9.8.25 Rewriting the bar exam, the stalled labor market, and the end of World War II

The World and Everything In It

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🗓️ 8 September 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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On Legal Docket, an overhaul of the bar exam; on Moneybeat, David Bahnsen parses the latest job numbers; and on History Book, remembering VJ Day. Plus, the Monday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Ambassadors Impact Network, where entrepreneurs can discover faith-aligned funding opportunities. More at ambassadorsimpact.comFrom Cedarville University—a Christ-centered, academically rigorous university located in southwest Ohio, equipping students for Gospel impact across every career and calling. Cedarville integrates a biblical worldview into every course in the more than 175 undergraduate and graduate programs students choose from. New online undergraduate degrees through Cedarville Online offer flexible and affordable education grounded in a strong Christian community that fosters both faith and learning. Learn more at cedarville.edu, and explore online programs at cedarville.edu/onlineAnd from The Master’s University, equipping students for lives of faithfulness to The Master, Jesus Christ. masters.edu

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0:00.0	Good morning. The bar exam is getting an overhaul to focus less on trivia and more on solving real-world problems.
0:12.4	We'd like lawyers to be able to be better equipped to handle client matters when they start in the profession.
0:19.3	First, legal docket, then the Monday money beat beat why the U.S. remains the most investable
0:24.6	market in the world, economist David Bonson, standing by, and the 80th anniversary of the end
0:30.6	of World War II.
0:31.6	We received this afternoon a message from the Japanese government which specifies the unconditional surrender of Japan.
0:47.0	It's Monday, September 8th.
0:49.1	This is The World and Everything in it from listeners-supported World Radio.
0:53.0	I'm Mary Reichert.
0:53.8	And I'm Nick Eicher. Good morning.
0:57.3	Time for news. Here's Mark Mellinger.
1:00.7	President Trump has announced Chicago is the next city to be getting federal troops
1:05.6	in an effort to crack down on crime.
1:08.1	You know how many people were killed in Chicago last weekend?
1:12.7	Eight. You know how many people were killed in Chicago last weekend? Eight. You know how many people were killed in Chicago the week before? Seven. You know how many people were wounded?
1:18.8	74 people were wounded. You think there's worse than that? But Democrats are protesting the move.
1:25.9	Mayor Brandon Johnson says the city's crime rate has been going down
1:29.9	and says Trump's plans are beneath the honor of our nation.
1:34.2	Trump fanned the flames with a social media post this weekend
1:37.7	in which he called the city Shypocalypse
1:40.2	and said Chicago is about to find out why it's called the Department of War.
1:45.6	Democratic Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth.
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