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Thursday, September 17, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 5:57):

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In the COVID-19 Pandemic, It’s Clearer Than Ever That Marriage and Family Really Matter



NATIONAL REVIEW (PEYTON ROTH AND W. BRADFORD WILCOX)

The Married Weather the COVID Financial Storm Better Than Singles



PART 2
(5:58 - 11:44):

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A Majority of Young People Live with Their Parents: The Eclipse of Marriage, the Decline of the Family, and the Delay of Adulthood



PEW RESEARCH CENTER (RICHARD FRY, JEFFREY S. PASSEL, AND D’VERA COHN)

A majority of young adults in the U.S. live with their parents for the first time since the Great Depression



INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY STUDIES (WENDY WANG)

The Share of Never-Married Americans Has Reached a New High



PART 3
(11:45 - 15:35):

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Is Parenting an Essential Function of Society or a Just Another Hobby? A Pandemic Parable from Silicon Valley



NEW YORK TIMES (DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI AND SHEERA FRENKEL)

Parents Got More Time Off. Then the Backlash Started.



PART 4
(15:36 - 24:58):

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What Are the Consequences of Denying the Goodness of God in the Gifts of Creation?

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

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Wednesday, September 16, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 14:3):

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Historic Agreement Reached Between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain: What’s the History Behind This Breakthrough in the Middle East?



WASHINGTON POST (ANNE GEARAN)

Israel signs deal establishing formal ties with two Arab states at the White House



PART 2
(14:4 - 21:38):

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The Enemy Next Door: Why Do Most Middle Eastern Nations Not Want a Return to the U.S. Foreign Policy of the Obama Administration?



WALL STREET JOURNAL (WALTER RUSSELL MEAD)

The Long Road to Israel’s Very Good Month



NEW YORK TIMES (MICHAEL CROWLEY)

Trump Hosts Israel, U.A.E. and Bahrain at White House Signing Ceremony



PART 3
(21:39 - 25:44):

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The Palestinian Plight: An 11-Year-Old Boy Who Became a Viral Sensation in Gaza Faces Backlash After Calling for Peace Between Israel and Palestine



NEW YORK TIMES (ADAM RASGON AND IYAD ABUHEWEILA)

11-Year-Old Scores Viral Rap Hit but Trips on Gaza Politics

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 9:58):

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“Words Have Consequences” — Two Los Angeles Sheriff’s Officers Shot at Close Range



LOS ANGELES TIMES (KEVIN RECTOR)

Shooting of L.A. deputies new flashpoint in a ‘tinderbox moment’



WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)

‘We Hope They Die’



THE WASHINGTON POST (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)

The ambush shooting of two sheriff’s deputies in Los Angeles was a monstrous act of lawlessness



PART 2
(9:59 - 20:48):

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Life in a Venusian Cloud? What Would It Mean If Life Were Found on Another Planet?



NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC (NADIA DRAKE)

Possible sign of life on Venus stirs up heated debate



NEW YORK TIMES (SHANNON STIRONE, KENNETH CHANG AND DENNIS OVERBYE)

Life on Venus? Astronomers See a Signal in Its Clouds



PART 3
(20:49 - 25:3):

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Aliens Aren’t Coming to Save Us . . . And That’s a Good Thing: UFO Sightings Increase During Times of Crisis



WALL STREET JOURNAL (TE-PING CHEN)

UFO Spotting Has Replaced Bird Watching as Pandemic Obsession

Monday, September 14, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 8:32):

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Deadly Fires on the West Coast: Multiple Lessons in the Deadly Flames



WALL STREET JOURNAL (JENNIFER CALFAS AND LESLIE BRODY)

West Coast Wildfire Death Toll Hits 33



PART 2
(8:33 - 21:48):

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Hypocrisy in Hollywood: Netflix’s Troubling New Movie Sexualizing Young Girls and its Defenders



USA TODAY (CARLY MALLENBAUM)

‘Cuties’ controversy: Does Netflix's new movie deserve the backlash?



