Opinions – Page 323 – Prologue Journal

A Government Shutdown for Dummies

Wall Street Journal A band of malcontents refuses to support funding bills while accomplishing nothing. https://www.wsj.com/articles/government-shutdown-house-republicans-budget-matt-gaetz-andy-biggs-kevin-mccarthy-9016790e

General Milley and the ‘Wannabe Dictator’

Wall Street Journal The departing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs takes a shot at Donald Trump on the way out. https://www.wsj.com/articles/mark-milley-donald-trump-wannabe-dictator-u-s-military-e2e82b9e

A Case of Tax Fraud—at the IRS

Wall Street Journal Agents backdated documents to punish legal deductions. https://www.wsj.com/articles/tax-fraud-irs-backdate-auditors-lakepoint-u-s-tax-court-43cc8459

How to Hamstring U.S. Intelligence on Section 702

Wall Street Journal A federal civil liberties board has forgotten the lessons of 9/11. https://www.wsj.com/articles/section-702-fisa-civil-liberties-surveillance-terrorism-pclob-56903b24

Finally, There’s a Humane Method of Execution

Wall Street Journal Alabama petitions to take Kenneth Eugene Smith’s life using painless and quick nitrogen anoxia. https://www.wsj.com/articles/finally-theres-a-humane-method-of-execution-capital-punishment-painless-nitrogen-anoxia-a52d0046

The American the Israeli Left Loves to Hate

Wall Street Journal Moshe Koppel’s Kohelet Forum takes on judges, bureaucrats and the legacy of socialism to build a more democratic, free and Jewish state. https://www.wsj.com/articles/israel-judicial-reform-jewish-state-kohelet-free-markets-moshe-koppel-supreme-court-2b7315e9

What Jordan Peterson Can Teach Church Leaders

Wall Street Journal Popular online gurus offer young men a vision of masculinity that is both aspirational and realistic. https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-jordan-peterson-can-teach-church-leaders-young-men-influencer-masculinity-22bb318c

Biden’s Trend Line Points Downward

Wall Street Journal Voters don’t miss Trump, but they miss 2019, and they worry about crime, immigration and inflation. https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-trend-line-points-down-2024-election-economy-crime-immigration-inflation-culture-c8c79410

How to Reform Section 702—and How Not To

Wall Street Journal Our Democratic colleagues propose requiring court approval to examine data on a U.S. person. That would end up diminishing, not protecting, privacy. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-reform-section-702-fisa-surveillance-privacy-fbi-77824929

DeSantis Keeps Dodging on Ukraine

Wall Street Journal His trimming looks weak next to Nikki Haley’s conviction on the GOP debate stage. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ron-desantis-ukraine-aid-gop-debate-nikki-haley-93abe5f5