• 01/19/2025

Will the International Criminal Court Reap the Whirlwind?

Wall Street Journal Chuck Schumer calls himself pro-Israel but has shielded its persecutors from sanctions. https://www.wsj.com/articles/international-criminal-court-sanctions-bill-congress-chuck-schumer-israel-b6d4bcc6

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Trump’s New NATO Spending Target

Wall Street Journal Committing 5% of GDP to defense is a fine idea, for the U.S. too. https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-nato-defense-spending-5-percent-u-s-allies-8ab2eba9

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Joe Biden Is No Jimmy Carter

Wall Street Journal In terms of character the 46th president doesn’t come close to matching the 39th. https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-biden-is-no-jimmy-carter-history-legacy-politics-president-60be2374

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I Sang Along With Peter Yarrow in 1972

Wall Street Journal The folks-music era is long over. But I’ll never forget its magic. https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-sang-along-with-peter-yarrow-in-1972-folk-music-puff-the-magic-dragon-ccd5945c

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Home Schooling Saved a Dying Church

Wall Street Journal Our parish was near collapse until we introduced a hybrid education model. https://www.wsj.com/articles/home-schooling-saved-a-dying-church-catholic-parish-education-2fabcb5a

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Cowboys Come to New York

Wall Street Journal No, this wasn’t another Giants loss. A report from the Professional Bull Riders’ sold-out event at Madison Square Garden. https://www.wsj.com/articles/concrete-cowboys-take-manhattan-rodeo-madison-square-garden-0da0e8e6

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The Elon Musk Effect and Britain’s Rape Gangs

Wall Street Journal By raising a long-running sex-abuse scandal, he asks questions politicians and media would rather avoid. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-elon-musk-effect-and-britains-rape-gangs-scandal-pakistani-child-sex-abuse-b176b847

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Notable & Quotable: Voters Want Strength

Wall Street Journal ‘I’ll not fall for the bait. I watched Trump’s press conference. I will take him seriously, but not literally. He’s negotiating.’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/notable-quotable-voters-want-strength-trump-negotiation-china-panama-greenland-canada-b334dc0d

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‘Blind Runner’ and ‘The 7th Voyage of Egon Tichy [redux]’ Review: Onstage Originality

Wall Street Journal Two shows from New York’s Under the Radar festival prove adventurous and rewarding: one about an Iranian man and his incarcerated wife, the other following an astronaut on a solo mission who seemingly starts to multiply. https://www.wsj.com/articles/blind-runner-and-the-7th-voyage-of-egon-tichy-redux-review-onstage-originality-13c93ded

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‘The Missing Thread’: Women of War and Empire

Wall Street Journal Queen Teuta of Illyria held an audience with two Roman ambassadors. When one of them disrespected her, she had the envoy killed. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-missing-thread-review-women-of-war-and-empire-1cf6efbb

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