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

PART I (7:29 - 7:29) Orwell Put on Hold? Department of Homeland Security Disbands "Governance Disinformation Board"

  • DHS Folds Disinformation Board After Criticism Over Threat to Free Speech by Wall Street Journal (Dustin Volz)

PART II (11:39 - 11:39) Google Takes Sides on Abortion: Company Says It Will Label Abortion Providers in Search Functions — And That Means Leading Users Away from Crisis Pregnancy Centers

  • Google Says Maps, Searches Will Identify Clinics That Provide Abortions by Wall Street Journal (Meghan Bobrowsky)

PART III (25:41 - 25:41) A Parable of the Liberal Ethos and Postmodern Party Culture: Finland’s Prime Minister in Controversy after Videos Emerge of Her Participation in Partying Scandal

  • What the Controversy over Finnish Prime Minister's Dancing Videos Reveals about Women Leaders by USA Today (Alia E. Dastagir)
  • In Finland, a Partying Prime Minister Draws Tuts, and Cheers by New York Times (Katrin Bennhold)