Tuesday, June 9, 2026
6/9/202626 min
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 President Trump and the incentivization of vice, the issues of Graham Platner, our society’s need for tradesmen, and the need for Christians to work in trades to the glory of God.
Part I (00:14 – 10:03)
President Trump Incentivization of Vice: President Trump is Loosening Regulations on Marijuana, Gambling, and Drugs
- The President of Vice by The Wall Street Journal (Andy Kessler)
Part II (10:03 – 17:13)
This is Exactly What It Looks Like: The Issues of Graham Platner
- Cut Platner Loose by The Atlantic (David Frum)
Part III (17:13 – 25:45)
The Need of Tradesman: There is a Massive Need for Workers in Trade, and We Need Christians to Do It to the Glory of God
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[intro music] It's Tuesday, June nine, two thousand twenty-six. I'm Albert Mohler, and this is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. We often hear at least conversation about virtue and vice, virtue as a moral good, vice as a moral evil. Very interesting conversation about this is now coming up with issues that might appear to be unrelated, such as prediction markets and drug use, and you could go right down the list of any number of social ills and pathologies. But we're also looking at issues of personal behavior. We're looking at even personal sexual morality, other issues that are coming up as a part of our national conversation. A very interesting argument was presented in The Wall Street Journal by Andy Kessler. He's a columnist for the Journal, and it's a headline that'll get your attention, "The President of Vice." Now, in this case, he is talking about Donald Trump, the president of the United States, and he makes a very interesting argument that I think many conservatives have missed. He says this, quote, "Conventional wisdom has Democrats as footloose and fancy-free about sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. Bill Clinton's 'I didn't inhale,' and Barack Obama's 'Maybe a little blow.' Republicans are considered stodgy, moralizing prudes pushing law and order. Not anymore." He then writes this, quote, "Isn't it odd that teetotaler Donald Trump is our first vice president?" The word vice put in quotation marks.