Economists and ordinary people often seem to inhabit different planets, but seldom has the chasm been this wide. WSJ surveyed economists vs normies on a host of Trump/Harris policies: wsj.com/economy/trump-…

Samantha Power is the most famous critic of American complicity in genocide. But now that she is Biden's top humanitarian leader, her own staff is accusing her of standing by as large scale human rights abuses play out in Gaza. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

Chock full of detail by⁦⁦ Eliot Brown⁩ ⁦et al.⁩ wsj.com/real-estate/ja…

I have an investigation out today, with Joy Dong, on the true cost of the panda program. I obtained rarely seen photos and videos. Here's a gift link. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Musk and Putin continued to have contact this year as Musk stepped up criticism of US military aid to Ukraine + got involved in Trump’s election campaign. Important report by Thomas Grove et al. wsj.com/world/russia/m…

As we entered the apocalyptic, destroyed Gaza City, desperate families from the besieged North Gaza were fleeting south with the little they can carry. A white flag in hand to beg for mercy and no further bombardment.

Gut-wrenching report by Jared Malsin on the search for missing loved ones at Syria's Saydnaya prison. Among the dead: a young man ratted out for just *thinking* about joining the opposition to Assad's regime. wsj.com/world/middle-e…

How the U.S.-Canada-Mexico tariffs will work—and what products are targeted: wsj.com/economy/trade/…

E-commerce items in the U.S. could see a price hike, after an executive order by Trump targeting China. Young, low-income American shoppers are set to lose out. wsj.com/livecoverage/t…

Tariffs are again at the center of Trump’s economic strategy, yet the effects of those from his first term are still coming into full view. How exactly do tariffs change things for ordinary Americans? A small town in South Carolina offers some answers. wsj.com/economy/trade/…

The Trump-Harvard standoff has far-reaching economic implications. From biotech to retail, most sectors in Boston are intricately tied to the university's students and faculty. w/Konrad Putzier wsj.com/us-news/educat…

Trump has pledged to bring more factory work back to the U.S. but 449,000 jobs in manufacturing are already going unfilled. Workers say it's the younger generation that doesn't want to clock in. Reporting from Ohio w/ Te-Ping Chen wsj.com/economy/jobs/w…

Great piece by Megan K. Stack. China's Orwellian present can be America's future. You don't want to live in a society where everything you say or do is being watched and recorded. So, Americans, do something before it is too late. nytimes.com/2025/06/23/opi…

Smart take by Greg Ip on how to make housing markets work. And why Zohran Kwame Mamdani's proposal to freeze rent won't fix New York's housing shortage. wsj.com/economy/housin…

On the economic challenges plaguing young Americans and why saving money is now cool 😎. wsj.com/personal-finan… She gets extra compliments when she reveals her manicures are $20 press-ons from Target. “It’s the equivalent to saying your dress has pockets".

U.S. funding for anti-HIV initiatives in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been cut. Humanitarian officials fear infections will surge. wsj.com/world/africa/u…

Boom. The explosion was still ringing in Ibrahim Abuowda’s ears when he saw the schoolyard crowd scatter and looked up to see a limb flying above him. “I was wondering, whose arm is that?” the then-13-year-old recalled thinking, before fainting. 🔗 on.wsj.com/45EHUdB

Jerome Cohen optimistically told me last year, “Nothing stands still for long.” An American giant on China legal, trade and human-rights policies passes away. wsj.com/world/china/je… via The Wall Street Journal

We Tried to Reach Gazans We Interviewed Over Two Years of War. Here’s What Happened to Them. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Our latest story: Hamas is violently cracking down on rivals in Gaza. Firefights and public executions are raising concerns about a spiral of internecine violence. wsj.com/world/middle-e…