Prologue Journal

Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

So You Think You Want a Political Fighter?

Wall Street Journal Congress’s comportment crisis is getting worse, with brawls breaking out all over Capitol Hill. https://www.wsj.com/articles/so-you-think-you-want-a-political-fighter-mccarthy-kidney-bowman-fire-alarm-mtg-7846d684

The GOP’s Energizer Bunnies

Wall Street Journal Lawmakers are in a hurry for victory, but the tortoises have a better approach. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-gops-energizer-bunnies-congress-spending-bills-appropriations-continuing-resolution-c26016d9

To Slow Climate Change, Curb Methane First

Wall Street Journal It can trap 80 times as much heat as CO2 in the first 20 years after being emitted. https://www.wsj.com/articles/to-help-the-climate-curb-methane-first-environment-oil-gas-energy-industry-0d29f444

Reverberations of Music From the Holocaust

Wall Street Journal Yiddish song narrates stories of how Jews treasured life amid terrible suffering. https://www.wsj.com/articles/reverberations-of-music-from-the-holocaust-yiddish-song-28e09cd4

U.S. CEOs on the Chinese Menu

Wall Street Journal Business leaders give Chinese President Xi Jinping a standing ovation for showing up. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-ceos-standing-ovation-xi-jinping-china-joe-biden-68233431

$10 Billion More for Iran

Wall Street Journal Biden renews a sanctions waiver that helps fund terrorism. https://www.wsj.com/articles/iran-10-billion-biden-administration-sanctions-iraq-israel-hamas-72bfc33a

TikTok’s Osama bin Laden Fiasco

Wall Street Journal Many young Americans regularly get news on the Chinese-owned app. https://www.wsj.com/articles/tiktok-osama-bin-laden-letter-to-america-israel-hamas-palestine-2505207b

George Santos’s Day in Court

Wall Street Journal It would break precedent to oust him without a conviction. https://www.wsj.com/articles/george-santos-house-ethics-committee-report-85c0ddef

Good News on Children and Cancer

Wall Street Journal Mortality rates have fallen sharply for pediatric malignancies. https://www.wsj.com/articles/cancer-mortality-children-cdc-report-fb42b096

The Hamas Big Fish Who Got Away

Wall Street Journal Israel had an opportunity to kill Mohammed Deif in 2003, and Yahya Sinwar was in prison until 2011. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-hamas-big-fish-who-got-away-79184d1a