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For its latest focus group, Times Opinion spoke with 12 Gen Z white collar job seekers. “Rough,” “dry,” and “a scam” were just a few of the words our participants used to describe their experience of the job market thus far. nyti.ms/4cXbhxi

“President Trump went to war against Iran without explaining his strategy to the American people or the world. It now appears that he may not have had much of a strategy at all,” writes the editorial board. nyti.ms/3NFbE5i

“The war is a reminder that no city, no matter how go-go and glamorous, can buy its way out of the forces of history and geography,” writes Richard Florida. nyti.ms/4rCxvrP

What did the academy get right? Wrong? What was just weird? Three opinion writers break down the Oscars. nyti.ms/4cKopWr

James Fishback, a 31-year-old running for governor in Florida, “doesn’t represent the mainstream of the Republican Party today, but he’s showing us one vision of a post-Trump Republican future,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes. nyti.ms/4rob9KR

Update: Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has granted clemency to Sonny Burton. Last week, Elizabeth Vartkessian wrote, "In a state that rarely shows mercy to those behind bars, here is an opening. Let us hope Governor Ivey will take it." nyti.ms/46RnHCY

“If the United States relies less on oil, it can care less about the Persian Gulf,” Rosemary Kelanic writes. “That would be one more reason to bring home the tens of thousands of U.S. troops stationed there.” nyti.ms/3P10OqA

The character “Daryl Hannah” portrayed in the TV series “Love Story,” Daryl Hannah writes, “is not even a remotely accurate representation of my life, my conduct or my relationship” with John F. Kennedy Jr. nyti.ms/4le3r4f

“Donald Trump’s foreign policy vision is imperialism,” Peter Beinart writes. “It’s a global outlook that closely resembles Mr. Trump’s governing style at home — both feature spectacular violence and contempt for the restraints of law.” nyti.ms/4l6vORR

“The Iranian people are among the most naturally pro-Western in the region. If that impulse is allowed to surface and spread,” our columnist Tom Friedman writes, “we have the possibility for a much more inclusive Middle East.” nyti.ms/4rgeQCk

President Trump's approach to Iran is reckless, the editorial board writes. "He started this war without explaining to the American people and the world why he was doing so." nyti.ms/4rLhh0G

In attacking Iran, President Trump “is telling the American people and the world that he expects their blind trust. He has not earned that trust,” writes the editorial board. nyti.ms/46z5ry9

President Trump is losing his touch, E.J. Dionne writes — and it’s a gift to Democrats. “The president used to be quite good at hiding his solicitude toward the very wealthy who contribute to his political and personal coffers. Not anymore.”

“The economy is not going to be a driving factor in this primary election,” Leah Hagan, a consultant in Houston, says about the upcoming Texas Senate Republican primary. “It’s a culture war. What does it mean to have a house when you don’t have a country?” nyti.ms/4aPSKjF

After widespread anti-regime protests in Iran, Times Opinion contacted dozens of doctors and nurses working there, many of whom had begun to quietly document what they saw as they attempted to provide aid to demonstrators. nyti.ms/4qWSk16

“It was a tedious, tiresome performance. For much of the night, the president seemed to be boring everyone, perhaps most of all himself,” writes Binyamin Appelbaum, who assesses Trump’s State of the Union address with nine other Opinion writers.

With an uncharacteristically gratuitous paragraph in last week’s tariff ruling, Chief Justice John Roberts is sending a message to the waiting world, Linda Greenhouse writes, “that a reckless president is sowing chaos in America and around the globe.” nyti.ms/3OzkhhZ

Under President Trump, the FTC and FCC are “engaged in a hostile takeover of the marketplace of ideas,” writes the editorial board. nyti.ms/4qXB6R4

The Supreme Court decision on tariffs “is definitely bad for the economy,” writes Natasha Sarin, “just not for any of the reasons Mr. Trump had in mind. And in the long run, it’s likely a lot better than where we were otherwise headed.” nyti.ms/4ar3QNc

Times Opinion assembled 13 Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters to ask how the party is handling the moment, what changes and reprioritizations they want to see, and what kinds of Democrats are standing out. Here's what they said. nyti.ms/46be3uy