Opinions – Page 434 – Prologue Journal

Biden’s Big Bank Contradiction

Wall Street Journal Regulators stymie a midsize bank merger but help JPMorgan get bigger. https://www.wsj.com/articles/td-bank-first-horizon-merger-jpmorgan-jamie-dimon-first-republic-biden-administration-regulators-a2c3cc87

Indiana Sets the School Voucher Pace

Wall Street Journal The Hoosier State expands choice to nearly all K-12 students. https://www.wsj.com/articles/indiana-budget-school-vouchers-republicans-school-choice-todd-huston-ecac3c5

Minnesota’s Global Tax Grab

Wall Street Journal Its planned levy on foreign profits via worldwide combined reporting could start a bad trend. https://www.wsj.com/articles/minnesota-democrats-worldwide-business-tax-aisha-gomez-tim-walz-progressives-1e7524d1

China Embarrasses King Charles at His Coronation

Wall Street Journal The monarch welcomes the man who repudiated the Sino-British treaty over Hong Kong. https://www.wsj.com/articles/king-charles-iii-coronation-han-zheng-china-beijing-sino-british-declaration-hong-kong-683937c8

From a Horse Race to a Court Case

Wall Street Journal The Kentucky Derby is a reminder that disagreements over wagers have often prompted lawsuits. https://www.wsj.com/articles/from-a-horse-race-to-a-court-case-kentucky-derby-lawsuit-c5f3814d

Joe Manchin, Unleashed

Wall Street Journal Democrats betrayed the West Virginian. That could end up costing them dearly. https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-manchin-unleashed-west-virginia-senate-congress-inflation-reduction-act-election-emissions-biden-white-house-c7c82f03

A New Masada Is Born in the Ukraine War

Wall Street Journal The Azov Brigade takes its inspiration from a legendary Jewish battle. https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-new-masada-is-born-in-ukraine-war-putin-azov-brigade-judaism-battle-israel-ca6b7a9

The U.S. Navy’s Bud Light Moment

Wall Street Journal Amid a recruitment crisis, the military brass are preoccupied with woke identity politics. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-u-s-navys-bud-light-moment-lgbt-spoken-word-shipbuilding-backlog-china-747cad2a

Honey, the Fed Shrunk Global Dollar Credit

Wall Street Journal It meant to curb borrowing in the U.S. and control inflation but instead unleashed something that may be more destabilizing. https://www.wsj.com/articles/honey-the-fed-shrunk-global-dollar-credit-exchange-rate-interest-euro-economy-bank-84452999

The Land of the Free Won’t Leave Me Alone

Wall Street Journal I’m French and have visited the U.S. once. But because I was born in California, the IRS demands I file returns and I have trouble opening a bank account. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-land-of-the-free-wont-leave-me-alone-irs-facta-france-tax-compliance-d1005893