Opinions – Prologue Journal

Can Trump Do Better the Second Time?

Wall Street Journal He’s stronger now, but his brand of political disruption has limits. https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-inauguration-second-term-3ceb7729

Trump, TikTok and Xi Jinping

Wall Street Journal The President’s duty is to enforce the law, not cut a deal with China. https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-tiktok-ban-supreme-court-china-xi-jinping-bytedance-3edd9622

Scott Bessent vs. Bernie Sanders

Wall Street Journal Their exchange on the minimum wage shows two views of the world. https://www.wsj.com/articles/scott-bessent-bernie-sanders-minimum-wage-senate-finance-committee-hearing-b545a9e5

China’s Cut-Rate Economic Growth

Wall Street Journal Rosy official data mask a deepening malaise—except for exports. https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-economic-data-beijing-xi-jinping-communist-party-c1b9f0c7

Journal Writers Look Ahead to Trump 47

Wall Street Journal Our hopes, fears and expectations for the first nonconsecutive White House term in 132 years. https://www.wsj.com/articles/journal-writers-look-ahead-to-trump-47-second-term-hopes-fears-expectations-policy-9821aee0

Nebraska Will Fight the Radical Campaign for Electric Trucks

Wall Street Journal Unelected regulators and oligopolists try to force a change that will leave rural Americans high and dry. https://www.wsj.com/articles/nebraska-will-fight-the-radical-campaign-for-electric-trucks-policy-supply-chain-b5e7a40c

Trump Is a Realist on Greenland

Wall Street Journal In fact, stability depends on the U.S. being ready to act in places the president-elect keeps talking about. https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-is-a-realist-on-greenland-stability-depends-on-us-being-ready-to-act-in-such-places-1e954d30

‘The Köln Concert’ at 50: Keith Jarrett’s Solo Flow

Wall Street Journal The landmark recording—which came from a concert in Cologne, West Germany, that almost didn’t happen—is a work of gorgeous, stream-of-consciousness pianism. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-koln-concert-at-50-keith-jarretts-solo-flow-fecf45a5

‘Somewhere to Roost’ Review: Domestic Bliss With a Feathered Twist

Wall Street Journal At the American Folk Art Museum, notions of home are explored through objects that, at their best, create an intimate bond across centuries between visitors and the people who once owned them. https://www.wsj.com/articles/somewhere-to-roost-review-domestic-bliss-with-a-feathered-twist-airdigital-5bf95f78

Swamp Creatures Scurry

Wall Street Journal Unelected policy makers realize they shouldn’t have been making policy. https://www.wsj.com/articles/swamp-creatures-scurry-e99f0197