Prologue Journal

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

How Colleges Should Handle Campus Protests

Wall Street Journal Students discuss the balance between free expression and an orderly academic setting. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-colleges-should-handle-campus-protests-free-speech-disorder-9072d717

The Wolves of the FDIC

Wall Street Journal A scathing audit reveals how union rules preserved a culture of misconduct at the federal bank regulator. https://www.wsj.com/articles/fdic-audit-report-misconduct-chair-martin-gruenberg-dc84c522

The Filibuster Will Be on the Senate Ballot

Wall Street Journal Sen. Mark Kelly says he’d nuke it for abortion—oh, and voting rights. https://www.wsj.com/articles/senate-filibuster-mark-kelly-abortion-voting-rights-afc8175f

How Not to Remember the Holocaust

Wall Street Journal Biden has soothing words but still denies weapons to Israel. https://www.wsj.com/articles/president-biden-holocaust-remembrance-day-israel-weapons-hamas-gaza-f3aea610

How Putinism Spreads: A Case Study in Georgia

Wall Street Journal A new law would expose Georgian civil-society groups to political harassment. https://www.wsj.com/articles/georgia-law-civil-society-groups-russia-vladimir-putin-european-union-046bc9ae

No One Said Reforming the New York Times Would Be Easy

Wall Street Journal Editor rejects the idea of pro-Biden coverage, but can’t resist lauding failed policies. https://www.wsj.com/articles/no-one-said-reforming-the-new-york-times-would-be-easy-d7c564aa

Who’s the Labor Radical Now?

Wall Street Journal Biden vetoes a bipartisan repeal of his joint-employer rule. https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-biden-joint-employer-labor-rule-national-labor-relations-board-franchisers-business-fafe8529

Why Israel Must Take Rafah

Wall Street Journal It’s the last sanctuary for Hamas’s military battalions in Gaza. https://www.wsj.com/articles/rafah-battle-israel-hamas-gaza-cc8ba76b

Illinois Pension Suicide Pact

Wall Street Journal A new union gambit could kill the state’s modest pension reform. https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-worker-pensions-union-social-security-f8da91bb

D.C. Police for Campus Disorder

Wall Street Journal George Washington University called the cops. They won’t come. https://www.wsj.com/articles/george-washington-university-protests-metropolitan-police-pamela-smith-ellen-granberg-784d9845