Prologue Journal

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

CNN Blackballs Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Wall Street Journal It ignores Federal Election Commission rules in excluding him from the presidential debate. https://www.wsj.com/articles/cnn-blackballs-robert-f-kennedy-jr-presidential-debate-81829dbf

All the President’s Sanctions on Israel

Wall Street Journal Biden targets right-wing Israelis but gives Hamas’s patrons a pass. https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-sanctions-israel-tsav9-hamas-hezbollah-iran-6122141b

Elon Musk Foils the Proxy Firms

Wall Street Journal Like Exxon Mobil, Tesla went directly to investors and over the heads of the left-leaning advisers. https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-foils-the-proxy-firms-99f441e4

Inside China’s Troubled Real Estate Market

Wall Street Journal Xi Jinping’s government tried to bring housing prices down. Now it wants to force them up again. https://www.wsj.com/articles/inside-chinas-troubled-real-estate-market-4945dd06

Soaring U.S. Debt Is a Spending Problem

Wall Street Journal Revenue is stable, but outlays are reaching new heights as a share of GDP. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-debt-spending-congressional-budget-office-taxes-entitlements-biden-6b6f3ece

Harvard’s Dean of Speech Sanctions

Wall Street Journal Dean Bobo wants faculty to be punished for speech he doesn’t like. https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvard-dean-lawrence-bobo-faculty-speech-harvard-crimson-78d7cae1

Education Reform With a Cajun Twist

Wall Street Journal Louisiana becomes the 12th state to embrace universal school choice. https://www.wsj.com/articles/louisiana-universal-school-choice-gator-jeff-landry-c6ae57c1

The $20 Billion ObamaCare Subsidy Fraud

Wall Street Journal It’s a boon for agents, brokers and insurance companies—and the Biden administration enabled it. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-20-billion-obamacare-subsidy-fraud-abd89b0d

What the Putin-Pyongyang Axis Means

Wall Street Journal Adversaries are working together. The U.S. will have to adjust to this new world disorder. https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-the-putin-pyongyang-axis-means-a95799c9

Why Republicans Don’t Abandon ‘Felon’ Trump

Wall Street Journal They see the Democrats’ political use of the justice system as a more serious threat to democracy. https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-republicans-dont-abandon-felon-trump-59db1649