Opinions – Page 422 – Prologue Journal

‘Unelectability’ Won’t Defeat Donald Trump in 2024

Wall Street Journal For one thing, he won in 2016. And his opponents look weak for not simply calling him unfit to be president. https://www.wsj.com/articles/unelectability-wont-defeat-donald-trump-republican-primary-desantis-polls-7dafe040

The Phony Debt-Ceiling ‘Calamity’

Wall Street Journal The Treasury made a plan to pay bondholders in 2011. It could do the same with Social Security. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-phony-debt-ceiling-calamity-x-date-default-social-security-roll-over-treasury-ac939d83

What the 14th Amendment Really Says

Wall Street Journal Biden must pay interest on the debt or violate the U.S. Constitution. https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-the-14th-amendment-really-says-debt-ceiling-biden-shut-down-default-constitution-78b24824

The Target of Runaway Theft

Wall Street Journal The CEO says thievery will cost the giant retailer $500 million. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-target-of-runaway-theft-shoplifting-crime-stolen-goods-inventory-profits-violence-stores-dfcc7ced

Escape From New York, Etc.

Wall Street Journal Big progressive cities suffer another year of declining population. https://www.wsj.com/articles/progressive-cities-population-decline-census-bureau-chicago-new-york-san-francisco-e803562c

Britain’s Conservative Crack-up

Wall Street Journal A warning from the struggling Tories for parties of the right tempted to ignore economic growth. https://www.wsj.com/articles/britains-conservative-crack-up-income-redistribution-tories-labour-party-tax-hike-418911ff

The Real Stakes of the Debt-Ceiling Fight

Wall Street Journal Unrestrained spending would crowd out private economic activity and risk triggering a recession. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-real-stakes-of-the-debt-ceiling-fight-fed-tight-rates-private-spending-c6071a62

Put Ukraine on the U.N. Security Council

Wall Street Journal Russia’s membership has no legal basis and should be transferred. https://www.wsj.com/articles/put-ukraine-on-the-u-n-security-council-vladimir-putin-soviet-union-russia-war-df8f68fe

The Left Wages War on Restaurants

Wall Street Journal What gas-stove bans and ‘living wage’ laws have in common. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-left-wages-war-on-restaurants-gas-stoves-climate-tipped-wages-new-york-utilities-9ca39a09

Deep Sleep May Be the Best Defense Against Alzheimer’s

Wall Street Journal Shakespeare said slumber was ‘the main course in life’s feast.’ Studies suggest is also protects the brain. https://www.wsj.com/articles/deep-sleep-may-be-the-best-defense-against-alzheimers-memory-amlyoid-1524dbd7