Opinions – Page 496 – Prologue Journal

Are the 2024 Presidential Nominations Already Set?

Wall Street Journal Students discuss the Republican and Democratic candidates for president. https://www.wsj.com/articles/are-the-2024-presidential-nominations-already-set-republican-primary-ron-desantis-donald-trump-joe-manchin-election-2024-e7d135fe

A Lawsuit to Protect Pensions From Climate Politics

Wall Street Journal Workers say New York pension funds can’t use their savings to serve Bill de Blasio’s policy goals. https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-city-workers-lawsuit-pension-fund-investment-climate-politics-bill-de-blasio-ae9ba435

Will Illinois Still ‘Invest in Kids’?

Wall Street Journal A state scholarship program for low-income families is in jeopardy. https://www.wsj.com/articles/illinois-invest-in-kids-scholarship-progam-general-assembly-school-choice-teachers-union-1659dc2

How FISA Shields FBI Abuses

Wall Street Journal The secret court helps the bureau duck political accountability. https://www.wsj.com/articles/fbi-surveillance-fisa-court-rudolph-contreras-a7f69cd6

Stupid Debt-Ceiling Tricks

Wall Street Journal The White House tries to wall off more spending from negotiations. https://www.wsj.com/articles/debt-ceiling-negotiations-spending-democrats-white-house-kevin-mccarthy-house-gop-cf51ff96

Bakhmut and the Battle of Moscow

Wall Street Journal Putin’s elites have stopped caring if the West knows the wheels are coming off. https://www.wsj.com/articles/bakhmut-and-the-battle-of-moscow-putin-wagner-defeat-elites-ukraine-war-b6dacd72

These Aren’t Tommy Lasorda’s Dodgers

Wall Street Journal Why would the team honor a group that mocks Catholics? https://www.wsj.com/articles/these-arent-tommy-lasordas-dodgers-catholic-church-pride-baseball-sisters-of-perpetual-indulgence-cce786ad

Make Welfare Reform Part of the Debt-Ceiling Deal

Wall Street Journal The Clinton-era law added work requirements, but politicians since have chipped away at them. https://www.wsj.com/articles/make-welfare-reform-part-of-the-debt-ceiling-deal-mccarthy-biden-1996-98bf6afb

ESG Defenders Pose as ‘Free Market’ Disciples

Wall Street Journal Activists and bureaucrats seek to deny capital to companies and whole industries via blacklists. https://www.wsj.com/articles/esg-defenders-hide-behind-free-market-principles-un-climate-alliances-2aa2fd65

Inflation Has Peaked—Get Ready for Deflation

Wall Street Journal Price increases would have eased without the Fed’s tightening, which we will soon see was overkill. https://www.wsj.com/articles/get-ready-for-deflation-fed-powell-tightening-money-supply-contraction-36ce5530