Category: Opinions
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
Read MoreTrump’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
Read MoreJoe 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
Read MoreI 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
Read MoreHome 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
Read MoreCowboys 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
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreNotable & 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
Read More‘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
Read More‘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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