It's Tuesday, June 11, 2024.

I'm Albert Molar, and this is the briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian

worldview. The

Economist is one of the most influential periodicals in the world and

thus it should have our attention that the current cover story of the

Economist shows a woman she's like Rosie the

River clearly very much like that figure in terms of a woman working for the

war effort during World War II. The headline is this,

Meet America's Most Dynamic Movement.

And then you notice the tattoo on Rosie the Riveter.

The tattoo says, my body, my choice. The issue is abortion and the economist is weighing in in a big way. Now the

words on the front cover are this meet America's most dynamic political movement.

So that's quite a statement, the most dynamic political movement in the United States.

It becomes very clear that this cover story, along with a full page editorial in the economist is meant to tell the thought

class on both sides of the Atlantic that the issue of abortion is going to be the most salient issue

and if not the most salient issue and if not the most salient certainly a crucially

salient issue in the United States presidential election but filtering all the

way down to local elections and in particular dealing with the control of

governorships most strategically the White House and control of Congress.

You look at this and the news story inside which is the briefing section of the magazine is about quote the right to choose and then you have the statement the Dobbs decision is set off a wave of abortion rights activity that could decide the election in November.

Now this is an extensive report as is common to the economist and the report goes

back particularly to the Supreme Court's decision in

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