Prologue Journal

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

Will Abortion Make Florida a Swing State?

Wall Street Journal Overruling DeSantis’s six-week restriction is coming to the ballot. https://www.wsj.com/articles/florida-supreme-court-abortion-six-week-ban-ballot-measure-samuel-alito-dobbs-4e4b0f04

U.S. Intelligence and Havana Syndrome

Wall Street Journal A ‘60 Minutes’ report raises doubts about the official government explanation. https://www.wsj.com/articles/havana-syndrome-cbs-60-minutes-u-s-intelligence-community-russia-963bed2a

Biden Builds a Domestic Green Army

Wall Street Journal He’s shrinking the real Army but arming a political Climate Corps. https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-builds-a-domestic-green-army-climate-corps-bc3befc2

IRS’s Most Wanted: The $200,000 Man

Wall Street Journal Sixty-three percent of new audits last year were aimed at middle-class filers. https://www.wsj.com/articles/irs-tax-collectors-audit-middle-class-tigta-5071d622

The Danger of Making a Religion of Politics

Wall Street Journal Perfectionism and moral zeal conflict with the pluralism a free society needs. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-danger-of-making-a-religion-of-politics-5fc99ad7

Trump Was Good for America’s Alliances

Wall Street Journal He pushed NATO to spend more on defense, expanded the Quad and facilitated the Abraham Accords. https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-was-good-for-americas-alliances-c23e4638

The Senate Can Skip the Tax Deal

Wall Street Journal Republicans are being lobbied to pass a bill that undermines work. https://www.wsj.com/articles/child-tax-credit-expansion-tax-bill-senate-republicans-mike-crapo-8896a936

The Iranians Pay a Price in Syria

Wall Street Journal Israel targets the generals orchestrating Tehran’s terror war. https://www.wsj.com/articles/israel-strike-syria-iran-mohammad-reza-zahedi-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-biden-administration-78778704

How to Kill New York’s Rental Housing Market

Wall Street Journal Albany’s Good Cause Eviction proposal is universal rent control. https://www.wsj.com/articles/albany-democrats-good-cause-eviction-new-york-rent-control-kathy-hochul-f4d8125f

Is the Erdogan Era Ending in Turkey?

Wall Street Journal Voters hand the opposition a landslide victory in local elections. https://www.wsj.com/articles/turkey-elections-recep-tayyip-erdogan-ekrem-imamoglu-11bbe05d