The Briefing 08-18-14

1) Prominence of ISIS shows declaring peace does make peace

Iraq Crisis: Islamic State Now Threat to West, Says U.S., Wall Street Journal (Siobhan Gorman, Tamer El-Ghobasy, and Nour Malas)

The West’s Gaza, National Review (Jonah Goldberg)

2) Criticisms of Obama reminder that even Christians need to formulate ‘theory of the world’

As World Boils, Fingers Point Obama’s Way, New York Times (Peter Baker)

3) Worldview and culture affect parenting, too

Global Parenting Habits That Haven’t Caught On In The U.S., NPR (Emily Lodish)