Greetings. It's Wednesday, October the 2nd, 2024, and this is the Daily Article Podcast.

Today's Daily article is written by Dr. Jim Denison and narrated by Chris Elkins of the Denison Forum.

Last night's vice presidential debate between Tim Waltz and J.D. Vance had no decisive winner,

according to a poll conducted just after the event.

Unsurprisingly, Democrats overwhelmingly sided with Waltz,

while Republicans overwhelmingly picked Vance as the winner.

The debate was widely watched for at least three reasons.

One was that one in five Americans said they did not know the candidates before the debate.

Another was the obvious desire of viewers to learn more about the two parties and their visions for the future.

And another was the fact that when the presidential inauguration takes place in 110 days, one of these two men will be

a heartbeat away from the Oval Office. Of the 45 people who have served as president of the

United States, eight died in office. The vice presidents who succeeded them were a varied lot.

Andrew Johnson was impeached, avoiding conviction by a single vote,

while Theodore Roosevelt became one of our most admired presidents, and Harry Truman helped end

World War II. Consequently, what happened last night could shape our national future and invites us to

consider two imperatives. First, beware the illusion

of immortality. If you were seeking a unifying theme for the day's news, human mortality and

finitude would be high on your list. For example, Iran launched a missile attack on Israel yesterday

threatening to escalate the conflict in the Middle East.

For more, find a link in today's episode notes to yesterday's daily article special edition.

A suspected terror shooting yesterday in the central Israel town of Jaffa murdered seven people and wounded dozens more.

The flood damage from Hurricane Helene is apocalyptic, according to meteorologists. Another major hurricane could strike America

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