Queen Elizabeth II, the monarch of Britain since 1952, died on Thursday at the age of 96. She reigned for longer than any other ruler of the United Kingdom, spanning seventy years and fifteen prime ministers.
NPR's Frank Langfitt brings us the story of her life and reign, including the ups and downs of the royal family during her tenure.
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The Daily Signal - TOP NEWS | The Queen, DHS Public Charge Rule, D.C. Migrant Board | Sept. 8
On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:
- The British Monarch Queen Elizabeth II dies.
- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announces it has finalized a regulation that would pull back public-charge immigration rules instituted under President Trump.
- Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser declares an emergency over incoming illegal migrants and creates a new Office of Migrant Services to handle new arrivals.
- Former White House Chief Strategist under President Trump Steve Bannon pleads not guilty on money laundering, conspiracy, and fraud charges filed by the State of New York over an alleged scheme to defraud donors who thought they were helping build the US-Mexico Border Wall.
- Las Vegas police arrest Clark County Public Administrator Robert Telles, who previously ran as a Democrat for his position, in connection with the murder of investigative journalist Jeff German, after Telles' DNA was found at the scene of the crime.
- The Department of the Interior announces it had finalized replacement names for more than 600 public places that used the anti-Native American slur “squaw.”
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Cato Daily Podcast - Postal Banking: A Dead Idea Walking
Turning post offices into banks is a bad idea. So why does it keep coming back? Nick Anthony explains.
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Lost Debate - Ep 76 | What School Is For, Nation’s Report Card, Free Range Parenting
Ravi and Rikki start this special Back to School episode by discussing a new series from The New York Times asking authors a simple yet expansive question: What Is School For? Then the hosts turn to the “Nation’s Report Card,” a bleak look at the extent and severity of COVID learning losses. FIRE is out with its annual college free speech rankings; Rikki and Ravi sift through the data and draw their conclusions. And finally, we’ll check back in on an Arizona mom who’s become a cause célèbre for free range parenting advocates.
[2:02] What Is School For?
[19:00] Nation's Report Card
[28:19] FIRE Free Speech Rankings
[36:04] Free Range Parenting
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Science In Action - The genetics of human intelligence
Early humans and Neanderthals had similar-sized brains but around 6 million years ago something happened that gave us the intellectual edge. The answer may lie in a tiny mutation in a single gene that meant more neurons could develop in a crucial part of the brain. Post-doctoral research scientist at the Max Plank Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Anneline Pinson, did the heavy lifting on the research under the supervision of Wieland Huttner. They discuss with Roland how this finding offers a major development in our understanding of the evolutionary expansion of the all-important neocortex area of the brain.
A central aspect of what it is to be human and how we use our intelligence is to care for one another. A burial site in Borneo from tens of thousands of years ago gives us fresh insights into how advanced our capacity to care was, millennia before the establishment of stable communities and agricultural life. Remains uncovered by a team of archaeologists from Australia have found one of the first examples of complex medical surgery.
Finally, moving to a carbon-neutral society will involve developing huge battery potential, but that comes with its own environmental and social problems. Could a solution be found in the exoskeleton of crabs? (Image: Getty Images)
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The Daily Signal - BONUS | Nile Gardiner on Queen Elizabeth II and Future of British Monarchy
Queen Elizabeth II passed away Sept. 8, 2022. She was 96-years-old. Queen Elizabeth II was the longest reigning monarch in British history, serving as the sovereign of the nation for 70 years.
Nile Gardiner, The Heritage Foundation’s director of the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, and a foreign policy researcher for former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, says he was shocked when he learned of the queen’s passing.
Gardiner joins The Daily Signal Podcast to share his experience of meeting the queen, the legacy she leaves behind, and to explain what happens next in Britain as Prince Charles becomes King Charles.
Enjoy the show!
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Federalist Radio Hour - Behind The Babylon Bee’s Plan To Save Democracy
On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Kyle Mann, editor-in-chief of The Babylon Bee, joins Federalist Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss his new book "The Babylon Bee Guide to Democracy" and explain what it takes to write satire in a news cycle that constantly rivals fiction.
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First Things Podcast - The Culture Plague
On this episode, A. J. Rice joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his book “The Woking Dead: How Society’s Vogue Virus Destroys Our Culture.”
The Commentary Magazine Podcast - Exposing Liberal Hypocrisy
Today’s podcast takes up Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s efforts to expose the hypocrisy of “sanctuary city” mayors like Lori Lightfoot of Chicago by sending illegal immigrants northward to live where they are supposedly more “welcome”—which has caused Lightfoot to sputter in outrage. Also, issue polling: Does it tell us anything? Give a listen. Source
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