Wednesday, May 21, 2025

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

Part I (00:14 - 14:32)
Is the U.S. Fighting the Wrong War? The Complicated Nature of the U.S. Response to the Houthis

• The $7 Billion We Wasted Bombing a Country We Couldn’t Find on a Map by The New York Times (Nicholas Kristof)

Part II (14:32 - 21:57)
Austin is a New Kind of Weird? Is the Texas Capital, A Blue Dot in a Red State, Changing its Color?

• Austin Welcomed Musk. Now It’s Weird (in a New Way). by The New York Times (J. David Goodman)

Part III (21:57 - 25:15)
The Parable of Radioactive Toothpaste: The Importance of Humility in the Modern Age

• Half-Life podcast is a compelling story of radioactive toothpaste and poison gas — review by Financial Times (Fiona Sturges)

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