Thursday, August 6, 2026
Thursday, August 6, 2026  
Podcast: The Briefing with Albert Mohler
Published On: Thu Aug 06 2026
Description: This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.Part I (00:13 – 07:44)Liberals Battle Progressivists in the Heartland: Democrat Senate Race in Michigan Shows Massive Shift Towards the DSA and Far Left in the Democratic PartyA Small Band of Socialists Is Sowing Panic in the Democratic Party by The Wall Street Journal (James Fanelli, Joshua Chaffin, Eliza Collins, and Kevin T. Dugan)Liberals Are Now Fighting a Two-Front War by The Atlantic (Jonathan Chait)Part II (07:44 – 13:42)Progressive Left vs. Center Left and Neoliberals: The ‘Two-Front War’ Democrats Now FacePart III (13:42 – 18:01)How Can Mayor Mamdani Pull Off Government-Run Grocery Stores and Government Childcare in New York City? – Inevitably, This is Going to Be Funded by New York TaxpayersMamdani May Need to Find $5 Billion More a Year for Free Child Care by The New York Times (Eliza Shapiro)Part IV (18:01 – 24:36)California’s Proposed 5% Tax on Wealth of Billionaires: There are Huge Moral Issues with the Taxation of Unrealized Gains – And It Won’t Stop With BillionairesSign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning.Follow Dr. Mohler:X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTubeFor more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu.For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com.To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here.