Visualizing the dismal job market college graduates are now entering, where hiring has cratered practically to 2009 levels. / The Washington Post [$] Princeton’s 133-year-old Honor Code depends on trust between faculty and students—a relationship now being eroded by AI. / The Atlantic [$] Some US schools are bringing back
Two months into a supposed ceasefire, Trump and Netanyahu’s war on Iran is said to be settling into a gray zone “that is neither war nor peace.” / The Wall Street Journal [$] Despite playing mediator, Pakistan reportedly shielded Iranian airplanes from attack—an accusation it rejects. / CBS News, Al Jazeera
Virginia’s Supreme Court has invalidated the redistricting voters approved last month—meaning to take the House, Democrats must now win the national popular vote by four points. / Talking Points Memo Most Americans would like to do away with the Electoral College, and a blue wave in November could finally
The United States seeks access to the Red Sea via Eritrea after shunning the country for decades. / Responsible Statecraft With sovereignty being contested around the world, from Ukraine to Iran, “the Sahel is on the frontlines of negotiating what it means for a country to truly rule itself.” / Foreign Exchanges
New satellite imagery shows Mexico City is sinking by nearly 10 inches a year, and it’s damaging critical infrastructure. / Associated Press For NASA to achieve its goal of 21 lunar landings in the next two-and-a-half years, it will need to solve some serious supply chain issues
European leaders in tech, space, and defense are increasingly shifting long-term contracts away from the United States. / Carnegie Europe France’s Macron wants the EU to unleash its “bazooka” trade instrument against the White House. / France24 The Pentagon says its ongoing attacks on civilian boats have sharply reduced the
When it comes to announcing policies that will be effective immediately or by a certain date, Trump has stuck the landing only a third of the time in his second term. / Wake Up to Politics The White House wants to oversee new AI models, and xAI, Google, and Microsoft have
Israel and Hezbollah continue to war in Lebanon despite the nominal ceasefire. / Al Jazeera Why didn’t Iran’s oil infrastructure implode like Trump said? Because the country was prepared and had already priced in “an extended period of confrontation.” / Drop Site Donald Trump’s disapproval rating reaches 62%, the
Today marks the 60th day of Donald Trump’s war on Iran, though House Speaker Mike Johnson says we are not at war, actually, “so we’ll see how it plays out.” / NBC News The White House presses other countries to join a new coalition that would manage the Strait
Yesterday, the Supreme Court continued dismantling the Voting Rights Act—and with it Black voting power—and some states are now rushing to redraw their maps before November. / The Guardian See also: The decision “is likely to eliminate any remaining concerns political parties may have that the Supreme Court might
