Prologue Journal

Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Biden Protects Iran’s Nuclear Program

Wall Street Journal After Tuesday’s missile attack, he is already telling Israel the targets it can’t hit in self-defense. https://www.wsj.com/articles/iran-israel-strikes-benjamin-netanyahu-joe-biden-8e6d044d

Bentley Drivers of the World, Unite!

Wall Street Journal Meet the union boss making $900,000 who shut down U.S. ports. https://www.wsj.com/articles/harold-daggett-international-longshoremens-association-strike-union-ports-6e31a772

Pete Rose Doomed Himself

Wall Street Journal I admired the way he played the game, but his off-the-field mistakes were his downfall. https://www.wsj.com/articles/pete-rose-doomed-himself-baseball-player-sports-gambling-165f0bbb

More Vance-Walz, Please

Wall Street Journal The vice-presidential nominees shocked the nation by being civil and reasonable. https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-vance-walz-please-civil-and-reasonable-vice-presidential-debate-3c320ace

Butterflies Get a Vote in the 2024 Presidential Election

Wall Street Journal In a race this close, small events in key states could decide the outcome. https://www.wsj.com/articles/butterflies-get-a-vote-in-the-2024-election-close-race-small-events-matter-vp-debate-42b13f55

My Wife Apologizes for My Politics

Wall Street Journal She can defuse an argument with a card expressing her regret. https://www.wsj.com/articles/my-wife-apologizes-for-my-politics-463a1d3e

Soviet Antisemitism at California’s Claremont Colleges

Wall Street Journal Today’s ‘anti-Zionism’ is hard to differentiate from the communist slogans I heard in my youth. https://www.wsj.com/articles/soviet-antisemitism-at-californias-claremont-colleges-97bd4929

Notable & Quotable: ‘I Will Cripple You’

Wall Street Journal ‘Taft-Hartley means I have to go back to work for 90 days. . . . Do you think . . . those men are going to go to work on that pier?’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/notable-quotable-i-will-cripple-you-taft-hartley-dockworker-strike-ede2547b

JD Vance Leaves a Debate Mark

Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/jd-vance-leaves-a-debate-mark-9c0c732c

Defend Girls, Win a GOP Senate

Wall Street Journal Wisconsin parents don’t think their daughters should have to play against boys. https://www.wsj.com/articles/defend-girls-win-a-gop-senate-aa980cbb