Opinions – Page 132 – Prologue Journal

Who’s Afraid of the Al Smith Dinner?

Wall Street Journal Kamala Harris says she won’t go. Reversing that decision is the smartest thing she can do. https://www.wsj.com/articles/whos-afraid-of-the-al-smith-dinner-bipartisan-event-election-kamala-harris-dea369a4

Zelensky Blunders Into U.S. Election Politics

Wall Street Journal The Ukrainian leader hurts his cause by appearing with Democrats alone in Pennsylvania and criticizing JD Vance. https://www.wsj.com/articles/volodymyr-zelensky-pennsylvania-jd-vance-donald-trump-kamala-harris-ukraine-russia-6b51cae6

The EPA Sues When It Can’t Regulate

Wall Street Journal The agency’s Mitigating Climate Change initiative aims to enforce climate-change goals Congress hasn’t authorized. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-epa-sues-when-it-cant-regulate-4e85b09d

Pope Francis Commandeers the Synod on Synodality

Wall Street Journal It was supposed to be an advisory meeting. It became an expert-led focus group. https://www.wsj.com/articles/pope-francis-commandeers-the-synod-catholic-church-cbcf99c4

Nine Words for a Trump Victory in the 2024 Election

Wall Street Journal The GOP needs to rediscover the simple truth that government is the problem. https://www.wsj.com/articles/nine-words-for-a-trump-victory-government-problem-policy-election-politics-8db6a9b7

Harris’s Plan Is Bidenomics II

Wall Street Journal The Vice President lays out 82 pages of more spending, more taxes, more regulation, more government. https://www.wsj.com/articles/kamala-harris-economic-plan-2024-election-joe-biden-housing-student-loans-taxes-5de3cefe

Due Process for Eric Adams

Wall Street Journal The indicted Mayor of New York deserves his day in court. https://www.wsj.com/articles/eric-adams-indictment-new-york-city-turkey-democrats-6cdd7ed3

Ukraine Defends Kharkiv by Going on Offense

Wall Street Journal The belated success shows the human cost of U.S. restrictions on the use of weapons against Russia. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-defends-kharkiv-by-going-on-offense-human-cost-of-weapon-delays-774554f5

Humanoid Robots Are the Next Threat From China

Wall Street Journal Elon Musk promises ‘a robot buddy’ like C-3PO and or R2-D2. Xi Jinping has a less benign idea. https://www.wsj.com/articles/humanoid-robots-are-the-next-threat-from-china-e0c88a26

Notable & Quotable: ‘Deference Politics’

Wall Street Journal ‘Someone who insists that members of ‘dominant groups’ should . . . ‘make space’ for members of minority identities is advocating for deference politics.’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/notable-quotable-deference-politics-dei-marginalized-groups-81c7272d