• 02/03/2025

Throw Hunter Biden’s Plea Deal in the Trash

Wall Street Journal The IRS whistleblowers say Justice sabotaged the investigation, so how can the agreement stand? https://www.wsj.com/articles/throw-hunters-plea-in-the-trash-irs-justice-sabotage-shapley-4ae9aef0

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The Primitive Appeal of Golf

Wall Street Journal Few sports require working with the land to achieve a goal. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-primitive-appeal-of-golf-landscape-challenge-sports-tee-shot-20f0a2f8

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Russia’s Godfather Is Losing It

Wall Street Journal Putin is too weak to win the war and also too weak to end it. https://www.wsj.com/articles/russias-godfather-is-losing-it-russia-war-ukraine-wagner-group-peace-deal-d5b950cd

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The Trouble With Reparations for Redlining

Wall Street Journal Most people who lived in areas where the FHA refused to insure mortgages were white. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-trouble-with-reparations-for-redlining-fha-mortgages-discrimination-housing-race-f767a2b1

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Richard Ravitch, 1933-2023

Wall Street Journal The old-school liberal helped New York City dodge fiscal disaster. https://www.wsj.com/articles/richard-dick-ravitch-dies-age-89-2304edf8

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The Right Must Take the Initiative With Ballot Measures

Wall Street Journal Progressives use them to push their agendas in red states, while blue states never get a chance to vote on popular conservative policies. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-right-must-take-the-initiative-with-ballot-measures-school-choice-work-requirements-collective-bargaining-2e1c7c1

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The ‘King’ and the Supreme Court

Wall Street Journal U.S. v. Texas shows the Justices lack consistent principles on ‘standing’ to sue and when the executive can ignore statutes. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-v-texas-supreme-court-standing-justice-brett-kavanaugh-biden-administration-e0a6d607

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A Wealth-Tax Watershed for the Supreme Court

Wall Street Journal The Justices will hear Moore v. U.S., which asks if ‘income’ under the law can be an unrealized gain. https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-moore-v-u-s-wealth-tax-patrick-bumatay-ninth-circuit-83610ed

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Wisconsin Ups the Voucher Ante

Wall Street Journal The GOP Legislature narrows the funding gap with union schools. https://www.wsj.com/articles/wisconsin-school-vouchers-funding-increase-tony-evers-gop-legislature-26ff5f3f

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Joe Biden’s ‘Malarkey’ Defense of Hunter

Wall Street Journal Amid new evidence, the president reprises his strategy from 2020. https://www.wsj.com/articles/joe-bidens-malarkey-defense-hunter-taxes-fraud-gun-charge-whistleblower-bribery-fbi-6ffa15e0

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