Opinions – Page 340 – Prologue Journal

Liz Cheney: Checks and Balances Won’t Stop Trump

Wall Street Journal The Constitution’s protections won’t be able to block his abuses of executive power. https://www.wsj.com/articles/liz-cheney-checks-and-balances-wont-stop-trump-abuse-of-power-jan-6-second-term-219cc7b7

The Primitive Pacifism of Pope Francis’ Lecture to Israel

Wall Street Journal The Catholic Church developed just-war theory, but the pontiff doesn’t seem to understand it. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-primitive-pacifism-of-pope-francis-lecture-to-israel-augustine-just-war-fa9c66ba

Jay Powell’s Mixed Price Signals

Wall Street Journal Contrary to Wall Street wishes, the Fed’s inflation work isn’t done. https://www.wsj.com/articles/november-cpi-inflation-jerome-powell-federal-open-market-committee-a82493c4

Fentanyl: The Silent Killer of American Youth

Wall Street Journal Students discuss the causes of the opioid crisis and how to combat it. https://www.wsj.com/articles/fentanyl-the-silent-killer-of-american-youth-addiction-overdose-death-4ffb918a

Democrats Stage a Congressional Map-Making Coup in New York

Wall Street Journal A state court orders a new House district map that could cost four GOP seats. https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-congressional-district-maps-house-democrats-654bb00c

America Gets a Harvard Education

Wall Street Journal Claudine Gay survives as president thanks to the school’s double standard. https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvard-claudine-gay-congress-testimony-antisemitism-plagiarism-496a685b

Amid Two Wars, Is Washington Awake?

Wall Street Journal A bipartisan defense bill has some victories but remains inadequate to meet rising threats. https://www.wsj.com/articles/defense-bill-congress-president-biden-pentagon-russia-china-taiwan-e464e59f

The Biggest Root Cause of Crime Is Fatherlessness

Wall Street Journal Children are likelier to finish high school and stay out of trouble if they’re brought up by two parents. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-biggest-root-cause-of-crime-is-fatherlessness-single-motherhood-5cdfe763

Liz Magill Is Out at Penn. It’s a Start

Wall Street Journal Elite universities have a longstanding problem with free speech—and with telling right from wrong. https://www.wsj.com/articles/liz-magill-is-out-at-penn-its-a-start-antisemitism-progressive-biased-censorship-e3d5d6f7

Notable & Quotable: Eisenhower’s ‘Violence’

Wall Street Journal The invasion of Normandy ‘resulted in a stunning 425,000 troops on both sides being killed or seriously injured.’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/notable-quotable-eisenhowers-violence-world-war-ii-d-day-b6e3e9a6