Opinions – Page 11 – Prologue Journal

Jimmy Lai, Trump and Xi Jinping

Wall Street Journal As the publisher’s trial resumes, is his jailing worth the cost to Xi? https://www.wsj.com/articles/jimmy-lai-donald-trump-xi-jinping-china-hong-kong-e56c4c6a

America’s Worst Mayor Keeps Losing

Wall Street Journal Chicago’s Brandon Johnson gives up on a $300 billion property tax hike. https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-city-council-blocks-property-tax-increase-brandon-johnson-fbe49cc2

How Trump Turned America’s Most Hispanic County Red

Wall Street Journal Republicans since Reagan have said Latinos were conservative at heart. Now they are at the ballot box. https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-turns-americas-most-hispanic-county-red-rio-grande-valley-texas-f7bf0385

What Does HUD Have to Show for the Trillions It’s Spent?

Wall Street Journal The U.S. homeownership rate was 64% in 1967, two years after the department opened. Now it’s . . . 64%. https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-does-hud-have-to-show-for-the-trillions-its-spent-homeownership-stagnant-prices-increasing-59c3292f

Elon’s Real Trump Mission: Protect Growth

Wall Street Journal The next president is sowing a narrative with his cabinet picks. The world situation requires more. https://www.wsj.com/articles/elons-real-trump-mission-protect-growth-department-of-government-efficiency-appointments-cabinet-9e7e62b2

You Won’t Have Kamala to Kick Around Anymore

Wall Street Journal Or will you? Readers consider the Nixon option. https://www.wsj.com/articles/you-wont-have-kamala-to-kick-around-anymore-4386c24a

Big Foundations Helped Democrats Lose the Election

Wall Street Journal On inflation, immigration and transgenderism, progressive philanthropies took the party to places voters didn’t want to go. https://www.wsj.com/articles/big-foundations-pushed-democrats-to-the-left-giving-philantrophy-issues-politics-1bec2752

How Inflation Ended Neoliberalism—and Re-Elected Trump

Wall Street Journal In the 1970s, skyrocketing prices spurred free-market reforms that promoted economic stability. In the 2020s, inflated fueled Trump’s comeback. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-inflation-ended-neoliberalism-history-policy-economics-politics-elections-79a053a4

Congress’s Social Security Gift to Government Unions

Wall Street Journal The House passes a bipartisan benefit blowout, though the program is already going broke. https://www.wsj.com/articles/congress-social-security-fairness-act-government-spending-house-republicans-0c1e90b1

Antisemitism in America: My Campus Tour

Wall Street Journal When I see the determination of these brave Jewish students standing tall, I feel hope. https://www.wsj.com/articles/antisemitism-in-america-my-campus-tour-israel-zionism-b51da72e