The Briefing 09-16-15

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1) Bernie Sanders addressing Liberty University encounter collision between two worldviews

Bernie Sanders Makes Rare Appeal to Evangelicals at Liberty University, New York Times (Nick Corasaniti)

5 faith facts about Bernie Sanders: unabashedly irreligious, Religion News Service (Lauren Markoe)

Price Tag of Bernie Sanders’s Proposals: $18 Trillion, Wall Street Journal (Laura Meckler)

No, Bernie Sanders is not going to bankrupt America to the tune of $18 trillion, Washington Post (Paul Waldman)

2) New leader of British Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn presents a radical shift to the left

Election of Jeremy Corbyn as Labour Leader Sets Up British Politics for Bigger Divisions, Wall Street Journal (Simon Nixon)

Britain’s Unsettling Omen, Wall Street Journal (Brett Stephens)

3) Queen Elizabeth's long reign represents global era of radical secularization, decline of Britain

Queen Elizabeth II Becomes Britain’s Longest-Reigning Monarch, New York Times (Steven Erlanger and Stephen Castle)

A queen's riches aren't what they used to be, Chicago Tribune (Tom Metcalf)

Queen Elizabeth II Isn’t as Rich as You Think, Bloomberg Businessweek (Tom Metcalf)