SLATE (SAM ADAMS)

The Creepy Conservative Obsession With Netflix’s Cuties, Explained



THE NEW YORKER (RICHARD BRODY)

“Cuties,” the Extraordinary Netflix Début That Became the Target of a Right-Wing Campaign



PART 3
(21:49 - 26:4):

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The Moral Insanity Continues in California: Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Law that Makes Teenagers More Vulnerable to Sex Crimes — And in the Name of LGBTQ Equity



LOS ANGELES TIMES (PHIL WILLON)

Newsom signs bill intended to end discrimination against LGBTQ people in sex crime convictions

Friday, September 11, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 9:19):

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New Rules from Department of Education Protect Religious Liberty on College Campuses



WASHINGTON POST (COLLIN BINKLEY)

New Trump rule ties college funding to speech, faith rights



U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Religious Liberty and Free Inquiry Final Rule



U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos Delivers on Promise to Protect Free Inquiry and Religious Liberty



PART 2
(9:20 - 17:26):

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Teaching in a Therapeutic Age: Are American Colleges and Universities Becoming Nothing More Than Therapy Chambers?



WALL STREET JOURNAL (JOSEPH EPSTEIN)

Today’s College Classroom Is a Therapy Session



PART 3
(17:27 - 24:28):

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Once Started, Revolutions Are Nearly Impossible to Stop — Or to Contain



THE FEDERALIST (JORDAN DAVIDSON)

This Virginia University Offers Course On ‘How To Overthrow The State’ And Write Your Own Manifesto



WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (PRESIDENT WILL DUDLEY)

Message to the Community: Education in 2020

Thursday, September 10, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 11:58):

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President Trump Refreshes List of Potential Supreme Court Nominees: Why Is This Kind of List Only Likely on One Side of the Political Divide?



WALL STREET JOURNAL (WSJ STAFF)

Trump’s Supreme Court List: Potential Candidates Being Considered by the President



PART 2
(11:59 - 21:22):

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And the Oscar Goes To . . . Inclusion: Film Academy Reveals Its Vision for the Future of Hollywood Blockbusters



LOS ANGELES TIMES (JOSH ROTTENBERG)

New Oscars standards say best picture contenders must be inclusive to compete



PART 3
(21:23 - 26:4):

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Sign of the Times: Alex Morse Lost the Election, But He May Have Won the Argument



NEW YORK TIMES (JEREMY W. PETERS)

Alex Morse Was Accused, Condemned and Then Vindicated. Will His Experience Change Anything?

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 11:12):

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Trump Administration Memo Calls for the End of Use of Critical Theory in Federal Government



EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT: OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET (RUSSELL VOUGHT)

Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies: Training in the Federal Government



PART 2
(11:13 - 14:29):

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Northwestern’s Law Administrators Denounce Themselves: An Example of Critical Theory in the Academy



THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON (CHRISSY CLARK)

Northwestern Law Administrators Confess Their Racism in Online Diversity Session



PART 3
(14:30 - 27:9):

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A Sign of an Insane Society: California Legislation Weakens Sex Offender Registration Law in the Name of LGBTQ Equity



CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE

Senate Bill 145



CALIFORNIA FAMILY COUNCIL (GREG BURT)

CA Bill Makes Children “Subject to a Predator,” says Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez

Post-Protestantism's Anxious Age Revisited: A Conversation with Joseph Bottum

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Tuesday, September 8, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 16:46):

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Defending Looting? National Public Radio Airs Interview Highlighting Book That Defends Looting



PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

In Defense of Looting: A Riotous History of Uncivil Action



NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO (NATALIE ESCOBAR)

One Author's Controversial View: 'In Defense Of Looting'



THE ATLANTIC (GRAEME WOOD)

The Pinnacle of Looting Apologia



NEW YORK TIMES (BRET STEPHENS)

Unwitting Progressives for Trump



PART 2
(16:47 - 24:25):

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How Does Identity Theory Work? Massive Controversy at George Washington University as Professor Admits Claiming Black Identities



MEDIUM (JESSICA A. KRUG)

The Truth, and the Anti-Black Violence of My Lies



GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY

Our Statement on Jessica Krug



PART 3
(24:26 - 26:59):

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The Toxic Ideology of Identity Politics: Why the Cultural Revolution Can’t Possibly Hold Together (Jessica Krug, Meet Caitlyn Jenner)



WASHINGTON POST (KAREN ATTIAH)

Jessica Krug offers a twisted example of White privilege