The Briefing 02-03-15

Podcast Transcript

1) Obama budget proposal reveals worldview and philosophy of government

 In Budget, Obama’s Unfettered Case for Spreading the Wealth, New York Times (Julie Hirschfield Davis)

2) Father of the Pill, who enabled division between sex and procreation, dies

Carl Djerassi, 91, a Creator of the Birth Control Pill, Dies, New York Times (Robert D. McFadden)

3) Houston woman’s ‘self-marriage’ reveals irrationality of society without definition of marriage

Houston woman marries herself in elaborate ceremony, Houston Chronicle (Craig Hlavaty)

4) Impact of  24/7 economy on family structures cannot be ignored

Night at the London nursery that does not close, Financial Times (Emma Jacobs)