Tuesday, August 15, 2023

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. <br /><br /><u>PART I</u> (12:23 - 12:23) The Left’s New Political Strategy is Silencing Speech?: Illinois Governor Pritzker and Allies Target Free Speech of Crisis Pregnancy Centers <br /><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-free-speech-lesson-for-j-b-pritzker-pregnancy-center-viewpoint-discrimination-supreme-court-judge-abortion-politics-law-45afb010">A Free-Speech Lesson for J.B. Pritzker</a> by Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board) </li> </ul> <br /><br /><u>PART II</u> (20:23 - 20:23) A Parable of the Problems with Big Government: The Unmitigated Transportation Disaster of the JCPS Busing System in Louisville <br /><br /><u>PART III</u> (23:51 - 23:51) Totalitarianism Cracks Down on Grief: China Now Regulating Human Emotion on a National Scale <br /><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/14/business/china-flooding-tragedy-mourning.html">When Tragedy Strikes in China, the Government Cracks Down on Grief</a> by New York Times (Li Yuan) </li>