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 CurrencyPart 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-FriedPart IV (20:00 – 28:20) Famous and Infamous, Controversial and Political: Anthony Fauci Retires as 5th Director of NIAIDSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 12:22)Special Edition of The Briefing in Honor of Queen Elizabeth II and the End of Britain’s Second Elizabethan Age to an End“Whether it be long or short”: The death of Queen Elizabeth II brings Britain’s second Elizabethan age to an end by WORLD Opinions (R. Albert Mohler, Jr.)Part II (12:22 – 15:49)What Sustains the Legitimacy of the State? A Hereditary Monarchy Is One of the Most Influential Ideas in World HistoryPart III (15:49 – 24:34)Moral Revolution and Cultural Convulsion But One Great Symbol of Stability: Queen Elizabeth’s LegacySign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 14:24)So Much for the ‘Special Autonomous Region’ — Hong Kong as a Test Case for What Totalitarianism DoesHong Kong Approves New National-Security Law That Worries Foreign Executives by The Wall Street Journal (Selina Cheng and Elaine Yu)Hong Kong Adopts Sweeping Security Laws, Bowing to Beijing by The New York Times (Tiffany May and David Pierson)Part II (14:24 – 20:38)Too Much Virtue Signaling from an Ice Cream Brand? Corporate Owner of Ben and Jerry’s Separates Itself Due to Pro-Palestine ControversyBen & Jerry’s Owner Loses Its Taste for Ice Cream by The Wall Street Journal (Saabira Chaudhuri)Part III (20:38 – 25:18)Yes, Your Phone is Tracking You: Major Concerns Behind Big Tech and the Use and Sale of Your DataSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.