The Briefing with Albert Mohler

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses 5 MLB teams partnering with prediction markets in states where betting is illegal, Kalshi’s George Soros ban, the moral complexities of data centers, and why secularism is not a sufficient worldview to keep students from using A.I. to cheat in school.
Part I (00:13 – 07:58)
Pete Rose Would Like a Word: Five MLB Teams Partner with Prediction Markets in States Where Betting is Illegal
Kalshi partners with MLB teams in latest prediction market marriage by USA Today (Adam Kaufman)
Part II (07:58 – 11:52)
Serial Fraudster Gets Lifetime Ban from Kalshi: George Santos Receives First Lifetime Ban From Kalshi For Betting on His Own Attendance to State of the Union Address
Ex-Congressman George Santos Receives Kalshi’s First-Ever Lifetime Ban by The Wall Street Journal (Brian Schwartz and Jack Morphet)
Part III (11:52 – 20:30)
The Moral Complexities of Data Center: There are Many Things to Consider Morally and Politically Here
Part IV (20:30 – 27:28)
A.I., Secularism, and Students Cheating: A Secular Ethic is Not Enough to Create Honest Students and to Prevent Them From Cheating
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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 09:54)
A Devastating and Horrific Tragedy in Nepal: This is a Deadly Case of Natural Evil – Christians Need to Pray For All Involved
Part II (09:54 – 12:36)
The Script Was Already Ready: The Western Media Jumped to the Conclusion That Climate Change is Behind This, But the Jury is Still Out
An Explanation Without Evidence for the Nepal Flood by The Wall Street Journal (Matthew Hennessey)
Disaster Experts Say Nepal Glacier Collapse Was Difficult to Predict by The New York Times (Laura Chung)
Part III (12:36 – 22:26)
The Progressive Strategy on ‘T’: The Progressives in Politics and the WNBA See the Society ‘Moving Forward’ on Transgenderism Once Americans Focus on Other Issues
Most Democrats Don’t Want to Talk About Transgender Athletes. He’s Leaning In. by The New York Times (Reid J. Epstein)
WNBA will become an unstoppable force when it unites, outlasts culture wars by The Athletic (Ian O’Connor)
Part IV (22:26 – 25:36)
Log Cabin Republicans Drop the ‘T’: Homosexual Republican Group Distances Itself From Transgenderism – But They’re Still Defying Creation Order With LGB
Conservative Gay Rights Group Ends Support for Trans Causes by The New York Times (Richard Fausset)
Log Cabin Republicans Renews Its National Advocacy Focus by Townhall (Ross Hemminger)
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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the precipitous drop in children in big cities, a New York Times article that reflects age-old issues between husbands and wives, Flock cameras and the increase of the surveillance state, if it’s wrong for a Christian couple to utilize a surrogate, and why there has been such a rise in anti-Semitism.
Part I (00:14 – 10:34)
The Precipitous Drop in Children in Big Cities: There are Massive Worldview Issues Behind This
America’s Big Cities Are Rapidly Losing Kids by The Wall Street Journal (Rachel Louise Ensign and Paul Overberg)
Part II (10:34 – 14:09)
‘Men Don’t Want to Go From Screw Up to Screw Up’: New York Times Article Reflects Age-Old Issues Between Husbands and Wives—Especially When Babies Come
Does Your Relationship Need a ‘Mental Load’ Coach? by The New York Times (Jancee Dunn)
Part III (14:09 – 21:18)
What About Flock Cameras and the Increase of the Surveillance State? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing
Part IV (21:18 – 25:07)
Is It Wrong For a Christian Couple to Utilize a Surrogate If They Cannot Have Children on Their Own? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing
Part V (25:07 – 27:50)
Why Does Antisemitism Exist, and Why Has There Been Such an Increase in Antisemitism Recently? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing
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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses Meta’s lawsuit settlement over social media harm to young people, Harvard Medical School’s director caught in black market body part scandal, and the CIA Director’s rare and undisclosed trip to Moscow.
Part I (00:13 – 09:23)
Meta Agrees to Settle Massive Lawsuit Over Social Media Harm to Young People: Parents Will Now Bear More Power and Responsibility in How Their Children Access Social Media
Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims by The New York Times (Cecilia Kang and Eli Tan)
Part II (09:23 – 21:08)
Why Is This Unspeakably Wrong? Medical School Morgue Director Caught in Black Market Body Part Scandal
Harvard settles stolen body parts lawsuits. Here’s what happened by USA Today (Saleen Martin)
Part III (21:08 – 26:44)
CIA Director Makes a Rare and Undisclosed Trip to Moscow: Is This an Indicator That Putin is About to Attack NATO?
CIA director’s secretive visit to Moscow stirs mystery by The Washington Post (Alex Horton, Michael Birnbaum, Warren P. Strobel and Joyce Sohyun Lee)
The CIA might just have given an alarming signal that Putin is about to attack Nato by The Telegraph (Tom Tugendhat)
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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses The Economist’s argument for embryo selection on the basis of disease resistance and IQ, how IVF led to the trend of designer babies, and the outsized life and legacy of Dolly Parton.
Part I (00:14 – 07:08)
We Have Reached the Age of Designer Babies: One of the Most Influential Publications in the World Argues for Embryo Selection on the Basis of Disease Resistance and IQ
In praise of designer-ish babies: Couples should be allowed to select embryos on the basis of both disease resistance and IQ by The Economist
The Next Parenting Trend Starts Before Conception by The New York Times (Ross Douthat and Noor Siddiqui)
Part II (07:08 – 17:54)
The Slippery Slope of IVF: The Arrival of the Trend of Designer Babies Began with IVF Technology
Part III (17:54 – 26:14)
Dolly Parton Dies at Age 80: The Outsized Life and Legacy of American Country Music Icon Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton, country music singer and cultural icon, dies at 80 by The Washington Post (Emily Langer)
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