• 03/04/2025

‘You Call It a Hate Crime. We Called It Life’

Wall Street Journal From his 1943 bar mitzvah to today, my uncle Irwin puts things in perspective. https://www.wsj.com/articles/you-call-it-a-hate-crime-we-called-it-life-bar-mitzvah-holocaust-remembrance-day-israel-anniversary-7ec41391

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From the ‘Shoe Phone’ to the Smartphone

Wall Street Journal Martin Cooper, the man who made the first call on a handheld device, reflects on how the technology has changed the world—and the advances still to come. https://www.wsj.com/articles/from-the-shoe-phone-to-the-smartphone-marty-cooper-internet-computer-apps-cancer-technology-calls-innovation-motorola-e1ce8b8e

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The Military Recruitment Crisis Is a Symptom of Cultural Rot

Wall Street Journal We need new leaders to cultivate the American spirit and restore the integrity of institutions. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-military-recruitment-crisis-is-a-symptom-of-cultural-rot-american-exceptionalism-patriotism-health-c0f69bda

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The Biden/Trump Plan to Cut Social Security

Wall Street Journal Doing nothing won’t protect beneficiaries. It’ll subject them to automatic 23% cuts in 10 years. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-biden-trump-plan-to-cut-social-security-mccarthy-debt-ceiling-payroll-tax-automatic-trust-fund-6a6c7586

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Russia’s New Foreign Policy Looks Old and Soviet

Wall Street Journal A strategy document confirms Putin’s hostility to the West and desire for something like ‘détente.’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/russias-new-foreign-policy-looks-old-and-soviet-putin-strategy-western-hostilities-china-india-detente-95d996a3

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Biden’s EPA Remakes the Auto Industry

Wall Street Journal His new car rules are a de facto order to make and buy EVs. https://www.wsj.com/articles/epa-emissions-standards-proposed-rule-electric-vehicles-biden-administration-e861ba50

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Harvard Has a Free Speech Moment

Wall Street Journal Fifty professors form an alliance on academic freedom. https://www.wsj.com/articles/harvard-council-on-academic-freedom-professors-free-speech-steven-pinker-bertha-madras-6ac96bc4

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On Inflation the Price Is Still Wrong

Wall Street Journal The consumer-price index has fallen from its peak, but ‘core’ prices remain sticky. https://www.wsj.com/articles/inflation-prices-federal-open-market-committee-markets-biden-e830165d

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The Price of Practicing Law in China

Wall Street Journal A periodic reminder of how the Communist Party mistreats the Chinese people. https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-human-rights-attorneys-prison-sentence-shandong-province-court-cd2d59e6

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How High Interest Rates Turn ‘Paper Losses’ Into Real Ones

Wall Street Journal If you borrowed money to invest in bonds, waiting for them to mature will cost a bundle. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-paper-losses-become-real-ones-underwater-assets-fed-held-to-maturity-interest-costs-b6534298

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