Gold Toilet Auction as a Cultural Parable

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 the senate’s big step to reopen the U.S. government, Nancy Pelosi’s retirement announcement, Pelosi’s political and moral influence on the politics of the Left, and the “art” of a $10 million dollar toilet seat.
Part I (00:14 – 11:28)
The Senate Takes Big Step to Reopen the U.S. Government: This Shutdown is a Global Embarrassment, and Our Politicians Need to Fix the Problem

• A Light in Very Dark Days: Nancy Pelosi and AIDS by The New York Times (Adam Nagourney, Heather Knight, Kellen Browning and Laurel Rosenhall)

Part II (11:28 – 20:42)
Nancy Pelosi’s Last Term: This Term Will Be the Last for the Former Speaker of the House
Part III (20:42 – 22:27)
A Parable of Liberalism in the Modern Democratic Party: The Political and Moral Influence of Nancy Pelosi on the Politics of the Left
Part IV (22:27 – 27:31)
A Parable of Contemporary Art: A $10 Million Solid Gold Toilet Is Art? The Puns Write Themselves

• Who’s Selling the $10 Million Gold Toilet? Signs Point to the Mets’ Owner. by The New York Times (Julia Halperin and Zachary Small)

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