This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
Part I (00:13 – 10:44)
‘Old Fashioned Embezzlement With New Blockchain Jargon’: Sam Bankman-Fried Arrested for Fraud
- Prosecutors Say FTX Was Engaged in a ‘Massive, Yearslong Fraud’ by New York Times (David Yaffe-Bellany, Matthew Goldstein and Emily Flitter)
- Sam Bankman-Fried’s Crypto Crash by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)
Part II (10:44 – 14:18)
Value Must Be Based in Something Real: The Issue of Crypto Currency
Part III (14:18 – 20:00)
An Ivy League Family, Big Donations to Progressive Causes, and a Silicon Valley Rejection of Power Attire: The Backstory of Sam Bankman-Fried
Part IV (20:00 – 28:20)
Famous and Infamous, Controversial and Political: Anthony Fauci Retires as 5th Director of NIAID
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Wednesday, February 23, 2022
DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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There are Always Bigger Issues at Stake in World Affairs: the Revelation of God, the Creation of the Material World, the Imago Dei, and the Morality of the Crisis in UkrainePART 2
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The View of the World History Through the Eyes of Vladimir Putin: the Legacy of the Autocrat, the Drive for a Greater Russia, and the Reclamation of Russian GloryVETERANS TODAY (VT EDITORS)
Vladimir Putin: Full Text of February 21, 2022 SpeechWALL STREET JOURNAL (WALTER RUSSELL MEAD)
Why Putin Is Outfoxing the WestPART 3
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Where Do We Go from Here? What Do We Do Now? Disappearing Options on the World StageWASHINGTON POST (PHILIP BUMP)
‘Genius,’ ‘Savvy’: Trump reacts to Putin’s moves on Ukraine exactly as you’d expect -
Friday, September 17, 2021
DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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Will Conscience Be Crushed, Too? Mexico Has Moved to Legalize Abortions, but Doctors Don’t Want to Perform ThemNEW YORK TIMES (NATALIE KITROEFF AND OSCAR LOPEZ)
Abortion Is No Longer a Crime in Mexico. But Will Doctors Object?PART 2
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Saying it’s So Doesn’t Make it So, Even if You are Mexico’s Chief Justice: People Don’t Get Pregnant — Women DoNBC NEWS (LUIS HERNáNDEZ OJESTO, NOTICIAS TELEMUNDO AND GABRIELA MARTíNEZ, NOTICIAS TELEMUNDO)
Experts: Mexico’s 'Milestone' Abortion Decriminalization is regional game changerPART 3
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Is There a Problem Here? AOC Wears ‘Tax The Rich’ Designer Gown to Met Gala (Which Costs $35K a Ticket)USA TODAY (ANIKA REED)
Big Fashion Returns With NYFW and The 2021 Met Gala, But Does Anyone Care?PART 4
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