Category: Opinions
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
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreRussia’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
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreRichard 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
Read MoreThe 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
Read MoreThe ‘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
Read MoreA 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
Read MoreWisconsin 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
Read MoreJoe 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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