Prologue Journal

Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

Joe’s Last Hurrah

Wall Street Journal The Biden administration sprints to cement its legacy—and stymie the GOP . https://www.wsj.com/articles/joes-last-hurrah-8ade5d79

Businesses That Really Should Be Paying Taxes

Wall Street Journal The NFL marketing coup of the year suggests there’s something wrong with the federal tax system. https://www.wsj.com/articles/businesses-that-really-should-be-paying-taxes-f1060712

The Push to Ban ‘Mother’s Milk and Cookies’

Wall Street Journal Students discuss e-cigarettes and vaping. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-push-to-ban-mothers-milk-and-cookies-vaping-e-cigarettes-youth-c200952b

The Madness of Luigi Mangione

Wall Street Journal Too many young men marinate in angry corners of the internet. https://www.wsj.com/articles/luigi-mangione-brian-thompson-unitedhealthcare-ted-kaczynski-f72bc9ea

How Tulsi Gabbard Sees the World

Wall Street Journal Her dogmatic, hard-left views make her a risky fit for assessing intel. https://www.wsj.com/articles/tulsi-gabbard-director-of-national-intelligence-donald-trump-foreign-policy-syria-israel-iran-b37aa3de

A To-Do List for Trump’s IRS Man

Wall Street Journal Billy Long can curb the agency’s spending and boost its security. https://www.wsj.com/articles/billy-long-irs-donald-trump-taxes-danny-werfel-1b31eaf1

Congestion-Tax Kathy Wants Your Vote

Wall Street Journal After raising taxes, she now wants to send checks to voters. https://www.wsj.com/articles/kathy-hochul-congestion-tax-checks-voters-new-york-8df1e265

The Dying Language of Accounting

Wall Street Journal It’s past time to fix the onerous CPA licensing process. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-dying-language-of-accounting-cpa-licensing-fede2e74

Insurance CEOs Aren’t the Problem

Wall Street Journal We’ve lost the reform knack despite 50 years of knowing how to fix healthcare. https://www.wsj.com/articles/insurance-ceos-arent-the-problem-162a1bbc

Trump’s Misguided Attack on Birthright Citizenship

Wall Street Journal He almost certainly lacks the power to end it, and doing so would swell the illegal population. https://www.wsj.com/articles/trumps-misguided-attack-on-birthright-citizenship-immigration-children-policy-fa89a2cf