Trumpet Hour: Violence in American Politics, a New European Army?, Designing the Trumpet Magazine, and More

• America’s presidential campaign is getting ugly, even violent. The press has accused Republican candidate Donald Trump of stirring up anger—but his opponents have also showed some serious anger in protesting his campaign—as have supporters of Democrat Bernie Sanders. We’ll talk about why this is concerning.

• Is Europe about to get a European army? A top-secret security paper is being worked on behind closed doors by leaders creating a new security strategy for Europe, including combining the militaries of European states to face threats as one unified power.

• How does the Philadelphia Trumpet newsmagazine come together? We’ll talk with designer Steve Hercus about how he creates the magazine’s engaging and beautiful layouts.

• And I’ll conclude today’s show by talking about the extraordinarily find-tuned nature of planet Earth.