Opinions – Page 370 – Prologue Journal

Police Drones Could Turn America Into a Surveillance State

Wall Street Journal They’re a useful tool for law enforcement, but without safeguards, we’ll end up being watched everywhere. https://www.wsj.com/articles/police-drones-could-turn-america-into-a-surveillance-state-faa-exemptions-667a53c6

The Bank of Japan Admits Reality

Wall Street Journal Better to abandon yield control now while global conditions are benign. https://www.wsj.com/articles/bank-of-japan-kazuo-ueda-yield-control-monetary-policy-ec9c082c

What I Wish ‘Oppenheimer’ Had Said

Wall Street Journal Nearly eight decades after Hiroshima, the world still has to worry about the threat of nuclear weapons. https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-i-wish-oppenheimer-had-said-nuclear-war-weapons-movie-blockbuster-military-john-hersey-c311a3c3

Ron DeSantis at a Crossroads

Wall Street Journal Will the Florida Governor broaden his campaign message? https://www.wsj.com/articles/ron-desantis-campaign-2024-donald-trump-florida-2a983e14

The Resilience in the GDP Data

Wall Street Journal The U.S. economy almost looks normal for the first time in a while. https://www.wsj.com/articles/gdp-data-u-s-economy-resilient-a259545c

A Mountain Valley Pipeline Miracle

Wall Street Journal The Supreme Court rebukes the Fourth Circuit on permits and allows construction. https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-mountain-valley-pipeline-fourth-circuit-congress-52a7aae9

The Climate Policy Implosion Begins

Wall Street Journal Politicians belatedly realize that costly net-zero ambitions are vote losers. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-k-parliamentary-election-climate-policy-sadiq-khan-boris-johnson-5c5c0c9e

The White House and the First Amendment

Wall Street Journal The House Judiciary chairman releases more details on the pressure applied to Facebook. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-white-house-and-the-first-amendment-dc34bb38

How Biden Can Get Antitrust Right

Wall Street Journal New draft competition guidelines released last week need revision. Not all mergers are bad. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-biden-can-get-antitrust-right-khan-ftc-justice-department-guidelines-11364639

Inflation Slows, but Don’t Expect Political Relief

Wall Street Journal As Spain and other places show, the real problem is a lack of growth, causing wages to lag behind prices. https://www.wsj.com/articles/inflation-slows-but-dont-expect-political-relief-spain-u-k-us-prive-index-208e9939