Opinions – Page 46 – Prologue Journal

Inside Israel’s Air-Raid Shelters

Wall Street Journal My friends text pictures of their families and pets and share moments of unity and even levity. https://www.wsj.com/articles/inside-israel-air-raid-shelters-during-attack-62c8bfb9

Criticize Harris and Walz While You Still Can

Wall Street Journal One thing they haven’t been able to hide is hostility to free speech. https://www.wsj.com/articles/criticize-harris-and-walz-while-you-still-can-af9a5f4a

Thanks for Nothing, Say Voters in 2024

Wall Street Journal It’s hard to exaggerate this poor moment in U.S. history, largely authored by Joe Biden. https://www.wsj.com/articles/thanks-for-nothing-say-voters-in-2024-campaign-election-politics-e614e118

A Yazidi Woman Is Liberated From Slavery in Gaza

Wall Street Journal Fawzia Sido’s decadelong captivity illustrates the connections between ISIS, Hamas and other jihadists. https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-yazidi-woman-is-liberated-from-slavery-in-gaza-connection-isis-hamas-jihadists-3e94060e

UNC Tries to Create a ‘Free-Speech Culture’

Wall Street Journal Jed Atkins, head of the Chapel Hill campus’s new School of Civic Life and Leadership, wants to teach students to be tolerant, in an old-school way. https://www.wsj.com/articles/unc-tries-to-create-a-free-speech-culture-higher-education-college-36eb2974

How Florida Keeps Electricity Plentiful and Rates Low

Wall Street Journal The Sunshine State has steered clear of green policies that are creating a grid crisis in other states. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-florida-keeps-electricity-plentiful-and-rates-low-energy-power-policy-94771c74

Our Celebration of Fall Books

Wall Street Journal Fiction from Sally Rooney and others, Ina Garten’s rise, the birth of the car, football fever and more. https://www.wsj.com/articles/our-celebration-of-fall-books-eb2c5073

‘Maple Leaf Rag’: Scott Joplin’s Splendid Syncopations

Wall Street Journal First published 125 years ago, the composer’s rag remains the ideal showcase for his melodic and rhythmic inventiveness. https://www.wsj.com/articles/maple-leaf-rag-scott-joplin-125-1899-syncopations-b39a8a7e

Do Americans Really Want a ‘Politics of Joy’?

Wall Street Journal The slogan didn’t work for Hubert Humphrey in 1968. It seems tone-deaf in the troubled world of 2024. https://www.wsj.com/articles/do-americans-really-want-a-politics-of-joy-a9a6a02b

On the Waterfront, the Sequel

Wall Street Journal The dockworkers strike is an education in monopoly union power. https://www.wsj.com/articles/longshoremen-union-strike-ports-waterfront-commission-new-york-harbor-harold-daggett-debd179a