The Briefing with Albert Mohler

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:14 – 14:16)
Democratic Socialism is Bursting Onto the Scene Among Democrats: New Poll Shows Majority of Democrats Report Positive View of Socialism
CBS News poll on whether Democrats split over socialism, and how Americans see parties in today’s economy by CBS News (Anthony Salvanto, Jennifer De Pinto, Fred Backus)
Part II (14:16 – 19:37)
Why is the University Experience Producing Socialists? The Culture of Elite Education is Teaching University Students Wrong Lessons About the Economy
How Colleges Produce Socialists by The Wall Street Journal (Kimberlee Josephson)
Part III (19:37 – 22:55)
The Energy Is in the Extreme: The Current Ideological Battle in the Democratic Party Was Inevitable
Beware the Democrats’ ‘Redshift’ by The Wall Street Journal (Matthew Continetti)
Part IV (22:55 – 26:03)
The Parable of Raoul Vaneigem: The Obituary of a French Marxist Points to the Nearness of History
Raoul Vaneigem, Whose Manifesto Inspired 1968 Revolt in France, Dies at 92 by The New York Times (Adam Nossiter)
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On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the tragic death of Jason Arday, the moral evasion of Luigi Mangione premeditated murder confession, and the resignation of Karoline Leavitt to stay home to take care of her young children.
Part I (00:14 – 12:58)
The Tragic Death of Jason Arday: This is an Absolute Tragedy, and Cambridge University Has Lots of Questions to Answer
An update from Jason Arday by Good Law Project (Jason Arday)
Statement from the Vice-Chancellor 12 August 2026 by University of Cambridge (Deborah Prentice)
Statement from the Vice-Chancellor, 14 August 2026 by University of Cambridge (Deborah Prentice)
Professor’s Death Leaves Behind Hard Questions for Cambridge on Race and Hiring by The New York Times (Mara Hvistendahl, Megan Specia, Leo Sands, Ali Watkins, and Susan Dominus)
Playbooks, plagiarism and a pig’s head: new claims surrounding a star Cambridge professor by The Guardian (Lanre Bakare)
Part II (12:58 – 20:32)
The Moral Evasion of Luigi Mangione: Mangione Confessed in Federal Court to Premeditated Murder and Said He Knew it Was Illegal, But He Didn’t Say the Killing Was Morally Wrong
Read Mangione’s Motion Arguing Double Jeopardy in State Case by The New York Times
Part III (20:32 – 27:08)
The Resignation of Karoline Leavitt: The Youngest White House Press Secretary in History Resigns to Stay Home to Care for Her Young Children–With the President Trump’s Support
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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the University of Michigan’s ditching grades for freshman, Malaysia’s difficulty enforcing social media ban, the ethics of Trump’s escape plan from Turkey, if the story of Gideon is a biblical example of righteous deception, the increase of grandparents becoming caretakers of their grandchildren, and at what age a person will be resurrected.
Part I (00:14 – 08:26)
The University of Michigan To Ditch Grades for Entering Freshman: University Says It’s Attempting to Curb “Mental Health Crisis” Among Students – This is Ridiculous
Mediocrity in Michigan by The Wall Street Journal (Matthew Continetti)
Part II (08:26 – 10:23)
The Ban Doesn’t Yet Ban: Even With a Legal Ban, Malaysia is Finding It Increasingly Difficult to Keep Children and Young People Off Social Media
Malaysia Was Confident in Its Social Media Ban, but Kids Are Still Logged In by The New York Times (Zunaira Saieed)
Part III (10:23 – 16:55)
Was It Ethical for President Trump to Leave the Press Corp On Presidential Jet As He Secretly Escaped Turkey on a Different Aircraft? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners to The Briefing
Part IV (16:55 – 17:26)
Is the Story of Gideon a Biblical Example of Righteous Deception? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners to The Briefing
Part V (17:26 – 23:05)
What About the Increase in Grandparents Who Become Caretakers of Their Grandchildren? Is This Unique to Contemporary Society? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners to The Briefing
Part VI (23:05 – 25:17)
At What Age Will a Person Be Resurrected? Will It Be at Their Point of Death or At Another Point in Life? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter From an 8-Year-Old Listener to The Briefing
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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses David Crowley’s narrow defeat of Francesca Hong in Wisconsin, Peggy Flanagan’s landslide victory in Minnesota, the parable of Lindsay Graham, and the continuation of the Sophie Cunningham saga as the WNBA and other women’s sports league confuse creation order.
Part I (00:14 – 10:41)
David Crowley Defeats Francesca Hong in Wisconsin: But the Democratic Socialist Insurgency Lost By Less Than One Percentage Point and Will Press On
Crowley scores Hail Mary win over Hong: Takeaways from Aug. 11 primary by USA Today (Susan Page)
Part II (10:41 – 13:34)
The Minnesota Senate Primary Results: Progressivist Gains Again in Minnesota as Peggy Flanagan Wins in a Landslide
Part III (13:34 – 18:25)
There is More to This Race Than Most See: The Parable of Lindsay Graham and the Runoff Between Darline Graham and Ralph Norman
WTA mandates genetic testing for all future competitions by USA Today (Danielle Lerner)
Part IV (18:25 – 28:13)
The Parable of Sophie Cunningham Continues, Even as the WNBA and Other Women’s Sports Leagues Confuse Creation Order
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This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses Secret Service’s art of deception to save the president, spy drama and the Christian tradition, and the morality tale of Cambridge University’s Now Famous Ex-professor, Jason Arday.
Part I (00:14 – 10:20)
National Security and Hiding the President: Secret Service Apparently Used the Art of Deception to Save the President, and It Raises Massive Moral Questions With a Long and Fascinating History
Trump Was Secretly Transferred to Military Jet Amid Threats to Air Force One by The Wall Street Journal (Josh Dawsey and Marianne LeVine)
Trump Said to Have Secretly Used Military Jet to Leave Turkey Amid Threats by The New York Times (Maggie Haberman, Eric Schmitt, and Zolan Kanno-Youngs)
Reporter breaks 26-year silence on briefing that preceded Clinton’s plane swap by The Washington Post (Scott Nover)
Part II (10:20 – 14:07)
Spy Drama and the Christian Tradition: Espionage Fiction Emerged From a Christian Conscience – The Worldview of Complicated Moral Battle Between Good and Evil is Drawn from Christian Sources
Part III (14:07 – 26:44)
The Morality Tale of Jason Arday: The Moral Issues Raised by the House of Cards Built by Cambridge University’s Now Famous Ex-Professor
Great and Unfortunate Things by Simon and Schuster (Jason Arday)
Fact check: the many claims of Jason Arday by The Spectator
Jason Arday: Times analysis finds ‘impossible’ data in his work by Times of London (Emma Yeomans)
The Jason Arday ‘memoir’ that now appears to be more fiction than fact by The Telegraph (Leaf Arbuthnot and Janet Eastham)
A Top Scholar’s Fall Shows That Universities Don’t Get It by The New York Times (Jesse Singal)
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