What Is the Bond Market, Anyway?

<p>This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss how a narrow Supreme Court majority used aesthetic standing to greenlight Trump's ballroom construction, why bond yields are rising around the world and how that impacts everyone with guest <a href="https://www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty/jason-furman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jason Furman</a>, and how the extradition showdown between Texas and Minnesota over an ICE officer involved in a shooting betrays fraying relations among the states.</p><br><p><strong>Here are this week’s chatters:</strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Emily: <a href="https://thursd.com/articles/should-you-cut-flower-stems-underwater" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Does Cutting Flower Stems Underwater Really Help?</a>; Rachel Feltman for The Washington Post: <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/05/03/how-to-keep-fresh-cut-flowers-from-dying-with-science/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How to keep fresh cut flowers from dying (with science)</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>John: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Crime-Punishment-Volokhonsky-Translation-Classics/dp/0679734503/tag=slatmaga-20" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Crime and Punishment</em></a><em> </em>by Fyodor Dostoevsky; <a href="https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/line_of_duty" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Line of Duty</em></a><em> </em>on Rotten Tomatoes; The Economist: <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2022/12/08/what-democrats-and-republicans-can-learn-from-raphael-warnock" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What Democrats—and Republicans—can learn from Raphael Warnock</a>; Lia Picard for Huffpost: <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/health-benefits-leftovers-for-breakfast_l_609a9029e4b0daf2b5993415" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Hidden Health Benefits Of Eating Leftovers For Breakfast</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>David: Simon Ducroquet and John Ismay for The New York Times: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/09/02/us/iran-war-us-navy-carriers-supply.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Logistics Nightmare Facing U.S. Warships</a>; <a href="https://www.netflix.com/title/70285747?source=35&amp;fromWatch=true" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Last Ship</em></a><em> </em>on Netflix</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Listener chatter from Daniela Koontz in Houston, Texas: <a href="https://anthro