Prologue Journal

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

Don’t Blame Israel First

Wall Street Journal World opinion should impose more pressure on Hamas military leader Yahya Sinwar. https://www.wsj.com/articles/dont-blame-israel-first-hamas-terrorism-yahya-sinwar-9295fc95

Plenty of Food Aid Is Getting to Gaza

Wall Street Journal More, in fact, than before the war. If Palestinians are starving, it is Hamas’s fault, not Israel’s. https://www.wsj.com/articles/plenty-of-food-aid-is-getting-to-gaza-7da988cd

What the FedDoesn’t Communicate

Wall Street Journal The central bank’s quarterly summary economic projections are easy to misinterpret. https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-the-feddoesnt-communicate-07df4bc9

Envy the Old Codger

Wall Street Journal They’re a liberated lot, no longer caring what others think. https://www.wsj.com/articles/envy-the-old-codger-comfort-lifestyle-age-b43ad7a8

Trump Verdict Makes Everyone Look Bad

Wall Street Journal It only further annoys the ‘double haters’ whom both sides need to win the election. https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-verdict-makes-everyone-look-bad-2024-campaign-dbe40102

‘You Don’t Land Softly’

Wall Street Journal Honoring and remembering on the 80th anniversary of D-Day. https://www.wsj.com/articles/you-dont-land-softly-860f31b4

Wall Street Journal In the 1964 anniversary film, Eisenhower recounts the D-Day invasion for CBS’s Walter Cronkite. https://www.wsj.com/articles/eisenhower-returns-to-normandy-d-day-invasion-anniversary-37cea5b2

India’s Election Humbles Narendra Modi

Wall Street Journal He expected a blowout, but his party lost more than one-fifth of its seats and its outright majority. https://www.wsj.com/articles/indias-election-humbles-narendra-modi-bjp-results-b1211cb9

Rangers Fans, Don’t Cry Because It’s Over

Wall Street Journal Sports fans of all varieties needn’t be happy only when they win a championship. https://www.wsj.com/articles/rangers-fans-dont-cry-because-its-over-a9d69427

Biden Goes to Extremes to Appease Tehran

Wall Street Journal He reportedly has gone so soft as to discourage allies in Europe from pressing their case at the IAEA. https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-goes-to-extremes-to-appease-tehran-reportedly-discourage-europe-iaea-e9720519