The World and Everything In It

Thu » President Trump’s rare welcome for Xi Jinping is part of the diplomacy itself. China expert Bonny Lin explains why the reception matters.

Also: Xi is pressing President Trump to reduce U.S. support for Taiwan. In Kyiv, civilians shelter through a deadly daylight barrage, then try to resume ordinary life between strikes. Congress confronts uneven rules in women’s sports, and a father passes to his children the Christian rock that shaped his faith. Plus: Daniel Suhr argues for putting classroom technology back in its place, and Yellowstone turns up a very strange lost-and-found.

EP 3494 · Thu Sep 24, 2026

☀️Today’s stories

› Thursday morning news

› U.S.–China summit: Reading the red carpet

› Ukraine: Between blasts

› Women’s sports: No uniform rule

› Yellowstone: Hot spring cleaning

› Christian rock: Passed down loud

› Commentary: Resetting the default

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And from Cedarville University located in southwest Ohio, committed to biblical faithfulness and academic excellence, preparing students to serve Christ with conviction in every profession. Every one of its 175+ undergraduate and graduate programs are grounded in a biblical worldview, equipping graduates with the knowledge, skill, and conviction to serve wherever God leads. New online undergraduate degrees through Cedarville Online offer flexible, affordable education rooted in biblical truth and designed for today's learners. Learn more at cedarville.edu, and explore online programs at cedarville.edu/online.

Wed » Hunter Baker considers what President Trump’s U.N. speech reveals about his use of American power—and the principle behind it.

Also: Baker turns to Xi Jinping’s Washington visit, what Beijing wants on Taiwan, and whether campaign money still moves voters. In Nepal, flood survivors remain suspended between loss and rebuilding. Plus: an Illinois worm farmer finds value where he least expected it, Fat Bear Week rewards excess, and Janie B. Cheaney reflects on hymns that still carry hope through dark times.

EP 3493 · Wed Sep 23, 2026

Today’s stories

> Wednesday morning news

> Washington Wednesday: What power is for

> Nepal: Life in limbo

> Fat Bear Week: Fit to be fat » Vote here

> Worm farm: Where the value is

> Janie B. Cheaney: Singing still

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From The Voice of the Martyrs, serving persecuted Christians since 1967. More at VOM.org/theworld

And from Cedarville University located in southwest Ohio, committed to biblical faithfulness and academic excellence, preparing students to serve Christ with conviction in every profession. Every one of its 175+ undergraduate and graduate programs are grounded in a biblical worldview, equipping graduates with the knowledge, skill, and conviction to serve wherever God leads. New online undergraduate degrees through Cedarville Online offer flexible, affordable education rooted in biblical truth and designed for today's learners. Learn more at cedarville.edu, and explore online programs at cedarville.edu/online.

Tue » Affordability is becoming a midterm promise, but politicians can only shape the conditions behind prices — not simply command them lower. 

Also: President Trump’s Greenland deal builds on decades of U.S. basing rights. Sen. Ron Johnson says an investigation into COVID-shot safety is running into records that may already be gone. A rebuilt cog railway climbs Pike’s Peak toward the view that inspired “America the Beautiful.” Plus: orphaned raccoons train for the wild, and Cal Thomas argues that presidents should answer hostile reporting with better facts, not closed doors.

EP 3492 · Tue Sep 22, 2026

Today’s stories

> Tuesday morning news

> Greenland: A newer old foothold

> Sen. Ron Johnson: Missing from the record

> Affordability: You can’t elect cheap

> Raccoons: Born to be mild

> Pike’s Peak: The way up

> Cal Thomas: The friction of freedom

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From The Voice of the Martyrs, serving persecuted Christians since 1967. More at VOM.org/theworld

And from Cedarville University located in southwest Ohio, committed to biblical faithfulness and academic excellence, preparing students to serve Christ with conviction in every profession. Every one of its 175+ undergraduate and graduate programs are grounded in a biblical worldview, equipping graduates with the knowledge, skill, and conviction to serve wherever God leads. New online undergraduate degrees through Cedarville Online offer flexible, affordable education rooted in biblical truth and designed for today's learners. Learn more at cedarville.edu, and explore online programs at cedarville.edu/online.

Mon » A bush pilot’s seized Cessna tests the Eighth Amendment’s ban on excessive fines at the Supreme Court.

Also: David Bahnsen explains why the Fed’s rate hike mostly caught up with markets that had already tightened. Plus: the WORLD History Book traces how Congress turned Article III’s sketch of a federal judiciary into a working court system.

EP 3491 · Mon Sep 21, 2026

Today’s stories—

> Monday morning news

> Legal Docket: Seized livelihood

> David Bahnsen: Fashionably late

> WORLD History Book: From sketch to system

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Fri » Kids caffeinate their way through exhaustion, while education tries to engineer the struggle out of learning.

