Opinions – Page 416 – Prologue Journal

The Flaw That Endangers Medicare’s Solvency

Wall Street Journal Congressional oversight of new services added to coverage could avert a disaster for federal debt. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-flaw-that-endangers-medicares-solvency-billing-codes-congress-spending-8140c777

A Visit to the Blessed Mother in Manhattan

Wall Street Journal An urban pilgrimage brings my Catholic faith into sharp view. https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-visit-to-the-blessed-mother-in-manhattan-pilgrimage-rosary-lourdes-65f06045

Notable & Quotable: Male Feminists and the Feinstein Question

Wall Street Journal ‘Understand that the test for whether something is sexist isn’t just if you’d say or think or apply the same standard to a man—it’s the gendered effect.’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/notable-quotable-feminism-dianne-feinstein-aoc-sexism-democrats-politics-5b624721

Getting a mortgage in a changing reality – comment

Jerusalem Post Apartment buyers, borrowers, mortgage consulting companies and banks are learning the new reality to properly deal with a different and challenging market situation. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/opinion/article-744636

Poland Hardens Its Defenses Against Russia

Wall Street Journal But leaders in Warsaw worry about Western European weakness and U.S. staying power. https://www.wsj.com/articles/poland-hardens-its-defenses-against-russia-nato-national-security-spending-belarus-ukraine-invasion-e06c1c5

Jake Sullivan and Biden’s ‘Foreign Policy for the Middle Class’

Wall Street Journal ‘America First’ isn’t the only approach to the new priorities of the 21st century. https://www.wsj.com/articles/bidens-foreign-policy-for-the-middle-class-manufacturing-trade-protectionism-jake-sullivan-donald-trump-8e6ab7a1

How to Keep Electricity Flowing

Wall Street Journal Congress needs to reform permitting, but without federal overreach or favoritism toward renewables. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-to-keep-electricity-flowing-trasmission-green-energy-negotiations-sharing-48386fcb

If You Like Your Jeep . . .

Wall Street Journal . . . You soon won’t be able to buy one, thanks to California’s EV mandate. https://www.wsj.com/articles/if-you-like-your-jeep-electric-vehicles-gasoline-cars-emissions-rules-california-auto-dealers-80fcba9e

Scapegoating the Short-Sellers

Wall Street Journal Banks want the SEC to prevent bets that share prices will fall. Bad idea. https://www.wsj.com/articles/american-bankers-association-letter-sec-short-sellers-gary-gensler-banks-1cc4cfee

Work Requirements Still Work

Wall Street Journal Joe Biden strongly favored welfare reform in the 1980s and ’90s. https://www.wsj.com/articles/work-requirements-still-work-welfare-biden-bowman-mccarthy-debt-ceiling-reform-b4c03647