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Tuesday, October 20, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
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An Act of Terrorism in the Heart of France: Killing of Teacher and Macron’s Call for a French Version of Islam Raise Huge Questions



FINANCIAL TIMES (VICTOR MALLET)

Teacher decapitated by suspected Islamist in France



FOREIGN POLICY (KARINA PISER)

Macron Wants to Start an Islamic Revolution



PART 2
(6:50 - 20:33):

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Secular France Faces a Theological Problem: Why You Can’t Meet a Theological Argument with a Sociological Argument



THE ATLANTIC (KARINA PISER)

A New Plan to Create an 'Islam of France'



PART 3
(20:34 - 27:11):

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A Battle for the “Soul” of the Nation: Is America Still the Nation with the Soul of a Church?



NEW YORK TIMES (ELIZABETH DIAS)

Biden and Trump Say They’re Fighting for America’s ‘Soul.’ What Does That Mean?

Monday, October 19, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 6:56):

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Joe Biden Wants You to Know He Supports the Entire LGBTQ Revolution . . . Including Transgender Children



PART 2
(6:57 - 13:19):

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You Can’t Stay Ahead of the Revolutionaries, No Matter How Hard You Try: Not Even Joe Biden’s Radical Comments Can Appease the LGBTQ Activists



VOX (LI ZHOU)

“There should be zero discrimination”: Joe Biden spoke in defense of transgender rights at Thursday’s town hall



PART 3
(13:20 - 20:13):

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A Rare Moment of Intellectual Honesty about Transgender Ideology: Biological Males Competing in Women's Sports Is Absurd, Even The Economist Knows It



THE ECONOMIST

Letting trans women play in women’s sports is often unfair



PART 4
(20:14 - 25:48):

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As Peach County Goes, So Goes the Nation? Georgia’s Electorate Is Changing and Turnout May Be More Important Than Persuasion



ATLANTA JOURNAL CONSTITUTION (GREG BLUESTEIN)

In Georgia’s bellwether Peach County, divide over pandemic and president trumps all

Freedom Sunday

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Friday, October 16, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 12:43):

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Undercutting the Legitimacy of the Democratic Process: Both Major Candidates Have Spoken Irresponsibly about the Legitimacy of the 2020 Election



THE HILL (ZACK BUDRYK)

Biden: The 'only way' I'll lose is through 'chicanery' at polling places



POLITICO (MATTHEW CHOI)

Hillary Clinton to Biden: Don't concede if the election is close



PART 2
(12:44 - 17:58):

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The Challenges of the Voting Process in a COVID-19 Reality: Why a Delay in Election Results Could Undermine American Confidence in the Vote



DESERET NEWS (SCOTT RASMUSSEN)

This year’s tumultuous election could spark a legitimacy crisis. Here’s how.



PART 3
(17:59 - 22:43):

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Plot to Kidnap Governors Northam and Whitmer Is Immoral, Illegal, and Illegitimate: A Republic Cannot Withstand Terrorism From Within



PART 4
(22:44 - 26:38):

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A Sign of the Imago Dei: Our Actions in the Present Have Consequences in the Future, Even if That Action Is Casting Your Ballot



NEW YORK TIMES (KATIE HAFNER)

These Americans Are Determined to Cast a Last Ballot Before Dying

Thursday, October 15, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 8:50):

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Confirmation Hearings for Amy Coney Barrett Conclude: What Are Super Precedents and Is Roe v. Wade One of Them?



PART 2
(8:51 - 19:14):

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Senator Hirono Chastises Judge Barrett for Using the Term “Sexual Preference” — What’s it All About?



USA TODAY (STEVEN PETROW)

Judge Barrett, don't use 'sexual preference' for LGBTQ people. It's incorrect and alarming.



