Category: Opinions
What to Make of the Fed’s Surprisingly Aggressive Rate Cut
Wall Street Journal Powell was willing to accept dissent and to stand up to Donald Trump. https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-to-make-of-the-feds-surprisingly-aggressive-rate-cut-central-banking-policy-9eac588f
Read More‘Billionaire, Nerd, Savior, King’ Review: The Quandaries of a Rich Man
Wall Street Journal Are ‘plutocrats’ like Bill Gates trying to run American society and usurp political debate? If so, success seems to elude them. https://www.wsj.com/articles/billionaire-nerd-savior-king-review-the-quandaries-of-a-rich-man-49380068
Read MoreProsecutors Overreach in the Case Against Eric Adams
Wall Street Journal As with Bob McDonnell, they haven’t alleged much by way of official acts in exchange for favors. https://www.wsj.com/articles/prosecutors-overreach-in-the-case-against-eric-adams-evidence-bribery-claims-mayor-new-york-d7775822
Read MoreCalifornia’s Plastic-Bag Ban Was Only the Beginning
Wall Street Journal The state’s perverse policies led to an increase in waste. A new lawsuit blames Exxon Mobil. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-plastics-industry-is-californias-latest-target-exxonmobil-scapegoat-for-bad-policies-1f8febb5
Read MoreIsrael Sends Nasrallah to His Just Reward
Wall Street Journal The Jewish state’s defensive campaign against Hezbollah is a lesson to the West. https://www.wsj.com/articles/israel-hezbollah-nasrallah-strike-lebanon-37c4589e
Read MoreIsrael’s Deterrence Lesson for Biden
Wall Street Journal By killing Hassan Nasrallah, Prime Minister Netanyahu weakens Hezbollah and Iran. https://www.wsj.com/articles/israel-hezbollah-nasrallah-strike-lebanon-just-reward-lesson-for-the-west-37c4589e
Read MoreLebanon and Iran After Hassan Nasrallah
Wall Street Journal In the short term, Israel’s strike may being more chaos. But it holds the promise of a future peace. https://www.wsj.com/articles/lebanon-and-iran-after-hassan-nasrallah-d7ac3348
Read MoreLebanon and Iran After Hassan Nasrallah
Wall Street Journal In the short term, Israel’s strike may bring more chaos. But it holds the promise of a future peace. https://www.wsj.com/articles/lebanon-and-iran-after-hassan-nasrallah-hezbollah-leader-terrorism-death-d7ac3348
Read MoreAt Japanese Museums, Art and Nature Merge
Wall Street Journal A tour of some of the nation’s elegant institutions, including the Enoura Observatory and the Chichu Art Museum, reveals an approach that is startlingly different from the monumental or encyclopedic ones that define many Western museums. https://www.wsj.com/articles/at-japanese-museums-art-and-nature-merge-d3670383
Read MoreChicago’s Nasty Schools Showdown
Wall Street Journal Mayor Brandon Johnson wants to fire the schools chief to please a union. https://www.wsj.com/articles/chicago-public-schools-pedro-martinez-brandon-johnson-chicago-teachers-union-stacy-davis-gates-6b86d891
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