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Monday, September 28, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
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President Trump Nominates Judge Amy Coney Barrett to Serve on the United States Supreme Court—What Her Nomination Means for the Court



WASHINGTON POST (LEAH LITMAN AND MELISSA MURRAY)

Shifting from a 5-4 to a 6-3 Supreme Court majority could be seismic



PART 2
(10:31 - 16:59):

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A Game-Changer for the Highest Court: Barrett’s Appointment Would Shift the Court’s Balance and Change History



WASHINGTON POST (DAVID COLE)

This is the Supreme Court’s tipping point



WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)

The Importance of Amy Coney Barrett



WASHINGTON POST (RUTH MARCUS)

The bombshell consequences of Amy Coney Barrett



PART 3
(16:60 - 27:52):

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Pro-Abortion Advocates Fear the Future of Roe v. Wade as Barrett Is Nominated to Replace Ginsburg: And an Honest Admission about So-Called “Abortion Rights” from the Left



NEW YORK TIMES (MICHELLE GOLDBERG)

Trump’s Supreme Court Pick May Need to Denounce Roe. Good.



LOS ANGELES TIMES (CARLA HALL)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg protected your abortion rights. Be afraid now that she’s gone

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Friday, September 25, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 10:35):

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We’re All Pauline Kael Now? America’s Deep Political Divide Is Also a Personal Divide



WASHINGTON POST (PHILIP BUMP)

Three-quarters of Americans know only a few people who support the candidate they themselves oppose



PART 2
(10:36 - 19:0):

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From Deep Red to Purple to Deep Blue: Why Neither Biden or Trump is Spending Campaign Cash or Calendar in Virginia



WASHINGTON POST (LAURA VOZZELLA)

No TV ads, no presidential visits: Virginia’s era as a swing state appears to be over



PART 3
(19:1 - 24:20):

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What Happened? After 90 Years of Endorsing Republican Presidential Candidates, The Los Angeles Times Only Endorses Democratic Presidential Candidates Now



LOS ANGELES TIMES (SEWELL CHAN)

Los Angeles Times used to endorse only Republicans for president. What changed?



LOS ANGELES TIMES (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)

Joe Biden isn’t just ‘anybody but Trump.’ He’s the right fit for our polarized time



PART 4
(24:21 - 29:28):

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“Polyamorous” Frogs in the Amazon—Who Knew? There’s More to This Headline Than the Science Of Frogs



POPULAR SCIENCE (KATE BAGGALEY)

Longterm polyamory seems to work just fine for these frogs

Thursday, September 24, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
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“Justice Is Often Not Easy”: Kentucky’s Attorney General Announces Outcome of Investigation in the Death of Breonna Taylor



COURIER JOURNAL (DARCY COSTELLO AND TESSA DUVALL)

Grand jury indicts 1 of 3 officers in Breonna Taylor shooting. But not for her death



PART 2
(9:58 - 20:2):

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Justice and the Law Are Not Always the Same Thing, Even When the Law Is Just



PART 3
(20:3 - 21:14):

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Mob Justice Is an Oxymoron. In the End All You Have Is the Mob, No Justice.



PART 4
(21:15 - 24:42):

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Officers Down: A Responsible Society Respects the Role of Police

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
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Two Theses That Are (Almost ) Always True: Everyone Is a Single Issue Voter and No One Is a Single Issue Voter — Abortion and the 2020 Election



PART 2
(12:4 - 19:51):

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Evangelicals Are “Medieval in the Worst Sense”? What in the World Does This Even Mean?



LE MONDE DIPLOMATIQUE (AKRAM BELKAïD & LAMIA OUALALOU)

The rise of evangelical Christianity



PART 3
(19:52 - 26:13):

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What Does the World Think of Christians? Well, At Least We Know What Le Monde Diplomatique Thinks of Evangelicals

Defending the Indefensible: With “Cuties,” Yet Another Boundary Falls

Over the last few decades, the sexual revolution in America has pushed the boundaries of what is morally acceptable quicker than what could have been anticipated. One after another, the boundaries fall, the norms are torn down. The latest example comes directly to the homes of the nearly 73 million Americans that subscribe to Netflix in the form of...


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Tuesday, September 22, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
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There’s Cultural Pushback to Gender Reveal Parties—  But It’s Not Just About Wildfires. It’s About Rejecting the Gender Binary



NEW YORK TIMES (TAYLOR LORENZ)

Are Gender Reveals Cursed?



LOS ANGELES TIMES (SONJA SHARP)

‘Gender reveals’ are all the rage amid COVID-19. The latest one caused a wildfire



PART 2
(13:37 - 23:2):

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“Gender-Creative” Parenting as a Sign of Our Times



TIME MAGAZINE (KYL MYERS)

I Let My Child Create Their Own Gender Identity. The Experience Has Been a Gift for Us Both



WASHINGTON POST (M. BOONE MATTIA)

Transitions: A mother reflects on her long journey of reconsidering her child’s gender



PART 3
(23:3 - 26:16):

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A Word to Christians: It’s Not Enough to Reject Modern Gender Insanity. We Are Called to Rejoice in God’s Good Creation of Human Beings as Male and Female

Fast and Furious: The Battle for the Supreme Court is Shaping Up Right Now

The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg continues to dominate the headlines, which is understandable given her historic stature and long career. Yet, her death has set the stage for what will be one of the most epic political battles in recent American history. What began as a story remembering the life and legacy of Justice Ginsburg...


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Monday, September 21, 2020

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING

PART 1
(0:0 - 10:44):

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An Explosive Political Battle: What Will Happen to the Seat on the Supreme Court Now Vacant After the Death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg?



WASHINGTON POST (LINDA HIRSHMAN)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg had a vision for America. Her colleagues thwarted it.



WASHINGTON POST (ROBERT BARNES)

Ginsburg’s death sets off political battle over her replacement, Supreme Court’s future



PART 2
(10:45 - 16:22):

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A Serious Threat to the Constitutional Order: What Does “Court Packing” Mean?



NEW YORK TIMES (MICHELLE GOLDBERG)

Can Mitch McConnell Be Stopped?



LOS ANGELES TIMES (ERWIN CHEMERINSKY)

Democrats have a secret weapon to thwart a rapid Ginsburg replacement. They should use it



PART 3
(16:23 - 25:43):

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Who Are the Three Judges President Trump Is Reportedly Considering for Nomination to the Supreme Court?

The Death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Future of the Supreme Court

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died yesterday at her home in Washington, D.C., which brought an end to one of the most epic tenures of any justice on the United States Supreme Court....


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