• 02/24/2025

The Era of Free Government Is Over

Wall Street Journal Rising bond yields around the world signal new fiscal realities. https://www.wsj.com/articles/bond-yields-rising-u-k-united-states-central-banks-economy-keir-starmer-rachel-reeves-18ecb485

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Will the International Criminal Court Reap the Whirlwind?

Wall Street Journal Chuck Schumer calls himself pro-Israel but has shielded its persecutors from sanctions. https://www.wsj.com/articles/international-criminal-court-sanctions-bill-congress-chuck-schumer-israel-b6d4bcc6

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Trump’s New NATO Spending Target

Wall Street Journal Committing 5% of GDP to defense is a fine idea, for the U.S. too. https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-nato-defense-spending-5-percent-u-s-allies-8ab2eba9

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Joe Biden Is No Jimmy Carter

Wall Street Journal In terms of character the 46th president doesn’t come close to matching the 39th. https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-biden-is-no-jimmy-carter-history-legacy-politics-president-60be2374

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I Sang Along With Peter Yarrow in 1972

Wall Street Journal The folks-music era is long over. But I’ll never forget its magic. https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-sang-along-with-peter-yarrow-in-1972-folk-music-puff-the-magic-dragon-ccd5945c

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Home Schooling Saved a Dying Church

Wall Street Journal Our parish was near collapse until we introduced a hybrid education model. https://www.wsj.com/articles/home-schooling-saved-a-dying-church-catholic-parish-education-2fabcb5a

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Cowboys Come to New York

Wall Street Journal No, this wasn’t another Giants loss. A report from the Professional Bull Riders’ sold-out event at Madison Square Garden. https://www.wsj.com/articles/concrete-cowboys-take-manhattan-rodeo-madison-square-garden-0da0e8e6

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The Elon Musk Effect and Britain’s Rape Gangs

Wall Street Journal By raising a long-running sex-abuse scandal, he asks questions politicians and media would rather avoid. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-elon-musk-effect-and-britains-rape-gangs-scandal-pakistani-child-sex-abuse-b176b847

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Notable & Quotable: Voters Want Strength

Wall Street Journal ‘I’ll not fall for the bait. I watched Trump’s press conference. I will take him seriously, but not literally. He’s negotiating.’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/notable-quotable-voters-want-strength-trump-negotiation-china-panama-greenland-canada-b334dc0d

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‘Blind Runner’ and ‘The 7th Voyage of Egon Tichy [redux]’ Review: Onstage Originality

Wall Street Journal Two shows from New York’s Under the Radar festival prove adventurous and rewarding: one about an Iranian man and his incarcerated wife, the other following an astronaut on a solo mission who seemingly starts to multiply. https://www.wsj.com/articles/blind-runner-and-the-7th-voyage-of-egon-tichy-redux-review-onstage-originality-13c93ded

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