9.22.25 The Babylon Bee wins in court, the Fed’s interest-rate cut and political battles, and American eugenics

The World and Everything In It

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🗓️ 22 September 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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On Legal Docket, political parody and free speech; on Moneybeat, David Bahnsen weighs the conflicting interests within the Fed; and on History Book, how American eugenics inspired German sterilization. Plus, the Monday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Cedarville University—a Christ-centered, academically rigorous university located in southwest Ohio, equipping students for Gospel impact across every career and calling. Cedarville integrates a biblical worldview into every course in the more than 175 undergraduate and graduate programs students choose from. New online undergraduate degrees through Cedarville Online offer flexible and affordable education grounded in a strong Christian community that fosters both faith and learning. Learn more at cedarville.edu, and explore online programs at cedarville.edu/onlineFrom Dordt University, whose online MBA and MPA programs prepare leaders for lasting impact. Dordt University. Until All Is Made New. And from His Words Abiding in You, a Bible memorization podcast designed for truck drivers. His Words Abiding in You … on all podcast apps.

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0:00.0	Good morning. Can a joke change the law? The Babylon B thought so, then proved it.
0:11.0	One of the ways that humor treats the disease of bad ideas is by exposing them for what they are.
0:17.5	I talk about satire as being like a scalpel, you know, it does cut.
0:21.1	That's ahead on legal docket.
0:22.8	Also today the Monday money beat, the Fed finally cuts interest rates, economist David Bonson
0:27.7	is standing by.
0:29.5	And the world history book today, The Seeds of the Holocaust.
0:33.2	The United States was not just a template for Hitler, but in fact was an inspiration for Hitler.
0:46.4	It's Monday, September 22nd. This is The World and Everything in it from listener-supported
0:51.6	World Radio. I'm Mary Reichard. And I'm Nick Einker. Good morning.
0:57.5	Time now for the news. Here's Kent Covington.
1:04.8	Sounds from a memorial service on Sunday for the late conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
1:12.5	Tens of thousands packed out the state farm stadium in Glendale, Arizona, home of the NFL's,
1:17.8	Arizona Cardinals, and thousands more crowded into an overflow arena, bringing the total by some estimates
1:23.4	to more than 100,000, including President Trump.
1:26.6	I know I speak for everyone here today when I say that none of us will ever forget
1:32.2	Charlie Kirk, and neither now will history.
1:37.3	Trump said he would posthumously award Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
1:42.0	Many in attendance vowed to continue Charlie's work, including his
1:46.0	wife, Erica Kirk. Through all the pain, never before have I found as much comfort as I now do.
1:56.5	In the words of our Lord's prayer, thy will be done.
2:06.5	She was unanimously elected CEO and chair of the Arizona-based Turning Point USA.
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