Opinions – Page 239 – Prologue Journal

Mark Helprin Asks: Are Americans Ready for War?

Wall Street Journal As our enemies advance, a prescient author considers what it would take for the U.S. to avoid defeat. The answer is sobering. https://www.wsj.com/articles/mark-helprin-asks-are-americans-ready-for-war-novelist-scholar-0214b82b

Illinois’s Plan to Fund Public Universities on the Basis of Race

Wall Street Journal Schools with abysmal graduation rates would get more money simply for enrolling minorities. https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinoiss-plan-to-fund-public-universities-on-the-basis-of-race-equity-graduation-d2d92950

What I Saw at Columbia’s Demonstration

Wall Street Journal The protesters wear masks, avoid eye contact, and seem uninterested in engagement or progress. https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-i-saw-at-columbia-demonstration-masks-lack-of-engagement-4c778d4c

Boycotting Israel Is an Attack on Science

Wall Street Journal Academic deans showed me critiques of research papers that ignored the scientific merits and attacked the country’s military actions. https://www.wsj.com/articles/boycotting-israel-is-an-attack-on-science-fcca893c

Rules for Campus Radicals, 2024

Wall Street Journal A website reveals the planning and strategy behind the current college mayhem. https://www.wsj.com/articles/campus-protests-crimethinc-reports-palestine-israel-f5a8054c

Putin Thanks North Korea for Its Missiles

Wall Street Journal Russia rewards Kim Jong Un by vetoing a U.N. panel that monitors nuclear-weapons sanctions. https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korea-sanctions-united-nations-panel-russia-china-ukraine-fa9d2298

Congress’s Free Netflix Plan

Wall Street Journal Members want to extend a monthly pandemic subsidy for broadband. https://www.wsj.com/articles/congress-pandemic-broadband-subsidy-extension-33946fbd

The FDA Will Test You Now

Wall Street Journal The agency makes a power grab to regulate lab tests like medical devices. https://www.wsj.com/articles/fda-rule-lab-tests-medical-devices-robert-califf-1ef24d46

Biden Fails the Campus Protest Test

Wall Street Journal His fear of taking on the crazy left poses a real threat to his re-election chances. https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-fails-the-campus-test-anti-israel-protesters-859c0ca6

The Catholic Declaration of Independence

Wall Street Journal Noting the limits of papal authority, they crafted our tradition of religious liberty. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-catholic-declaration-of-independence-1eba102e