Tuesday, March 18, 2025

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

Part I (00:13 - 10:31)
Does the U.S. Have the Determination to Defend Itself? The ‘Test Case’ of Mahmoud Khalil at Columbia University

Part II (10:31 - 15:49)
Which Faculty at Columbia University Support Its Campus Protests? The Unveiling of the Worldview Divide Between Columbia’s Faculty Departments

• Faculty-on-Faculty War Erupts at Columbia as Trump Targets Elite School by The Wall Street Journal (Douglas Belkin)

Part III (15:49 - 20:00)
What Kind of Society Allows for Subversive Acts Against Its Own Existence? Western Civilization Cannot Survive If It Does Not Defend Itself

• Mahmoud Khalil is a test case for the survival of Western civilisation by The Telegraph (Simon​​​​ Hankinson)
• Mahmoud Khalil and His Green Card by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)

Part IV (20:00 - 27:00)
The University Must Serve More Than a Political Purpose: The University Must Serve the Universals of the True, the Good, and the Beautiful

• The End of the University as We Know It by The New York Times (Meghan O’Rourke)

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