The Briefing 06-16-15

Podcast Transcript

1) Jeb Bush unsurprisingly announces candidacy, leaving both parties with question of dynasty

Jeb Bush announces presidential bid: ‘We will take command of our future once again’, Washington Post (Ed O’Keefe)

Full text of Jeb Bush’s presidential announcement, Politico (Staff)

Hillary Clinton’s Silence on Trade Proved to Be Untenable, Wall Street Journal (Peter Nicholas)

2) Journalist argues marriage merely political reality preventing poor from success

Jeb Bush and Single Mothers, New York Times (Charles M. Blow)

3) Ohio legislature considers conversion therapy ban, viewing sexuality as unchangeable

Some Ohio legislators want to ban conversion therapy for gay, transgender teens, Columbus Dispatch (Emily Ockerman)

4) Author presents evolutionary argument for dominance of human species, undermining its uniqueness 

Species succeeds because it can work toward big things, Washington Post (Michael Gerson)