Prologue Journal

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

Anchorman IV

Wall Street Journal News outlets somehow blame Trump for being the target of assassination attempts. https://www.wsj.com/articles/anchorman-iv-a06182ad

How Biden Let Europe Slip Away

Wall Street Journal On trade, defense and energy, Washington has failed to shore up the trans-Atlantic alliance. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-biden-let-europe-slip-away-foreign-policy-failure-60c73048

Matt Walsh’s Hilarious New Film Asks: ‘Am I Racist?’

Wall Street Journal His documentary exposes the DEI industry by letting practitioners discredit themselves. https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-hilarious-new-film-asks-am-i-racist-matt-walsh-dei-05ecba00

80 Years Later, Are We Still on ‘The Road to Serfdom’?

Wall Street Journal Hayek saw in 1944 that the loss of economic freedom often leads to the denial of other freedoms. https://www.wsj.com/articles/80-years-later-are-we-still-on-the-road-to-serfdom-bf2e03d8

The Media vs. Ukrainian Peace?

Wall Street Journal The anti-Trump agitprop around Putin’s war isn’t helping anybody. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-media-vs-ukrainian-peace-russia-europe-policy-politics-election-a549ad8e

A U.S. National Debt Crisis Is Coming

Wall Street Journal Trump and Harris are determined to ignore the problem—at the country’s peril. https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-u-s-national-debt-crisis-is-coming-policy-politics-6e189256

Your Kids Don’t Need Smartphones

Wall Street Journal States ban them in schools. At home, parents should too. https://www.wsj.com/articles/your-kids-dont-need-smartphones-parenting-mental-health-7aa6120c

The American Economic Association Snubs Hayek

Wall Street Journal But Marxists and DEI get plenty of attention at the annual scholarly conference. https://www.wsj.com/articles/american-economic-association-snubs-hayek-free-markets-0cab8276

Has the Fed Learned Any Lessons?

Wall Street Journal The central bank wants to declare victory over inflation but hasn’t explained its monetary mistakes. https://www.wsj.com/articles/federal-reserve-rate-cuts-inflation-monetary-policy-jerome-powell-6f4acb5f

The Machinists Strike While Boeing Is Weak

Wall Street Journal Biden backs the union after it rejects a generous contract. https://www.wsj.com/articles/boeing-labor-union-strike-kelly-ortberg-joe-biden-white-house-south-carolina-864c847e