Opinions – Page 79 – Prologue Journal

Florida vs. Michigan on Public Unions

Wall Street Journal States move in opposite directions in fights over employee freedom. https://www.wsj.com/articles/public-unions-states-commonwealth-foundation-report-michigan-florida-c6dbcd41

Israel Rescues a Muslim Hostage

Wall Street Journal Israeli soldiers risked their lives to free an Arab taken hostage and held for 10 months by Hamas. https://www.wsj.com/articles/israel-rescues-a-muslim-hostage-qaid-farhan-al-qadi-hamas-gaza-8406b3e3

Polonius Makes Way for Pickleball

Wall Street Journal With no Shakespeare in the Park this year, I gave the sport a try. https://www.wsj.com/articles/polonius-makes-way-for-pickleball-theater-shakespeare-sports-682e1527

Ranked Choice May Die in Alaska

Wall Street Journal Proponents of the system wage a lawfare campaign against a repeal initiative. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ranked-choice-may-die-in-alaska-4452235c

Mohamad Jebara, ‘Reclaimer’ of the Quran

Wall Street Journal Fundamentalists have erred, he thinks, in seeing Islam as a force for conformity. https://www.wsj.com/articles/mohamad-jebara-reclaimer-of-the-quran-islam-fundamentalists-errors-7289ec7a

Business Backs Away From DEI

Wall Street Journal Companies end their bias policies under new legal scrutiny. https://www.wsj.com/articles/brown-forman-dei-rollback-lowes-robby-starbuck-business-hiring-politics-833e6a3d

U.N. Casts Little Light on Heat

Wall Street Journal The international body’s latest climate-change alarms are more about demagoguery than data. https://www.wsj.com/articles/united-nations-cast-little-light-on-heat-climate-change-false-alarm-4cf88a8e

A Conservative Leftist Surges in Eastern Germany

Wall Street Journal Frustrated voters flock to Sahra Wagenknecht, a former communist who appeals to social stability. https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-conservative-leftist-surges-in-eastern-germany-election-politics-policy-14d414c9

Solving Gaza’s economic crisis: Could it be the role of financial experts?

Jerusalem Post The efforts could control the escrow bank account needed to invest in the gas field, receive gas sale proceeds, pay salaries to ordinary Gazan gas workers, and invest in Gazan welfare projects. https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/opinion/article-816960

Alaska’s Ranked-Choice Voting Games

Wall Street Journal The GOP’s candidate in third quits the ballot to help beat Rep. Peltola. https://www.wsj.com/articles/alaska-ranked-choice-voting-mary-peltola-nancy-dahlstrom-nick-begich-elections-cd90a827