The Briefing 09-15-14

Podcast Transcript

1) Domestic abuse and health issues of NFL expose tendency towards a gladiatorial morality

Ray Rice Case Draws Attention to a Crime Often Obscured, New York Times (David Kocieniewski)

The Ray Rice video and what it exposes about the NFL, Sports Illustrated (Phil Taylor)

Brutal Ray Rice Video Exposes Failures of a National Obsession, TIME (David Von Drehle)

Adrian Peterson released on bond in child-abuse case, but NFL’s problems continue, Washington Post (Cindy Boren)

NFL: 3 in 10 Ex-Players Face Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Associated Press (MaryClaire Dale)

Brain Trauma to Affect One in Three Players, N.F.L. Agrees, New York Times (Ken Belson)

2) Opposition to need to justify abortion represents further radicalization of abortion movement

This Is What an Abortion Looks Like, New York Times (Merritt Tierce)

3) Moral segmentation of US population evident in shopping habits

Target’s Support for Same-sex Marriage Mirrors Customers’ Views, Public Religion Research Institute (Daniel Cox)