Prologue Journal – Page 32813 – Understanding current events through the lenses of the past and future.

TikTok sues Montana after state moves to ban app

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The company, owned by ByteDance in China, argues the ban violates its First Amendment rights and those of its users. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3221466/tiktok-sues-montana-after-state-moves-ban-app?utm_source=rss_feed

What Is the 14th Amendment, and Can Biden Use It to Fix the Debt Ceiling?

Wall Street Journal Scholars differ on whether the Constitution lets the president pay debts, whatever Congress says. https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-is-the-14th-amendment-and-can-biden-use-it-to-fix-the-debt-ceiling-727499cc

Would Gen Z Rather Be ‘Funemployed’?

Wall Street Journal There is nothing fun about seeing friends move on with their lives while you, standing still, are left behind. https://www.wsj.com/articles/gen-z-funemployed-work-job-career-adab1d1b

Your Tuesday Briefing: Bakhmut in Ruins

New York Times Plus, China bans some U.S. chips. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/briefing/asia-bakhmut-micron-mexico-pegasus.html

Causes of Anorexia and Effects of Mistreatment

Wall Street Journal Not believing the patient, and assuming abuse, can make matters worse. https://www.wsj.com/articles/anorexia-causes-treatment-hospital-ptsd-ce5fbeda

Yellen Warns the U.S. Could Default as Soon as June 1

New York Times The so-called X-date could still come as early as next week. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/us/politics/yellen-debt-limit-default.html

Russia Claims Bakhmut, but Some See a Pyrrhic Victory

New York Times A top Ukrainian official essentially acknowledged that the devastated city had been lost. Thousands of Ukrainian and Russian soldiers died there, but the cost for Moscow was especially steep, experts say. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/world/europe/bakhmut-russia-ukraine-retreat.html

The FDIC Has Transferred the Cost of Bank Failures

Wall Street Journal When it swallows the cost of failure to stabilize markets, risk-taking increases. https://www.wsj.com/articles/risk-svb-fdic-government-financial-markets-stability-d9c65be7

Investigation: U.S. Border Agents Fatally Shoot Tribe Member in Arizona

New York Times A member of the Tohono O’odham Nation was killed at his home on the reservation near the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona, according to the authorities and local news reports. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/22/us/arizona-tribe-member-shooting-border.html

Who Is Really to Blame for Jordan Neely’s Death?

Wall Street Journal Those who set him free on the streets and subways to menace others, not Daniel Penny. https://www.wsj.com/articles/new-york-subway-death-neely-penny-charge-bragg-a0815993