Prologue Journal

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

Lance Morrow, 1939-2024

Wall Street Journal The elegant writer covered American life and politics since LBJ. https://www.wsj.com/articles/lance-morrow-1939-2024-obituary-journalist-277a12e5

The Syrian Civil War Erupts Again

Wall Street Journal The U.S. is mainly a bystander, unless the mayhem spreads. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-syrian-civil-war-erupts-again-middle-east-c341d935

An Anti-Worker Warrior at the NLRB

Wall Street Journal The Senate can end the reign of an opponent of basic workplace norms. https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-anti-worker-warrior-at-the-nlrb-10986794

Lance Morrow on the Great American Story

Wall Street Journal Remembering the craft and insight of a writer with a moral sense who told the truth as he saw it. https://www.wsj.com/articles/lance-morrow-on-the-great-american-story-lifetime-career-writer-3d563eb0

Something’s Burning in Trudeau’s Canada

Wall Street Journal The prime minister let loose at a Taylor Swift concert as an antisemitic riot raged. https://www.wsj.com/articles/trudeau-fiddled-while-montreal-burned-riots-antisemitic-israel-palestine-protests-8f858d3f

Why Is the New Fafsa So Obsessed With Race?

Wall Street Journal Education Department bureaucrats have turned the ‘simplified’ student-aid form into a mini census. https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-new-fafsa-form-is-a-lesson-in-government-incompetence-race-ethnicity-student-aid-78428bc3

Life Lessons From ‘Airplane!’

Wall Street Journal The 1980 film taught me hard work and silliness can coexist. https://www.wsj.com/articles/life-lessons-from-airplane-film-humor-jim-abrahams-growing-up-comedy-adulthood-be1002ef

Donald Dos and Donald Don’ts

Wall Street Journal Protect the dollar, close the Education Department and don’t fall for crypto. https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-dos-and-donald-donts-trump-administration-policies-c9bbb0e5

Jay Bhattacharya and the Vindication of the ‘Fringe’ Scientists

Wall Street Journal His NIH nomination, years after being maligned for questioning lockdowns, is a boon for real science. https://www.wsj.com/articles/jay-bhattacharya-and-the-vindication-of-the-fringe-scientists-pandemic-lockdowns-38b6aec6

Gavin Newsom Turns on Elon Musk

Wall Street Journal The California Governor wants to deny California subsidies to Tesla’s EVs. https://www.wsj.com/articles/gavin-newsom-turns-on-elon-musk-12280bd7