Opinions – Page 74 – Prologue Journal

America’s Crucial First Line of Defense in the Pacific

Wall Street Journal China is trying to break the First Island Chain, and its strategy is to divide and conquer. https://www.wsj.com/articles/americas-crucial-first-line-of-defense-in-pacific-china-tries-to-break-first-island-chain-d3b4c23c

How Tim Walz Defines Free Speech

Wall Street Journal A Minnesota law that muzzles employers gets a legal challenge. https://www.wsj.com/articles/tim-walz-minnesota-free-speech-employers-labor-unions-religion-politics-2d709299

The Long Shadow of Biden’s Afghan Debacle

Wall Street Journal A damning House report reveals details and consequences that the press wants to ignore. https://www.wsj.com/articles/afghanistan-withdrawal-report-house-foreign-affairs-michael-mccaul-joe-biden-kamala-harris-donald-trump-taliban-498a9b12

Lights Out in La La Land

Wall Street Journal Blackouts hit Los Angeles as climate policies wilt in the heat. https://www.wsj.com/articles/los-angeles-power-blackouts-green-energy-california-hollywood-bowl-6eefbb22

Russia Gets Iranian Ballistic Missiles

Wall Street Journal Tehran uses oil sales to build weapons to help Moscow defeat Ukraine. https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-gets-iranian-missiles-ukraine-biden-administration-sanctions-48f000da

You Would Pay Harris’s Wealth Tax

Wall Street Journal The selloff caused by a levy on unrealized capital gains would devastate ordinary investors and 401(k)s. https://www.wsj.com/articles/you-would-pay-harriss-wealth-tax-billionaire-minimum-investors-2d93e972

Foreign Entanglements Are Risky Business

Wall Street Journal If you have ties to U.S. adversaries, consider Ford’s World War II predicament. https://www.wsj.com/articles/foreign-entanglements-are-risky-business-cold-war-186c905b

From ‘Man of Letters’ to a Mailbox of Junk

Wall Street Journal Correspondence used to be an art form. Email extinguished it through convenience. https://www.wsj.com/articles/from-man-of-letters-to-a-mailbox-of-junk-inbox-email-104c1177

Press Failure Inflates the Debate

Wall Street Journal Coverage of the Harris campaign is biased. Worse than that, it’s malpractice. https://www.wsj.com/articles/press-failure-inflates-the-debate-bias-lack-of-coverage-of-harris-2024-election-d0373566

Rent Control Is a Great Destroyer

Wall Street Journal The Democrats’ proposal would wreak havoc. For proof, look at Argentina. https://www.wsj.com/articles/rent-control-is-a-great-destroyer-79336c82