• 11/15/2024

Affirmative Action in Contracting Faces Legal Peril

Wall Street Journal San Francisco lawmakers declared themselves guilty of discrimination so they could discriminate more. https://www.wsj.com/articles/affirmative-action-in-contracting-faces-legal-peril-balancing-economy-ag-sba-73911fdb

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Why SVB Financial Is Getting Off Easy in Bankruptcy Court

Wall Street Journal Regulators didn’t order the holding company to help. Now other banks are stuck with an unjust bill. https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-svb-financial-is-getting-off-easy-in-bankruptcy-court-holding-company-strength-chapter-11-fdic-14ebcd2

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Startup Surge

Wall Street Journal Plus, Washington threatens artificial intelligence. https://www.wsj.com/articles/startup-surge-d2b3866

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Merit Means More Than Grades and Tests

Wall Street Journal A definition based only on quantitative standards for college admission is too narrow and exclusive. https://www.wsj.com/articles/merit-means-more-than-grades-and-tests-scores-character-motivation-college-admissions-3d61fc6f

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You’d Go to Prison for What Hunter Biden Did

Wall Street Journal In reaching his plea deal, the Justice Department violated every norm in the tax-enforcement book. https://www.wsj.com/articles/youd-go-to-prison-for-what-hunter-biden-did-plea-deal-tax-violations-732f8cc0

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BlackRock’s False Voting ‘Choice’

Wall Street Journal Asset managers say they’re giving investors new proxy vote options. But the power still lies with the proxy adviser duopoly, Glass Lewis and ISS https://www.wsj.com/articles/blackrocks-false-voting-choice-proxy-esg-ballots-iss-glass-lewis-66652357

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Israel’s Supreme Court Panic Attack

Wall Street Journal Compromise is the way out of the mess, and Joe Biden’s help isn’t needed. https://www.wsj.com/articles/israel-judicial-reform-benjamin-netanyahu-benny-gantz-yair-lapid-e306889b

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America’s Choice: Immigration or Bust

Wall Street Journal By 2040 the U.S. could have six million fewer working-age people. https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-choice-immigration-or-bust-aging-population-work-unemployment-border-738a56bb

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A Northeast Progressive Cage Match

Wall Street Journal Trenton invokes the NEPA environmental law to stop New York’s congestion traffic tax. https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-jersey-new-york-lawsuit-congestion-pricing-tolls-nepa-785fc45

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New York Times Reports on Nasty Progressives

Wall Street Journal A Democrat bucks her party on student loans. https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-times-reports-on-nasty-progressives-b9a19abd

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