Social Media Bans, Hep-B Vaccine, Notre Dame Snubbed, and the 1939 Project

The Bulletin

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🗓️ 9 December 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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This week, Australia bans kids under 16 from social media platforms. Should the US do the same? The CDC votes to change the recommendations for the hepatitis B infant vaccination schedule. Notre Dame is snubbed from the playoffs and rejects a bowl game. Mike Cosper and Clarissa Moll discuss these headlines. Then, Mike sits down with Rebeccah Heinrichs of The Hudson Institute for a conversation about the shifting historical narratives of the far right, why young men are drawn to authoritarian ideas, and the importance of maintaining global alliances to prevent world wars. GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: -Join the conversation at our Substack. -Find us on YouTube. -Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choice. ABOUT THE GUESTS: Rebeccach Heinrichs is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute and the director of its Keystone Defense Initiative. She specializes in US national defense policy with a focus on strategic deterrence. Heinrichs currently serves as a commissioner on the bipartisan Strategic Posture Commission, which was created in the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act. She also serves on the US Strategic Command Advisory Group and the National Independent Panel on Military Service and Readiness. She is an adjunct professor at the Institute of World Politics, where she teaches nuclear deterrence theory and is also a contributing editor of Providence: A Journal of Christianity and American Foreign Policy. ABOUT THE BULLETIN: The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor-at-large and columnist) and Mike Cosper (senior contributor). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more. The Bulletin listeners get 25% off CT. Go to https://orderct.com/THEBULLETIN to learn more. “The Bulletin” is a production of Christianity Today Producer: Clarissa Moll Associate Producer: Alexa Burke Editing and Mix: TJ Hester Graphic Design: Rick Szuecs Music: Dan Phelps Executive Producer: Erik Petrik Senior Producer: Matt Stevens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	We can sit around and say, listen, yes, I am in violent agreement with all these problems domestically.
0:06.5	What I disagree with fundamentally is that our problems domestically will be solved by abandoning America's leadership role abroad.
0:20.8	From Christianity today, you're listening to The Bulletin, a podcast about the people. broad.
0:25.6	From Christianity, today you're listening to The Bulletin, a podcast about the people, events, and issues that are shaping our world.
0:27.8	I'm Clarissa Mall, producer and moderator of the bulletin.
0:31.4	This week, Australia becomes the first country to place a ban on social media for youth.
0:36.0	The CDC rejects a 35-year-old recommendation
0:39.1	on vaccines for newborns and Notre Dame snubs the bowl game. Mike and I discuss these headlines,
0:45.8	and Mike sits down with Rebecca Heinrichs of the Hudson Institute for a conversation about
0:50.8	the 1939 project and the shifting narrative around America's involvement in
0:55.8	global affairs. Welcome to the show.
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1:38.6	Hello, listeners. Welcome to our Tuesday roundup, where we let you know what's catching our eye as the week begins.
1:46.7	Joining me is senior contributor Mike Cosper. Hi, Mike.
1:49.9	Good morning.
1:51.0	On Wednesday, Australia will become the first country to institute a ban on social media accounts for children under the age of 16.
1:58.2	With one law, we can protect Generation Alpha from being sucked into purgatory by predatory
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