Wednesday, September 10, 2025

This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses new economics research supporting the priority of two-parent families, encouraging results from a change in divorce law in Kentucky, the plummeting educational scores of 12th graders in the U.S., and the murder of Iryna Zarutska.
Part I (00:14 – 10:01)
Children Should Have the Advantage of a Mother and Father: Economists Point to New Research Supporting the Priority of the Two-Parent Family

• ZIP Code Is Destiny? Turns Out That’s Bunk by The Wall Street Journal (James J. Heckman and Sadegh Eshaghnia)

Part II (10:01 – 15:23)
A Divorce Law with Encouraging Results: Equal Custody Laws are Leading to Fewer Divorces in Kentucky

• Divorce Plunged in Kentucky. Equal Custody for Fathers Is a Big Reason Why. by The Wall Street Journal (Rachel Wolfe)

Part III (15:23 – 19:18)
12th Grade Educational Scores in the U.S. are Plummeting: Our Educational System is Broken, and Our Children are Showing It

• Reading Skills of 12th Graders Hit a New Low by The New York Times (Dana Goldstein)
• Twelfth-Grade Math and Reading Scores in U.S. Hit New Low by The Wall Street Journal (Matt Barnum)

Part IV (19:18 – 26:24)
Sympathy for the Murderer? Charlotte Mayor Embroiled in Controversy From Comments After the Murder of Iryna Zarutska

• Show compassion for man who ‘stabbed Ukrainian refugee’, says Democratic mayor by The Telegraph (Daniel Bates)

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