DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
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A Milestone in the Battle for Life: Supreme Court Allows Texas Abortion Law to Go Into Effect

CNN (KATE SULLIVAN)
Biden Blasts Texas' 6-Week Abortion Ban as 'Extreme' and Violation of a Constitutional Right

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(8:33 – 13:32):
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Elections Have Consequences — and the Supreme Court is One of Those Consequences

PART 3
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China Says “America Myth Down.” President Biden Says “Incredibly Successful.” Continued Humiliation After Afghanistan Evacuation

WALL STREET JOURNAL (YAROSLAV TROFIMOV AND JEREMY PAGE)
In Leaving Afghanistan, U.S. Reshuffles Global Power Relations

PART 4
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Actor Ed Asner, a Paragon of Liberalism in Hollywood, Dies at 91

NEW YORK TIMES (ANITA GATES)
Ed Asner, Emmy-Winning Star of ‘Lou Grant’ and ‘Up,’ Dies at 91

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
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A Milestone in the Battle for Life: Supreme Court Allows Texas Abortion Law to Go Into Effect

CNN (KATE SULLIVAN)
Biden Blasts Texas' 6-Week Abortion Ban as 'Extreme' and Violation of a Constitutional Right

PART 2
(8:33 – 13:32):
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Elections Have Consequences — and the Supreme Court is One of Those Consequences

PART 3
(13:33 – 18:50):
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China Says “America Myth Down.” President Biden Says “Incredibly Successful.” Continued Humiliation After Afghanistan Evacuation

WALL STREET JOURNAL (YAROSLAV TROFIMOV AND JEREMY PAGE)
In Leaving Afghanistan, U.S. Reshuffles Global Power Relations

PART 4
(18:51 – 23:34):
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Actor Ed Asner, a Paragon of Liberalism in Hollywood, Dies at 91

NEW YORK TIMES (ANITA GATES)
Ed Asner, Emmy-Winning Star of ‘Lou Grant’ and ‘Up,’ Dies at 91

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
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An Atheist Is Now Harvard’s Head Chaplain: Harvard University as a Parable of Theological Collapse and the Secularization of the Academy

NEW YORK TIMES (EMMA GOLDBERG)
The New Chief Chaplain at Harvard? An Atheist.

NEW YORK POST (HANNAH FRISHBERG)
Harvard’s New Chaplain is An atheist — And ‘Good Without God’

BOSTON GLOBE (ANDREW BRINKER)
Harvard’s New Head Chaplain is An Atheist, Unanimously Elected By His Peers

THE GUARDIAN (MAYA YANG)
Harvard University’s New Chief Chaplain is … An Atheist

PART 2
(17:17 – 20:46):
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The Incredible Reach of Popular Culture: ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Will Air First Same-Sex Dance Pair — And Expects You to Join the Celebration

USA TODAY (BRYAN ALEXANDER)
JoJo Siwa to Compete on 'Dancing With the Stars' With Same-Sex Partner: 'We're Going to Make History'

PART 3
(20:47 – 25:3):
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What Does ‘Impossible Meat’ CEO Teach Us About Worldview? Collapse of Distinction between Human Creature and the Animals Leads to Inevitable Moral Confusion

NEW YORK TIMES (DAVID GELLES)
The ‘Hedonistic Altruism’ of Plant-Based Meat

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
(0:0 – 17:16):
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An Atheist Is Now Harvard’s Head Chaplain: Harvard University as a Parable of Theological Collapse and the Secularization of the Academy

NEW YORK TIMES (EMMA GOLDBERG)
The New Chief Chaplain at Harvard? An Atheist.

NEW YORK POST (HANNAH FRISHBERG)
Harvard’s New Chaplain is An atheist — And ‘Good Without God’

BOSTON GLOBE (ANDREW BRINKER)
Harvard’s New Head Chaplain is An Atheist, Unanimously Elected By His Peers

THE GUARDIAN (MAYA YANG)
Harvard University’s New Chief Chaplain is … An Atheist

PART 2
(17:17 – 20:46):
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The Incredible Reach of Popular Culture: ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Will Air First Same-Sex Dance Pair — And Expects You to Join the Celebration

USA TODAY (BRYAN ALEXANDER)
JoJo Siwa to Compete on 'Dancing With the Stars' With Same-Sex Partner: 'We're Going to Make History'

PART 3
(20:47 – 25:3):
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What Does ‘Impossible Meat’ CEO Teach Us About Worldview? Collapse of Distinction between Human Creature and the Animals Leads to Inevitable Moral Confusion

NEW YORK TIMES (DAVID GELLES)
The ‘Hedonistic Altruism’ of Plant-Based Meat

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
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How Will History Judge? America Leaves Afghanistan

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U.S. Now Among Others in Graveyard of Empires That Is Afghanistan. What Does This Event Reveal About Our Nation?

