Opinions – Page 264 – Prologue Journal

If Trump Is Disqualified, He Can Still Run

Wall Street Journal Colorado’s Supreme Court overlooks the 20th Amendment. https://www.wsj.com/articles/if-trump-is-disqualified-he-can-still-run-colorado-supreme-court-insurrection-abf790e6

Grade Inflation Makes A the New C

Wall Street Journal Students discuss academic leniency and educational excellence at college. https://www.wsj.com/articles/grade-inflation-makes-a-the-new-c-participation-trophy-quiet-quitting-hiring-2c480b80

U.S. Steel’s Sale Is an Industrial Policy Boomerang

Wall Street Journal Protectionists paved the way for Nippon’s takeover of U.S. Steel. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-steel-nippon-japan-industrial-policy-tariffs-d325f107

God Save the British Military

Wall Street Journal Spending on welfare and healthcare are crowding out national defense, as in other Western democracies. https://www.wsj.com/articles/united-kingdom-ministry-of-defense-national-audit-office-report-british-military-0e5be308

The Houthis, Iran and U.S. Deterrence

Wall Street Journal Lloyd Austin warns the rogues to stop attacking commercial ships. Will they listen? https://www.wsj.com/articles/operation-prosperity-guardian-houthis-iran-pentagon-lloyd-austin-fe05e7d2

Hope for School Choice in Pennsylvania

Wall Street Journal The Legislature boosts funding for a tax-credit scholarship program. https://www.wsj.com/articles/pennsylvania-school-choice-tax-credit-scholarships-josh-shapiro-legislature-c7b6e869

COP28 and the Climate Fail

Wall Street Journal While the press grasps nothing, Republicans creep closer to a carbon tax. https://www.wsj.com/articles/cop28-and-the-climate-fail-carbon-tax-un-summit-dubai-c28ddd40

U.S. Naval Deterrence Is Going, Going, Maybe Even Gone

Wall Street Journal A new report expounds on the clear lesson of recent Houthi attacks: America isn’t very scary anymore. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-naval-deterrence-is-going-going-maybe-even-gone-iran-houthi-attacks-red-sea-097cf61f

Why Harvard Can’t Fire Claudine Gay

Wall Street Journal To admit she has performed poorly is to raise basic questions about the entire ‘diversity’ enterprise. https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-harvard-cant-fire-claudine-gay-dei-hiring-lack-of-merit-b1d480ec

Social Security Was Doomed From the Start

Wall Street Journal The fatal flaw was FDR’s decision to make it a pay-as-you-go benefit. We should have fixed it by now. https://www.wsj.com/articles/social-security-was-doomed-from-the-start-but-here-is-how-to-fix-it-a6cabbcc