Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for November 14, 2025. In today’s top stories, a potential diplomatic reset between Israel and Syria appears to be dimming as Israel’s heavy-handed raids and arrests continue in Syria, despite initial hopes following the ouster of President Bashar al-Assad. Meanwhile, in Chile, the upcoming presidential vote on […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for November 13, 2025. Today in the U.S., after 43 days, the government is finally reopening, though officials caution that turning the federal government back on won’t be easy or fast. This move comes after eight Senate Democrats joined Republicans to end the shutdown. In other news, […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for November 12, 2025. Stateside, House Democrats have released emails from Jeffrey Epstein reportedly referencing President Trump, which the White House dismisses as a “selectively leaked” attempt to create a false narrative. In legislative news, cracks have appeared in Democratic unity as the Senate, with bipartisan support, […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for November 11, 2025. In U.S. news today, the Senate has moved to end the government shutdown, with eight Democrats crossing the aisle to join Republicans in a vote to reopen federal services; a House vote is expected next. This comes as the Heritage Foundation and the […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for November 10, 2025. Our top stories today begin in the U.S., where the conservative movement is grappling with an uproar over antisemitism, fueled by new information channels, while the legality of the Trump administration’s strikes on suspected drug boats, which have killed dozens, remains under expert […]

Good evening, and welcome to #ourCOG Daily Brief for November 9, 2025. Across the U.S. today, travelers are facing significant delays and cancellations at the nation’s busiest airports, as over 1,000 flights have been cut due to the ongoing government shutdown forcing the FAA to reduce services amid unpaid air traffic controllers calling out. In […]

In the first lecture I give to students in my freshman writing class, I ask students to “consider the source” of their writing. I argue that writing begins from the building blocks of language, which are words. I explain to them my belief, based on my faith in the Bible, that all words come originally […]