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

Part I (00:13 - 07:53)
China, Covid, the Winter Olympics, and the Surveillance State — Totalitarianism Tightens its Grip

• Living by the Code: In China, Covid-Era Controls May Outlast the Virus by New York Times (Chris Buckley, Vivian Wang and Keith Bradsher)
• China’s Finely Crafted Web of Digital Surveillance for the Beijing Olympics has been Years in the Making by Washington Post (Christian Shepherd)

Part II (07:53 - 20:58)
The Ratchet Effect and a Warning: When Government Claims New Powers, It Almost Never Gives Them Back

• Covid Restrictions and Other Overreach Bring America Toward a Libertarian Moment by Wall Street Journal (Gerard Baker)

Part III (20:58 - 24:04)
The Bureaucracy Always Wins: How Covid Has Served as an Catalyst For Growth in Government Size and Spending




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