Opinions – Page 357 – Prologue Journal

We Should All Give Thanks for Taylor Swift

Wall Street Journal She brings joy, jobs and happy feet everywhere she goes. She’s the best thing happening in America. https://www.wsj.com/articles/we-should-all-give-thanks-for-taylor-swift-time-person-of-the-year-48d3b85a

The British Tories’ Desperation Budget

Wall Street Journal The party belatedly realizes high taxes weigh on economic growth. https://www.wsj.com/articles/uk-budget-rishi-sunak-jeremy-hunt-tories-economy-6f4fb9c7

Dollarization Is About Who Pays to Clean Up Argentina’s Mess

Wall Street Journal Greece’s experience with the discipline of the euro shows why Milei’s plan might appeal to voters. https://www.wsj.com/articles/dollarization-is-about-who-pays-to-clean-up-argentinas-mess-milei-greece-4971cd94

The Hostage Deal Means Israel Is Fighting the Clock

Wall Street Journal With a short cease-fire in place, Hamas has seized control of the war’s timetable. https://www.wsj.com/articles/now-israel-is-fighting-the-clock-ceasefire-war-gaza-5b7d51eb

‘The Old Broken Links of Affection Restored’

Wall Street Journal Counting the blessings of the great American holiday. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-old-broken-links-of-affection-restored-41b1616c

The Israel-Hamas Hostage Deal

Wall Street Journal Innocents will be freed, but the terrorists get a chance to regroup. https://www.wsj.com/articles/israel-hamas-hostage-deal-gaza-51e141eb

The Desolate Wilderness

Wall Street Journal An account of the Pilgrims’ journey to Plymouth in 1620, as recorded by Nathaniel Morton. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-desolate-wilderness-thanksgiving-pilgrims-plymouth-nathaniel-morton-william-bradford-adc12d50

And the Fair Land

Wall Street Journal An editorial published annually since 1961: For all our social discord we yet remain the longest enduring society of free men governing themselves without benefit of kings or dictators. https://www.wsj.com/articles/and-the-fair-land-thanksgiving-editorial-18e8271c

The IRS’s Act of $600 Mercy

Wall Street Journal The agency again postpones a new third-party 1099-K tax-form deluge. https://www.wsj.com/articles/irs-600-reporting-threshold-taxes-venmo-airbnb-biden-administration-ab606fce

President Biden’s Thanksgiving Dinner

Wall Street Journal Americans don’t like the economy because prices remain so much higher than they were when he took office. https://www.wsj.com/articles/thanksgiving-dinner-prices-inflation-president-biden-economy-2e44ba36