Prologue Journal – Page 32545 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

These Aren’t Tommy Lasorda’s Dodgers

Wall Street Journal Why would the team honor a group that mocks Catholics? https://www.wsj.com/articles/these-arent-tommy-lasordas-dodgers-catholic-church-pride-baseball-sisters-of-perpetual-indulgence-cce786ad

‘Allergic’ Review: Runny Noses, Itchy Eyes

Wall Street Journal ‘Allergies,’ despite their prevalence, lack precision in our language. The public uses the term to describe a vast array of symptoms. https://www.wsj.com/articles/allergic-review-runny-noses-itchy-eyes-2035404b

Make Welfare Reform Part of the Debt-Ceiling Deal

Wall Street Journal The Clinton-era law added work requirements, but politicians since have chipped away at them. https://www.wsj.com/articles/make-welfare-reform-part-of-the-debt-ceiling-deal-mccarthy-biden-1996-98bf6afb

ESG Defenders Pose as ‘Free Market’ Disciples

Wall Street Journal Activists and bureaucrats seek to deny capital to companies and whole industries via blacklists. https://www.wsj.com/articles/esg-defenders-hide-behind-free-market-principles-un-climate-alliances-2aa2fd65

Notable & Quotable: Misconceptions on Critical Race Theory

Wall Street Journal ‘The largest source of public confusion is the mistaken belief that CRT embraces the principle of color blindness.’ https://www.wsj.com/articles/notable-quotable-misconceptions-on-critical-race-theory-color-blindness-c4ce508f

NATO’s Front-Line Countries Are Doubling Down on Defense Spending. Others Aren’t.

Wall Street Journal Despite pledges to rebuild their militaries following Russia’s invasion, some alliance members say Moscow’s poor showing limits the need to do so. https://www.wsj.com/articles/natos-front-line-countries-are-doubling-down-on-defense-spending-others-arent-54652e72

Mexico’s López Obrador Considers Bidding for Citi’s Local Bank Unit

Wall Street Journal The nationalist president said his administration is looking at making an offer for Banamex if a bid by local businessman German Larrea falls through. https://www.wsj.com/articles/mexicos-lopez-obrador-considers-bidding-for-citis-local-bank-unit-9ff43e6e

More than 30 women in Cameroon abducted by separatist fighters

Fox News More than 30 women were abducted by separatist rebels in Cameroon, for protesting illegal taxes imposed on them by the fighters, said the government on Tuesday. The women were taken from Babanki, a farming village in the Northwest region along the border with Nigeria, said Simon Emil Mooh, the top official in the…

‘100 Years of Warner Bros.’ Review: A Self-Congratulatory Studio History

Wall Street Journal A series on Max looks back at the highlights of the Hollywood institution’s century in business, from the time of its gangster movies and ‘Casablanca’ to today. https://www.wsj.com/articles/100-years-of-warner-bros-review-a-self-congratulatory-studio-history-4a2176b0

Durham Report Is One for the History Books

Wall Street Journal Decades from now, historians will be able to render an objective, dispassionate and decisive indictment of the FBI’s shameful conduct. https://www.wsj.com/articles/durham-report-trump-russia-collusion-hoax-fbi-clinton-af75564b