Years of Christian Doctrine

PART III They Will Be ‘Labeled as Bigots and Treated as Such’: Justice Samuel Alito’s Words on Persecution of Religious Right Were Prophetic

PART IV Russia Makes Another Dissident Disappear: The Unsurprising Death of Maksim Kuzminov

Friday, February 23, 2024

PART I What Kind of Political Ads Move the Needle? Why You’re More Likely to Respond to a Negative Political Ad Than a Positive One

PART II How Did Conservatism Move from Figures Like William F. Buckley Jr. to Popular Figures Associated with the Right Today? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

PART III What is the Role of Parachurch Ministry? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IV Is There a Source of Truly Unbiased News? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

PART V How Can Christians Teach and Work in a Secular Higher Education Context? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VI Should Christian Parents Avoid Sending Their Children to Public Colleges? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

PART VII Is It Appropriate for Christians to Pledge Allegiance to the Flag? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

Thursday, February 22, 2024

PART I The U.S. Stands By Israel At UN Security Council: U.S. Vetoes U.N. Calls for Cease-Fire in Gaza Without Release of All Hostages

PART II Interpol Is Real, But Complicated: What Happens When the Bad Guys Are Able to Abuse the System

PART III We Should Be Terrified? The Left Melts Down Over Alabama Supreme Court IVF Ruling

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

PART I Greece Becomes First Country to Defy Orthodox Church to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage

PART II St. Patrick’s Cathedral Turned into Transgender Celebration: Memorial Service for Transgender Activist Scandalizes Church

PART III How LGBTQ Activists Play the Cultural Game: What the Response to the Transgender Activist Memorial Service at St. Patrick’s Reveals About the Strategy of the Left

PART IV Ontology Grounds Gender and Sexuality: The Unchanging Categories of ‘He’ and ‘She’

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

PART I A Huge Affirmation of Human Dignity: Alabama Supreme Court Rules That Frozen Human Embryos Are Children

PART II The Logic of the Culture of Death: Babies Become Commodities

PART III Nothing About Abortion is Safe: Abortion by Telemedicine or in a Clinic is Never Safe for the Baby. Never.

Monday, February 19, 2024

PART I ‘No Man, No Problem’: Russia Makes Totalitarian Dissenter Alexei Navalny Disappear—That Is the Goal

PART II A Russian Killer Satellite? The Story Behind Russia’s Major New National Security Threat to the West

PART III Former President Trump’s Civil Fraud Verdict: Big Political and Moral Issues Are Driving the Story — And the U.S. Is Worse For It

Friday, February 16, 2024

PART I Good News: Young Adults Are Close to Their Parents. Bad News: Those Same Young Adults Are Way Behind in Getting Married and Having Children of Their Own

PART II What About Neurodiversity? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

PART III Should Christians Watch Sports? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

PART IV What is Virtue? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

PART V How Do We Think Biblically About Distractions During Worship Services? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from Listeners of The Briefing

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