Tuesday, April 8, 2025

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.

Part I (00:13 - 12:04)
The Morality Tale of Corporate DEI: Businesses in the U.S. are Backing Off DEI – What Changed?

• Morgan Stanley Went Big on DEI, and No One Is Happy About It by The Wall Street Journal (AnnaMaria Andriotis and Lauren Weber)
• ‘Anti-Woke’ in the U.S., DEI at Home: the New Playbook for European Companies by The Wall Street Journal (Ben Dummett and Joe Wallace)

Part II (12:04 - 16:59)
DEI is Just Being Renamed: The Infectious Ideology Behind DEI Will Need More Than a Cultural Revolution to Uproot Its Influence Throughout Society

• Disney shareholders overwhelmingly reject anti-DEI proposal by USA Today (Jessica Guynn)
• New York Warns Trump It Will Not Comply With Public School D.E.I. Order by The New York Times (Troy Closson)

Part III (16:59 - 25:16)
San Francisco Rethinks Free Drug Program: One of the Most Liberal Cities in the U.S. Realizes Encouraging Drug Addiction was a Bad Idea – Go Figure

• ‘We’ve Lost Our Way’: San Francisco Rethinks Drug Paraphernalia Handouts by The New York Times (Heather Knight)

Part IV (25:16 - 28:44)
Sportsmanship and Statesmanship: Wayne Gretzky Shows Up to Celebrate the Breaking of His NHL Goal Record




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