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Friday, November 20, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 8:52):

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One More Term as Speaker of the House for Nancy Pelosi? The Crucial Constitutional Importance of that Office



PART 2
(8:53 - 16:37):

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The ‘Usual Backup Plan?’ Mom. But Is it More Than Chauvinism We See?



NEW YORK TIMES (PATRICIA COHEN)

Recession With a Difference: Women Face Special Burden



NEW YORK TIMES (CLAIRE CAIN MILLER)

When Schools Closed, Americans Turned to Their Usual Backup Plan: Mothers



PART 3
(16:38 - 19:58):

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A Fundamental Testimony of God’s Design for the Family: Study Shows Teenagers Have Benefitted from Family Relationships During Pandemic



WALL STREET JOURNAL (ERICA KOMISAR)

Lockdowns Have a Bright Side for Teens



PART 4
(19:59 - 25:35):

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Where Are You Going to Find ‘Help’ in a Time of Stress? Many Americans Turn to Marijuana Edibles. Even Grandma?



NEW YORK TIMES (SHEERA FRENKEL)

The Election’s Over, but Not the Stress. Any Edibles Left?

War, Revolution, and the American Story: A Conversation with Historian Rick Atkinson

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Thursday, November 19, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 17:42):

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The Last Children of Down Syndrome? A Troubling Denial of Human Dignity Not Only in Denmark, But in the U.S. As Well



THE ATLANTIC (SARAH ZHANG)

The Last Children of Down Syndrome



PART 2
(17:43 - 20:31):

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U.S. Birth Rate Continues to Plummet: The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Accelerated a Problematic American Trend



TIME MAGAZINE (ELIANA DOCKTERMAN)

Women Are Deciding Not to Have Babies Because of the Pandemic. That’s Bad for All of Us



PART 3
(20:32 - 25:47):

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“The Great Liberal Death Wish” — Why a Secular Worldview Leads to a Sterile Worldview

A Direct Threat to Christian Education—The Human Rights Campaign Demands that the Biden Administration Deny Accreditation to Christian Colleges and Schools

The accreditation of Christian colleges and schools has just been directly targeted by the nation's most influential LGBTQ organization. The Human Rights Campaign has recently issued a document directed at the incoming administration entitled Blueprint for Positive Change 2020. The Blueprint demands that President-elect Biden adopt a legislative ag...


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Wednesday, November 18, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 9:36):

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The Tectonic Plates in American Politics Are Shifting: Religious Liberty and the Coming Battle of Executive Orders



NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO (TOM GJELTEN)

Religious Freedom Arguments Give Rise To Executive Order Battle



PART 2
(9:37 - 18:27):

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An Insidious Threat to Religious Institutions of Higher Learning: The Human Rights Campaign Gives Its List of Demands for a Biden Administration



HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN

Blueprint for Positive Change 2020



PART 3
(18:28 - 27:14):

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Drag Queen Story Hour Crosses the Canadian Border: Is It a Big Deal or Not? Scripture Is Clear



CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION (TAHIAT MAHBOOB)

How a B.C. library's Drag Queen Story Hour turned into a nationwide fight for intellectual freedom

John 15:12-17

Third Avenue Baptist Church...


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Tuesday, November 17, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 12:32):

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Religious Freedom as America’s “Disfavored Right”? Justice Samuel Alito Delivers Remarkable Speech on the State of American Liberties



THE FEDERALIST SOCIETY

Address by Justice Samuel Alito [Video]



PART 2
(12:33 - 14:40):

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The Mainstream Media’s Response to Justice Alito’s Speech Is Not Shocking, But Quite Revealing



WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)

Alito Defends the Courts



LOS ANGELES TIMES (MICHAEL MCGOUGH)

Alito’s Federalist Society speech was bad for the Supreme Court



VICE (CARTER SHERMAN)

A Supreme Court Justice Went on a Rant About COVID, Abortion, and LGTBQ Rights



USA TODAY (WILLIAM CUMMINGS)

Critics decry Supreme Court Justice Alito's 'nakedly partisan' speech on COVID-19 measures, gay marriage



PART 3
(14:41 - 25:4):

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Why the Electoral College? Understanding the Architecture of the U.S. Constitution as Calls to Abolish the Electoral College Return Yet Again



NEW YORK TIMES (JAMELLE BOUIE)

2020 Shows Why the Electoral College Is Stupid and Immoral



WASHINGTON POST (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)

Abolish the electoral college

Monday, November 16, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 19:59):

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The Crisis of Legitimacy in American Politics — And With the World Watching Us



THE ATLANTIC (PETER BEINART)

What the Tributes to George H. W. Bush Are Missing



PART 2
(19:60 - 22:14):

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Who Sets the Election Rules? A Question from Pennsylvania that Must Be Answered



WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)

The Supreme Court’s Pennsylvania Cleanup



PART 3
(22:15 - 25:2):

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Political Reality in a Fallen World: Why Politics Will Eventually Break Your Heart

Friday, November 13, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
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A Battle for Majority in the U.S. Senate: What’s at Stake in the Two Senate Run-Off Elections in Georgia?



NEW YORK TIMES (JIM TANKERSLEY)

Biden’s Policy Agenda Rests Heavily on Senate Outcome



PART 2
(10:37 - 20:5):

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The Far Left Makes Its Demands for a Potential Biden Administration: Radical Proposals Seem Almost Certain if Democrats Gain Senate Majority



NEW YORK TIMES (SYDNEY EMBER)

Progressives’ Wish List for Biden Starts With Warren and Sanders



PART 3
(20:6 - 24:23):

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The Future of Religious Liberty in America in Peril: Elections Have Consequences—Especially the Upcoming Senate Run-Offs in Georgia



USA TODAY (KATE SOSIN)

Equality Act hangs in the balance as Democrats falter in Senate races

Thursday, November 12, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
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Why Is It So Hard for Atheists to Get Voted in to Congress? A Good Question That Deserves a Good Answer



RELIGION NEWS SERVICE (PHIL ZUCKERMAN)

Why is it so hard for atheists to get voted in to Congress?



PART 2
(12:12 - 15:45):

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Is It Possible for an Atheist to Be Moral? Can Atheism Produce a True Morality? One Good Question Leads to Another



THINKING IN PUBLIC

A Comprehensively Secular Life? A Conversation with Professor Phil Zuckerman



PART 3
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An Old and Evil Idea Reappears on a Public University Campus in California: Eugenics Is Alive and Becoming “Newgenics”



LOS ANGELES TIMES (TERESA WATANABE)

UC Berkeley is disavowing its eugenic research fund after bioethicist and other faculty call it out