Opinions – Page 272 – Prologue Journal

A Simple Idea for Speedier Government

Wall Street Journal Pennsylvania makes its agencies refund fees if permits take too long. https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-simple-idea-for-speedier-government-pa-payback-fees-wait-time-shapiro-ad59273b

Letitia James Turns the Screws on Trump

Wall Street Journal The inflated $464 million bond required to appeal effectively denies him due process. https://www.wsj.com/articles/letitia-james-donald-trump-464-million-bond-new-york-arthur-engoron-fbf1c6dd

The Minimum Wage Fight in Virginia

Wall Street Journal Democrats from the affluent north would hurt the rest of the state. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-minimum-wage-fight-in-virginia-youngkin-15-democrats-employment-f345727e

America Isn’t Nazi Germany, but It Looks a Little Like 1933

Wall Street Journal Trump’s firebrand words and the left’s obsession with race are reminiscent of far darker times. https://www.wsj.com/articles/america-isnt-nazi-germany-but-it-looks-a-little-like-1933-3f99b081

Covid Lessons Learned, Four Years Later

Wall Street Journal Mandatory lockdowns had almost no benefit—but did significant economic and health-related damage. https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-lessons-learned-four-years-later-596a9fa9

The Government, Big Tech and Free Speech, Round Two

Wall Street Journal The Supreme Court considers if government can coerce social-media platforms to censor content it doesn’t like. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-government-big-tech-and-free-speech-round-two-supreme-court-264ff24b

Trump Agonistes, ‘Bloodbath’ and ‘Hostages’ Edition

Wall Street Journal The press takes one Trump comment out of context, but Mike Pence gets it right that the Jan. 6 rioters aren’t ‘hostages.’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-agonistes-blood-bath-and-hostages-chapter-auto-industry-ohio-401bb780

Steel-Making in the Swamp

Wall Street Journal Corporate and union rent-seeking in action: Cleveland-Cliffs’s CEO brags about his sway over Joe Biden. https://www.wsj.com/articles/cleveland-cliffs-lourenco-goncalves-joe-biden-u-s-steel-nippon-steel-a2c4c7d1

Biden Does an Iran Sanctions Two-Step

Wall Street Journal The President extends a $10 billion waiver for Tehran, and then issues a threat against missile exports to Russia. https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-does-an-iran-sanctions-two-step-g7-russia-waiver-773ae759

Reagan Would Never Vote for Trump

Wall Street Journal He also didn’t care much for Biden. Like me, he’d be looking for a strong third-party candidate to support. https://www.wsj.com/articles/reagan-would-never-vote-for-trump-2024-presidential-election-744f6ca8