There are moments when a court judgment lands in the middle of a country’s most sensitive debate and suddenly everyone has an opinion. That is exactly what has happened in South Africa after the Constitutional Court ruled on asylum seekers and the Refugees Act. The ruling is technical in nature, but it touches something deeply human: what happens to people who arrive at the border with nothing, fleeing danger, and ask for protection. The government’s Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration has responded by asking the public to take a breath. Stay calm, the committee says. Do not speculate. Do not share…

If you’ve walked across the University of Mississippi campus lately, you’ve probably felt it—something in the air that isn’t just southern humidity. It’s the buzz of constant news. Reporters set up cameras on the Grove. Political attack ads interrupt every podcast and streaming break. Group chats are on fire with headlines, rumors, and hot takes. It’s exhausting, and it’s confusing. According to Griffin Armstrong, a freshman political science major from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the only way to stay above water is skepticism. Not the joyless, trust-nobody kind, but a thoughtful, active questioning of what you’re being told. Misinformation is the barrier…