Wednesday, September 2, 2026

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 cultural response to AOC’s egg freezing, the failure of Mayor Mamdani’s city-funded daycare proposals, a new study that posits singleness is better for human flourishing than marriage, and why being a parent leads to better financial planning. Part I (00:14 – 08:55) The Cultural Response to AOC’s Egg Freezing: Many in the Culture See This as a Win for the Left and For Women How AOC is upending norms around motherhood and political candidacy by USA Today (Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy) AOC’s Egg Freezing Is Suddenly a Bipartisan Conversation by The Wall Street Journal (Kara Voght) Part II (08:55 – 17:02) The AOC Illusion: This is a Direct Violation of Creation Order Part III (17:02 – 21:17) The State Cannot Replace the Creation Order of the Family: Mayor Mamdani’s City-Funded Daycare Proposals Fails on Theological, Economic, and Logistical Grounds Funding Delays Threaten Rollout of Mamdani’s 2-K Program by The New York Times (Matthew Haag) Part IV (21:17 – 24:18) Do They Really Believe This? Study Posits Singleness is Better for Human Flourishing Than Marriage New study reveals a major perk of being single by The Washington Post (Cheyenne Buckingham) Part V (24:18 – 26:58) Childlessness and Retirement: New Study Shows Americans Without Children Are Nervous About Retirement Savings – Turns Out, Parents Are Better at Financial Planning Childless Americans are feeling uneasy about retirement savings too by USA Today (Medora Lee) Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube For 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 .