Opinions – Page 510 – Prologue Journal

California’s Income Tax on Electricity

Wall Street Journal Another Golden State first: a graduated tax on lighting your home. https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-democrats-income-electricity-bill-energy-climate-68aec815

King Charles III’s Coronation Arrives Amid Discontent and Doldrums

Wall Street Journal Britain has drifted since the ’80s from free-market deregulation to a kind of ‘state Thatcherism.’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/king-charles-begins-his-reign-amid-discontent-and-doldrums-coronation-trade-inflation-1f0a833e

Little Lithuania Stands Tall Against Russia and China

Wall Street Journal Gabrielius Landsbergis, the Baltic nation’s foreign minister, explains why his country never bought into ‘the end of history’ and what Ukraine and Taiwan have in common. https://www.wsj.com/articles/lithuania-stands-against-russia-and-china-landsbergis-taiwan-ukraine-war-362976d3

Of Course Trump Is Afraid to Debate

Wall Street Journal It isn’t 2016 anymore. He’s older and out of political shape, and his absence would hurt his rivals. https://www.wsj.com/articles/of-course-trump-is-afraid-to-debate-presidential-election-2024-candidate-desantis-christie-biden-campaign-eadd6353

The Agency Keeping Alzheimer’s Drugs From Patients

Wall Street Journal The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services refuses to approve breakthrough drugs. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-agency-keeping-alzheimers-drugs-from-patients-cms-fda-medical-research-pharmaceutical-healthcare-431ae993

Biden’s Big Bank Contradiction

Wall Street Journal Regulators stymie a midsize bank merger but help JPMorgan get bigger. https://www.wsj.com/articles/td-bank-first-horizon-merger-jpmorgan-jamie-dimon-first-republic-biden-administration-regulators-a2c3cc87

Indiana Sets the School Voucher Pace

Wall Street Journal The Hoosier State expands choice to nearly all K-12 students. https://www.wsj.com/articles/indiana-budget-school-vouchers-republicans-school-choice-todd-huston-ecac3c5

Minnesota’s Global Tax Grab

Wall Street Journal Its planned levy on foreign profits via worldwide combined reporting could start a bad trend. https://www.wsj.com/articles/minnesota-democrats-worldwide-business-tax-aisha-gomez-tim-walz-progressives-1e7524d1

China Embarrasses King Charles at His Coronation

Wall Street Journal The monarch welcomes the man who repudiated the Sino-British treaty over Hong Kong. https://www.wsj.com/articles/king-charles-iii-coronation-han-zheng-china-beijing-sino-british-declaration-hong-kong-683937c8

From a Horse Race to a Court Case

Wall Street Journal The Kentucky Derby is a reminder that disagreements over wagers have often prompted lawsuits. https://www.wsj.com/articles/from-a-horse-race-to-a-court-case-kentucky-derby-lawsuit-c5f3814d