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.

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
(0:0 – 9:42):
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How Did the Public Schools Become Such a Battleground? The Real Roots of the Crisis

PART 2
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State of Virginia As Ground Zero For Debate Over Who Should Determine Education of Children — The Parents or The Professional Elite

WASHINGTON POST (JENNA PORTNOY)
McAuliffe Vetoes Bill Permitting Parents to Block Sexually Explicit Books in School

WALL STREET JOURNAL (GERARD BAKER)
Merrick Garland Has a List, and You’re Probably on It

PART 3
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The Moral Revolution in a Single Article — USA Today Imbeds Transgender Ideology In a Report About Texas Abortion Law

USA TODAY (MABINTY QUARSHIE)
Getting An Abortion While Trans Was Always Hard. In Texas, A New Law Puts Outsized Burdens On Them

DOCUMENTATION AND ADDITIONAL READING
PART 1
(0:0 – 11:17):
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Prominent Women Athletes Argue That Abortion is Essential for Autonomy of Women—And Future of Women in Sport

USA TODAY (TOD SCHAD)
More than 500 Female Athletes Calling on Supreme Court to Rebuff Mississippi Abortion Law

PART 2
(11:18 – 17:39):
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Modern Cults of the Athletic Body and Personal Autonomy Combine—But Who Is Missing From View (The Unborn Child)

USA TODAY (NANCY ARMOUR)
Here's the Crushing Impact Overturning Roe v. Wade Could Have On Female Athletes

PART 3
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What is Depopulation? And Why Is It Happening in Industrialized Nations?

WALL STREET JOURNAL (IAN LOVETT)
The Struggle to Reverse a Shrinking Population Hits Some Nations Harder