Trust in Higher Ed, Marijuana Status, NFL Draft, and West Bank Violence

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🗓️ 28 April 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Yale University releases its report on restoring trust in American colleges and universities. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signs an order to lower the official risk level of medical marijuana products. And, descendant of Cuban immigrants Fernando Mendoza is the number one NFL draft pick. CT’s editor in chief Marvin Olasky joins to talk about these headlines, and then Clarissa Moll speaks with Jennifer Murtazashvili about updates on the West Bank and the Israeli settler movement. LEARN MORE: Coverage on Palestine and the West Bank from Christianity Today GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Join the conversation at our Substack. Find us on YouTube. Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choice. ABOUT THE GUESTS: Marvin Olasky is the editor in chief of Christianity Today. He edited World magazine from 1992 to 2021, wrote for the Boston Globe and Austin American-Statesman, and is a Discovery Institute senior fellow and an Acton Institute affiliate scholar. He has written 30 books, and now chairs the board of the Zenger House Foundation. Jennifer Murtazashvili is a professor at University of Pittsburgh's School of Public and International Affairs and the Founding Director of the Center for Governance and Markets. Murtazashvili is the author of Land, the State, and War: Property Institutions and Political Order in Afghanistan and Informal Order and the State in Afghanistan. ABOUT THE BULLETIN: The Bulletin is a twice-weekly news analysis podcast from Christianity Today, with editor-at-large Russell Moore and executive editor of news Clarissa Moll. Each episode offers commentary on current events and headlining news with a roundtable of premier guests, and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. The Bulletin listeners get 25% off CT. Go to https://orderct.com/THEBULLETIN to learn more. “The Bulletin” is a production of Christianity Today Producer: Clarissa Moll Associate Producer: Alexa Burke Editing and Mix: Kevin Morris Graphic Design: Rick Szuecs Music: Dan Phelps Executive Producer: Erik Petrik Senior Producer: Matt Stevens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:31.4	Thank you. From Christianity today, you're listening to The Bulletin, a podcast about the people, events, and issues that are shaping our world.
0:48.7	I'm Clarissa Mall. This week, Yale releases its report on restoring trust in American colleges and universities.
0:56.3	The U.S. loosens restrictions on marijuana, and Fernando Mendoza is the number one pick in the NFL draft.
1:04.0	Marvin Olasky and I discuss these headlines, and I sit down with Jennifer Merteshevili
1:08.6	to talk about Israeli settler violence in the West Bank.
1:12.6	Welcome to the show.
1:18.6	Good morning, listeners. Welcome to our Tuesday roundtable, where we let you know what's
1:22.6	catching our eye as the week begins. Joining me today is CT's editor-s editor-in-chief, Marvin O'Laskey.
1:28.2	Marvin, thanks for being with me today.
1:30.0	Hi, Clarissa.
1:31.1	Marvin, just about the time that President Trump was beginning to target universities last year, Yale
1:37.0	began this study on institutional trust, which they published this last week. What did Yale
1:42.4	learn in that study? Well, Yale is reacting the way
1:45.5	other universities are. The Trump administration is putting pressure on them, the threats to
1:50.6	withhold billions in research funds, the demands to reshape curriculum. So Yale's trying to do
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