The Briefing 03-18-15

Podcast Transcript

1) Close Israeli elections reminder of value of US Constitution 

 Netanyahu Shifts Tactics as His Likud Party Appears to Slip in Final Surveys, New York Times (Isabel Kershner)

2) Limits of democracy evidenced in failure of Senate to pass human trafficking bill

Sex Trafficking Bill, Ensnared by Politics, Is Left in Limbo by a Senate Vote, New York Times (Jennifer Steinhauer)

3) Aaron Schock’s resignation example of how sin will always find you out

Aaron Schock resigns after new questions about mileage expenses, Poliltico (Jake Sherman , Anna Palmer and John Bresnahan)

Rep. Aaron Schock announces resignation in wake of spending probe, Washington Post (Mike DeBonis, Robert Costa and Paul Kane)

4) Religious shape of TED talks, environmentalism reveal inherent religiosity of humanity

Notable & Quotable: Environmental Religion, Washington Post

The Church of TED, New York Times (Megan Hustad)

The Case for Old Ideas, New York Times (Ross Douthat)

The Spiritual Shape of Political Ideas, Weekly Standard (Joseph Bottum)