A great panel on a hugely important subject.

Are Ivy League schools declining as a factory of U.S. elite production? Per Forbes: 'Among those in charge of employment decisions, 33% said they are less likely to hire Ivy League graduates than they were five years ago, with only 7% saying they were more likely to hire them.'…

Today on the Daily: a special and, we think, important episode. What would a second Trump presidency really would look like? And what kind of threat would it represent to American democracy?
A deep-dive into what we know from three of the best reporters in the country:…

Scoop via Matthew Belloni: Steven Spielberg “has been quietly but actively working with the Joe Biden campaign to help choreograph August’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago. … participating in multiple strategy sessions on how to best tell the president’s story…”…

Not surprised. It's a great and important read. Highly recommend it.

Keep your eye on this journalist -- a real talent.

Columbia University says its main campus classes will be hybrid until the semester ends as protests continue. cnn.com/2024/04/22/bus…

Want to understand jury selection in Donald Trump's first criminal trial? My colleague Jonah Bromwich offers a riveting account of the first two days to Michael Barbaro on today's Daily podcast. Follow The New York Times coverage with Jonah, Maggie Haberman and others. nytimes.com/2024/04/18/pod…

I’ve been highly critical of Mike Johnson’s fecklessness on Ukraine aid, so credit where credit is due.

If his speakership ends next week—and it very well might—Mike Johnson will always have this moment right here.

Everyone should watch this.

Scoop: Smartmatic and One America News Network have agreed to settle their lawsuit

Smartmatic sued in November 2021 over claims made during the network's coverage of the 2020 election

Yes, a policy wonk on the Daily Show. Thank you, Jon Stewart, for having me on tonight to talk about “New Cold Wars” and for making me laugh so hard along the way. Your observations about the world are more salient than my answers.

New NYT ad?
“Two out of three potential Trump trial jurors read The Times. Shouldn’t you?”

Mark Cuban is essentially singlehandedly funding the combined discretionary budgets of the U.S. Supreme Court and the Office of Management and Budget.

'A Bloomberg News analysis of more than 1,500 nonprofit four-year colleges shows the return on investment at many elite private institutions outside the eight Ivies is no better than far-less selective public universities.'

cc: Bloomberg

In 1880, the avg married couple combined for ~68 hours of paid labor each week.

By 1965, after massive tech and social changes, the avg married couple workweek was ... 67 hours.

In 2003? 67 hours.

In 2020? 67 hours.

My essay on wtf is going on —>

theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Cost to attend University of Pennsylvania (tuition, room, board, fees):
-in 1994: $27,920
-in 2024: $92,288

Past 30 years:
-US inflation: 109.4%
-PennFlation: 230.5%

bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Wealth

THE WHITE WALL is out in paperback today! Over the past year I’ve heard feedback from readers around the country — bankers, regulators, lawmakers, professors. Folks with their own stories of strife. I’m proud of this recognition and of the book’s impact so far. Check it out!

Do yourself a favor and listen to this delightful episode of #TheDaily about a retired astrophysicist who is known as Mr. Eclipse.

Aside from the excellence in audio, you'll enjoy Mr. Eclipse's beautiful storytelling -- especially the vignette about how he met his wife.
🌘🌑🌒

“I think it’s a sense of belonging, belonging to this incredible universe - both belonging and a humbleness that how minuscule we are and yet we’re a part of this fantastic cosmic wheel of motion in the Solar System.”

#TotalEclipse

Love the celebration of curiosity and wonder on The Daily today. ⁦Michael Barbaro⁩ podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the…