Opinions – Page 316 – Prologue Journal

The High Cost of the Trump-Biden Tariffs

Wall Street Journal The evidence shows they benefited a politically connected few, while U.S. consumers and producers paid the bill. https://www.wsj.com/articles/tariffs-arent-worth-the-cost-trump-aluminum-steel-producers-inputs-trade-9273b46f

The Houthis, China and Other Dangers to Commerce on the Seas

Wall Street Journal The world benefits from maritime order, but it’s left to the U.S. and the U.K. to do all the work. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-houthis-china-and-other-dangers-to-commerce-on-the-seas-trade-vessels-yemen-bf447f8c

ChatGPT and the New College Education

Wall Street Journal Students discuss whether chatbots and generative AI are creating an academic-dishonesty culture in universities. https://www.wsj.com/articles/chatgpt-and-the-new-college-education-cheating-academics-80aae935

Taylor Swift’s Carbon Allowance

Wall Street Journal How not to feel guilty about private jet travel? Meet CO2 offsets. https://www.wsj.com/articles/taylor-swift-co2-offsets-private-jet-emissions-climate-82bb7d61

Iran and the Houthis Don’t Get Biden’s Message

Wall Street Journal Two Navy SEALs are missing from a mission to seize Iran’s weapons. https://www.wsj.com/articles/iran-houthi-missile-attacks-ships-navy-seals-biden-administration-88b9e98a

The Gaza Protest at the Cancer Hospital

Wall Street Journal They yelled ‘shame’ and ‘genocide’ at Memorial Sloan Kettering. https://www.wsj.com/articles/memorial-sloan-kettering-gaza-protest-new-york-e91d2810

Troubled Ecuador Needs U.S. Help

Wall Street Journal Something like Plan Colombia is needed to combat criminal gangs. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ecuador-criminal-gangs-guayaquil-daniel-noboa-e5e567cd

Biden Wins the GOP Iowa Caucus

Wall Street Journal Now he has to beat Donald Trump, the rival he helped pick. Invoking Hitler isn’t helping. https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-wins-the-gop-iowa-caucus-primary-2024-election-trump-relection-possibility-f2443282

A Disqualified Trump Could Still Appear on the Ballot

Wall Street Journal The Supreme Court could split the difference, leaving it up to Congress to decide his fate if he wins election. https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-disqualified-trump-could-still-appear-on-the-ballot-2024-colorado-maine-14th-amendment-1e9c2c00

To Combat Antisemitism, Understand Its Variety

Wall Street Journal It isn’t always a matter of simple hatred. Sometimes it springs from ideology or is a product of ignorance. https://www.wsj.com/articles/to-combat-antisemitism-understand-its-variety-hatred-intersectionality-ignorance-0b2c92f0