Also: John Stonestreet takes on cultural contradictions over the body and false equivalence over Islamism. Steve Limkeman returns to Middle-earth 25 years later to ask why its wonder still enlarges the real world. Plus: George Grant meets late-blooming reader Scotty Smith, who says books became “a radical gift in my life.”

EP 3490 · Fri Sep 18, 2026

Today’s stories—

> Friday morning news

> Culture Friday: Overclocked childhood

> LOTR: Wonder, recovered

> Quest with George Grant: The late reader

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Thu » Some dying patients who could no longer speak or respond suddenly reconnect with loved ones. Terminal lucidity offers a glimpse of the mind at life’s edge.

Also: Secretary of State Rubio courts Latin America as China deepens its economic hold, while falling SNAP rolls test tougher work rules. Maria Baer finds history in movies, musicals, and handstands. Plus: a hood-riding snake, and David Closson on Britain’s assisted-suicide reversal.

Today’s stories—

> Thursday morning news

> Rubio: The harder sell

> SNAP: What drove the drop?

> Terminal lucidity: The return before goodbye

> Kicker: The hood hitchhiker

> Feature: History at play

> David Closson: Arguments still matter

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And from Boyce College, which offers a Christ-centered education built on the truth of God’s Word. Every student—no matter their major—takes 30 hours of Bible and theology, learning how to think biblically, live faithfully, and lead with conviction.Formed from the 160-year legacy of Southern Seminary, Boyce College prepares students for maximum faithfulness in the world, the workplace, the church, and the family.Learn more at boycecollege.com

Wed » Hunter Baker on the limits of U.S. leverage—from Iran and AI regulation to Canada’s turn toward Europe.

Also: In Germany, the election winner may still remain outside government, while Maria Baer lets her children make America’s story their own. Plus: an emu makes a break for freedom, and Cal Thomas considers how to keep powerful tools in their proper place.

Today’s stories—

> Wednesday morning news

> Washington Wednesday: The limits of leverage

> WORLD Tour: The winner stays out

> Kicker: Free-range fugitive

> Feature: Making the story theirs

> Cal Thomas: Tools, not masters

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And from Boyce College, which offers a Christ-centered education built on the truth of God’s Word. Every student—no matter their major—takes 30 hours of Bible and theology, learning how to think biblically, live faithfully, and lead with conviction.Formed from the 160-year legacy of Southern Seminary, Boyce College prepares students for maximum faithfulness in the world, the workplace, the church, and the family.Learn more at boycecollege.com

Tue » Washington debates how to regulate AI dangers no one fully understands—without slowing the race and handing China an edge.

Also: Iran-backed Houthis squeeze a second global shipping chokepoint. Meanwhile, students are reaching college without basic literacy. Plus: elementary schools rethink screens, Girl Scout cookie season goes to the dogs, and Bethel McGrew carries a 9/11 hero’s story into a new generation.

Today’s stories—

> Tuesday morning news

> Interview: Regulating in the dark

> Yemen: The second squeeze

> Literacy: The pretend degree

> Kicker: Good boys get cookies

> Education: Lessons offscreen

> Commentary: Carrying his name

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From WatersEdge Kingdom Capital. Asset management for churches, schools, and ministries — backed by 80 years of experience. watersedge.com/capital

And from Boyce College, which offers a Christ-centered education built on the truth of God’s Word. Every student—no matter their major—takes 30 hours of Bible and theology, learning how to think biblically, live faithfully, and lead with conviction. Formed from the 160-year legacy of Southern Seminary, Boyce College prepares students for maximum faithfulness in the world, the workplace, the church, and the family. Learn more at boycecollege.com

Mon » A professor parodies a school-endorsed land acknowledgment, is punished for it, and wins a First Amendment fight.

Also: David Bahnsen says Vice President Vance’s $9,000 family benefit would expand the welfare state amid a $2 trillion deficit, and calls President Trump’s proposed $5,000 dividend even more reckless. Plus: Muhammad Ali climbs back to the heavyweight title one last time.

Today’s stories—

> Monday morning news

> Legal Docket: Reality acknowledgment

> Monday Moneybeat: The family subsidy trap

> WORLD History Book: One last impossible

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Additional support comes from Boyce College, which offers a Christ-centered education built on the truth of God’s Word. Every student—no matter their major—takes 30 hours of Bible and theology, learning how to think biblically, live faithfully, and lead with conviction. Formed from the 160-year legacy of Southern Seminary, Boyce College prepares students for maximum faithfulness in the world, the workplace, the church, and the family. Learn more at boycecollege.com

From WatersEdge Kingdom Capital. Asset management for churches, schools, and ministries — backed by 80 years of experience. watersedge.com/capital

And from Dordt University. Offering fast-track Ag degrees to help graduates make an impact in agriculture sooner. Dordt.edu