Opinions – Page 500 – Prologue Journal

The Right Targets Corporations

Wall Street Journal The business of America should become business again, not politics. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-right-targets-corporations-ceo-esg-dei-virtue-signaling-woke-congress-judiciary-committee-desantis-youngkin-jim-jordan-feb7665f

Trump Set Up DeSantis’s Good Weekend

Wall Street Journal The ridicule piqued public interest and set low expectations that were then blown away. https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-set-up-desantiss-good-weekend-iowa-campaign-polls-presidential-election-2024-republican-candidates-6bc09e2c

The Durham Report Finds Bad Apples Have Spoiled the FBI

Wall Street Journal The special counsel’s inquiry reveals a bureau divorced from its mission of strict fidelity to the law. https://www.wsj.com/articles/durham-finds-bad-apples-have-spoiled-the-fbi-collusion-trump-russia-ce31d6e6

Houses Without Tomes Aren’t Homes

Wall Street Journal You can’t line a hallway or living room with e-books. https://www.wsj.com/articles/houses-without-tomes-arent-homes-literature-family-books-91ac5915

For Gen Z, Unemployment Can Be a Blast

Wall Street Journal The idea of ‘funemployment’ struck me as bonkers. But then I thought back on the angst of my decades working seven days a week. https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-gen-z-unemployment-can-be-a-blast-employment-career-labor-generation-corporate-college-university-e24810ce

The ’14th Amendment Option’ Is a Trap for Biden

Wall Street Journal If he borrows money without congressional approval, the U.S. could later repudiate that debt. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-14th-amendment-option-is-a-trap-for-biden-debt-ceiling-congress-interest-5c1cc83c

Ukraine Needs More Patriot Batteries

Wall Street Journal Kyiv says it took down 18 projectiles Tuesday, including six Russian hypersonic missiles. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-patriot-missile-batteries-volodymyr-zelensky-russia-vladimir-putin-air-defense-65b9cacc

SVB’s Greg Becker Tells His Story

Wall Street Journal The failed bank was responding to incentives created by the Fed. https://www.wsj.com/articles/greg-becker-senate-testimony-silicon-valley-bank-failure-federal-reserve-michael-barr-a754a32d

The Fed’s Long-Tail Housing Market

Wall Street Journal A new New York Federal Reserve study shows how easy money has kept home prices high. https://www.wsj.com/articles/federal-reserve-interest-rates-housing-market-home-prices-consumer-spending-eb5b1527

Joining the worldwide payments revolution for the sake of economic growth – opinion

Jerusalem Post With rising interest rates and several commissions that entered the businesses’ daily operations, many owners continue to use old-fashioned checks as the only solution to make necessary transactions https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/opinion/article-743269