The Briefing 11-03-14

Podcast Transcript

1) Tragedy of Brittany Maynard ending her life reminder humans are not self-defining beings

Terminally Ill Woman Brittany Maynard Has Ended Her Own Life, People (Nicole Weisensee Egan)

Death With Dignity Advocate Brittany Maynard Dies in Oregon, NBC News (Bill Briggs)

2) UN Climate report raises question of nature of scientific authority

Effects of climate change ‘irreversible,’ U.N. panel warns in report, Washington Post (Joby Warrick and Chris Mooney)

U.N. Climate Change Report Offers Stark Warnings on Global Warming, Wall Street Journal (AP)

U.N. Panel Issues Its Starkest Warning Yet on Global Warming, New York Times (Justin Gillis)

Alarmed by Ebola, Public Isn’t Calmed by ‘Experts Say’, New York Times (Richard Pérez-Peña)

3) Election day is an exercise of political and Christian responsibility

Save Election Day, USA Today (Robert Zubrin)

George Will: The stakes of Florida’s special election, Washington Post (George Will)