PART 3
(19:15 - 20:50):

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The Breakneck Speed of the Sexual Revolution: Merriam-Webster Updates Dictionary Hours After Hirono’s Attack on Barrett’s Choice of Vocabulary



NATIONAL REVIEW (MAIREAD MCARDLE)

Merriam-Webster Alters Dictionary to Align with Democratic Attacks on Barrett’s Use of ‘Sexual Preference’



PART 4
(20:51 - 25:31):

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What Goes Around Actually Doesn’t Come Around? “Karma” Doesn’t Mean What Many Westerners Might Think



WALL STREET JOURNAL (BEN ZIMMER)

‘Karma’: A Spiritual Way to Describe Destiny’s Workings

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
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Joe Biden Is “Not a Fan” of Court Packing? Why the Former Vice President Won’t Give a Clear Answer on the Issue



LOS ANGELES TIMES (JONAH GOLDBERG)

How Biden blew it on the court-packing question and how he could have avoided the fuss



PART 2
(7:21 - 15:0):

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House Democrats Introduce Legislation to Create Process to Examine Presidential Sanity: When Something “Isn’t about the Election,” It’s Always about the Election



WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)

Nancy Pelosi’s Insanity Plea



PART 3
(15:1 - 25:14):

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What Kind of Government Does the United States Have? There’s a Distinction Between Direct Democracy and a Constitutional Republic . . . And It Matters



NEW YORK TIMES (GLENN THRUSH)

‘We’re not a democracy,’ says Mike Lee, a Republican senator. That’s a good thing, he adds.

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 12:36):

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The Issues Revealed—On the First Day of the Confirmation Hearings the Big Issues Arise, in the Senate and in the Press



LOS ANGELES TIMES (ERWIN CHEMERINSKY)

The latest threat to same-sex marriage — Clarence Thomas



LOS ANGELES TIMES

Letters to the Editor: What right do Christian justices have to take away marriage from gay people?



PART 2
(12:37 - 19:57):

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Watch the Language: What’s the Difference Between a Right and a Fundamental Right?



LOS ANGELES TIMES (HARRY LITMAN)

The Supreme Court is already pulling us back to the future



LOS ANGELES TIMES (MICHAEL MCGOUGH)

Senators must ask Barrett about the same-sex marriage precedent



PART 3
(19:58 - 23:47):

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Who Gets to Decide Political Issues? The Legislature or the Supreme Court? Why the Platform Policies of the Left Depend on Judicial Activism



WASHINGTON POST (JENNIFER RUBIN)

Congress can limit the court’s influence by doing its job

Monday, October 12, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 9:41):

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All Eyes on Washington, DC as Confirmation Hearings Begin for Supreme Court Nominee Amy Coney Barrett — What to Watch For as the Hearings Unfold





Amy Coney Barrett's Opening Statement For Senate Judiciary Committee



THINKING IN PUBLIC

The Battle for the Supreme Court: A Conversation with Constitutional Scholar Ilya Shapiro



PART 2
(9:42 - 17:56):

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The Politics Will Be Front and Center in Today’s Confirmation Hearings: America’s Senior Political Class in the Spotlight



NEW YORK TIMES (BEN SMITH)

How to Cover a Politician In Decline: Blunt Truths



NEW YORK TIMES (NICHOLAS FANDOS)

Democrats, Facing Critical Supreme Court Battle, Worry Feinstein Is Not Up to the Task



PART 3
(17:57 - 26:56):

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Challenges to Religious Freedom in the Midst of the Pandemic: Churches and Other Religious Groups Face Discrimination From Overreaching Governments



WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)

A Jewish Revolt Against Lockdowns



NEW YORK TIMES (DOUGLAS LAYCOCK)

Do Cuomo’s New Covid Rules Discriminate Against Religion?



THINKING IN PUBLIC

The Future of Religious Liberty in America: A Conversation with Law Professor Douglas Laycock

The Battle for the Supreme Court: A Conversation with Constitutional Scholar Ilya Shapiro

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Friday, October 9, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 9:51):

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Policy Differences on Clear Display in Vice Presidential Debate: Obamacare, Abortion, Court Packing, and More



FORBES (RUTH UMOH)

Harris And Pence Clash On Abortion Rights, Racial Justice At VP Debate



PART 2
(9:52 - 13:19):

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What Happened to Political Courage? Former Vice President Joe Biden Refuses to Reveal His Position on Court Packing



THE HILL (DOMINICK MASTRANGELO)

Biden says he'll reveal position on court packing 'when the election is over'



PART 3
(13:20 - 19:41):

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Opening the Door to a Dangerous Biotechnological Revolution: Nobel Prize Awarded to Two Scientists who Pioneered CRISPR Gene Editing Tool



CNN (EMMA REYNOLDS AND KATIE HUNT)

Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to scientists who discovered CRISPR gene editing tool for 'rewriting the code of life'



PART 4
(19:42 - 22:45):

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Who Was That Fly and Why Were We All So Fascinated by It? A Big Lesson from a Little Creature