NEW YORK TIMES
Afghanistan Live Updates: The United States Occupation Is Over

PART 3
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History of Technological Advance in Light of Hurricane Ida: In a World Dependent on Electricity, a Lack of It Poses Much Bigger Threat Than Mere Inconvenience

WALL STREET JOURNAL (WSJ STAFF)
Hurricane Ida: What to Know About the Storm and Its Damage

PART 4
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Hinge Moment in America’s Fight to Recovery the Dignity of Unborn Human Life as Texas Abortion Ban Will Put End to Nearly All Abortions in the State

WASHINGTON POST (ANN E. MARIMOW AND EMILY WAX-THIBODEAUX)
Supreme Court Asked to Block Texas Abortion Law Deputizing Citizens to Enforce Six-Week Ban

TEXAS TRIBUNE (NEELAM BOHRA)
Texas Abortion Law that Bans Procedure as Early as Six Weeks Set to Go into Effect after Court Cancels Hearing, Denies Motions

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
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“A Breathtaking Amount of Authority” — Supreme Court Rules 6-3 to Strike Down President Biden’s CDC Eviction Moratorium

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
Alabama Association of Realtors v. Department of Health and Human Services

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Constitutional Self-Government Is a Rare and Precious Civilizational Achievement — And it Is Fragile

PART 3
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“I Don’t Think Any Member of the Court is Living In Pluto or Something” — Justice Stephen Breyer Faces Pressure From Liberals to Retire

NEW YORK TIMES (ADAM LIPTAK)
Justice Breyer on Retirement and the Role of Politics at the Supreme Court

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Concept of Parole Holds Out the Opportunity of Release from Prison to Those Convicted of Certain Crimes Under Certain Circumstances — What About the Assassin of Robert F. Kennedy?

NEW YORK TIMES (NICHOLAS BOGEL-BURROUGHS)
Parole Board Recommends Release of Sirhan Sirhan, Robert F. Kennedy’s Assassin

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
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August 26, 2021: We Were Warned: But the Attack in Afghanistan Leaves Many Dead and Many Questions that Demand an Answer

PART 2
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The Leadership of President Biden In Wake of Tragedy: What the US People Needed Was a Picture of Strong, Competent Leadership. We Saw A Picture of America in Decline

NEW YORK TIMES
Transcript of Biden’s Speech After Kabul Airport Attack

PART 3
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The Battle of Worldviews in Afghanistan as Isis-K Pursues Jihad and Seeks to Establish A Caliphate

NBC NEWS (HENRY AUSTIN AND CORKY SIEMASZKO)
What is ISIS-K? Islamic State Group's Affiliate behind Kabul Airport Attack

PART 4
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The Mailbox — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
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Well, That Didn’t Take Long — OnlyFans Reverses Decision to Ban Pornography for the Sake of “Inclusion”

NPR (JOE HERNANDEZ)
Reversing A Planned Ban, OnlyFans Will Allow Pornography On Its Site After All

NEW YORK TIMES (JACOB BERNSTEIN)
OnlyFans Reverses Its Decision to Ban Explicit Content

PART 2
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A Key Question: If You’re Against Those Who Reject Sexual Exploitation, Then Who Are You For?

NEW YORK TIMES (SPENCER BOKAT-LINDELL)
How OnlyFans Became the Latest Casualty of the War on Porn

THE NEW REPUBLIC (MELISSA GIRA GRANT)
Nick Kristof and the Holy War on Pornhub

PART 3
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The Death Penalty and the Liberal Crisis: Will the Biden Administration Uphold the Death Penalty Against Dylan Roof?

LA TIMES (DAVID LAUTER)
Essential Politics: American Views on ‘Culture’ Issues are Complicated. Just Look at the Death Penalty.

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
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Paganism Is The Most LGBTQ+ Religious Identity in US: Why That Should Not Be a Surprise

RELIGION NEWS SERVICE (HEATHER GREENE)
Paganism, Gods and Goddesses Aside, is the Most LGBTQ-Affirming Faith in the US

MASSACHUSETTS REVIEW
Ordination of the Cherry Trees

PART 2
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How Did Evangelicals Become More Pro-Life? The Bible Can Answer for That

PHYSICIANS WEEKLY (SARAH VARNEY)
Why is the South the Epicenter of Anti-Abortion Fervor?

PART 3
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“We Materialists Cannot Allow A Divine Foot in the Door”: The Obituaries of Two Scientists Make Clear that Theology Matters—Even Among Unbelievers

THE NEW YORK TIMES (NATALIE ANGIER)
Richard C. Lewontin, Eminent Geneticist With a Sharp Pen, Dies at 92

THE NEW YORK TIMES (DYLAN LOEB MCCLAIN)
Steven Weinberg, Groundbreaking Nobelist in Physics, Dies at 88

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
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Government by Whatever You Can Get Away With? Democrats Push for (and Get) a CDC Order that is Almost Certainly Unconstitutional

ASSOCIATED PRESS (JOSH BOAK, LISA MASCARO, AND JONATHAN LEMIRE)
CDC Issues New Eviction Ban for Most of US through Oct. 3

WALL STREET JOURNAL (THE EDITORIAL BOARD)
The Eviction Ban Has to End Sometime

PART 2
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Defecting Belarus Sprinter Reminds Us of the Preciousness of Liberty and the Fragility of Freedom

NBC NEWS (PATRICK SMITH)
Why Belarus Wanted to Silence an Olympic Sprinter

PART 3
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French Teenagers Love Culture! French Government Inadvertently Boosts Country’s Comic Book Sales in the Name of Introducing Young People to Culture

NEW YORK TIMES (AURELIEN BREEDEN)
The High-Brow Art of Teenagers in France: Emmanuel Macron Inadvertently Boosts Country’s Comic Book Sales in the Name of Culture