Opinions – Page 348 – Prologue Journal

A Spa Day, and the Price Is Right

Wall Street Journal How Bob Barker helped me through my adolescence. https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-spa-day-and-the-price-is-right-bob-barker-mental-health-rip-a648e51d

Country Music Isn’t as Grumpy as Oliver Anthony

Wall Street Journal ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ is an outlier in a genre devoted to gratitude. https://www.wsj.com/articles/country-isnt-as-grumpy-as-oliver-anthony-rich-men-richmond-gratitude-music-f332a010

Donald Trump, 2024 and the Reasoning Republican Voter

Wall Street Journal The rational-choice theory of economics still applies to the GOP. And Mr. Trump can be beaten. https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trump-2024-and-the-reasoning-republican-voter-vivek-debate-rational-choice-2dbe3922

Water 4 Mercy: Harnessing Israeli tech and agronomy to help Africans

Jerusalem Post The memories of my childhood experiences during the Six Day War have now been replaced by the heartwarming memories of the people in Africa saved by my partnership with Israel. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/opinion/article-755848

How to get results from asset allocation – opinion

Jerusalem Post There may be many ways to allocate a portfolio, but most important is the result and that the investor’s goals and needs are achieved. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/opinion/article-756139

Industrial Policy Follies: Solar-Power Edition

Wall Street Journal The contradictions of subsidies and tariffs pile up, as taxpayers lose. https://www.wsj.com/articles/solar-imports-tariffs-southeast-asia-commerce-department-biden-administration-54cdfbd6

The Real Electric-Vehicle ‘Choice’

Wall Street Journal New Jersey bans gas cars by 2035 but says you can always buy a used one. https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-jersey-electric-vehicles-phil-murphy-catherine-klinger-a5e156e9

Whistleblowers Could Help Prevent Wildfires

Wall Street Journal Yet federal law doesn’t offer electric-grid employees protection for coming forward. After Maui, that needs to change. https://www.wsj.com/articles/whistleblower-prevent-wildfire-california-maui-hawaiian-electric-grid-power-line-deaths-59f894ce

As Ukraine Advances, Biden Faults

Wall Street Journal Kyiv’s troops make a modest breakthrough in the war against Russia, despite U.S. carping. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-counteroffensive-russia-biden-administration-pentagon-institute-for-the-study-of-war-10ac4a3c

Jerome Powell Stays On His Anti-Inflation Course

Wall Street Journal The Federal Reserve Chairman may disappoint Wall Street, but consumers paying more for everything will be pleased. https://www.wsj.com/articles/jerome-powell-inflation-interest-rates-jackson-hole-5e111f6c