Category: Opinions
The Proxy Advisory Duopoly Gets New Scrutiny
Wall Street Journal House Republicans probe business conflicts of interest and antitrust issues at ISS and Glass Lewis. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-proxy-advisory-duopoly-gets-new-scrutiny-antitrust-esg-climate-investor-house-republicans-62f01a46
Read MoreOur Samuel Alito Scoop Is No Scandal
Wall Street Journal Ruth Marcus thinks she smells a rat. The truth is that partisanship has dulled her nose for news. https://www.wsj.com/articles/our-alito-scoop-is-no-scandal-supreme-court-moore-marcus-propublica-8761c5a4
Read MoreBen-Gurion on Judicial Reform
Wall Street Journal Israel’s founder was skeptical that his country needed a written constitution. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ben-gurion-on-judicial-reform-knesset-basic-laws-review-israel-fe2c17da
Read MoreData Is the New Currency
Wall Street Journal Antitrust law fails to account for how companies exploit user information to dominate markets. https://www.wsj.com/articles/data-is-the-new-currency-big-tech-antitrust-free-services-platform-consumer-welfare-e5c74fb5
Read MoreDeSantis’s Unstable Economic Fusion
Wall Street Journal He wants 3% annual growth, but not all of his ideas would help the economy get there. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ron-desantis-economic-agenda-gop-2024-donald-trump-florida-88f34e95
Read MoreDevon Archer Throws a Curve
Wall Street Journal Joe Biden’s denials about Hunter and his laptop are now disproven. What will he say in the 2024 presidential debates? https://www.wsj.com/articles/devon-archer-throws-a-curve-house-testimony-plea-deal-debate-biden-d5b85171
Read MoreThe Delicate U.S. Task of Courting India
Wall Street Journal The two very different democracies are only partially united by a common language. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-delicate-us-task-of-courting-india-bjp-human-rights-coordination-china-b10d8650
Read MoreFDR Made the Depression Great Again
Wall Street Journal How the blue eagle, symbol of a 1933 law, had its wings clipped. https://www.wsj.com/articles/fdr-made-the-depression-great-again-nira-blue-eagle-output-economy-5cae29e
Read MoreAlabama’s New Congressional Map Fits the Justices’ Ruling
Wall Street Journal It’s the voting-rights plaintiffs who are defiant. The court never ordered the creation of a second black district. https://www.wsj.com/articles/alabamas-new-district-map-adheres-to-the-justices-ruling-allen-v-milligan-court-14a00f29
Read MoreI Wouldn’t Bet the Farm on ‘Bidenomics’
Wall Street Journal I’ve spent half a century in agriculture, and I’ve seen the benefits of respect for the free market. https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-wouldnt-bet-the-farm-on-bidenomics-industrial-policy-free-market-918d7e56
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