Trumpet Hour: France’s Macron Gets a Parliamentary Majority, Tensions With Iran Rise, Are Rich People Selfish?, and More

• French legislative elections took place this past week, giving the party of new French President Emmanuel Macron a sizable parliamentary majority. What does this mean for France, and for the European Union?

• This past Sunday, a U.S. jet shot a Syrian jet out of the sky, and Iran launched some missiles into Syrian territory—escalating tension between the United States and Iran.

• Are rich people selfish jerks? New evidence casts down on some studies suggesting that rich people are rich because they behave selfishly, and points to a different reality.

• And I’ll finish off the program today with a bit of reminiscing about Father’s Day this past Sunday—and a reminder of just how important it is to be a Dad.