Opinions – Page 411 – Prologue Journal

No Inflation Rest for the Federal Reserve

Wall Street Journal A surge in energy prices in August led to another monthly decline in real wages. https://www.wsj.com/articles/consumer-price-index-inflation-federal-reserve-jerome-powell-534add1

Drone Swarms to the Rescue

Wall Street Journal The Pentagon’s latest idea is no substitute for a bigger Navy. https://www.wsj.com/articles/replicator-drones-pentagon-u-s-military-china-kathleen-hicks-9f585dce

Indexing Is Still the Best Bet for Investors

Wall Street Journal History shows that even in ‘narrow’ markets, actively managed funds don’t do as well over the long term. https://www.wsj.com/articles/indexing-is-still-the-best-bet-for-investors-stock-market-portfolio-managers-finance-overpriced-returns-ff67fd72

How Companies Should Vet Their Nonprofit Partners

Wall Street Journal HSBC left behind one that focused on ideology for another that empowered community leaders. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-companies-should-vet-their-nonprofit-partners-woodson-private-sector-8e8be0

Notable & Quotable: No Alternative to Biden

Wall Street Journal ‘[Democrats] hope for a counter-factual scenario. There is none.’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/notable-quotable-no-alternative-to-biden-election-2024-2d519f6e

Government Road Trip!

Wall Street Journal It’s even less fun than it sounds. https://www.wsj.com/articles/government-road-trip-f7e1cfc

School Is a Hostile Environment for Boys

Wall Street Journal Teaching methods are better suited for girls, who’ve gotten better grades for a century. https://www.wsj.com/articles/school-is-a-hostile-environment-for-boys-cortisol-outcomes-stress-girls-education-marriage-f6768c71

An Aspiring India Basks in the G-20’s Glow

Wall Street Journal The country had made real advances in the past decade, but don’t believe too much of the hype. https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-aspiring-india-basks-in-the-g-20s-glow-foreign-policy-allies-summit-geopolitics-af9782a0

Impeachment Is the New Censure

Wall Street Journal House Speaker McCarthy’s decision to launch an inquiry is fine, but the bar for removing President Biden from office should be high. https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-impeachment-inquiry-joe-biden-republicans-kevin-mccarthy-2262ed2e

Colorado’s Back-Door Tax Hike

Wall Street Journal A ballot measure called Proposition HH disguises a revenue grab as a property-tax cut. https://www.wsj.com/articles/colorado-democrats-proposition-hh-taxes-jared-polis-85100f0a